Totally agree on the Freewing foam. The foam on the Bearcat had a fantastic finish, and was very light. They are definitely pushing the industry in the right direction!
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Of course in Oz there's tiny jellyfish that can kill you in minutes not to mention the dreaded funnel web spider who can also kill in minutes.
Went to school in Florida and lived there for a while afterwards. In fact, I'm a Florida Gator !
Alligators can can out run a human in the first 20 yards. Pretty peaceful creature until you mess with them during mating season.
Currently flying: Twin 80mm A-10, 80mm F5, 80mm A6, 70mm Yak-130, 70mm F-16v2,90mm Stinger 90, 70mmRC Lander F9F, Flightline F7F TigerCat, Phoenix 46 size Tucano, Flyzone L-39
Out of Service: 80mm Mig-21,64mm F-35, 64mm F/A-18
I Want: 80mm A-4, twin 80mm F4J Phantom
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Originally posted by dahawk View PostOf course in Oz there's tiny jellyfish that can kill you in minutes not to mention the dreaded funnel web spider who can also kill in minutes.
Went to school in Florida and lived there for a while afterwards. In fact, I'm a Florida Gator !
Alligators can can out run a human in the first 20 yards. Pretty peaceful creature until you mess with them during mating season.
Tom
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Lol :)
Yeah, box jellyfish are nasty. Most busy beaches have a big stinger net they put in the water each day for swimmers.
The article is from my home town where I grew up.
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Originally posted by F106DeltaDart View PostTotally agree on the Freewing foam. The foam on the Bearcat had a fantastic finish, and was very light. They are definitely pushing the industry in the right direction!
Tim T
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Originally posted by 55gmcx2 View PostI'm thinking about installing a gyro in my A-10. Considering the CG is 78mm from the leading edge of the wing root and gyros should be installed near the CG, is there enough room in the fuselage to fit a gyro?
Steve
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I know on my Mig-21, I have an A3L up front next to the blue box. No issues.
Hoping MRC will give us a headsup
when our container hits the water. Getting ready....
HawkCurrently flying: Twin 80mm A-10, 80mm F5, 80mm A6, 70mm Yak-130, 70mm F-16v2,90mm Stinger 90, 70mmRC Lander F9F, Flightline F7F TigerCat, Phoenix 46 size Tucano, Flyzone L-39
Out of Service: 80mm Mig-21,64mm F-35, 64mm F/A-18
I Want: 80mm A-4, twin 80mm F4J Phantom
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Originally posted by 55gmcx2 View PostI'm thinking about installing a gyro in my A-10. Considering the CG is 78mm from the leading edge of the wing root and gyros should be installed near the CG, is there enough room in the fuselage to fit a gyro?
Steve
And I agree with Xviper, putting one dead-on the CG isn't necessary. I installed one in an E-Flite Icon A5 to get rid of the dreaded Dutch Roll that plane experienced while power-off, and I simply stuck it in there where there was room (lining it up with the yaw axis of course). It worked perfectly and only switched it on when I was landing or coming off a loop with power off.
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Considering the late April date on the Avanti has been bumped to mid May we may be looking at mid June for this one.My YouTube Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrz...4Q-xrOOtP2C-8w
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Originally posted by vduniec View PostHey dude,
Home Depot has the FS colors stored in their database. Just ask for a color search for the number only and it will come up. Example: 34092. Their system won't find FS34092.They seem pretty accurate. That should save you the trouble of having to buy the small modeling paints and then having them be color matched. So far, they've been able to produce every number I've given them except one. They have the 3 colors you've listed for the Euro 1 scheme in their system.
(The one color they didn't have, I believe it was, 34079, I asked them to try 24079, and it worked.)
Also, for a really dull finish, I recommend an artist acrylic gel call Golden Super Loaded Matte Medium. Available in arts and crafts stores or on Amazon. It's a thick gel that I mix 50/50 with Windex and brush on. It will give you that truly flat finish you see on military aircraft.
It does add a slight milky appearance to the colors but, to me that just gives the model a slight weathered/faded look.
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I can't speak to the matte medium. It might be flat enough for you. I'm willing to give it a try to see if it doesn't have that slight milky effect.
I did try something similar in a different brand but it had that sight semi gloss sheen to it that I wasn't happy with. On the bottle, they usually have an opacity rating to give you an idea of how clear it is.
Haven't tried the Krylon spray. Let us know what you think about it.
Originally posted by RCjetdude View Post
Here are the Model Masters paints. I am gonna try Home Depot or give Lowes (it's closer) another crack at it without the 'FS' to see what happens. I did find some of the Golden brand acrylic gel matte medium at a nearby AC Moore but not the "Super Matte Medium". I wonder if what I found would work? I also got some Krylon flat clear acrylic spray to try. I wanna be ready to hit the ground running as soon as I get this thing.
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Originally posted by Aros.MotionRC View PostAlthough a night sortie with an F-117 and a tricked out LED setup could be pretty sweet! :Cool:
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