Murat Kece 1 Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 It has been busy.. The nose wheel is now repaired and the steering arm was remade from brass. The U/C fairings were rebuilt with 4mm Depron and covered with HK covering film. The wheels will either be cleaned or replaced. I don't know if they can be repainted? The fin/rudder and stabiliser/elevator were covered with HK film, which gave quite a bit of additional sturdiness to them. The rudder and elevator hinges were replaced by robart hinges which were glued in with medium CA after oiling the joints with some vaseline. The control lines/snakes and connections were all refurbished/repaired and changed with new ones where necessary. The nacelles were painted white with white enamel spray paint. The electrics, cabling and servos were rechecked operationally. Motors/ESCs were installed As per ethe 4Max guidance, I decided to go with 2 x 3700MAH 4S batteries connected in paralel delivering power to both ESCs. ESCs were mounted in the nacelles. One of the ESC signal wires has been cut off. I then covered the with with HK covering - All white. The size of the wings has proved logistically problematic as it covers all the work area in my work room. Next the fuse will be covered and the tail appendages will be re-glued in place. To be continued. Question: Is there a way to paint the rubber on the wheels? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 I would try removing them and soaking them in hot water with detergent. Then a scrub with an old nylon brush. When they are dry again you could give them a rub over with very fine wire wool. Just the tyres not the hubs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Halfords etc. sell black 'paint' for tyres..... might work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Z Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) Hi I painted a tail wheel tyre with black acrylic from my airbrush kit. Looks good. As if never dirty. No idea if durable but it will be getting dirty again anyway and costs little to redo. Edited April 1, 2023 by Stuart Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ace Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ace Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 I used to build the real thing. Maybe this lot will help, from 1976 RM. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 That must have been a great experience Albert.. Thank you for the article. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) I started the covering of the fuselage.. Started with covering around the windows, nooks& crannies. Then covered the bottom, top and sides. Alongside the covering iron I have this Hobby Iron from the Hobbycraft Shop. It has proved to be invaluable in dealing with nooks and crannies. I ran out of HK covering and switched to 4Max covering which is the same I think.. Works really well.. Printed a cockpit photo and glued it to the cockpit. Then cut off the windscreen using a leftover PVC table cover and glued it in place with the cockpit glue. Left it to dry for 24 hrs. Then I glued the stabiliser and the fin with 15min epoxy and micro balloon mix. The stabiliser/elevator was aligned to the wing with level gauges. I could not wait to put it together outside and then checked the CG!! I will use 2 x 3300 ZeePower 4S batteries. I checked the CG on my balancer. Excellent outcome.. I will not need any ballast. The battery banalced the plan perfectly at 106mm from the leading edge (ca 30% of the cord). The box contains the two batteries. The AUW is measured to be 11 lbs (5kg).. Which is better than my estimate of 12.5 lbs... That is great I can discard all the recovered ballast.... I will not proceed with the battery tray / radio gear installation and engine testing... Hopefully I will be able to maiden it again in a week time.... By the way Ron Greys longbase foam stand works perfectly.. Thanks Ron.. To be continued... Edited April 1, 2023 by Murat Kece 1 Corrections 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 Tank you all for the tire painting/cleaning suggestions. I got a tire cleaner/paint (Simoniz). I will clean/rub te tires first and then apply this tire renovator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Looks very smart, it's quite satisfying resurrecting an old model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Gates Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Looks great Murat. Best of luck on the maiden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Very nice restoration. Almost tempting me to get a copy of the plan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Great looking restoration.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 Built the battery tray from depron to distribute the weight f the pack in the fuselage.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten Spitzner Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Looking great👍. Almost there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James GB Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 @Murat Kece 1 I am super pleased to find this thread. I am about to embark on the same restoration project so this helps a tonne. I also contacted George from 4-max and he recommended the same motor set up. One thing I was concerned about is that the frise (?) ailerons seem to have very limited throw. Knowing yours had flown in the past it would be great to have validation of how much throw you have. I was contemplating mounting servos next to the flight surfaces. Waiting your maiden (and CG experience) with anticipation! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted July 25, 2023 Author Share Posted July 25, 2023 Hi James Mine has 14mm throw up and down. I am hoping to maiden mine as soon as I have a good flying day. I will post then. Wishing you success with your conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James GB Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 21 hours ago, Murat Kece 1 said: Hi James Mine has 14mm throw up and down. I am hoping to maiden mine as soon as I have a good flying day. I will post then. Wishing you success with your conversion. Fantastic! many thanks for the info. All the best, cant wait to see if fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Clark 1 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Great job Murat. I love restoring old models, find it as satisfying as a scratch build. Looking forward to hearing about the maiden Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Cracking job there, Murat. Hope the maiden is a success. A video would be nice. 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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