HK 1600mm DC-3 Build

[Dewey H Lee]

SFC Wade that was a great presentation. Wish more builds were shown that way. GENIES. Build looking great:pop.

[Aros]

Agreed, nice job there SFC Wade!

[SfC Wade]

Hey Thanks Aros, Dewey for your positive comments.

Ran into some problems with the paint job. (Pulled some paint up removing the tape) and Bleeding issues.
Wish I had painted the white first. Lession learned. Comming along great now...starting to apply the Callie affect today.

[SfC Wade]

SFC Wade that was a great presentation. Wish more builds were shown that way. GENIES. Build looking great:pop.

Thanks Dewey...stay tuned for part 2.:Cool:

[SfC Wade]

Agreed, nice job there SFC Wade!

Thank you so much.:Cool:

[Grossman56]

Awesome. Refresh my memory, what is the wingspan on this kit?
It looks pretty scale although my eyes keep running to the engine cowlings as being a bit off, pardon me, but after spending ten years rebuilding one, they're etched into you retinas. All in all a great looking kit though and a great build as well.
Looking forward to seeing it complete.
One day I'll do one with our paint scheme, I'd just like to figure a way to remove the astro dome and the enlarged carburetor air intakes and eliminate the cargo doors and make it a real DC-3 and not a C-47 conversion.

One of these days
Me in the foreground with the rag!
Grossman56

[TiredIronGRB]

Awesome. Refresh my memory, what is the wingspan on this kit?
It looks pretty scale although my eyes keep running to the engine cowlings as being a bit off, pardon me, but after spending ten years rebuilding one, they're etched into you retinas. All in all a great looking kit though and a great build as well.
Looking forward to seeing it complete.

1600mm, I have three of them...pretty scale but the cowls. cockpit and tail are a little off. I use the Park Flyers Plastic cockpit cover and it makes a huge difference.

[SfC Wade]

Build Complete! Take a look (Build part 2).

[Hippie 64]

Nice job SFC Wade !! Here is mine I built last year . Be careful with the CG it likes to be tail heavy

[TiredIronGRB]

She looks great! Remember keep your speed up and make high, flat turns...fly it like the full scale one ;)

[Hippie 64]

Be really nice to see a GOOD built we could get without buying overseas and get the customer support and parts !!!

Bryan

[SfC Wade]

Awesome. Refresh my memory, what is the wingspan on this kit?
It looks pretty scale although my eyes keep running to the engine cowlings as being a bit off, pardon me, but after spending ten years rebuilding one, they're etched into you retinas. All in all a great looking kit though and a great build as well.
Looking forward to seeing it complete.
One day I'll do one with our paint scheme, I'd just like to figure a way to remove the astro dome and the enlarged carburetor air intakes and eliminate the cargo doors and make it a real DC-3 and not a C-47 conversion.

One of these days
Me in the foreground with the rag!
Grossman56

Yes I see that. I thought it was me. I have the Dynam C-47 and they don't compare at all. I wonder if that will affect the flight characteristics in any way? The props are very close to the Fuselage.
"Great on the job Photos "

[xviper]

I have the Dynam C-47 and they don't compare at all. I wonder if that will affect the flight characteristics in any way?

I may have broached this subject before. I currently fly the Dynam. I also had the Dynam Sky Train (same plane but no steerable tail wheel). The HK C-47 came in the middle. The two don't compare on two fronts. The first is as you've already noted regarding the "scale-ness" and detail. The other is that the Dynam models fly many times better than the bigger one. You know how your Dynam flies. Expect the big one to be much different and much less forgiving. I can do stuff with my Dynam that if tried with the HK one, would have fallen out of the sky. Well, in fact, it did - twice. Just be aware and be prepared. I'd hate to see all that work ruined on the first flight.

[SfC Wade]

She looks great! Remember keep your speed up and make high, flat turns...fly it like the full scale one ;)

Thanks for the tip. I will be sure to keep that in mind while my knees knock. :Cool:

[SfC Wade]

I may have broached this subject before. I currently fly the Dynam. I also had the Dynam Sky Train (same plane but no steerable tail wheel). The HK C-47 came in the middle. The two don't compare on two fronts. The first is as you've already noted regarding the "scale-ness" and detail. The other is that the Dynam models fly many times better than the bigger one. You know how your Dynam flies. Expect the big one to be much different and much less forgiving. I can do stuff with my Dynam that if tried with the HK one, would have fallen out of the sky. Well, in fact, it did - twice. Just be aware and be prepared. I'd hate to see all that work ruined on the first flight.

Thanks for the info. This will be a very interesting season for sure.

[SfC Wade]

Nice job SFC Wade !! Here is mine I built last year . Be careful with the CG it likes to be tail heavy

Looks great Hippie. I had Callie give me the blue look. Have not got to the CG yet but will keep that in mind. How does she fly for ya?

[Aros]

Nicely done SfC Wade! Looking forward to the maiden video!

[Dewey H Lee]

Great job man. Really pumped to see the madien.