Hoochykins Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) Just got myself a new in box SAS Thing kit and wanted to see what people had done power wise, I know it's designed for a OS .15fp but didn't know what other options had been tried, electric or IC? Edited July 2 by Hoochykins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 I have both the 1 m and 1.5 m Thing with a 25FP glow and an 32 glow, great models both for haring around or slow flight. A cut down cap from a large bottle of fabric conditioner makes a really good 'jetpipe' to finish off the back of the fus. The larger one has an added foan cockpit / deck. Both are covered with brown paper / pva and then painted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochykins Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 2 minutes ago, stu knowles said: I have both the 1 m and 1.5 m Thing with a 25FP glow and an 32 glow, great models both for haring around or slow flight. A cut down cap from a large bottle of fabric conditioner makes a really good 'jetpipe' to finish off the back of the fus. The larger one has an added foan cockpit / deck. Both are covered with brown paper / pva and then painted Brown paper and PVA is new to me, what's the benefits and disadvantages of using something like that over covering film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 If you were going for a painted finish, BP/PVA gives a very paintable finish which is as cheap as chips. The methods have most recently explained by Ron on this forum in his build of the Warbird Replicas FW190 and Tempest. Its also pretty good as a veneer substitute over a foam core, with or without additional spars. It provides a smooth surface which can then be either painted or film covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 You don't use it over covering film, you use it instead of covering film. 😉 Seriously though, for a model where you want to achieve a painted finish, brown paper and PVA makes that a breeze, whereas covering film needs special preparation in order to take paint, especially match pot emulsion. Brown paper is inexpensive, robust, easy to apply, takes paint beautifully, adds significant dingability to sheeted areas, and if you are so inclined can make nice panel lines on scale models. It's not suitable for open structures though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochykins Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 (edited) Been reading and watching videos on it also, love finding these things out. It looks like a really good method so I'm going to give it a go. I think I'm going to stick a 3536 1400 electric motor in and down the line maybe go IC, not sure. I haven't got the kit yet but I take it the build is pretty straight forward? Edit: Also, what's the difference between the Wildthing and the Thing except one being powered? I have a Wildthing already built. Edited July 3 by Hoochykins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochykins Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 (edited) Well I have received the model but it looks to be the 1m version, I'm not too fussed about that but should it come with a full size plan? Edited July 6 by Hoochykins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 On 03/07/2024 at 12:02, Hoochykins said: Brown paper and PVA is new to me, what's the benefits and disadvantages of using something like that over covering film? Cheap simple and quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 A Thing should be perfect for brown paper technique. I managed to find an old post I made on the subject after using it ~10 years ago on a number of models; always worked well, but there are a few “definitely don’t” things to remember! https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17091991&postcount=4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Mine has a OS .25 SF and flies great. https://youtu.be/zxTchxsCZ8c?si=klucgcksT2GkkJFE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 On 03/07/2024 at 12:16, Hoochykins said: Been reading and watching videos on it also, love finding these things out. It looks like a really good method so I'm going to give it a go. I think I'm going to stick a 3536 1400 electric motor in and down the line maybe go IC, not sure. I haven't got the kit yet but I take it the build is pretty straight forward? Edit: Also, what's the difference between the Wildthing and the Thing except one being powered? I have a Wildthing already built. The Wildtjing was the EPP foam variant designed for slope combat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 20 hours ago, Hoochykins said: Well I have received the model but it looks to be the 1m version, I'm not too fussed about that but should it come with a full size plan? I don’t think my 1.5m variant did way back in the early 90s , no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 1 minute ago, MattyB said: On 03/07/2024 at 12:16, Hoochykins said: Been reading and watching videos on it also, love finding these things out. It looks like a really good method so I'm going to give it a go. I think I'm going to stick a 3536 1400 electric motor in and down the line maybe go IC, not sure. I haven't got the kit yet but I take it the build is pretty straight forward? Edit: Also, what's the difference between the Wildthing and the Thing except one being powered? I have a Wildthing already built. The Wildtjing was the EPP foam variant designed for slope combat Expand Note - if you want you can also use film brown paper of you don’t like painting; it sticks really well to the pva in the brown paper layer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 3 minutes ago, MattyB said: On 03/07/2024 at 12:16, Hoochykins said: Been reading and watching videos on it also, love finding these things out. It looks like a really good method so I'm going to give it a go. I think I'm going to stick a 3536 1400 electric motor in and down the line maybe go IC, not sure. I haven't got the kit yet but I take it the build is pretty straight forward? Edit: Also, what's the difference between the Wildthing and the Thing except one being powered? I have a Wildthing already built. The Wildtjing was the EPP foam variant designed for slope combat Expand Bear in mind balancing may be an issue with electric without lengthening the fuselage, as any modern lipo/ brushless setup will be a lot lighter than an ic setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 20 minutes ago, MattyB said: On 03/07/2024 at 12:16, Hoochykins said: Been reading and watching videos on it also, love finding these things out. It looks like a really good method so I'm going to give it a go. I think I'm going to stick a 3536 1400 electric motor in and down the line maybe go IC, not sure. I haven't got the kit yet but I take it the build is pretty straight forward? Edit: Also, what's the difference between the Wildthing and the Thing except one being powered? I have a Wildthing already built. The Wildtjing was the EPP foam variant designed for slope combat Personally if you are planning on i power in the end I would just start with that, as you will need to mod fuselage length for electric! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochykins Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 On 07/07/2024 at 11:55, MattyB said: I don’t think my 1.5m variant did way back in the early 90s , no I thought this was going to be the easy one to build but looking at the instructions with it I think I may struggle. I have tried looking for build blogs but can't really find any. I'll keep looking but if you guys know of any let me know. I think I will stick with IC as I don't want to modify it too much at this stage. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Join the wings and build a box. Stick box to wing. Don't overthink the build, its very simple. Post up specifically where you are having a problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 On 08/07/2024 at 20:13, stu knowles said: Join the wings and build a box. Stick box to wing. Don't overthink the build, its very simple. Post up specifically where you are having a problem Agreed I remember it being quite simple and it was only the second model I’d ever built, though I did have my dad helping me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoochykins Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 (edited) I will grab the instructions out again and have another read, it doesn't help a lot of the words are missing as its been printed larger than the paper it came on 😄 Edited July 12 by Hoochykins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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