Official FlightLine RC 2000mm B-24D/J Liberator Thread

[Clearblue]

I enjoy the challenge of painting small details. Here's how my cockpit turned out. Plus a few additions.

[Sky Wolf]

I enjoy the challenge of painting small details. Here's how my cockpit turned out. Plus a few additions.

Looks really good ClearBlue!!

[ruffneckx1]

That cockpit looks sweet.

Woody

[rifleman_btx]

Wow! Heck yeah it does!

[Clearblue]

Thanks guys! The 3d printed parts really do add a bunch of detail that otherwise, just isn't there.

Jim.

[Hugh Wiedman]

I enjoy the challenge of painting small details. Here's how my cockpit turned out. Plus a few additions.

Your cockpit looks spectacular. Where did you find those pilot figures.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Finished adding crew members in front and top turret and hooking up servos in each; front to the rudder channel and top to the ailerons as I only have a 6 channel transmitter. I got the 3D parts, which are very detailed, but couldn't get my crew members to fit in properly. Figures in the front turret and especially the top that somewhat resembled the size of the pilots were too big when putting the 3D turret parts in, so for now I used the base materials and figures I found at Toys R Us, with a little repainting (the top figure is actually a star wars storm trooper with some things removed and repainted). Flying it again tomorrow, so this will have to do for now until I start working on my extra nose and cockpit with the 3D parts and different figures. The only bomber crews I could find online were either 1/32 scale (way too small, they looked like midgets compared to the pilots) or 1/18 scale which were too big to fit in the turrets. The pilots head alone for size won't even fit in the top turret. Loved Clearblue's pilots, only wish I could find them for my second cockpit version with the 3D parts (or talk him into building out a cockpit for me, hah), so for now using figures similar to the ones I put in the front turret. Added the sound card as well and you can see the video with the sound and operating turrets on the link I've attached in the next post. Happy Flying, hope the wind is light tomorrow, hate landing this thing in a cross wind.

I got my spare props, but noticed Motion is once again out of props. We must be feeding them to the bears!

[Hugh Wiedman]

Here's the video Link

[Hardway]

Very cool!!!! You are cutting your bird short! She is not 1700mm, but 2000mm Woo Hoo!!! :Cool::Drinks:

[Hugh Wiedman]

Very cool!!!! You are cutting your bird short! She is not 1700mm, but 2000mm Woo Hoo!!! :Cool::Drinks:

Yes, I do know that, I'm just early alzheimers. Was also working on my 1700mm Spitfire changing out the stock wheels with rubber Hanger 9 wheels to fly tomorrow also and was preoccupied with thinking of that plane.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Very cool!!!! You are cutting your bird short! She is not 1700mm, but 2000mm Woo Hoo!!! :Cool::Drinks:

See how bad with numbers I am? The Spitfire is 1600mm. And to make matters worse, I'm in Finance!!

[Hardway]

LOL LOL I wasn't giving you a hard time, but after I read that spec, I was thinking, the wing is bigger than that!!!! HA!!!! We can share the same room when the powers that be get rid of us!!!! LOL GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!!!!!!!! :Cool: Keep flying Bro!! Jerry

[Prowler901]

Really nice job, Hugh! She looks and sounds great! :Cool:

[Clearblue]

Hugh your bird looks spectacular! I found them on line. But they quickly sold out. I'll include the link so you can see which ones I used. Every once in a while you can find them on eBay, but they aren't that cheap. Hopeful you have a very pleasant maiden! Interested in hearing your post maiden report. https://ww2toys.net/WWII-AAF-P-51-Mu...ure-V54686.htm

Jim.

[SoLongSidekick]

Has anyone considered the turret or guns from this seller? https://www.iflytailies.com/store/guns-ordnance/

[zorkahn]

Hugh your bird looks spectacular! I found them on line. But they quickly sold out. I'll include the link so you can see which ones I used. Every once in a while you can find them on eBay, but they aren't that cheap. Hopeful you have a very pleasant maiden! Interested in hearing your post maiden report. https://ww2toys.net/WWII-AAF-P-51-Mu...ure-V54686.htm

Jim.

Hi all,

You can also turn these guys into gunners. I found them at Toys R Us for around $13.

Mark

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hi all,

You can also turn these guys into gunners. I found them at Toys R Us for around $13.

Mark

Mark,

Those are the same ones I used in my front turret, also from Toys R Us. You can see them in the photos I posted on #1167. For the top turret, used a little smaller figure, also from Toys R Us, but this was a Storm Trooper-had to cut a lot off it and repaint it so it didn't look ridiculous. I almost put the "rocket Raccoon" in from Guardians of the Galaxy, it fit perfect, but at the last minute I bailed on that. The 3D parts for the front turret make it difficult to use these figures, but I think they are a good size.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hugh your bird looks spectacular! I found them on line. But they quickly sold out. I'll include the link so you can see which ones I used. Every once in a while you can find them on eBay, but they aren't that cheap. Hopeful you have a very pleasant maiden! Interested in hearing your post maiden report. https://ww2toys.net/WWII-AAF-P-51-Mu...ure-V54686.htm

Jim.

Jim, flew it today in a very gusty crosswind, but it wasn't the maiden, just the first time with the operating turrets. The sound system with the multi-engine pack sounded great. Everyone at the field came to the edge of the runway to watch (1st B-24 at our field), even the high end Jet guys. Flew it 4 times and this time I wasn't as nervous as the first few times and noticed that it flies much smoother on the stated low rates. Now use those as my mid rates and even a little less on the low. You really need to steer this thing with the rudder, using the opposite ailerons to keep it somewhat flat with a little up elevator. It tracks very well on take-off, even in a cross wind, and lands nice and smooth (used only 1/2 flaps since we had gusting 17mph winds). I'm still not that great with landings, after 4 years and maybe 300 flights with all manner of planes, but this is the easiest plane to land in my fleet. Makes me look like I know what I'm doing until they see my landings with the 1700mm P-51 and Corsair.

One of the guys at the field took a nice video of about 8 minutes of one of the flights and sent it to me on WhatsApp. Don't know if I can upload it to You Tube so I can post it here, as I'm not the most technically savy guy, leave that to my teenage son and daughter. Any one know how I could post it?

[Sky Wolf]

Hugh, from Whats App just save the video to your phone, then upload that to YouTube. It's a pretty simple process. Let us know if you need help. You can send it to my WhatsApp and I'll do it for you if you need help with it.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hi all,

You can also turn these guys into gunners. I found them at Toys R Us for around $13.

Mark

Mark,

I used those guys in my front turret, and may also use them in the cockpit if I can't find Clearblue's pilots. I may have found them in some weird site called Clubwhole (although it looks a little sketchy). Ordered 2 of them, let's see if they ever get here. Just looked up WWII AAF P-51 Mustang Pilot 1:18 Scale Figure (ebay and the other legit sites were sold out as Clearblue mentioned). If these never come, I'll use the Toys R Us figures I already have and repaint them a bit for my redo of the cockpit with the 3D parts. May just use Groot and Rocket Raccoon!