Ron Gray Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Just got to change or check out one of the aileron servos as it was glitching (hence the twitching in the early parts of the flight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Next up........ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 How big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1600 wingspan Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Nice size Ron, I have the Royal plans for the B17 78"span, not long ago there was some profile B17's on the forum can't remember where but I am thinking of doing a profile one from foamboard. Started a Brian Taylor Corsair two weeks ago but will cease build when Richard's FW190 arrives. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Rabid Models sell a profile B17, 45" wingspan. If I do progress mine it will be the same construction as the others, box section fuse with a KFm4 wing section. Both the wing area and tailplane area have been increased from pure scale and it will utilise the same 2212 1200 motors as the other models. The only other thing I'm pondering over is the battery, the Mossie uses 2 x 1300mAh 3s in the nacelles, so I could go for 4 x those or with 2 (1 per wing) or just 1 in the main fuselage. PS, like the Corsair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I am now having some 'help' in the design, seemingly it's not quite right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 I wouldn't trust Elmo to design it. He's a Muppet....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Ron Gray said: Rabid Models sell a profile B17, 45" wingspan. If I do progress mine it will be the same construction as the others, box section fuse with a KFm4 wing section. Both the wing area and tailplane area have been increased from pure scale and it will utilise the same 2212 1200 motors as the other models. The only other thing I'm pondering over is the battery, the Mossie uses 2 x 1300mAh 3s in the nacelles, so I could go for 4 x those or with 2 (1 per wing) or just 1 in the main fuselage. PS, like the Corsair Thanks Ron, my 71"span foamboard Mosquito has 2 3s 3000 in the fuselage one per motor, the esc's are in the wing radiator positions. My Sunderland has the same batteries in the fuselage one for the outer motors and one for the inners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Thanks Eric, food for thought, although Elmo thinks it should be IC powered anyway, or maybe that was just his reference to inhaling can of bis? Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 Dragged an almost-completed FT Spitfire out of the shed to give it a lick of paint. The original scheme showed off all the horrible imperfections, so out came the camouflage paint....! I know the green/blue isn't accurate, but it is tempting to leave it like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 On 15/09/2023 at 14:33, leccyflyer said: Wee chubby MessySchmitt Me109 and Spittie Dogfighter this morning at the strip for Battle of Britain Day - superbly manouverable and a joy to fly. Highly recommended. 😎 Can anybody help with the plan for the 109 please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) That particular fatty Me109 with the profile fuselage doesn't have a plan as such. My pal Bob just drew it up on the depron. based on the profile Spittie dogfighter sat next to it. Both are now in my fleet. The fatty Me109 with the built up depron fuselage can be downloaded at this page. https://numavig.com/plans/Messerschmitt-Bf-109-cartoon/ Edited December 19, 2023 by leccyflyer added video link 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Like NumaVig's planes - they all fly so damn well, particularly his warbirds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Took the Mossie to my club meeting last night, I wasn’t going to do a kit but looks like I am now! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, leccyflyer said: That particular fatty Me109 with the profile fuselage doesn't have a plan as such. My pal Bob just drew it up on the depron. based on the profile Spittie dogfighter sat next to it. Both are now in my fleet. The fatty Me109 with the built up depron fuselage can be downloaded at this page. https://numavig.com/plans/Messerschmitt-Bf-109-cartoon/ I built one of these from a sketch! It flies better than it has any right to... Graham 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Ron Gray said: Took the Mossie to my club meeting last night, I wasn’t going to do a kit but looks like I am now! Watch out for Richard, he'll be sending the boys round if you muscle in on his territory.😠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Let's face it I'm not really in Richard's league and don't forget that I've got their cousin in residence keeping an eye on things 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 19/12/2023 at 14:03, Graham Davies 3 said: I built one of these from a sketch! It flies better than it has any right to... Graham Loving the Snoopy pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Daren Cogdon said: Loving the Snoopy pilot. Little is known of his wartime exploits. He actually stole the Me109 and used it for his own commercial purposes... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 My big winter project is reaching the 'exciting' stage! 74" span (1/6scale) Spitfire Mk1. This will be based on P9374, which was the subject of a book Peter Miller very kindly gave me. It crashed onto the beach in Calais in 1940, and sank into the sand. It was recovered in the 80s, and rebuilt to flying condition. I love a back-story, so this had to be done. It's mostly depron (laminate flooring underlay from B&Q), but with some balsa and ply in order to keep it all into line at this scale. It is a proper 'full fat' model with retracts and flaps, and a reasonable amount of scale detail, thanks to Mick Reeves. It's (hopefully) going to fly on 6S, and will be covered in glass cloth, applied with B&Q water based varnish (I am not affiliated with B&Q, other DIY stores exist... ;-)). It will be painted with emulsion, and finished in the Richard Wills school of scale. It is intended to look great in the air, good on the ground at 10 ft, and only certain angles permitted to view closer than that.... Target weight is around 7 lb. Given that Mick Reeves superb kits fly incredibly well at 12lb plus, this should get up OK. In fact, as Richard puts it, it may be at risk of flying like a bin bag in any sort of wind... However, it's several hundred meters from the car park to our strip, and I'm gonna need several tea breaks carrying a 12lb model that far. The thing to note here is how versatile foam/ foamboard/ depron can be. From others on here we have very quick build/ low cost models that take the (financial) fear out of flying and allow us to just enjoy, but it's also possible to make decent and very practical scale models. I'm always up for a chat about this if anyone is getting interested. Just as an appetiser, prior to my WR FW190 build, I'm going to make a 'Dusty Crophopper' from the Disney film 'Planes' (a great watch, btw!) as my grandson is obsessed with this... Graham 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 An update on the Mossie. Apart from paint I’ve remodelled the cockpit and added extensions to the nacelles to hide the motors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 Love it. I might need a Mosquito in the near future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 A few tweaks needed on the design before it goes into production! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 5 hours ago, Ron Gray said: A few tweaks needed on the design before it goes into production! Taking orders by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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