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Originally posted by Alpha.MotionRC View PostThanks for keeping this bird under wraps, RCjetdude, I know it wasn't easy. And thanks for all your skillful work, too! You're right, this aircraft is really a "Detailer's Delight". Customizers like you and Brandon Moon and TiredIronGRB and others will have fun with the possibilities this bird's large palette provides. Might I recommend after your current slew of customizations, to also consider fabricating the adapter rail for the AGM-65s. Were you going to do TERs as well?
And in case anyone was wondering, RCjetdude was one of the first pilots to pre-order and he paid in full, so his A-10 discussed here is not a sponsored build --it's entirely his aircraft, his thoughts, his feedback as a paying customer. We've asked him as we've asked all our customer review partners to be thorough and objective. I for one know I'm very excited to try some of these mods when my production A-10 arrives (which is long after all of you receive yours!).
Now, finish up that cannon! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT
Gotta get the paint finished first though.
Kelly's autograph...
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Seeing the photo of the wing underside with Kelly's signature reminded me of something I meant to post awhile back regarding servo covers. Parkflyerplastics (Keith Sparks) makes awesome servo fairings that'll clean up those exposed servos nicely. A great guy to deal with, Keith also makes a bunch of other useful stuff. :Cool:
http://parkflyerplastics.com/cart/in...roducts_id=315
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Looks incredible- well done! Steve, I was just looking at the Parkflyer servo fairings I have on hand and remembered even the large ones are only ~10mm high which may not work on the A-10. In the past I've used these- the middle ones are ~13mm high.
Park Flyer Plastics Air cooling scoops - This set of scoops should keep you from gluing plastic spoons to your models. There are three types on one sheet and they come in pairs for a total of 17 scoops. Naca scoops sizes ( width at scoop hole) 1.5", 1.25", 1" , 7/8" , 3/4" , 5/8 ", 1/2 " High
Tom
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Originally posted by Pogo View PostLooks incredible- well done! Steve, I was just looking at the Parkflyer servo fairings I have on hand and remembered even the large ones are only ~10mm high which may not work on the A-10. In the past I've used these- the middle ones are ~13mm high.
Park Flyer Plastics Air cooling scoops - This set of scoops should keep you from gluing plastic spoons to your models. There are three types on one sheet and they come in pairs for a total of 17 scoops. Naca scoops sizes ( width at scoop hole) 1.5", 1.25", 1" , 7/8" , 3/4" , 5/8 ", 1/2 " High
Tom
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Originally posted by TiredIronGRB View Post
Bring it over and let's maiden it!
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I was up until 3:00 in the morning on Thursday trying to get it painted enough to take it to the Nall but ended up just taking a wing for Kelly to sign. Still I have been working on it almost non-stop since the 4th. The canopy/cockpit was the most time consuming and it still needs a little work to get it to close better but it was time for paint. I don't necessarily enjoy painting but love the A-10 and Euro scheme.
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Canopy/cockpit mods (continued from post #76 and next installment is post #194)
Still trying to get caught up on this part of the build. For all the changes I made where I needed to add material I would make templates out of poster board to ensure a part would fit before I even cut it. Once I had the cockpit the right size and shape and the instrument panels fitting the way I wanted I then set to work on separating the front and back sections of the canopy and making the frame members from 1/8" plywood. I used the section of the canopy deck I removed earlier to help determine the size and shape of the sill plate.
I temporarily taped the front canopy section in place which allowed me to trace around the canopy onto some poster board to make the template for the windshield frame. Once drawn I cut it out and folded it in half vertically to determine that it was symmetrical.
I made two of these frames exactly the same size and shape by using the tiniest amount of medium CA to tack them together in three spots. This allowed me to sand them on my belt sander and with my Dremel to be identical and the pop them apart.
The frame parts ready to go.
Next up will be the raising mechanism...
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Steve
for me the tough part of building an opening canopy was designing a lock system to secure the canopy at the front to ensure it doesn't open in flight or place additional load on the servo driving the canopy. I've been thinking about using a gear door sequencer to drive the canopy servo and lock pins with a separate servo.
The other option would be too have the canopy move forward at the end of its cycle locking the pins.
im looking forward to how you design the opening and closing mechanism. Weight is a consideration on planes this size but not so much on big jets
thanks
John.
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Originally posted by Jpahemi1 View PostSteve
for me the tough part of building an opening canopy was designing a lock system to secure the canopy at the front to ensure it doesn't open in flight or place additional load on the servo driving the canopy. I've been thinking about using a gear door sequencer to drive the canopy servo and lock pins with a separate servo.
The other option would be too have the canopy move forward at the end of its cycle locking the pins.
im looking forward to how you design the opening and closing mechanism. Weight is a consideration on planes this size but not so much on big jets
thanks
John.
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