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FUDDLOW (RELATED TO ELMER FUDD) IS NOW OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. FUDDLOW IS NOW A TRANSFORMER DUCK.WITH 3 UNIBODY SECTIONS,ALL 3 SECTIONS ARE HELD TOGETHER BY 2 RUBBERBANDS. AFTER SUGURY WITH NEW PARTS.. FUDDLOW HAS GAINED WEIGHT AND NOW SPORTS A HEAFTY 21 POUNDS..THE TAIL MODULE WEIGHS IN AT 5 POUNDS,CENTER MODULE 6 POUNDS ,NOSE MODULE 5 POUNDS AND BOTH WINGS TOTAL 5 POUNDS.SO I PUT 2 POUNDS OF BALSA WOOD,GLUE,AND NEW  LANDING GEAR,AND A NEW CENTER SPAR.TOTAL REBUILD TIME IM GUESSING ABOUT 40 HOURS BUT THAT INCLUDES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,AND GENERAL BRAIN FAILURE.I HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO TRANSFER THE URL'S SO YOU WILL HAVE TO GO TO YOU TUBE.COM AND TYPE IN FUDDLOW MUDDUCK OR MIGHTY MUDDUCK THERE ARE SOME 28 VIDEOS IN ALL SO FAR BUT NOT ALL ARE MUDDUCK RELATED.

Edit by Mud Duck Aviation:  http://www.youtube.com/user/puchmanlenny this is Leo's YouTube profile, all his videos can be found from there. 

I FIGURE PICTURES ARE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.. SO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ,THIS IS JUST ONE WAY TO DO A BUILD OR REPAIR,THE IDEAS CAME AS I STARTED WORKING ON IT AFTER THE 400FT DIVE AND CRASH FROM A PLASTIC GEAR ELEVATOR SERVO FAILURE.IF IT QUITS RAINING THURSDAY MORNING I WILL TAKE IT TO THE FIELD AFTER I DO A CG CHECK TO FIND OUT WHERE THE EXTRA TWO POUNDS ENDED UP AT.BY REPAIRING THE DUCK IN SECTIONS IT I LITTLE EASYER TO DIGEST, THIS IS MY FIRST REPAIR ON A LARGE MUDDUCK, OR FOR THAT MATTER POSTERBOARD CONTRAPTION THAT FLIES AND MAKES YOU HAPPY.LEO

Hi Leo,
 Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving.  I edited your post above to include the link to your profile, all the videos are accessable from there.  I haven't had a chance to view them but I'm sure there is a wealth of information and innovation in them.  I'll comment on them when I get a chance to watch them.

Greg