In light of the great summer of flying, I was already starting to think of what projects to work on this winter. Anyone else thinking of something interesting in ARF and built?
I am going to start on the BUSA eindecker, the same one that Gordon did a few years back. I have lots of parts left over from the DR-1 and covering material, so that should go fast.
In regards to ARF, I have the P47D-1 and BF109 from H9, so that will take a few weeks.
mmm good question... i'll take a second crack at building a race plane, also have Cessna 182 that needs some work, and work with Grace to build her a trainer plane.
Greg
Scatch Build - Skywriter
Kit - FlyFly Phantom 90mm EDF and Windrider Hurricane 48"
ARF EDFs - Freewing Eurofighter 90mm, RC Lander Hunter 70mm, SkyAngel F-35 50mm
ARF - Seagull Grob Tutor T1 67", HK Slick 1300mm, Dynam P-51D Mustang (with custom paint)
Racers - Stinker (custom wing on Stinger fuse) another Slipstream, a 2nd Slipso fuse & custom wing (called "Fanatic")
To buy - HK Lancaster v2 (Sept release), HK Sea Fury 1200mm (Oct release est.) and maybe a nice Sukhoi PAK-FA EDF (if someone other than LX brings one out.)
Possibles list - new Freewing F-16, Hangar 9 Spitfire 30cc, another Reverb
Some nice planes... Where are you getting the dynam from as SN is not carrying it?
I already got it!
From Grayson Hobbies
Simon
No HK DC3/C-47?
From Hobby King info
two version of PNP
Green/Gray - Three Decal sets included
All Silver - Two decal sets included
one Kit version (Just foam/plastic) zero assembly
All white
Battery will be 4S 3000~3600mah
Wingspan:-1600mm
Retracts- yes
Flaps-split flaps
Steerable tail wheel
LED lights @ the wing tips
Nope. No DC3. Not on my list.....
The new HK DC3/C47 looks like it would be fun.. Depends on price and overall cost to get it here... after waiting 3 months for batteries I might not be that patient!
Well I got the Eflite 450 almost done.. Looks good, but smalled than I expected. I will be great to just throw in the back of the car. Plus running on 3S,2200 is good too as I have a few at home.
Trying to keep this thread going, I just ordred the HK HE-162 EDF, It will be a good match with my GWS ME262.
Anyone consider getting the Dynam one? Now with the runway we are golden!
- A couple of racers.
- GP Cosmic Wind
- HU-16 Grumman Albatross
- Achi Val WW11 Japanese Dive Bomber (the plane that did most of the damage in the Pearl Harbour raids)
Colin
will the "val" be as big as the typhoon? and which kit is that?
Val would be amazing.. Years ago I found a 60 size one that a guy offered to me in hind sight I should have grabbed it, but I was too of a noob at that point to see the value. it was offered to me for $100 RTF with old futaba radio.
I am still tempted to make a large scale foam BF109. But that might be on hold till I clear more planes out of the hangar..
Quote from: battlestu on August 29, 2014, 09:32:25 AM
will the "val" be as big as the typhoon? and which kit is that?
No, it will be bigger! ;D Esm kit.
Colin
My primary objective for the building season is to finish my Supermarine Stranraer build. That will take most of my building time this year. But, I also need to build:
The rest of the scratch built 'Skywriter'
A couple more 'Morphine' racers
and I need to finish:
The repair of my Sandringham
Detailing of my SE5a and CL-215 Water Bomber
Refurbishment of my Macchi M-33
And, if I can somehow fit it in:
Equip the Sea Fury I bough from Andre
Equip and refurbish the Hanriot WWI biplane I bought from Martin Irvine years ago
And strip down and recover my old Navigator flying boat
Oh, and I'd like to finish off my Ryan STM that has been ready for covering for a VERY long time.
If I can somehow do all that I'll be happy with my "fleet" for next summer :o
First priority: Find my workbench table-top after an extensive cleaning!
Then:
Finish my "Skywriter"
An 8 foot wingspan Grumman Albatross.
Maybe, a 5 to 6 foot wingspan scratch-built or kit-bashed sport plane.
... and probably a couple of ARF's, maybe a jet to replace 3 that went down this season.
The one item that I would like to work on is a 1/6 scale pilot figure for my blue nose and some of the other 60 size planes. Now that I have a corsair, P40, BF109, P47 and other, it would make a nice touch when the plane is parked.. lol!
There are some companies online like Dragon Models and BBI that make figures, I have seen a spitefire pilot with dog and a luftwaffe instructor.
I have a 40 sized Segull Spacewalker new in box that I am going to convert to electric. I have a new PZ Spit that I intend to weather. I have and Aquilla Sailplane that I believe won the 1979 Nats that I am going to electirfy. Also thinking of one of those Freewind Mosquitos. My father was an observer on them in WW2 and I have always loved the way they look. Anybody know where I can get a copy of 633 squadron?
I have 633 squadron. I can do a copy for you.
I still have the c-170 to do.
I was have seen that alot of people have gotten guillows cessna 150 converted to electric and flying nicely.
I am still looking to find a nice Harvard
Quote from: octagon on August 29, 2014, 03:33:06 PM
I have a 40 sized Segull Spacewalker new in box that I am going to convert to electric. I have a new PZ Spit that I intend to weather. I have and Aquilla Sailplane that I believe won the 1979 Nats that I am going to electirfy. Also thinking of one of those Freewind Mosquitos. My father was an observer on them in WW2 and I have always loved the way they look. Anybody know where I can get a copy of 633 squadron?
Rob,
Dunno if something so mundane as a book about Mosquitoes would interest you but I have a copy of "Terror in the Starboard Seat", true story written by a Canadian Mosquito navigator/observer who flew over 40 intruder missions with a Jewish American RAF pilot hell bent on using his Mossie to singlehandedly destroy the Third Reich.
On the winter bench;
ARFs
Graupner HE-111
Lander 90mm T-33 in Canadian colours
Kits
Traplet Avro Anson
Balsa USA 1/3 Morane Saulnier
Skywriter
Scratches
Piaggio P-180 Avanti
Avro Arrow
The chances of me completing all the above by spring are nil but I can dream.
I will try my hand at a custom designed canard based plane (something I sketched up a few years ago). A bit of a crazy idea for an RC newbie but I am up for the challenge.
I am most concerned with figuring out a good CG since it won't be close to the main spar.
And will build a "Piker" racer.
My winter build goals are to finish the Skeater E conversion and buy/build couple moulded hot rods. One a "speed 400" sized racer that is undecided and the other a replacement X-Plane with a different prop setup returning it to the hotliner style.
Quote from: shagens on August 31, 2014, 03:54:31 AM
I will try my hand at a custom designed canard based plane (something I sketched up a few years ago). A bit of a crazy idea for an RC newbie but I am up for the challenge.
I am most concerned with figuring out a good CG since it won't be close to the main spar.
And will build a "Piker" racer.
Get a hold of a copy of Andy Lennon's book on model aircraft design. Very good without going into too much detailed calulations.
R/C Model Airplane Design - How to Design R/C Model Aircraft, Including Airfoils, Aerodynamics, Structures, Control Systems, Various Configurations and More
A G Lennon
ISBN 10: 0903676141 ⁄ISBN 13: 9780903676144
I disagree with a few of his points but it is a great starting point for your own design.
Stephen
try abebooks, ebay, amazon, etc.
The dog had a luftwaffe instructor?
How about some repairs first:
Nooner- split the fuselage in half today (it folded double behind the wing saddle) and it spit out the motor (found 75' ahead of the plane). Fuse is almost repaired already use carbon tow, carbon veil and fibreglass. The wing was fine because the nylon bolt sheared off. Nice bolt! :D
F-27- crashed it at TEMAC and have stripped it. It does not want me to fly it. The two motors (28mm out runners) are being transplanted to two other projects. The plane parts can make at least 3 AGM trophies.
Chili-Breeze- buried it about a foot into the ground . The prop, EF-1 motor and 3,000 may battery were buried below the runway surface. One glitch on a high speed pass at 10 foot altitude and before you could say WTF it was buried. Yes, Patches... I patched the runway immediately with Greg H.'s help. Fuse is fine behind the wing and one wing half is half gone (a quarter of the entire wing).
P-51 Mustang E-Flite- buried it on turn 4 at the TEMAC Funfly. It pancaked into Terra Very Firma. It will fly again.
New projects
- indoor Cessna (Guillows) e-conversion for the Dome Fly
- Navigator by Ken Willard. Ken Rawlins was kind enough to make a copy of the plans for me. He showed his at a Pilot's Meeting and flew it earlier this year.
- 1m Rifle- on order and due in the second week of September.
- Skywriter from the build class.
- Pylon racer. Probably the Morphine.
- anything that falls into my hands at the London swap meet.
Frank
We all know that plans need to be fluid, to adapt to the complexities of life.....
I now have an HET Me-163 to build, like Glenn's and the HobbyKing EPP Eagle, for some winter bird action!
Also hoping to have a Hangar 9 Blue Nose join my fleet!
My work bench might be a little less crowded...
I am still hoping to do the eindecker, H9 BF and the P47D-1. Seeking a B25 next weekend.
I have a few projects this winter. I have a Spacewalker 2 from Seagull that I want to convert to electric. I have an old airtronics aquilla sailplane, that I will electrify. It will be quite a job but it was a great flying plane the last time I flew it about 25 years ago or so. I am seriously thinking of getting one of the eflite P51s, and redoing it in Canadian colours from the 50s when the RCAF had them. I was thinking I might build a small little scratch built indoor flyer. After the demise of my Pitts, I have a spare micro reciever and 4 micro servos. I also plan to weather and detail the warbirds I have.