Official FlightLine F4U-1A Corsair 1600mm (63") Wingspan

[Hugh Wiedman]

There may well be 2 gurus,,, I think so

Only 1 Guru and one unworthy apprentice, so sayeth Grasshopper.

[f4u ausie]

There may well be 2 gurus,,, I think so

[Elbee]

Ahhh, shucks and big time thanks to you and everyone who didn't get bored and commit hari-kari waiting for the check flight. LOL

[Aros]

Well deserved! In fact Steve should have the entire magazine devoted to his skills!

[Elbee]

I was catching up on my Model Aviation mags the other day and came across this in the Focal Point section of the January 2025 issue (yes, I'm way behind on everything, day late and a dollar short):Maybe someone highlighted this back in January here, but don't remember seeing it. So my belated congratulations to Elbee!! Love seeing stuff from you all in print. The description of the aircraft is a bit long since he mentioned his voluminous list of modifications probably leaving the copy manager to suggest a full page article, which is what it deserves, with hundreds of photos . Liked the part near the end where it says at this writing in June 2024, Steve has yet to fly it. Didn't I hear somewhere that he donated it to the Smithsonian Air and Sea Museum?

33 laughing faces for you, Sir.

Best, LB

ps: I did my first check flight in Aug and loved it.

[Hugh Wiedman]

I was catching up on my Model Aviation mags the other day and came across this in the Focal Point section of the January 2025 issue (yes, I'm way behind on everything, day late and a dollar short):



Maybe someone highlighted this back in January here, but don't remember seeing it. So my belated congratulations to Elbee!! Love seeing stuff from you all in print. The description of the aircraft is a bit long since he mentioned his voluminous list of modifications probably leaving the copy manager to suggest a full page article, which is what it deserves, with hundreds of photos . Liked the part near the end where it says at this writing in June 2024, Steve has yet to fly it. Didn't I hear somewhere that he donated it to the Smithsonian Air and Sea Museum?

[Graeme Halliday]

Thanks

[Evan D]

I am pretty sure for the two items you are asking about the answer is yes. 99.9%

[Graeme Halliday]

Excuse me if this has already been asked. Would a spare fuselage come with the glued parts already fitted. In particular the motor mount. And then are the gear doors supplied fitted to the wings. I managed to break my bubble top version but having salvaged a lot of things, I don’t want to buy more than required. Thanks in advance for any replies.

[Grossman56]

I remember! That was the first year at Muncie, I had the Pitts, the Pandora and I think I had the P51B which I had just flown for the first time. Man the following year I had the Bearcat, BBD, Shangri-la, The P40, the Tigercat the Avanti, My Little Gal and a whole lot more experience! Some are still around too



Now, that was the year of the first 1600 mm Spitfire of which I now have two and the 3rd year of Muncie I brought mine, although tail heavy, once I got that worked out she flies fine. The new one was spot on the CG, go figure.
The Corsair had her first flight but I wasn't satisfied with it so did some changes to the CG and the changed out the receiver for my old favorite, 10ch Lemon true diversity and an A3L. Wish you could buy those rx's again, they were amazing!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[OV10]

About 10 years ago in Muncie I remember trying to convince you that you needed a warbird, better late than never buddy
🤪
Warbird Charlie

[Grossman56]

I hear you Elbee, I haven't given up on the idea of getting a spare fuse and going to work on it, good learning experience for the next project which might be the bubble top version using your cowl flaps as well, might as well go all the way.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[e4dragongunner]

Brilliant!!!

[Elbee]

Grossman56

With all due deference, cutting back the foam allowed for a longer bell which in turn allowed for a smaller opening for the electric motor.

For my build, this also allowed the first cylinder row to set back closer to scale location aft of the cowl ring.

I compensated for the motor thrust line offsets and the tighter tolerance at the motor by angling that portion of the print to match the thrust line offsets and prop adapter.

Different strokes for different folks.
I love the idea of the photo for back row of cylinders which have saved me about 1/4" of foam surgery.

Again, really nice work gentlemen; you guys are awesome.

Best, LB

[jetfool]

Maavalous, Simply Maavalous!

[Grossman56]

When Dave sent me those pics, taken at our field last week, I just sat and stared. It looked so real!
The original bellhousing is really long and in order to get it to fit over the motor with enough clearance and to meet the maximum length of the overall project ( which was around 2.5"), we had to leave a fair amount of the front of the motor open, what we gained for the sacrifice in looks was the amount of air cooling flowing across the electric motor, a good trade off.
Here's a shot of the bellhousing with the front row of cylinders glued on:

Then, I washed the cylinders down with black and placed it onto the photo of the back cylinders.

I used some elastic thread, the kind you find on greeting cards, for the spark plug wires, unfortunately for me, I had to use two different kinds, they were different shades of gold so I decided to go black and be a little different than Dave's. BTW, I designed the ring that the wires come off of.
this is what the rear cylinders look like:

I just printed it off on photo paper in black and white and it worked quite well. A lot easier than trying to get a proper picture.
Here's one of the concepts we tried using the 1/8th" thick rear cylinders:

And these are after removing the original motor from the cowling and trial fitting the new motor:

This is Dave's finished product, all ready for final installation:


This project was so much fun, goes to show you what can be done with this new technology!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[f4u ausie]

Yes absolutely incredible rendition of the r2800

[Elbee]

Grossman56

Even without 'hacking foam' it is a thing of beauty.

Bravo Zulu to each of you.

Best, LB

[jetfool]

Fantastic Dangerous!

[Aros]

Wow! Simply beautiful!!