Official Freewing 90mm Eurofighter Typhoon EDF Jet Thread

[Drifty]

Decked it out in RAF Demo team livery Callie Graphics did a good job. Still waiting on a couple of RAF roundels to cover Spanish ones See the battery bay No wiggle room

Good scheme Tony!

[kallend]

Decked it out in RAF Demo team livery Callie Graphics did a good job. Still waiting on a couple of RAF roundels to cover Spanish ones See the battery bay No wiggle room

Are you going with the Black Jack scheme?

[kallend]

I do have a freewing afterburner installed but lets not get into its functionality

The lamp is good. The controller can be fixed.

[Evan D]

Wow, 624g ea for 1250g of battery is crazy. You would probably have to add close to a pound of weight in the back to get a decent flight balance (I don't consider the marks a good flight balance).

Edit- 1250g compared to the 645g batteries I'm using and I have 42g of weight in the stinger (further back from the CG as the battery is forward of the CG) add a ounce or two where the fan is and quick math means you'd need about a pound and a half at the rudder area to balance where I'm flying. I don't think that would be practical. If you used their recommended 5000 6 +2 that would be 645 + 285 or 930g. Unless you put the 2S under the airbrake you would need a lot of tail weight with this combo too.

I guess their recommendation is based on what they sell. The manual they post on Motion is the 6S one with 6S battery recommendations (760g 6S battery shown in the picture in the manual).

In answer to Evan D this is what Motion RC had listed as recommended I guess I should not confuse sell with install....

[TonyTaff]

In answer to Evan D this is what Motion RC had listed as recommended I guess I should not confuse sell with install....

[TonyTaff]

Decked it out in RAF Demo team livery Callie Graphics did a good job. Still waiting on a couple of RAF roundels to cover Spanish ones See the battery bay No wiggle room

[Evan D]

I have the 6S and did some weight and balance work to see what I would have to do for my JF/HET system to go into it using batteries that are a 6+2, with the 6S being 575-645g and the 2S being 250g.

When I built mine I put two 21g slugs in the stinger to have a good balance with the 6S, balance at 25-30mm behind the marks, 25 without stores and 30 with stores.

To balance the 6+2 and 8S fan would take serious weight in the tail (I forget the number I came up with but more than I wanted to consider). I did calculate that if I put the 2S under the speed brake it wouldn't take any additional weight, or a very minor amount. Adding an AB is very minor as little as they weigh and as far forward as the fan is.

Admirals are usually heavy and to consider 6000's??? Why not go with around 4500-5000?

[TonyTaff]

I wonder if anyone has the same configuration as me,

I have the 8S version with two admiral 4s 6000 MaH batteries "I had to grease the batteries to get them in" Not really but they are tight and no room to wiggle

I do have a freewing afterburner installed but lets not get into its functionality

I am concerned about balance seems to be awfully nose heavy even with the supplied weight what is acceptable for CG

[viper1gj]

Thanks guys, helpful info.
Gary

[Drifty]

What did you use paint over the Spanish roundels and to paint the spine and canopy frame? Do you have the Home Depot paint code to match or did you use some other paint?

Did you have to sand off the mold marks to get the Callie graphics to lay flat or will they cover the little mold marks?

Any advice for applying the large Callie graphic sheets?

Gary

Gary I used Duplicote filler/primer gray on the decals, almost a perfect match. No I idid not sand any thing. I did us some automotive pre paint cleaner . The black is Rustolium Satin Black. As far as apply the decals I pretty much just take my time and don`t press down hard untill I am sure they are where I want them. Of course on this A/C scheme there are no hard curves to deal with!

Hope that helps Drifty

[T- Elbert]

I had some Home Depot paint that was close and did some hand tinting from there( custom painter by trade). The black was just testers flat black enamel (don’t use lacquer).
The mold marks can be knocked down with 400 grit. Also a little heat from the low setting on your monokote heat gun will help shrink or stretch the vinyl to get rid of wrinkles, take it slow and smooth them out with a soft cloth as you go.
As for applying large sheets, I cut them as close to the edges as I can then pick a starting point. I will peel only a small section of the backing at a time, this prevents the sheets from sticking everywhere, also I will carefully remove the frisket paper as I move across the panel . This makes it easier to see how it is laying down and I can apply heat to take care of wrinkles.A sharp xacto blade is a must, you can pop larger bubbles with it, although the bubbles usually will work themselves out.

[viper1gj]

,,,,I had to overpaint the numbers and Spanish rondels, then paint the spine and the canopy frame. I did it in an evening , the decals fit pretty good they needed a bit of trimming but they always need a bit....

What did you use paint over the Spanish roundels and to paint the spine and canopy frame? Do you have the Home Depot paint code to match or did you use some other paint?

Did you have to sand off the mold marks to get the Callie graphics to lay flat or will they cover the little mold marks?

Any advice for applying the large Callie graphic sheets?

Gary

[Evan D]

It's been bad here too. Either wind or rain or both. Good luck on your maiden when there is a break in the weather.

[Drifty]

Looks good. Have you flown it yet?

Not yet Evan ,it`s to darn windy here in MI for us old guys!

[Evan D]

Looks good. Have you flown it yet?

[Drifty]

Here`s my scheme Guys. Callie grafics WHOOPS.

[Drifty]

Here`s my scheme Guys. Callie grafics.

[T- Elbert]

Hugh
she did create them for me , price was very reasonable. I had to overpaint the numbers and Spanish rondels, then paint the spine and the canopy frame. I did it in an evening , the decals fit pretty good they needed a bit of trimming but they always need a bit. 1/ 10.67 was the scale I requested it was really close to perfect.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Finally received my package from Callie , some nice schemes for Typhoons

I Like That Scheme! Did she create it at your request and was there any additional painting needed?

[viper1gj]

Does anyone have a photo of the Home Depot paint codes for the Eurofighter grey paint?