What New FlightlineRC or FreeWing Model would you like to see come next!

[Hoomi]

I feel there is another reason why we don't see any post-WWII. It is the fact that many have a stigma attached to them. Think of it, we all ready have a four engined B-24, so how much more of a strain would it be to use it as a basis for a B-29/B-50, or to have six pushers and faux jet pods on a B-36? The reason is that the B-29 is connected too much to the atomic bombings and Korea. The B-52 is stained by Vietnam. And all the ones in between and after the BUFF, excluding the B-2, aren't as well known.

It doesn't help, either, that the B-36 never saw combat action. She was a massive bird, and the last of the true "flying fortresses." During her time in service with the US Air Force, she was equipped for conventional and nuclear bomb delivery, for reconnaissance work, for research in the "parasite fighter" program, and one was even equipped with a working nuclear reactor, to test the effects of a reactor on an working airframe, as part of a study on the feasibility of a nuclear powered aircraft. With the NB-36, the cockpit was shielded with so much lead to protect the flight crew from possible radiation poisoning, that it was said to be as quiet in the cockpit as a glider.

There's something, though, about crews riding an aircraft into combat, that creates a deeper sense of attachment to the plane.

[Phantom]

I'd love to see a 1600 FW190 from Flightline - please make the swastika decal optional for user use though, if included at all. Some may want it for historical accuracy, but there's no way it'll ever adorn any of my German aircraft (family history) and it's display in Germany is punishable by a 10,000 euro fine... Historically, I think the original symbol dates back a long, long way and has religious connotations in Hinduism and Bhuddism - the Nazi one is a variation on that classic symbol - the Nazi variation has its roots in the occultist teachings of Felix Niedner, Lanz von Liebenfels ,Hans Heinz Ewers and others. The "philosophy" was spread through Thule societies and "volkishe" groups - Hitler was a devotee of all this stuff, reputedly met Liebenfels and was "guided" by these people. So, with all that in mind, Nazi swastika is not for me.. Back to the 190 - FMS's revamped "yellow" version is a decent realisation of it, but I'm sure Alpha and Flightline could do a great version of it. Whether the resultant market share is worth the investment, I don't know ...At 1600mm I reckon the retracts and mounts may need beefing up a bit, the long spindly oleos will amplify the stresses imposed on them by less than perfect landings...Making the 190s strut supports scale in the sense that they provide the suspension, like a kind of trailing link might help with that...? On the P51, yes, I too would love to see a 'B' variant at that scale - the only other one out there is the 1400 FMS Dallas Darling, and only the 'D' variant is available at a larger scale, so a 1600 P51B could perhaps provide a better return overall.

Neil,

Not to get off on a symbol/religious track but the reverse, that is the say the mirror image or opposite to the swastika symbol as we know it to be when associated with Hitler, adorns Buddhist temples all over S. Korea to this very day. I've always associated hooks to right with the Nazi party and hooks to the left with religious temples. There's a book written by a Japanese fellow that explains the Nazi symbol as not a swastika, but in fact a bent cross... haven't read the book myself.

[Neil from Model Squadron]

I'd love to see a 1600 FW190 from Flightline - please make the swastika decal optional for user use though, if included at all. Some may want it for historical accuracy, but there's no way it'll ever adorn any of my German aircraft (family history) and it's display in Germany is punishable by a 10,000 euro fine... Historically, I think the original symbol dates back a long, long way and has religious connotations in Hinduism and Bhuddism - the Nazi one is a variation on that classic symbol - the Nazi variation has its roots in the occultist teachings of Felix Niedner, Lanz von Liebenfels ,Hans Heinz Ewers and others. The "philosophy" was spread through Thule societies and "volkishe" groups - Hitler was a devotee of all this stuff, reputedly met Liebenfels and was "guided" by these people. So, with all that in mind, Nazi swastika is not for me.. Back to the 190 - FMS's revamped "yellow" version is a decent realisation of it, but I'm sure Alpha and Flightline could do a great version of it. Whether the resultant market share is worth the investment, I don't know ...At 1600mm I reckon the retracts and mounts may need beefing up a bit, the long spindly oleos will amplify the stresses imposed on them by less than perfect landings...Making the 190s strut supports scale in the sense that they provide the suspension, like a kind of trailing link might help with that...? On the P51, yes, I too would love to see a 'B' variant at that scale - the only other one out there is the 1400 FMS Dallas Darling, and only the 'D' variant is available at a larger scale, so a 1600 P51B could perhaps provide a better return overall.

[Valkpilot]

I disagree with your assessment. The B-2 is mostly dark grey, with black trim. An entire black plane is out, but a dark grey with some black trim isn’t that far from what they’ve already made. As for engine pods, if they were “cost effective” for the Airliner, I see no difference here. The design and mounting would be nearly identical. For the XB-70, I’m still sad that I missed out on the Nicesky version. Have hunted for one for years with no success. Personally, I would love one a bit larger though, maybe for twin 70s or 80s. The Nicesky version had an extra tall intake to accommodate the single fan setup. Switching to multiple fans would allow that thickness to be brought back down to scale size. I saw Brent Becker’s awesome quad 70mm scratchbuilt model this year and it was an awesome sight to behold! As for the B-52, it certainly would be big!! I would think it would around a 2m span. Retracts can actual be done fairly simply. John Morgan used 2 standard retracts in the back, and 2 nose retracts up front and it worked quite well. This model was made from the park flyer plastics plans with 40mm edfs and it flew great!

I feel there is another reason why we don't see any post-WWII. It is the fact that many have a stigma attached to them. Think of it, we all ready have a four engined B-24, so how much more of a strain would it be to use it as a basis for a B-29/B-50, or to have six pushers and faux jet pods on a B-36? The reason is that the B-29 is connected too much to the atomic bombings and Korea. The B-52 is stained by Vietnam. And all the ones in between and after the BUFF, excluding the B-2, aren't as well known.

[Valkpilot]

I’ll second the new zero

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A Zero would be nice, especially in fleet white.

[Jetman64]

I’d love to see/have a 90mm A-7ll or a F-105, who wouldn’t want a giant 90mm F-105, I’ll take 2/4. But I would really like to see a A-7ll Corsair, it’s a stable bird, great looking and think of all those unit liveries you could get Callie to do.
I’d also like to see FW/MRC continue developing Airliners in the 70/80 size. I think anything larger is going to cost to much and hard to move/store/transport. The new HSD 747 is a great looking jet, but holy cow is she BIG! And it’s a WHOPPING 37lbs AUW! I’ll say that again, a foamy 4x90mm EDF has a AUW of 37 ‘’’)$$&(?!’ POUNDS!

[ICM]

If it was a 1600-1800mm, heck yes. I had the FMS one and it flew nice but you couldn't lay a fingerprint on it without it making an indent in the foam. Besides, it's pretty well known FMS has come out with the same model after Freewing/FlightLine has more than a few times so what's a little returning the favor?

I think FlightLine will continue to expand its 1600mm+ warbird line while FMS focuses on its 1400-1500mm warbirds. I note that all the FMS warbirds except the P-40 have been on sale for awhile on fmsmodel.com. Could well be a sign of inventory reduction as a prelude to the release of improved versions.

[Gravythe clown]

I’ll second the new zero

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[axerhand1976]

we need a large zero …..

[Aros]

You think they'd go after that one right now with the FMS 1500mm still out there?

If it was a 1600-1800mm, heck yes. I had the FMS one and it flew nice but you couldn't lay a fingerprint on it without it making an indent in the foam. Besides, it's pretty well known FMS has come out with the same model after Freewing/FlightLine has more than a few times so what's a little returning the favor?

[AirHead]

Wondering when a 1600mm FW190 will join the FlightLine group of WWII Warbirds. Either with or without the Swastika. It's ironic that the swastika was once a "good luck" symbol...

[Woodcock]

Would it be too cliche` to add another P-51 to the market in a B (Malcolm Hood) variant; say, 1600mm like the Spittie? It is a wish-list thing, right? Best, LB

Yea, would be a cool one indeed. This variant is in no way done enough. As much as I messed with P-51's in my youth, I've actually never seen one of these in person. W

[Elbee]

Would it be too cliche` to add another P-51 to the market in a B (Malcolm Hood) variant; say, 1600mm like the Spittie? It is a wish-list thing, right? Best, LB

[JamesonC]

Yeah I am still waiting on FlightLine to produce a gorgeous large scale Razorback P-47... Come on Alpha, not like you're busy or anything!

You think they'd go after that one right now with the FMS 1500mm still out there?

[Aros]

Yeah I am still waiting on FlightLine to produce a gorgeous large scale Razorback P-47... Come on Alpha, not like you're busy or anything!

[DaFlyingSnek]

People have said this before, and Eflite is DOMINATING with this, so Flightline should step up and make the greatest P-47 foamie the world will see! Of course, it would be like the corsairs, having a razorback and bubbletop varients.

[F106DeltaDart]

Out of your list, the only marginally feasible ones are B-1B, Avro Vulcan, and XB-70, because of the engine nacelle design on the Bone and Vulcan you could get away with tho EDFs in stead of four. The B-2's out because MRC uses a foam that doesn't work with black, and the other four would not be deemed "cost effective" due to the engine pods. Now they tell me that the XB-70's in that lot too, but it's been done by NiceSky. It's no longer in production though. And I've even offered the airframe I have for MRC to reverse-engineer the plane which used a single 70 mm EDF feeding a six outlet manifold. The biggest problem with the NiceSky one was flimsy servo driven landing gear. So all it would need would be simple up-to-date servoless landing gear, a decent 70 mm EDF, and two servos for the elevons. And it doesn't have to have the four wheeled mains or working rudders, or working canard. Just Keep It Simple. As for your B-52, even with 50 mm EDFs, it'd still be a monster in size. Four or eight 28 mm EDFs like the ones used in the Eflite UMX jets might work, but then there's the landing gear "trucks", unless you went with "non-scale" landing gear, but people on here are too picky to go for that.

I disagree with your assessment. The B-2 is mostly dark grey, with black trim. An entire black plane is out, but a dark grey with some black trim isn’t that far from what they’ve already made. As for engine pods, if they were “cost effective” for the Airliner, I see no difference here. The design and mounting would be nearly identical. For the XB-70, I’m still sad that I missed out on the Nicesky version. Have hunted for one for years with no success. Personally, I would love one a bit larger though, maybe for twin 70s or 80s. The Nicesky version had an extra tall intake to accommodate the single fan setup. Switching to multiple fans would allow that thickness to be brought back down to scale size. I saw Brent Becker’s awesome quad 70mm scratchbuilt model this year and it was an awesome sight to behold! As for the B-52, it certainly would be big!! I would think it would around a 2m span. Retracts can actual be done fairly simply. John Morgan used 2 standard retracts in the back, and 2 nose retracts up front and it worked quite well. This model was made from the park flyer plastics plans with 40mm edfs and it flew great!

[cashmoneybrother]

How bout a Lockheed l133..that would be crazy

[Valkpilot]

beautiful day here today. Took the Flightline Tigercat out....Just a super nice plane to fly. Fast, but not nerve wracking. Certainly looks good, and it is a great size for a twin. Anything Flightline makes that is near that quality, and I am in! I thought the question was EDFs for some reason.
I want to change my vote to P 61...….Who doesn't love a Black Widow? I would preorder a Flightline in a snap....or a Black Horse. (still haven't even built the He111) Like I heard someone say, I have to age my kits a bit, before I build them
Second would be the Dragonfly or a Mohawk.....again....Flightline for foam.....BH if it is a built up *** Phoenix makes a real nice aircraft too. Love my Invader

As a foamie, a P-61 would have to look like this:





But what would be REALLY REALLY NICE would be to have both Black Widows. Twin 64 mm or smaller for the YF-23 in this livery:

[WAYNE888]

beautiful day here today. Took the Flightline Tigercat out....Just a super nice plane to fly. Fast, but not nerve wracking. Certainly looks good, and it is a great size for a twin. Anything Flightline makes that is near that quality, and I am in! I thought the question was EDFs for some reason.
I want to change my vote to P 61...….Who doesn't love a Black Widow? I would preorder a Flightline in a snap....or a Black Horse. (still haven't even built the He111) Like I heard someone say, I have to age my kits a bit, before I build them
Second would be the Dragonfly or a Mohawk.....again....Flightline for foam.....BH if it is a built up *** Phoenix makes a real nice aircraft too. Love my Invader