Wow how cool is that!! No pressure or anything!
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Originally posted by uscanuck1xa View PostI was surprised when the pilot of that actual demo jet got in touch with me to let me know he thought it looked amazing after he saw some photos I posted and he wants to see the video when it gets in the air!
BTW, why does that Hornet feature a side light?
Have not seen it before... maybe to make ground crew life easier?
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Originally posted by Airguardian View PostNow that's amazing! BTW, why does that Hornet feature a side light?Have not seen it before... maybe to make ground crew life easier?I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
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Originally posted by Hugh Wiedman View Post
I have the "old" 3748-1750 Kv outrunner in my F-18 and it still flies well and takes off of our grass runway in a short distance, so the fan from your F-15 may work OK. On the other hand, if spending a few more bucks on the F-18 is no big deal, I would still REALLY recommend the upgraded 9 blade 1900 Kv inrunner they now come with, or even much better, that same 12 blade 4068-1835 KV inrunner you put in the F-15, definitely my favorite 90mm Motion EDF. I would put that in every 90 mm I have if "money was not an issue". I have it in my F-16 and love it, it has the quintessential whoosh sound (no whining here) and has great initial thrust to get off grass. Elbee just put it in his new F-18 and we're awaiting his opinion on it.
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Originally posted by Hugh Wiedman View Post
I have the "old" 3748-1750 Kv outrunner in my F-18 and it still flies well and takes off of our grass runway in a short distance, so the fan from your F-15 may work OK. On the other hand, if spending a few more bucks on the F-18 is no big deal, I would still REALLY recommend the upgraded 9 blade 1900 Kv inrunner they now come with, or even much better, that same 12 blade 4068-1835 KV inrunner you put in the F-15, definitely my favorite 90mm Motion EDF. I would put that in every 90 mm I have if "money was not an issue". I have it in my F-16 and love it, it has the quintessential whoosh sound (no whining here) and has great initial thrust to get off grass. Elbee just put it in his new F-18 and we're awaiting his opinion on it.
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Well seems I was a good boy this year after all. Who knew! Well the new Freewing F-18 Blue Angel has officially joined the fleet. Just had to put a fresh coat of poly on her to make the blue pop.....Man did it ever.... what a difference... Will give it plenty of time to dry, soft sanding and another coat for finish her off. Then on to the fun stuff, 90mm EDF In-Runner 12Blade 130amp ESC, receiver, gyro, afterburner and New HiTec servo's for the elevator with upgrades, install, Battery tray floor and some more minor painting.........
Great winter project.....
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Originally posted by Cape Jets View Post
Well seems I was a good boy this year after all. Who knew! Well the new Freewing F-18 Blue Angel has officially joined the fleet. Just had to put a fresh coat of poly on her to make the blue pop.....Man did it ever.... what a difference... Will give it plenty of time to dry, soft sanding and another coat for finish her off. Then on to the fun stuff, 90mm EDF In-Runner 12Blade 130amp ESC, receiver, gyro, afterburner and New HiTec servo's for the elevator with upgrades, install, Battery tray floor and some more minor painting.........
Great winter project.....Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Yep, that gloss looks BOSS. Really dig that effect. So hitting it with poly gloss, multiple coats?My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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Originally posted by Aros View PostYep, that gloss looks BOSS. Really dig that effect. So hitting it with poly gloss, multiple coats?
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Originally posted by Polyphren View PostToday I started the first weathering effects.I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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First, I thought about using templates, but at the end it‘s no advantage. In contrary, you loose the feeling for the proportions. So I took a soft lead pencil with a relatively butt top to avoid hurting the planes surface.
For filling the sketched shapes, I used the brush above and a second smaller one. Normally, you should at least apply to layers of paint, to get a ****geneous painting.
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