P-38 - The Ultimate EPO Lightning

Official Freewing Twin 80mm/90mm A-10 Thunderbolt II Thread

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  • RCjetdude
    Higher & higher, straight up we'll climb

    • May 2016
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    #6861
    Looks really good to me Bill. I think you have done an excellent job. :Cool:

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    • Shirty
      Hobby Squawk Water Boy

      • Jan 2016
      • 1067
      • Perth, Australia
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      #6862
      Super sweet bill ;)

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      • purduephigam
        Jet degenerate

        • May 2017
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        • Plainfield, Illinois
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        #6863
        Originally posted by bill34207
        Well.... my only defense is, this is my 1st time. :Confused:
        Looks pretty sick to me.

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        • 1horse59
          Don't shake much anymore

          • Dec 2016
          • 71
          • Huntsville, AL
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          #6864
          Originally posted by purduephigam

          Looks pretty sick to me.
          LOLWow man:a10

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          • RCAV8R
            Certified Plane Nut

            • Apr 2017
            • 355
            • Medford, Oregon
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            #6865
            Way to go Bill! Now that you dove in, there's no going back...no more stock paint jobs for you my friend! Rob

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            • bill34207
              Jet Junkie

              • Nov 2016
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              #6866
              Thanks guys. One of these days I'll get it finished and have an idea of what it looks like all put together..
              My YouTube Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrz...4Q-xrOOtP2C-8w

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              • MikeT
                Here......Hold my beer.

                • Jan 2016
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                #6867
                Looks great.

                Mike
                \"When Inverted Down Is Up And Up Is Expensive\"

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                • Twowingtj
                  If It Flys, I'll Try It

                  • Dec 2016
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                  #6868
                  Originally posted by bill34207
                  Well.... my only defense is, this is my 1st time. :Confused:
                  Well Done!:Cool:

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                  • RCAV8R
                    Certified Plane Nut

                    • Apr 2017
                    • 355
                    • Medford, Oregon
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                    #6869
                    Congratulations George (TiredIron)! I read about your award in the last issue of AMA/ Model Aviation...that Sabre is a nice addition to your hanger! Rob

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                    • TSHobbies
                      Hobby Squawk Warbird Pilot

                      • Nov 2015
                      • 671
                      • Cartersville GA
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                      #6870
                      got some more flights in this weekend..almost done with the painting,..just need to work on the cockpit now and replace the pilot.
                      www.TSHobbies.com
                      Hobby Paint racks and acrylic display stands for collectibles.

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                      • TiredIronGRB
                        Post-Apocalyptic Tactical Consultant

                        • Jan 2016
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                        • Church Hill, Tennessee
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                        #6871
                        Originally posted by RCAV8R
                        Congratulations George (TiredIron)! I read about your award in the last issue of AMA/ Model Aviation...that Sabre is a nice addition to your hanger! Rob
                        It was a real honor, my TiredIron Aviation guys are the best! They showed the video on "AMA Air".

                        TiredIron Aviation
                        Tired Iron Military Vehicles

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                        • RCAV8R
                          Certified Plane Nut

                          • Apr 2017
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                          #6872
                          Originally posted by TSHobbies
                          got some more flights in this weekend..almost done with the painting,..just need to work on the cockpit now and replace the pilot.
                          Very nice TS...very scale! Looks like you have plenty of "runway" for those long approaches! Rob

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                          • TSHobbies
                            Hobby Squawk Warbird Pilot

                            • Nov 2015
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                            • Cartersville GA
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                            #6873
                            Originally posted by RCAV8R

                            Very nice TS...very scale! Looks like you have plenty of "runway" for those long approaches! Rob
                            Thankyou, yes, more than enough
                            www.TSHobbies.com
                            Hobby Paint racks and acrylic display stands for collectibles.

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                            • TSHobbies
                              Hobby Squawk Warbird Pilot

                              • Nov 2015
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                              • Cartersville GA
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                              #6874
                              brrrrrtt... gotta love it

                              www.TSHobbies.com
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                              • bill34207
                                Jet Junkie

                                • Nov 2016
                                • 455
                                • Bradenton, Florida
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                                #6875
                                I made a discovery this evening. Finally extended the nose gear in my ARF + to add some diff grease to the suspension and found a couple of differences from my first batch plug n fly.
                                1st discovery was when the gear didn't quite make it to the 90 degree mark coming down. It appears the factory must be incorporating some of the mods made by us beta testers and the metal plate has a longer center section. (gonna have to do a little fitting work on that one but some light filing beats making a whole new plate because it was too short)

                                The other is that the forward gear door stays down when the gear is down so they must have been listening and changed the programming on the sequencer too.

                                My YouTube Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrz...4Q-xrOOtP2C-8w

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                                • sam51401
                                  Member

                                  • Dec 2016
                                  • 368
                                  • Sellersburg IN
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                                  #6876
                                  This sounds great that Motion is getting these ideas back to Freewing to incorparate in the next runs. Now what do we need to do for use earlier batch owners to get the fixes for our birds? The gear plate is nice but im more interested in the nose door fix. Can we trade our boards in for newer V2 ones? What ya say Motion, what can we work out in getting some of these factory changes for our planes?

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                                  • TSHobbies
                                    Hobby Squawk Warbird Pilot

                                    • Nov 2015
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                                    • Cartersville GA
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                                    #6877
                                    what new plate? enquiring minds want to know.
                                    www.TSHobbies.com
                                    Hobby Paint racks and acrylic display stands for collectibles.

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                                    • bill34207
                                      Jet Junkie

                                      • Nov 2016
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                                      • Bradenton, Florida
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                                      #6878
                                      The metal plate that is screwed down on top of the retract.unit.
                                      My YouTube Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrz...4Q-xrOOtP2C-8w

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                                      • 55gmcx2
                                        RC Addict

                                        • Apr 2015
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                                        #6879
                                        I'm not sure if anyone else is having a problem with their flaps being misaligned, but my right flaps (inside and outside) deploy per the manual (low: 32 mm & high: 50 mm); however, my left flaps (inside and outside) deploy at low: 25 mm and high: 43 mm. I checked the control arms and they are at the same angle when in the up position and the push rods are all in the recommended holes on the control arms and horns. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

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                                        • dkalwishky
                                          Warbird Lover

                                          • Sep 2015
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                                          • Des Moines, IA
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                                          #6880
                                          I had 12 great flights on my A-10 yesterday, while taxiing during one of the flights I got into some really tall grass and powered my way out of it. That was a dumb thing to do.

                                          The forces were enough to rip off the fronts of the two missiles and the rack that holds them. This was totally my fault. I didn't take a picture of the damage but I think if I cut them square (where they broke) and find something that if the correct shape I can glue it on and paint it.

                                          Of course is someone has these components they are not using I'd be happy to buy them from you.

                                          The attached picture with the black arrows shows the damaged areas.

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