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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal
Oh boy, I have been waiting for this 
The Arkmodel is designed fopr RC use, then? On the stern planes and rudders, the small screws are part of the kit out of the boy? What material are the threads the screws screw into? Are they metal or plastic? Or metal axle shafts? |
Yes, it was specifically designed for RC use. Yes, those small screws on the control surfaces are included in the kit. They screw directly into the end of the control surfaces which are made of ABS plastic, so you have to be very careful when installing or removing them not to strip them out. I am probably going to make a set of metal threaded inserts (or maybe just use nuts) and drill out the holes larger and glue them in place so I have a more durable connection. The shafts for the control surfaces are all steel rods and the mount points on the hull have brass bushings for them to fit through, so they all turn pretty smoothly and without wobble.