Official FlightLine RC 1600mm P-38 Lightning Thread

[Alpha]

Man, wish I could be there Alpha! But I have an AZ Electric Festival meeting to attend that day (I'm Asst CD). You guys (as in MRC) sending anyone over to that? It's last weekend of February:

http://azelectricfestival.org/

I can't make any promises just yet but I am working on having a plane or two at Superstition this year!

[Brandon Moon]

Brandon, on the upper right window, select "My Profile". That will take you to your profile, where on the left side you'll see your avatar. Hover your mouse over the avatar, and an "Edit My Avatar" button will appear. Click that to then upload your new image.

That hover feature is not working for me

[FLTRI]

Back in action! For anyone reading this who is in the Southern California area, there is a scale fun fly event at Apollo on Sunday Feb 13. I'll be there with all three Flightline aircraft giving free test drives. Come over and say hello to the guy with a parade of airplanes and swarms of questioners.

Do you have a link? I retired in December, and can't think of a better way to spend a day. What city is it in? Should be a short drive from (Viva) Las Vegas...

[Alpha]

Do you have a link? I retired in December, and can't think of a better way to spend a day. What city is it in? Should be a short drive from (Viva) Las Vegas...

www.valleyflyers.com is the club's website, and the event poster is on the bottom of the page. I hope to see you there!

[Alpha]

Someone asked me what the "umbrella" markings are on the side of the Allied Green "Bobcat II" nacelle. They aren't kill markings, but instead notated "Top Cover" for any allied aircraft. Other P-38s have been shown to use a marking depicting a "cane and top hat", which notated "Fighter Escort" for bombers. A "Broom" marking notated a CAP mission. There were other types of markings as well for a variety of targets and missions.

Bobcat II does have four aerial victories, notated by the four swastikas.

[roys001]

I'm looking forward to seeing what you bring out. The anticipation for the delivery of this plane is overwhelming. I've been reading up on the history, purpose, and tactics used by the pilots in both theaters. I'm looking forward to painting on the black and white VE strips. Something to help the plane stand out a bit more.

[TiredIronGRB]

Post the videos...they're awesome...

[Bajora]

Another static shot of the Allied Green P-38

[Brandon Moon]

Great photos...Keep m' coming :)

[Alpha]

Here is a video with a quick Overview of the P-38, and a brief flight demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk6sTui-AlM

[Alpha]

And here is an Assembly and Decaling video which shows the fairly straightforward assembly process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvD9NtHZ7S4

[mr.frankenjet]

new forum, new plane, new year, what's not to like ? Videos like awesome, she looks to be powerful, nimble, and lands pretty slow, YYYYEEEESSSS :o)) Going to be sweet in the hangar and at the field

[Bajora]

Mmmmmm ... zinc chromate green :D

[crxmanpat]

Jon,

How is the zinc chromate in person? In some of the pics it looks a little too "green". Maybe it was just the lighting.

[Bajora]

I thought the paint on mine looked a little more accurate than what I saw in the MotionRC videos BUT ... that could just be the variations in the color rendering of everyone's video cameras.

[crxmanpat]

Sounds good. Thanks!

[GhostStone]

This is my first post here. I've been a longtime member on RCG. I am really looking forward to this P-38. I am pre-ordering the Allied Green.

[Alpha]

Welcome home, GhostStone!

Bajora, your model is straight off the assembly line, which incorporates my last minute changes, one of which is a more sedated zinc chromate green. Mine was too blueish, while yours is more accurate and will be what everyone is receiving.

[F106DeltaDart]

Looks great! I couldn't resist and preordered an Allied Green. Also threw in some FMS P-51 wheels to mess around with bigger tires on the mains.

[Bajora]

Welcome home, GhostStone!

Bajora, your model is straight off the assembly line, which incorporates my last minute changes, one of which is a more sedated zinc chromate green. Mine was too blueish, while yours is more accurate and will be what everyone is receiving.

Cool, so my eye was accurate (for once) and there is a slight difference between what I saw in the MRC videos and the one I am reviewing for MA.