Supermario

I forgot how to post. sorry       Edited By Supermario on 09/04/2013 16:54:52 Edited By Supermario on 09/04/2013 16:55:45

Hello guys very nice to know that the Lysie thread continue with such strength. Terry my good friend you still in command and shaw to new people that the age is knowledge. Kind regards

Hi guys Many time past since this thread begins, and I'm very glad that you fellows continue it. Congratulations Darryl. Go on Jonners, we will wait for your Lizzie.   Mine flyes time to time, this last weekend in a meeting in Sevilla - Spain.   Regards   Mário

Hi Mr. Mackey Yes you are wright. In Portugal we put like I do separating the units from the decimals with an (,) 10400 gr = 10,4 Kg = 10,400 Kg = 104 dg = 1040 cg Thank you for fixing the video Regards Mário

Hi guys, as promised Regards Mário   Edited By Tim Mackey - Administrator on 31/05/2011 19:29:36

Hi guys   First thank you for your kind words ( those I haven't thank yet ) and then A.A.Barry forgive me for all this time without answer you. About using FS 40 in a way I think more power in the plane gives more confidence because you know that if you need power you have it and this is important, BUT if you have only the power to fly like the real one you have to fly like the real one and that's is a challenge for the pilot ( in almost models we fly we have much more power that are needed and that make us power adicted because power solve many of models flying problems) As a conclusion, and that's only my opinion, this Halifax don't need the extra power that gives the 40 FS, because she flyes quite well with the 30's.   Regards Mário   PS - I have more videos that I can put later.Edited By Supermario on 31/05/2011 00:39:49

Hi Michel   The final weight of the model dry ( no fuel) is 10,400Kg That is the result of change the tail wheel servo up to front, put a NiCd batery of 15 A ( 6 x 2500 mha/1,2 v) for the glows plugs in the nose ( 400 g ), two lipos 220m mha (350 g ) also in the nose, and near a 300 g of balast lead for correct balancing point. Only 3 coats of acrilic resin upon the glass fiber, paint and one hand of barnish. Notice that I have more 4 servos Hitec Hs 81 in flaps, cables, hinges and linkages than Nijhuis prototipe. And cables to the plugs are quite many and heavy. About flying the model I must say that you have to fly it just as scale. Is noble but like a turbine jet. The response of the engines have some delay. For example if you make a low pass at the midle of the field you must apply near full engine for at the end have power to rise up. Anything else you want to know just ask. Ahhh, about the flaps, you can cut them out, make a leading edge in the flap and a trealing edge on the wing and make them work easily, without doing that scale work I do. Well Best regards Mário  

Hi guys   First of all thank you all yours kind words, I hope soon you be so happy with yours Halifax as I am with mine.   JUst received a couple of photos of the second flight.   Hope you like   Another   And the last   Regards Mário

Just as a conclusion.   The plane flyes great but the flaps are essential for a real scale flight. In the other flights after the maiden, when the model were correctly trimed we could clearly see that the plane passing low without flaps balance a bit the wings and need aileron correction. With flap half position, the speed was quite reduced and the plane were very stable, and the flight very consistent and scale.   The OS 30 engines is the correct amount of power for the plane. The climb must be quite progressive in an angle from 15 to 25 degree.   We are achieving a better aileron response and the elevator comand is quite sensitive.   Congratulations to Tony Nijhuis for this design, but I just don´t understand how can he say that don't put flaps because he thought the model will be very " draggy" and in the RCM&E video that I saw a thousand times, the model flyes in a speed not to pretty for this plane.   Guys if you are still in time put flaps. That make the diference See as I see the Halifax passing at a very low speed at 1m of the ground is an image we can forget.   Best regards   Mário   ( Special thank for my dear friend Terry Whiting )  

Hi guys   Last photos before maiden   Just want to say that Unitracts retracts are quite good. Not even one minimal failure Since the moment I aplied them always working perfectely. I don't use the servo valve they send I use one Air Power electronic valve.   All working fabolous.   And the running up   I used 15 liters of glow fuel to put, with the help of my good friend Sérgio, those OS 30 running properly. To all of you that are making the Halifax, this point of tunning the engines is the most important.   And now dedicated to all you guys that have been supporting since I begin this thread     Edited By Tim Mackey - Administrator on 18/04/2011 19:41:46

Sorry This one was left behind   Now the Halifax can take the sky with no fear because it very well armed. See you

And done   Now the nose gun   The other side   Painted   The other side   Open one hatch to install the power box switch and the air retract intake   Make some boxes for the bateries all in front The radio bateries       And the glow plug baterie   Now begining with the rear turret guns   Other side   Painted   The other side   Working too in the radio conections Craig this is the Power box I'm gonna use Latter I send you more details   And that's all for now I have some more pictures but need to check them Regards Mário

Well I loose some post I'll do again   Another pic   And the last   There is another one   Now is time to put all together Here is the plane and the co-pilot   Another one   And another   And one taken from above with is flight engineer, name's Rooney   And me sending one hello to you guys   Now starting with details. the guns   The guns for the upper midle turret   All done in scrap balsa and plastic tubes   The other side   Test fiting   Painting and it in place   The other side  

Hi guys   The plane is now ready to do the maiden flight I use all this time to finish it running and no much time to post. But I will try to resume all the pictures   First, start to paint the wings, I gave the dark earth colour to all the surface and you can see the masks.   Now painting the green colour   Masks out and start to paint the roundels   Some white colour under for the red don´t came to dark   Now painting the red   And the roundel done Now is time to work in the cowls Four of them is quite tedious Air intakes in place, test fit all and painting Another pic now with the coper colour in the front One more I think I left this one Painting and installing the UC doors The acess hatch in the outer nacelle Install the flaps and ailerons This is how the nacelle flap works Now begining to do the weathering work

Hi guys   One more update For don't let you guys many time without news.   Well, just start to finish the UC nacelle. After conect all the cables and tubes now is time to put the solid balsa block and gave it shape   Trial fit the fiber UC doors   And the work at the rear of nacelle I made some vacuum formed pieces for that   That's what happen when the flap is down One part folds into the other   Now a view of the all nacelle only needing the cowl and the intakes   And at last doing the finishing works before fiber.   And that's all folks!   Regards Mário

Hi guys   Just like I told on the last post I still have some pictures left in my camera that I can post.   First i had started to fiber the wing, a couple of hands of acrilic resin and a primer and all I need to begin to make the panel lines   Working near of the computer to look at the drawing and measure the width of the lines and spaces.   And finnaly arrive to complet all the lines and very happy of the way the wings looks like   Another picture   Now is time to go back to paintings   The under side of ailerons and flaps   And the upper side with the camouflage   Now I'll work in weathering and then gave the barnish   So, now is everything I got...or no!!!   Regards   MárioEdited By Supermario on 27/02/2011 21:40:13

Hi guys   Thank you for yours kind words I just needed that extra motivation that you gave me.   Michel   About the weight I just don't look nothing, just keep saving were I can I think, the model don't have much weight, all the parts are extremely light, but when is all done I'll weight it and tell.   Danny   Yes the plain balsa is quite good for vacforming. With a great deal of sand you can obtain a very good surface. About the cuting procedure note that I glue under the pieces balsa sheet of 2,5mm and the dremmel tool you see in the picture is placed 2,5 mm high so the two halfs join exactely in the same plan.   Terry my good friend   This update is at your request. Thank you for your friendship.   Best regards   Mário

Start to nfiber the wings   And make all the connections for the glow switches Note that I have to put one thing that calls diode and is an electronic device to make the energy to go in just one way Look all the cables I need for the glow switches And solder the interruptor that have 3 positions 1 - Off ( all disconnected 2 - Current direct to glow plug for start procedures 3 - glow switc ON, and glow plug ON on ralenti Well I have quiet more pictures and progresses but I will post it later Regards Mário

For the UC doors I made a foam box, glue the plugs inside and put quite some and of demouldant Frekote   Then I use clay ( I think is the word )   And the moulds appear   Used glass clothe and epoxy resin to do the pieces   And the final result is not to satisfactory because I put little clothe and the pieces went a little soft. Well using the same moulds I'll do others with two layers of 200 gr glass clothe   Test fiting the pieces in there place   Also begin to work in the cowls  

More glasses on windows and hatches   Mount the rear undercarriage   The servos for tail wheel and elevator   And a steering arm for the tail wheel   Because I need to do many equal pieces and I was decide to do that in vaccum formed parts I build for the first time a box for the vacuum   Build the wood rectangls to secure the ABS   The plastic in place   And the first experience that turn to be a disaster   Happens that with the heat the paint that iI used or the primer to finish the plugs, creat bubles and all messed up. This is how the pieces became   Well, I have to clean all the painting from the pieces and try to do the vacuum forming with the pieces just in balsa. After many time, always observing the errors and triyng to correct, finnaly I arrive to the correct temprerature and the pressor from the vacuum and ther it is.   And another   Cut the pieces with a Dremmel tool   And the pieces done  

Hi guys   Lately I don't post to much the reason is not I stop my building but last week finnaly the event were I want to present the Halifax is deted to 14th and 15 th April and going to fast and not much time to stay in the computer.   And before I go to the event, that is in Spain and call Bellota Jets, is the greatest meeting in this zone and is for Jets and Scales, I have to maiden it and make a few flights to know better the model and is flight.   So, I continue with paintings and do the insignias in the fuselage   Quiet a job   Another view   And the last   Almost finish the rear turret   Only after do the maiden flight I will do the gun, for now it will fly like this   Began to put all the cables and extensions for servos and glow switches   Is quiet a mess of cables   Start also to make the glasses. I use acriclic from CD boxes that have 0,8 mm thicknes    

Painting the red   Painting the blue   The outline black details and correcting some mistake   And done   And that's all for today   Regards   Mário

It seems that some pictures are missing I'll try again to put them Skin shade and more details   Lettering  

Hi guys   Making an update of the building   Sorry for the little descricion because as I visit few times this thread I colect many pictures and then loose some continuity   First the real one choose for reproduce as model   Star glassing the fuse that is quite a job Don't see to much but many hours of work   Also put a rib glued in fuselage instead of making the fill in the wing rib due to the shape of fuselage   Start to put the vinyl strips on the fuse   Plane near of computer for measuring and mark the panel lines   Also make the little ray dome detail   And glue the radar dome   Now begining with paintings   One more   And another   Also painted the canopy and turrets   Painting the black and see the efect of the vinyl strips   One more   Another one   And the last   Now the nose art Masking the orange color   Masking the yellow hair the white pants and the color of skin   Correcting the outlines and details   Making the skin shade and other details   Continuing  

Hi guys   Ton thank you, as is your first appearence in this thread I took a look at your models and I'm quite impressed. Many and good models and building and designing skill. Congratulations.   Tony "putting us all to shame" NOOOO is not my idea. About costs you're wright. I go on buying things and desperatly always four or them. I had stop for some time to make financial exercizes adding all the parts for don't squeeze my good mood. But the last things I have to buy is an Emcotec power box and all rx batt and on board batt   Regards Mário