Official Freewing 70mm Rebel V2 Thread

[Ron1950]

Brandon.. it takes off with hal[ flaps and short grass in 50 to 75 ft,,,,

[BrandonTW82]

my wife has ordered this for me this week and I was wondering how well it takes off and and lands on grass runways. will this be a good first EDF for me.. I can't really afford the Avanti or Sabre. I spent most of my funds on the 1600 mm Spitfire LOL

[seaviper]

Nice looking jets there Ron

[Ron1950]

replaced 6 blade with a 12 blade and put a once in nose wheel well flew much faster then 6 blade the yak just wanted to get its picture taken lol

[Silentrun]

has anyone had to add weight to the nose at all?

Looks like I need to add wait on the 12 blade V2...

Front magnet for canopy came loose which will give me the opportunity to use epoxy that will add some weight.

[Ron1950]

has anyone had to add weight to the nose at all?

[runway14left]

what sfninerfan said. the 4s 3000 is tight,but you can just press it in. make sure no servo wires are in the way.

[sfninerfan69]

It fits just tuck it out the way

[Blaze0021]

anyone besides me hve trouble shoe horning a 3000 admiral in this plane? 2500 no problems got to cut some foam for 3000 and I don't want to do that lol

I have the same question. If I try fitting the 4S Admiral 3000mAh batt in the cavity, the balance lead and power lead gets in the way.

[Ron1950]

anyone besides me hve trouble shoe horning a 3000 admiral in this plane? 2500 no problems got to cut some foam for 3000 and I don't want to do that lol

[Fast Eddie]

Great job breathing new life into your Freewing Rebel V2! Paint changes everything! I think it looks outstanding.

Is the Beacon Top Coat really that matte? If so, I need to try some. I'm always looking for a good matte decal sealer.

Thank you Alpha. This is my first time using Hobby Coat. Bottle indicates clear semi gloss. It's more of a full gloss. I put 3 coats to get it all even. My paint base coat was gloss enamel and the dark brown was flat. So it took 3 coats to get it all the same sheen. Really have to get real close to see the foam cells. What I really liked is the Krylon white foam primer to allow me to use any type of paints I had on hand.

[Alpha]

Great job breathing new life into your Freewing Rebel V2! Paint changes everything! I think it looks outstanding.

Is the Beacon Top Coat really that matte? If so, I need to try some. I'm always looking for a good matte decal sealer.

[scooter genie]

I wouldn't recognize it as a rebel either, looking sweet in the air !

[Fast Eddie]

Nicely done !

Thanks, took it out this morning, flew great, even with the missiles.

[scooter genie]

Nicely done !

[Fast Eddie]

Have about a dozen flights on the Rebel and the decals started to peel off in a couple of areas. So I decided to give the Rebel a different look. Bought the FW F-5 Tiger decals, missiles and plastic nav lights. Shortened the missiles a bit, and installed the F-16 ordinance mounts so they can be easy on and off. Airbrushed camo freehand from web pictures. 3 coats Beacon Hobby Coat to seal decals.
I know it's not military scale correct, just tried to give the Rebel some personality

[runway14left]

Got my Rebel v2 from MotionRC yesterday and finished assembling it last night. Looking forward to a Maiden flight tomorrow afternoon. I like the size of the plane, a bit bigger and beefier than my other EDFs so I'm hoping it will be more wind resistant and a nice stepping stone to the 80 and 90 mm jets.

[runway14left]

Any thoughts on flying this plane on 4 cell/ 2200 mah packs? I was thinking I could just add a little weight to bring it up to the 2500 mah or 3000 mah weights. (I have lots of 2200 mah packs already on hand)

[Grossman56]

Me too, I was thinking about her as well and hope she didn't give up on us. She was in a 'discussion' with ol' you know who.(Konrad) last time she posted and we know how he could get.
Hopefully, if she's out there, she'll get in touch with us again, sorely missed!!!

Grossman56

[OV10]

She hasn't been on since the end of July 2016.
Her home town is where I live and she was gonna contact me last summer about flying at my clubs field when she came home for a visit after she retired but nary a peep.
Hope she's OK :Hug: