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

[quitcherbitchen]

Also, where can I get some gunner figures to place in them. A lot of you have done some spectacular work with pilots and gun turret gunners but where do you get the figures?

If you can't find 21 Century pilots try Realmodelpilots Ask Sean for the Bomber Crew. They can make almost any size. I had mine made in 1/24 scale as you don't have to carve a lot of foam to make them fit and they still look about right size for this plane.

[borntoolate]

100% agreed, thanks for sharing, rogbmw! It is true that paint added lots of weight, so in later years as the air war's momentum swung over several types were delivered in silver. We see this with earlier OD green P-51Bs versus silver P-51Ds, early green P-47 razorbacks and later silver P-47 bubbletops, other fighters, and also into the medium and heavy bomber types.

Speaking of bombers my friend, my hangar has room for any German, Japanese or even Allied bombers you may decide to throw our way! I know you are busy over there but I hope you find time for yourself too.

Take care,

Bob

[mirored]

I made up drawings and 3D files for printing holders for HS55 servos for all three turrets. I modified one servo to 360 degree rotation for the top turret. The pilots I used are from 21st century toys. They are 1:18 scale Stuka pilots and gunners but look fine after re-painting them. I am getting ready to do another full up set for a friends B24. It will be a different livery but turrets will match.

[rifleman_btx]

Get you a 360° servo for the top turret and a standard 120° for the nose. That would be really awesome looking!

[Hugh Wiedman]

Anybody know what servo's to use for the gun turrets in front and on top? Also, where can I get some gunner figures to place in them. A lot of you have done some spectacular work with pilots and gun turret gunners but where do you get the figures? Unfortunately, right now I'm using only a 6 channel transmitter, so thinking of hooking up the front turret with a y-connector off the rudder channel and the top turret off a y-connector from the aileron channel. That will have to suffice until I rob another bank and can upgrade to a 9 channel transmitter and receiver. Still using the AR636 with gyro on 14 of my planes cause I've learned (by many "accidents") how to program the gains for 3 different modes and can adjust them while flying. Now if I can just get consistent with the landings I wouldn't have to keep in stock retracts for all these planes. I've somewhat mastered knife edge, pattern flying and even harriers, but you'd think after a couple hundred landings I'd get it, but still an adventure. My wife lands better and she's just started flying her own plane!

[Alpha]

That is awesome rogbmw. Thanks for posting. I love personal connections to models. That is like the seventh heaven of modeling when you get to know or knew the people that actually flew the model you have. Tribute models are the best.

100% agreed, thanks for sharing, rogbmw! It is true that paint added lots of weight, so in later years as the air war's momentum swung over several types were delivered in silver. We see this with earlier OD green P-51Bs versus silver P-51Ds, early green P-47 razorbacks and later silver P-47 bubbletops, other fighters, and also into the medium and heavy bomber types.

[Alpha]

Hugh, that looks really great!!

[Prowler901]

Wow! Very nice Hugh! :Cool:

[Hugh Wiedman]

Here are photos of the installation of the TT-25's and the sound card. I really needed to bundle the wires so everything fit.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Just finished my B-24 and added some paint to help visibility and some of Callie's outstanding graphics. She made the skeleton on the tail in black along with a new pin-up girl I sent her from a low res picture I had. What an artist she is. The teeth are from her Tubarao collection. Only negative is they should have included lighting. One retract was bad but Motion sent me a new one asap, they are the best at customer service. I installed the suspension struts on the mains as well, very nice since it comes with an axel that is held in with a set screw, like the 1600mm Spitfire. No more c clamps, now changing wheels takes 15 seconds with no worries of the wheels coming off on landing or a c clamp flying out of sight when removed. The wheels are nice, but still foam and don't fair well on asphalt runways after 10-15 runs, so am changing to the Hanger 9 ProLite 3 1/4 rubber wheels (same can be used on the Spitfire) for the mains and the Robart 2 3/4" for the nose with a 5/32 dura collar replacing the c clamp. Just a couple of washers to center. Also installed the Mr. RC Aspire card with the multi engine pack and 2 TT-25s. The speakers were installed just in front and below the main spar going through the fuselage, leaving just enough room for the wire harness to come through without getting burnt. Added heat sinks to the speakers, a must. The Aspire card is behind that. Kind of tight spacing with the heat sinks but manageable. With the sound equipment being behind the CG, the plane balanced perfectly with 2 4000mah almost all the way forward with no extra weight. Touch up paint is courtesy of SPUD 37 in his post on Dec 30th #688. The paint specs are from home depot and they are the exact color and finish to the original-thanks for saving me hours of time searching through all of testors paints like I did for the Spitfire. Now have to figure out how to transport this without breaking the guns off. My truck is usually hauling 5-6 planes out at a time, including a Beast 60 with wings attached and the Spitfire and a 1700mm P-51, so they all have to play nice for the ride. Can't wait for the wind to subside to maiden this beastie. Just wish Motion would get some more props in stock.

[CT]

I am thinking of adding this bird to my fleet, and have a question for owners, Is it possible to mod and add bombay doors in the center fuse? My LX B-25 already incorporates workable doors and get a blast out of dropping parachutes and water bombs, the kids absolutely love it

[quitcherbitchen]

That is awesome rogbmw. Thanks for posting. I love personal connections to models. That is like the seventh heaven of modeling when you get to know or knew the people that actually flew the model you have. Tribute models are the best.

[rogbmw]

Here is a link to a page on the 90th bomb group. My dad was an engineer on either the Queen Mae or Queen Ann - I have to check my records.

Dad also told me that their "replacement" plane was silver, not olive drab. The photo of the Queen Mae in this collection backs this up. Dad said that the silver planes came over not painted, as the olive planes were several hundred pounds heavier with the weight of the paint on the planes. On the first bombing raid on either Borneo or Palau, Dad's plane (the non-painted one) was the first plane to return from the mission. Evidently Stars and Stripes was there, and a newsreel was filmed of them returning and being given a beer. I have tried in vein to locate the film footage. He said that after the raid, the formation broke and everyone headed home. Since their plane was newer and not painted, they were the first plane back.

Lots of pics:

[dkalwishky]

Control Board/RX Wiring Question...

I've assembled several aircraft but this one has me a bit stymied. I'm somewhat a newbie to RC flying so still in the learning phase in a lot of respects. The B-24 is my first 4 engine/motor aircraft. I'm at point of installing the RX (an Admiral 600SP gyro) after attaching the left/right wing wiring to the control board in the fuse.

The question I have is: where does the small plug go on the ESC/UBEC cable as I circled in the pic? I'm assuming the plug on the ESC/UBEC is a power plug for the RX (?) but just am not sure what channel connection it would be used on the Admiral RX. All plugs are in their proper place on the control board connections going to the RX and all channel connections are filled on the RX. The GEAR, RUDD, ELEV, AILE and THRO ports on the RX are self-explanatory, however, the AUX and the BIND/AUX2 aren't so much.

I've watched Pilot Ryan's build video for the B-24, calibrating the ESC's on the B-24 and also all the videos he's done on the Admiral RX in regards to setup and his flight test but it still isn't clear where the plug on the ESC/UBEC cable goes. Obviously I'd rather show my ignorance than burn up a component.

I hope what I'm asking is clear and I'll bet it's a simple solution that I'm just not grasping.

Thanks for any help for the handicapped...

Rod

You can plug it into any unused channel on the receiver, if you don’t have a free channel then you can use the bind plug port once you’ve bound the transmitter.

some guys will also use a Y connector on the bind port.

[Justwingit]

Here's another video from the B-24 formation flight during the annual Arizona Electric Festival held last weekend in Mesa Arizona...

TWO FlightLine RC B-24 Liberators are joined by Barrett Hochhaus' HUGE scratch-built B-24 "Lola II"!

During the flight we discuss the history of the B-24 Liberator and also the infamous Ploesti Raid, and give credit to those brave pilots and aircrews...

Enjoy the Show!

[ArielCrusader]

Control Board/RX Wiring Question...

I've assembled several aircraft but this one has me a bit stymied. I'm somewhat a newbie to RC flying so still in the learning phase in a lot of respects. The B-24 is my first 4 engine/motor aircraft. I'm at point of installing the RX (an Admiral 600SP gyro) after attaching the left/right wing wiring to the control board in the fuse.

The question I have is: where does the small plug go on the ESC/UBEC cable as I circled in the pic? I'm assuming the plug on the ESC/UBEC is a power plug for the RX (?) but just am not sure what channel connection it would be used on the Admiral RX. All plugs are in their proper place on the control board connections going to the RX and all channel connections are filled on the RX. The GEAR, RUDD, ELEV, AILE and THRO ports on the RX are self-explanatory, however, the AUX and the BIND/AUX2 aren't so much.

I've watched Pilot Ryan's build video for the B-24, calibrating the ESC's on the B-24 and also all the videos he's done on the Admiral RX in regards to setup and his flight test but it still isn't clear where the plug on the ESC/UBEC cable goes. Obviously I'd rather show my ignorance than burn up a component.

I hope what I'm asking is clear and I'll bet it's a simple solution that I'm just not grasping.

Thanks for any help for the handicapped...

Rod

[pmisuinas]

Welcome. I think they are well worth it...Pete M

[ruffneckx1]

pmisuinas ....thanks for the info. I'll look into them.

Woody

[xplaneguy]

When is the next one? I will hold off planning until I hear from the Squadron Commander.

Bob

Hey Bob, We had a good turnout Saturday with 8 members attending (Tony, Evelyn, Brent, Corey, Ric, Tim, Johnny, and Steve). The next event is Mar 17th. I'll send out an email a week prior. Here's two photos taken Saturday, after two of the B-24s were put away.

[pmisuinas]

Your turrets look great. What did you use for the receiver portion for your guns ? They look fantastic.

Woody

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