Official FlightLine 1600mm B-25J Mitchell PNP Thread

[Fast N Light]

Yours looks great. I went with the stock rims and Dave Brown foams that completely cancel out any bounce on a paved runway., the silver keep the plane very cool in the California summer sun , green will bubble the skin . will print a set of the 3d rims soon but use foams glued to the rim possibly. haven't mad a huge effort to detail the b-25 yet

Thanks It came out even better than I expected. Callie did a fantastic job on my custom graphics.

I have used Dave Brown tires extensively and they are great! However, I recommend Robart for the B-25 based on appearance. The 3.5" main wheel has presence, taking away the toy look of the OEM wheel. Both DB & Robart perform well as low bounce. Robart has a bit more weight, but it will have better durability in the long run.The B-25 can carry another oz or two...

[xviper]

I need some assistance...I just assembled my Flightline B-25J last night following Wesley's video...and it went very well! He addressed needing a 7 channel receiver if using the bomb bay. Something that wasn't addressed is on each of my throttle wires, there is also a reverse brake connection. I assume they also connect to a Y cable, but I'm not sure where to plug it into the receiver. I have a Spektrum NX8+ transmitter, and do I just choose a switch for the brake or does it connect to the throttle somehow?

"Y" the 2 plugs together, knowing that the single wire on each is a "signal" wire (disregard the color). Plug that into an empty channel and then assign a switch to that channel. On your NX8, go for ch.8. I assign the long toggle on the right. It's a 3-way but just don't stop in the middle. Test to make sure both motors reverse together and at the same time.

[Craterman]

I need some assistance...I just assembled my Flightline B-25J last night following Wesley's video...and it went very well! He addressed needing a 7 channel receiver if using the bomb bay. Something that wasn't addressed is on each of my throttle wires, there is also a reverse brake connection. I assume they also connect to a Y cable, but I'm not sure where to plug it into the receiver. I have a Spektrum NX8+ transmitter, and do I just choose a switch for the brake or does it connect to the throttle somehow?

[Elbee]

Your model looks great! I like the silver and for me the gunship nose is the only way to go.

For mine I stayed with olive/grey and made a drop in 3D printed nose. Replaced the 50 cal barrels all around including Browning M2 full bodies for the turret. Rims for ]

F&L,

Great mods and perfectly executed per usual.

Best, LB

[Elbee]

vrosi1963

Beautiful repaint, Sir.

Nicely done.

Best, LB

[vrosi1963]

Your model looks great! I like the silver and for me the gunship nose is the only way to go.

For mine I stayed with olive/grey and made a drop in 3D printed nose. Replaced the 50 cal barrels all around including Browning M2 full bodies for the turret. Rims for Robart tires are available on Thingiverse.

Yours looks great. I went with the stock rims and Dave Brown foams that completely cancel out any bounce on a paved runway., the silver keep the plane very cool in the California summer sun , green will bubble the skin . will print a set of the 3d rims soon but use foams glued to the rim possibly. haven't mad a huge effort to detail the b-25 yet

[Fast N Light]

hope everyone had a good Memorial day ..to much traffic in our area and di not go fly today. late day photos ..Glad i made the effort to repaint the b25 and finish the rescaled 3d printed 8x 50 cal removable gun nose the all the green ones are almost identical . not a completely easy conversion but very worth it as i never liked the clear nose b25s unless it was a air Apache field conversion

Your model looks great! I like the silver and for me the gunship nose is the only way to go.

For mine I stayed with olive/grey and made a drop in 3D printed nose. Replaced the 50 cal barrels all around including Browning M2 full bodies for the turret. Rims for Robart tires are available on Thingiverse.

[Denniswpb]

Nope, just replacing the guns that accidently got broken off.. I had a main gear collapse on takeoff roll the other day and it took a bit of a tumble.

[Elbee]

Thanks LB I got the 50mm cannon for the nose, I need the side machine guns, but I can scale that down to make it work. Appreciate it..

Are you replacing all the nose guns with better 50 cal prints?

Best, LB

[vrosi1963]

hope everyone had a good Memorial day ..to much traffic in our area and di not go fly today. late day photos ..Glad i made the effort to repaint the b25 and finish the rescaled 3d printed 8x 50 cal removable gun nose the all the green ones are almost identical . not a completely easy conversion but very worth it as i never liked the clear nose b25s unless it was a air Apache field conversion

[Denniswpb]

Thanks LB I got the 50mm cannon for the nose, I need the side machine guns, but I can scale that down to make it work. Appreciate it..

[Elbee]

Denniswpb


50CalBrowningBarrels_1.35mmd_1.5mmd.stl

These are the redesigns for my Desert Warrior build of the OEM barrels.

I presume that is what you are wanting.

There are 2 sizes 1.35mm diameter and 1.5mm diameter.

You can resize these in your slicer program and then cut to any length after printing.

Best, LB

[Denniswpb]

Does anyone have a 3D .STL file for the B-25 machine guns?

[Elbee]

Thanks Evan, that was my thought, just wanted a verified second opinion. Best, Steve

[Evan D]

They aren’t different..

[Elbee]

Hey all,

Assembling my B-25 and I had removed the 'ribbon' cables from the fuselage Blue Box prior to priming and painting.

Need to know if these cables are specifically Right Hand and Left Hand from the "Blue Box" to each wing/nacelle.

I would think not, as one can change the servo directions from the Tx, but thought I should ask.

Any assist would be greatly appreciated.

Best, LB

[davegee]

Excellent job designing those scale wheels for the B-25. It makes a big difference over the OEM wheels!

[Fast N Light]

Thanks, Aros. We'll see what happens. The folks in charge will have to make a decision on my proposal for using the Flightline B-25 in place of a printed model. I can do small 3D printed projects for models, including some for this B-25 that I have on my current plane, but it is restricted to small items, way smaller than printing up a whole airplane to assemble. I think I can do a better job for display redoing the Flightline model over what I could come up with even if furnished with the printed airplane parts. We'll see...

I'll attach a couple pics of 3D printed parts for my personal B-25. The wheels for the main and nose gear are shown, plus the Robart hollow rubber tires for each. I think this looks MUCH better than the OEM parts, but certainly not necessary to change out if you're not doing a very detailed scale upgrade to the model.

Cheers

Davegee

Glad to hear you like the printed rims I posted. I was pleased with the outcome. It's the most popular design I have shared both by views and downloads. I put a lot of effort into my designs. Considerations include print-ability, durability/reliability, performance, ascetics/scale appearance, ease of installation and customization. Typical design optimization involves two dozen or more print iterations along with the time it takes to evolve the design. My quality/performance expectations seem to exceed those of the model OEMs.

See my stuff on:

Thingiverse

Cults

[tab28682]

Did anyone ever upload a file to print an 8 gun nose for the Flightline B-25? Cults3D, Thingiverse, anywhere?

I did some searching around, but nothing turned up.

Alternatively, does anyone have a file they would be willing to share?

[xviper]

Got my first bomber today. I picked up a gently used B-25J Mitchell. Person had a AR80000 RX in it. Going to updgrade to newer 8 Channell with safe. My main question is what version did I buy? Did FlightLine put out more than one. Says FMS Flightline 1600MM. However, I do not see the bomb door or detachable wings. The thing is prestige and I am hoping to get my hands on an original owners manual and any good advice. Love the lights and details. Wish it had the active suspension on the gear. These things all tell me this is not the latest version. Thanks for your help.

Where does it say "FMS Flightline 1600"? Do you have a picture? The FMS is a different manufacturer and was 1470mm (and only 1 version of it) - flew on 3s. As far as I know, the Flightline 1600mm only had 1 version and flies on 6s. Good idea to ditch the AR8000. These are very old RXs and I've gone through several of them. Only one ever really worked properly. All the rest were glitchy. Spektrum replaced them with a better model quite quickly.