Daren Cogdon Posted November 5, 2024 Author Share Posted November 5, 2024 Trial assembly. No more building - covering next!! Also, the tightest servo fit I have ever seen. Had to take the stickers off them so they would go in the holes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heather Posted November 6, 2024 Share Posted November 6, 2024 4 hours ago, Daren Cogdon said: Trial assembly. No more building - covering next!! Also, the tightest servo fit I have ever seen. Had to take the stickers off them so they would go in the holes! You could have filed/sanded the wood slightly to open up the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted November 6, 2024 Author Share Posted November 6, 2024 I could have, but removing the stickers was quicker/less messy/less chance of breaking the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted November 6, 2024 Share Posted November 6, 2024 Daren, I've come across servos where it's only the stickers holding the servo casing together...... may be worth checking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted November 6, 2024 Author Share Posted November 6, 2024 They're all good. I'd forgotten that I had the extras pack that was released when the kit first came out (radiators and later-model exhaust stubs), so made these up this morning. Once I decide on a colour scheme, I can figure out which parts I want to use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted November 8, 2024 Author Share Posted November 8, 2024 The postman arrived this morning with a box about 4ft long on his shoulder. I knew what it was. When I saw this on eBay, I felt that I just had to get it. It needs a little work, but the airframe itself is sound and all the electrics work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted November 14, 2024 Author Share Posted November 14, 2024 It doesn't look like I've done much to it, but there has been some progress! New exhaust pipes - these came from the kit that I have, and they definitely give the model a bit more character. I replaced the rudder pushrod, as the one that was fitted before wasn't great and had a bit too much flex in it. The motor was also spinning the wrong way, but this wasn't helped by the fact that I couldn't get the bolts out of the firewall to pull the motor so that I could change the wires around! I've ended up having to do minor surgery under the nose so I could get into the wires and swap them over - there's a scar, but it's minimal (thankfully!). A couple of little things still to do, and that should hopefully be it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted November 17, 2024 Author Share Posted November 17, 2024 Had a successful first flight with the Spitfire today! She flew really nicely - rather floaty, but easy enough to fly. She was a little tail-heavy, but I put that down to me using the lighter 1800mAh battery instead of the 2200. The landing was a bit bumpy, as she didn't want to come down, either! But yeah, a definite success. Annoyingly, the video is silent, but here's the proof....! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted December 4, 2024 Author Share Posted December 4, 2024 Progress has kinda stalled on the first Spitfire, for one reason or another, but I'm hoping to get a bit more work done next week while I'm off work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted December 29, 2024 Author Share Posted December 29, 2024 Since I now have a Hurricane to go with the Spitfire, I've decided to do them in Battle of Britain-era colour schemes. Even though they're only sport-scale models, I want to do decent jobs of them. The Hurricane will wear the colours and markings of airworthy veteran R4118, while the Spit will have the markings of Spitfire IIa P7350. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted December 29, 2024 Share Posted December 29, 2024 There's a lot to be said for invasion stripes to aid visibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 Well, it's still a toss-up between the Battle of Britain Spitfire, and a Dunkirk veteran - the Dunkirk aircraft being Duxford-based N3200. The black and white underside is something I haven't yet done...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 29/12/2024 at 17:08, Geoff S said: There's a lot to be said for invasion stripes to aid visibility. I don't think Daren has a visibility problem flying PR blue Spitfires 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Cogdon Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 Not gonna lie, I'm tempted to get another....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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