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

[davegee]

Sounds good Dave, around ten is fine.
Dan

Cool, will do Danger Dan. I spent a good part of the day finishing up the 3D printed pilot, with the help of my wife who did the major preliminary painting. I then got into the detailing and adding things like the cords that come out of the headsets to communicate with others.

I think the pilot came out pretty well, certainly looks better than the OEM Porcelain Petes. It worked out to make a scale full-body pilot so I didn't have to start hacking off limbs to get him to fit! I"ll attach a few pics of my pilot when I finished it and will be gluing it in tonight or tomorrow. Nor rush as we have plenty of snow to melt off before I can fly again.

In trial fittings he slides in very well and his feet don't touch the rudder or elevator wires. Very impressed with doing 3D printing. Tons of potential in modeling!

The pilot is supposed to represent Lt. Robert M. Hanson, USMCR, the highest scoring ace in WWII in the Corsair (25 kills). KIA in early 1944 on a strafing mission of a Japanese flak tower, just having attained the age of 23. MOH recipient (posthumously).


Cheers

Davegee

[jetfool]

Thanks, Elbee.

f4u ausie,

Being retired I tell my wife that this is (modeling) my full-time job. After all I'M the boss in my house........when She's not around!

Best Regards, Rex

[Grossman56]

Hi Dan: I've got your pilot completed, sans paint. Otherwise it should be ready to install in your airplane when the time comes. What I did on mine this morning was cut a 1 inch diameter dowel about 1/2 inch thick disc, and then put it on the sander to bevel one side some. I then put the cut dowel with the thicker part forward, like a seat cushion for the pilot. This makes the pilot's legs a little more elevated and they clear the rudder and elevator control rods. Just a thought.

I should be able to drop by your house tomorrow morning. Does mid-morning work for you? I can drop by about 10 am after I finish at the gym if that is ok. If not, name a time and I can probably make it.

My wife is painting my pilot now. Acrylic paints seem to cover the natural PLA material that the pilot is made out of, no problem, without using a primer. Should look Much better than the Porcelain Petes we have been saddled with for the past several years!

Great minds think alike; I also removed the tail hook yesterday with no problems. Now, that's a Marine Corsair!! TRIVIA QUESTION: How much did the tail hook and bar on the Corsair weigh?? ANS: Approximately 48 pounds.

Cheers

Davegee

Sounds good Dave, around ten is fine.
Dan

[f4u ausie]

You all do an absolutely AMAZING job,, lotsa time effort

[Elbee]

Elbee,

Do you offer an STL for the F4U-1D Canopy that is in your picture? Preparing for the day I get the Bubble top Corsair. Going to keep the high school industrial class busy printing B-26 parts this semester.
Starting to snow here, expecting 4-8" next 2 days. So, hibernating in the workshop. No Honey - Do list at this time.

Best Regards, Rex

Rex, that design is from a 1:32 5-view drawing.

It is scale to the drawing which is scale to the 1:1 and unfortunately does not fit the FlightLine Corsair.

With any model interpretation by a manufacturer, certain 'liberties' are taken for manufacturing as you probably are aware.

I was quite surprised that my design from the drawing wasn't even close to fitting the FlightLine model.

As a result, I bought a second canopy from MotionRC and designed around that for the sliding canopy feature.

I even went so far as cutout the 3D printed frame and resize it to the width and length and it just was not worth the effort to mod to the FlightLine Corsair.

In the end, the mod worked, but I went backwards around the block to get there.

Best, LB

[jetfool]

Elbee,

Do you offer an STL for the F4U-1D Canopy that is in your picture? Preparing for the day I get the Bubble top Corsair. Going to keep the high school industrial class busy printing B-26 parts this semester.
Starting to snow here, expecting 4-8" next 2 days. So, hibernating in the workshop. No Honey - Do list at this time.

Best Regards, Rex

[Elbee]

Thanks for the picture Elbee, the rail braces look like allan keys, now I have an idea of what to aim for.Grossman56(Dangerous Dan)

Dan, more than welcome, Sir. Best, Steve

[davegee]

Got the tail hook off, it was easier than I thought, just press fitted on, no C clips or other PITA's, a little touch up on the paint and she looks good. Probably gained 10 mph
Tomorrow is pilot day!!!!
Can't wait to see the little guy!
Thanks for the picture Elbee, the rail braces look like allan keys, now I have an idea of what to aim for.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Hi Dan: I've got your pilot completed, sans paint. Otherwise it should be ready to install in your airplane when the time comes. What I did on mine this morning was cut a 1 inch diameter dowel about 1/2 inch thick disc, and then put it on the sander to bevel one side some. I then put the cut dowel with the thicker part forward, like a seat cushion for the pilot. This makes the pilot's legs a little more elevated and they clear the rudder and elevator control rods. Just a thought.

I should be able to drop by your house tomorrow morning. Does mid-morning work for you? I can drop by about 10 am after I finish at the gym if that is ok. If not, name a time and I can probably make it.

My wife is painting my pilot now. Acrylic paints seem to cover the natural PLA material that the pilot is made out of, no problem, without using a primer. Should look Much better than the Porcelain Petes we have been saddled with for the past several years!

Great minds think alike; I also removed the tail hook yesterday with no problems. Now, that's a Marine Corsair!! TRIVIA QUESTION: How much did the tail hook and bar on the Corsair weigh?? ANS: Approximately 48 pounds.

Cheers

Davegee

[Grossman56]

Got the tail hook off, it was easier than I thought, just press fitted on, no C clips or other PITA's, a little touch up on the paint and she looks good. Probably gained 10 mph
Tomorrow is pilot day!!!!
Can't wait to see the little guy!
Thanks for the picture Elbee, the rail braces look like allan keys, now I have an idea of what to aim for.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

Sounds good Dave

[davegee]

EWWWWWW!!!!
Cool Dave. I was thinking the same thing with the pilot, if I make the foot rails and allow for the control rod throw, it should work out fine. I sure like the idea of having a full pilot in the cockpit.
I'm off for Sunday and Monday, can't wait to see the little guy.
Come on over when he's out of the oven!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Hi Dan: I am going to work on a second pilot today. It takes about 9 hours to print up the body, so that is an overnight job. If I can't make it by your house on Sunday, let's plan on Monday. I'm gearing up to go down to Boca Chica TX on Wednesday to see the Starship 7 launch (hopefully) so I'm starting to get busy getting my camera gear ready to go for it.

I'll let you know how it comes out and if it is suitable quality for your airplane

Cheers

Davegee

[davegee]

Grossman56

Danger,

Depending on where you placed your foot troughs, you can easily fit a 'full-bodied' pilot above and on either side of the control rods.

That's exactly how it worked out for me.

I did move my Rudder Servo aft of the cockpit, but that was to allow room for the sliding canopy mechanism, additional light wiring, and whatnot.

Great work, both of y'all.

Best, LB

Thanks for the pics of the foot troughs. there should be a way to make some and put them in,

Davegee

[Elbee]

Grossman56

Danger,

Depending on where you placed your foot troughs, you can easily fit a 'full-bodied' pilot above and on either side of the control rods.

That's exactly how it worked out for me.

I did move my Rudder Servo aft of the cockpit, but that was to allow room for the sliding canopy mechanism, additional light wiring, and whatnot.

Great work, both of y'all.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

EWWWWWW!!!!
Cool Dave. I was thinking the same thing with the pilot, if I make the foot rails and allow for the control rod throw, it should work out fine. I sure like the idea of having a full pilot in the cockpit.
I'm off for Sunday and Monday, can't wait to see the little guy.
Come on over when he's out of the oven!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Elbee]

Thanks, Elbee. One thing I had a problem with. I printed the head in a couple of different sizes and made two prints of the rest of the body. The larger one fits the scale of this Corsair pretty well. The problem with fitting the head to the body is that the neck on the head sculpt is Really wide and thick and the hole in the body where the neck is supposed to fit is really small. If I was to increase the size of the body so that the head would fit that neck hole, the body would be Way to huge for this airplane. What I did was sand down the neck on the head, did some puttying and sanding where the seam was, and I think it will work out fine. In a little airplane with a closed canopy I don't think anyone will ever notice.

Quite Clever.

I added a "negative" cylinder shape in Prusa Slicer that created a hole where the neck should be located in each part.

I then printed a cylinder in the same size that became the neck.

Two different means to the same end.

Again, nicely done.

Best, LB

[davegee]

Very, Very, Nice!

Thanks, Rex. This size pilot fits the Corsair pretty well. We'll see how he looks after my wife paints him up.

Cheers

Davegee

[davegee]

Congrats,:clap: it looks pretty darn good. Your slicing skills are improving. Best, LB

Thanks, Elbee. One thing I had a problem with. I printed the head in a couple of different sizes and made two prints of the rest of the body. The larger one fits the scale of this Corsair pretty well. The problem with fitting the head to the body is that the neck on the head sculpt is Really wide and thick and the hole in the body where the neck is supposed to fit is really small. If I was to increase the size of the body so that the head would fit that neck hole, the body would be Way to huge for this airplane. What I did was sand down the neck on the head, did some puttying and sanding where the seam was, and I think it will work out fine. In a little airplane with a closed canopy I don't think anyone will ever notice.

[Elbee]

Here is my first preliminary Corsair pilot, I dub V1. Print designed by Max Grueter....Here's some pics hot off the printer!

Congrats,:clap: it looks pretty darn good. Your slicing skills are improving. Best, LB

[jetfool]

Very, Very, Nice!

[davegee]

Here is my first preliminary Corsair pilot, I dub V1. Print designed by Max Grueter. Went together pretty well, had to compromise the size a bit to have the pilot fit in the cockpit ok, which he does. Ran a control test as the rods going back to the tail run right under his feet, but he doesn't interfere with any control movement. I think I'll mount him with boots just aboe the control rods.

My wife is going to try and paint him tomorrow if she has the time.

Here's some pics hot off the printer!