RICHARD WILLS Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 The retract pack will be available early January . A dolly launch will also be available if the tests go as planned .😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon McConnell Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 Thanks Richard, Please put me on the list for a FW190 with retracts. Gordon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 The Mass Build actually involves a "Dogfight Double " which comprises of the Fw190a and the Tempest V . The Fw190 build is well documented on the "Big Question " thread in the Warbirds section of this Forum . The second model (The Tempest V) will be built on this thread in order not to confuse everyone . The Tempest design is being finalised and once in the bag , I will start an on line build with the prototype . So that Tempest fans do not feel left out , I have attached a picture of my original glo powered version from the year 2000 . The new version will be slightly more scale , but more importantly it will be laser cut with jig tabs and supplied with a nice set of foam veneered wings . I will also be showing you all how to paint and weather the model using the most basic equipment but still achieving a finish like that shown here . We have around 25 orders so far which considering people have very little to go on is promising . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 42 minutes ago, RICHARD WILLS said: which considering people have very little to go on is promising Your reputation and that of the ‘boys’ goes before you Richard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concept2 Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 I will take a Tempest kit please Richard. regards Chris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wihtgar Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 I've a couple of Overlander 5000mAh lipos weighing 475gm and aprox 38X44X132mm. Would these be OK in the Tempest Richard? I am thinking of using these with a 3548 900Kv Overlander motor and 12X6 prop. Regards Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 27 minutes ago, Wihtgar said: I've a couple of Overlander 5000mAh lipos weighing 475gm and aprox 38X44X132mm. Would these be OK in the Tempest Richard? I am thinking of using these with a 3548 900Kv Overlander motor and 12X6 prop. Regards Nigel Hi Nigel , You didnt say if the batteries are 3 or 4s . If they are 3s (say 11v ) then with a 900 kv motor you will have a no load speed of 11x900= 9900 without a prop . Once loaded that will drop a bit so I would go for a 12x8 . If 4s then its 15v x 900 =13500revs with no prop , so a 12x6 or 12x5 would be kinder . adding an inch in diameter wont hurt either . Start with what you have in the ball park . If you are not getting enough top speed then increase the pitch . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Just to whet your collective appetite; this is my WR Tempest. It was my first warbird, and Richard talked me through the process. It flies great and has notched up well over 100 flights. Initially it flew on fixed undercarriage; later retrofitted with mechanical retracts. Powered by a 560kv 4250 motor on 4S 3700 packs; I get scale like performance and 7+ minute flights... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wihtgar Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Sorry Richard, I have 4S batteries so will go for either 12X6 or 12X5 Nigel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted Sunday at 16:41 Share Posted Sunday at 16:41 So while the Fw190 kits are getting ready for despatch , this thread can concentrate on the Tempest . I designed the Tempest on paper in the old fashioned sense of a drawing and our good friend Paul Johnson is re drawing the model in 3D design . It takes time and patience but it will hopefully allow Phill the kit cutter (who is already on overload ) to , in theory just press print ! Well , It wont quite be that simple because pressing print may be true of laser cutting , but not true for making semi elliptical foam veneer wings . However I am going to show you some of the 3D images that we use during the design , which you might find interesting . 3D design is good , but it is slow to start with in comparison with a conventional drawing . What I mean is , if you start the whole thing in 3D , you will soak up hundreds of hours correcting the bits where you change your mind. Just my opinion of course . Here are a few screen shots of how we mock up and test fit the parts . Cool isn't it ? Nice work Paul . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted Sunday at 16:55 Share Posted Sunday at 16:55 Now while we leave Paul simmering nicely and turning my foolish scribblings into something more computer based that the damned Laser Cutter can understand , I will recommend a jolly good value book to you . I am an avid reader on WW2 aviation . Just cant get enough . But I do like some nice pictures to go with my print if possible . As we are all teeing up for a Tempest , I would thoroughly recommend this little number at a very reasonable £12 . You can order direct from Osprey or probably Amazon prime . One thing I would draw your attention to , is the comparison view from inside the cockpit . Despite popular opinion of good visibility, the forward view from the 190 has about half as much glass as the Tempest . That combined with the heavy framing must have made it very hard to keep the pesky Tempest in your sights . On paper the two planes were very well matched , but despite being noisier and often leaking carbon monoxide into the cockpit , I would still have gone for the Tempest . The 190 had a vicious stall and poor forward visibility . However some of the old school Luftwaffe pilots had so much experience under their belts that it more than made up the difference . It was a close call between them . Fascinating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Philbrick Posted Sunday at 17:22 Share Posted Sunday at 17:22 Hi Richard Happy to see the tempest on the drawing board at last, can't wait to get my hands on the kit. Keep it coming. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted Sunday at 20:28 Share Posted Sunday at 20:28 Can we elderly eyed flyers have a bit of colour in the prototype. Like yellow, or red. In western France I reckon “c’est quoi?”, more than development history, in conversations. History here equals, Luftwaffe , or US Army Flying Corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted Sunday at 20:46 Share Posted Sunday at 20:46 Would that be enough yellow Don ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted Sunday at 21:26 Share Posted Sunday at 21:26 Eric, the old now you see it (yellow/black) and now you don't with the silver assuming the upper wing is silver? Al least it could have nav lights 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted Sunday at 21:47 Share Posted Sunday at 21:47 12 minutes ago, Chris Walby said: Eric, the old now you see it (yellow/black) and now you don't with the silver assuming the upper wing is silver? Al least it could have nav lights 😉 That's why I am not doing the grey camouflage for the FW190 Chris. I have the FMS version and with the grey sky's up here it is hard to follow at times. Don should be OK with the target tug scheme in France. The sun may blind him as it hits the silver😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Philbrick Posted Sunday at 21:52 Share Posted Sunday at 21:52 That definitely looks like a colour scheme worth thinking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted Sunday at 22:10 Share Posted Sunday at 22:10 I really recommend invasion stripes and a yellow spinner for the "hard of seeing " . I know the feeling though , I flew my zero into a fog cloud last year , so had to fly by sense of smell for three minutes . Not easy by any means . Didn't end well . 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted Sunday at 22:15 Share Posted Sunday at 22:15 Invasion stripes and a coloured spinner works for me. Just needs a King Tiger in the woods for some extra illumination. 🙂 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted Monday at 05:26 Share Posted Monday at 05:26 8 hours ago, Don Fry said: Can we elderly eyed flyers have a bit of colour in the prototype. Like yellow, or red. In western France I reckon “c’est quoi?”, more than development history, in conversations. History here equals, Luftwaffe , or US Army Flying Corps. Oh I don't know, one of my club members, a Frenchman, has a small electric powered Typhoon, an ARTF I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted Monday at 08:33 Share Posted Monday at 08:33 If it is the FMS Typhoon it has a full compliment of invasion stripes so quite visible as Richard recommends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted Monday at 08:44 Share Posted Monday at 08:44 That's my FMS Typhoon in the picture above and the invasion stripes are an excellent aid to orientation. Mine has a red spinner and I've added squadron and aircraft codes to the generic, non-specific scheme. She could do with being a wee bit larger, so the Tempest will be a welcome addition to my collection of Hawker fighters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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