All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

[Konrad]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

It is a sad day to see the loss of another "B" model! After all it was the "B" that broke the back of the Luftwaffe. And they just look better than the "D"s with that wart for a canopy.

[Grossman56]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

Hey everyone, I got the new Tiger Decals yesterday and got them on the plane, they look great, much better than the originals


They were $7 which includes shipping from Callie Graphics, they're perfect!
What's interesting is that the new ones have teeth, the old ones don't!!

Grossman56

[Grossman56]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

I got watching some videos this morning about fiberglasing a Top Flite P40 and was thinking, can you fiberglass over foam?  Has anyone ever tried that??

Grossman56

[Konrad]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

Yes, We use this to make one off parts like a cowl without having to bother with making a female mold. It is best to use epoxy as polyester resin will dissolve many types of foam and or won't cure over many types of materials. After the epoxy has cured and often given a post heat treat bake we dissolved the foam. This often resulted in a presentable part without needing to go through all the issues of making a female mold.

Or are you thinking of using light weight glass cloth (.5 oz per feet squared) as a stabilizing matrix for painted finish? This would be fraught with all sorts of issues. We can go into details if that is what you are thinking about.

All the best,
Konrad

[Grossman56]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

More curiosity than anything.
I was watching this series of videos....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CB4jvQxNjE
Where he strips the Monocoat off and applies fiberglass but uses Minwax instead of epoxy.  Very interesting possibility on foam I thought, especially around the leading edges.

Grossman56 

[fhhuber]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

You can use just about any cloth... and almost any glue.
Some would be better than others, but most will produce a useful result.

I've used Dacron cloth or silk and white glue to do the wing center joint reinforcement normally done with fiberglass and epoxy. Works fine.

I've also made cowls by use of silk and white or yellow glue thinned with water.

I did an inner lining of the Dynam Tiger Moth's cowl (super fragile thin plastic) using cotton-polyester T-shirt material and E-6000 craft glue. Its light, flexible and the cowl is now extremely strong...

Just because everyone else uses one set of materials doesn't mean that is the only way to do it.

There was a line of "ARF" models made in the 1930's using cotton and cheap glue molded fuselages. They were more likely to get eaten by bugs than to break in a crash.

[Grossman56]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

Thanks for the info, I was pretty sure you could, I'm thinking of leading edges that always seem to get dented, might give them some strength.

Thanks again!

Grossman56

[fhhuber]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

Sometimes just applying some clear packing tape is the easiest answer...

[Grossman56]

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Hey all, a couple of weeks ago I ordered a 4000 6 cell Admiral PRO, not looking close enough to see that it has EC5 connectors.  Okay, so I'll just order an adaptor.  Motion doesn't carry an adaptor for EC5 to Deans connector. Well, I really didn't want to chop the ends of the cables and solder on a Deans connector because,
A) I'm not a very good solderer, and
B)I'm thinking of an F 86 in my future and that's the size battery it takes with the E5 connector.

So I went shopping and found an adaptor at:
http://giantpowerlipos.myshopify.com...o-wire-adapter

Maybe something Motion should consider carrying.........

Now I can use this battery in the Pitts as well as an F86  when I choose to buy one.  Cheap little investment compared to dedicated batteries for each plane.

Grossman56 

[Konrad]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

Looks like a good find. Gender and ratings align in the right direction.

[Grossman56]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

Hey guys and gals, some great news!! I've been posting all over the site that the Pitts is not discontinued after all!!
There had been a change of heart by FMS as they have been selling well since the reduction of the price.  Now, this is great news for all as this is an excellent airplane.
There has been some talk about the price of the batteries.  I have three 3300 6 cells and they work great!  At $60 per, they're great for this airplane.  As you can read up above, I picked up a 4000 6 cell and found an adapter for it, so I'll try that out as well.  The nice thing about using the adapter is that this is the battery for the F86. It has the EC5 ends on its ESC, so the battery will serve dual rolls eventually.

If you haven't figured it by now, I love this plane.  It was a little intimidating at first, because of its size.  The wingspan is no bigger than the Pandoras but man she's tall!

Once I had her in the air, it was like an old friend, and look, no flaps or landing gear to contend with!!

I practiced landings and takeoffs until I got pretty good at it, a nice big field would be my advice and easy on the throttle, she's heavy to lift, but those wings get her up pretty quickly. 

Anyone who needs any advice on flying her, feel free to ask, I don't mind sharing!!

Grossman56

[Loneflier]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

That's great news G-man! I really like the Pitts as well, I have a smaller Arttech version that I enjoy, but it is a bit short on power. Still very aerobatic. I might have to break down and get one of these larger FMS ones now that they have decided to keep it going, except MRC really has me going with that new Flightlline series of models. Always something....

[doctormike]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

That's great news G-man! I really like the Pitts as well, I have a smaller Arttech version that I enjoy, but it is a bit short on power. Still very aerobatic. I might have to break down and get one of these larger FMS ones now that they have decided to keep it going, except MRC really has me going with that new Flightlline series of models. Always something....

 I have 3 Art-Tech Pitts that I boosted the power on... motors and ESC's, changed to a 4 Ch. Spektrum Rx, and put in a gyro stabilizer. They are my favorite aerobatic planes now. Oh yeah, larger low bounce tires. Oh!, and a yellow and red paint job on one... It's my favorite. AND... I put a servo on each lower aileron. Doc

[Loneflier]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

That's great news G-man! I really like the Pitts as well, I have a smaller Arttech version that I enjoy, but it is a bit short on power. Still very aerobatic. I might have to break down and get one of these larger FMS ones now that they have decided to keep it going, except MRC really has me going with that new Flightlline series of models. Always something....

 I have 3 Art-Tech Pitts that I boosted the power on... motors and ESC's, changed to a 4 Ch. Spektrum Rx, and put in a gyro stabilizer. They are my favorite aerobatic planes now. Oh yeah, larger low bounce tires. Oh!, and a yellow and red paint job on one... It's my favorite. AND... I put a servo on each lower aileron. Doc

Nice! Do you have any pictures? I really like this size, and I would be interested in seeing your mods and possibly duplicating them on mine!

[Grossman56]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

Hey guys and gals!
So have you seen the excitement over the launch of the new 1600 scale P38?  If you haven't, you haven't been here lately.
I've haunted this forum for two plus years now and I haven't seen such excitement over any new airplane, not even the new Freewing F14 Tomcat, which I think is an amazing plane.
The appeal of the P38 is something to see.
It was originally designed to be a high altitude bomber interceptor to protect our shores from the threat of attack, just as the B17 was to defend our shores as a 'fortress' from naval attacks.
As such, the P38 was equipped with supercharged Allison engines to reach the altitudes that they estimated bombers would be flying at.  Her contemporaries, the P40 and the P39 lacked such niceties and so, were not able to pull off the performance at altitude that the 38 could.   I'm not sure what exactly they figured they were to be used for, but the P40 turned out to be a pretty good low altitude fighter and the P38 was devastating as a tank buster.
If you've ever had the pleasure of seeing a P38 fly, compared to other fighters, such as the Mustang and Spitfire, she's relatively quiet, even with two fans.  She also has the unmistakable whistle that we associate with the Corsair.
The early models suffered with a nasty habit of getting into compressibility speeds very quickly.  Leaving a pilot in an extremely dangerous position.  Until one of them came up with the solution, which was to use the trim tabs to pull her up as the control column had no effect whatsoever, it was like being locked in cement.
The 38 was our first long range fighter, but it didn't like the cold weather that the European front threw at her, engine failure was common.  So with the P47 and later the P51 taking on High altitude escort duties over Europe,  the P38 was sent to the Pacific, much to the Japanese chagrin.
She hit her stride with the P 38L.  Equipped with dive brakes, the compressibility problem was finally solved she was off to an outstanding career.
As a footnote, P38's were used in Europe for one more incredibly important role. D Day.  With her unique shape, it was felt that low altitude duties were perfect because it was pretty hard to mix a P38 with any German plane.
A really good read, if you can find it, is "The Forked Tailed Devil" by Martin Caiden, to really get a feel for the history of the aircraft,  It's one of those books I've had forever, as I tried to get a hold of anything he wrote when I was a kid.  Great writer and sorely missed.

Grossman56 

[doctormike]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

That's great news G-man! I really like the Pitts as well, I have a smaller Arttech version that I enjoy, but it is a bit short on power. Still very aerobatic. I might have to break down and get one of these larger FMS ones now that they have decided to keep it going, except MRC really has me going with that new Flightlline series of models. Always something....

 I have 3 Art-Tech Pitts that I boosted the power on... motors and ESC's, changed to a 4 Ch. Spektrum Rx, and put in a gyro stabilizer. They are my favorite aerobatic planes now. Oh yeah, larger low bounce tires. Oh!, and a yellow and red paint job on one... It's my favorite. AND... I put a servo on each lower aileron. Doc

Nice! Do you have any pictures? I really like this size, and I would be interested in seeing your mods and possibly duplicating them on mine!

No pictures right now, but will work on it. Doc

[Grossman56]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

I hope everyone caught the post about the new HobbySquawk contest! 
If anyone wonders why we are a bunch of loyal Motion R/C customers, look no further, the guys and gals at Motion R/C are the best hands down.

As I've said before,

"Where would I be without Motion R/C"

Grossman56

[Grossman56]

RE: All Us intermediate pilots, Lets Share

Well, I finalyl got around to installing the ball link connectors on the P51B today.  I bought a set of the ball link pliers and they work great, a good investment.
As you may have seen, I also got some details in the P40 cockpit and changed out the pilot as well.  Little bits and pieces to keep busy through the winter.

I've also started a thread under the air brushing section where we can post our paint numbers so others can match paint without getting a piece scanned, if you have any cans of paint with the numbers still on or a type of paint you've tried that proved to be a good match, please contribute, it could end up being a very handy thread!!

Grossman56

[Grossman56]

Well, after a bit of trial and error, I finally found my way back into HobbySquawk. Thanks for all the assistance. For some reason it didn't send me a message when I went into 'forgot password' but apparently that's been an issue. No biggie,
So, what's everyone think?
It'll be like the last time, some differences to get used to but we will eventually.
Now to head out and find where the advantages are.

Grossman56

[OV10]

Hello G........I mean Canyank,:p
You and I have now been through this 3X. Remember on the one that was just canned how it had the gold stars(and everyone bitched about it) where there is now the "HobbySquawk (various degree) Pilot" below our user name. Wish they would change this "Pilot" reference to allow us to be able to designated what is reflective of what the individual prefers just like we had when they canned the gold stars..........just saying. Miss not seeing "Twins are Twice the Fun" under my name and avatar.