Official Freewing 80mm EDF L-39 Albatros Thread

[AceMigKiller]

Done carefully, a repaint with decals at this scale shouldn't add a noticeable difference.

Recently I covered an Avanti with Econokote (plastic film) for my Dad. The covering definitely weighs more than paint, but I noticed no difference in performance.

Vic

[Petronio]

Great to hear, I might try a facelift sooner or later :).thanks!

[Hemidoo]

I was amazed at how much grass collected on the underbelly cheater vent in Stewart's video ! Most of it stayed until he throttled Down to land. He did say in the video that he thought it was the wet grass is why it took off so slow, more likely it was the lack of air flow?

[AceMigKiller]

Probably got kicked up by the gear on takeoff roll and the suction from the cheater kept it in place.

[Bajora]

Some studio style shots of the kit components AND the assembled model ... kinda tough to shoot "clean" shots of a white model on a white background.

[rifleman_btx]

The more i see this the more i like it

[andrew_flyguy]

The more i see this the more i like it

THIS. That's one beautiful bird!!

[crxmanpat]

One thing I don't understand. Why keep switching how pylons/tanks/ordnance are attached to the plane? I've found that anything that needs to be glued (pylons to the wing for example), or relies on magnets (tanks to pylons) tend to fail over time, or the magnets don't hold strong enough. With the 90mm F-16 we got the wonderful slide and lock attachments, and for me they have been bulletproof as well as the perfect mounting solution.

[T-CAT]

Agreed, I like and prefer the T-rail sliding system.

[Quickstop]

The magnetic tanks make good hard landing indicators, if the tanks are tumbling behind you on the runway you know you landed too hard

[T-CAT]

LOL

[Monty500]

Some studio style shots of the kit components AND the assembled model ... kinda tough to shoot "clean" shots of a white model on a white background.

Hi Bajora, thanks for all the photos, this certainly is a very nice rendition. The white looks really white in all the photo's & videos that I have seen. Is this bare foam or is it painted?

[Bajora]

Hi Bajora, thanks for all the photos, this certainly is a very nice rendition. The white looks really white in all the photo's & videos that I have seen. Is this bare foam or is it painted?

Thanks. It is not bare foam ...it is painted white.

[crxmanpat]

The magnetic tanks make good hard landing indicators, if the tanks are tumbling behind you on the runway you know you landed too hard

So much truth in this statement! :)

[Petronio]

I very much like the magnet system in the A4. The T slide connection ended up tearing off in my case..

[Monty500]

Thanks. It is not bare foam ...it is painted white.

Thanks Bajora, that's great news

[Bajora]

In the pattern and banking away to begin a landing approach ...

[andrew_flyguy]

In the pattern and banking away to begin a landing approach ...

Good GAAAWD that thing looks good. Great shot!

[Woodcock]

Thanks. It is not bare foam ...it is painted white.

Very Nice! I'm proud of you MRC, Very Proud of you for this. Good Job mates.

Woody

I may actually buy one of these after all.

[Bajora]

Very Nice! I'm proud of you MRC, Very Proud of you for this. Good Job mates.

Woody

I may actually buy one of these after all.

While you ruminate on that decision ... another photo of the L-39 in-flight!:Cool: