Official FlightLine RC 1600mm Spitfire Mk. IX Thread

[jetfool]

My Corsair came with the stars installed. Removed and using Callies Rex

[Grossman56]

Not sure how about FW jets, but FL Corsairs still come clear with all decals on extra sheets. I read, that work with large decals on Spitfire was big pain for some customers, so they decided to make it easier for those. In my opinion, there should be 2 options for Spitfires. With decals and decals on extra sheet.

I'm not sure about the roundels etc but the nomenclature decals that came with the kit were terrible. If I were to reinstall them I'd use Callie.

Grossman56

[Prekin]

I'm not sure about the roundels etc but the nomenclature decals that came with the kit were terrible. If I were to reinstall them I'd use Callie.

Grossman56

I prefer to paint the nomenclature. That looks more realistic than some decals or stickers. It will be easy on 1/7 scale model.

Last morning I had some calls and sent several emails to local distributors of masking tapes. Awaiting some pieces for testing. If I find some suitable mask for foamy kits we will list the tapes!

[Prekin]

Spitfire experts, how about you and invasion stripes on Spitty?
Should be the stripes hand painted or airbrush? Yes, I noticed the famous picture of two mechanics painting the stripes on Spitfire "DP R" days before D-Day.
My Spitfire will be "DU L". What do you see in attached pictures. Hand painted stripes? Easy to see, that "U" was masked and mechanics did not paint ailerons.

[Grossman56]

Personally, I've masked them and hand painted some sprayed others. I've often thought there's a great untold story about the day/night before D Day (3th of June to the 4th) when all the white paint in Britain disappeared. Then when D Day was postponed, was there a sigh of relief so they could finish even more airplanes??


Grossman56

[Prekin]

US airplanes came with the stripes on bottom sides from factory, so it is easy question. But some Spitfires were painted by hand and other sprayed. From SQN diary I know, that they had one airbrush kit available, but not at all Spitfires were sprayed. That is the reason why I posted the two shots of Sptifire I am doing. Do you see painted or sprayed stripes?

[f4u ausie]

Got rid of the blue box, as u prekin... just used y extensions for gear, ail, and flaps.. directly in to receiver have 2 receiver ports left, can i plug wing tip lights. Into one of those ports,, maybe the morse light to a momentary switch ,,.. dot dot dot dash dash dash.. lol my concern was to much voltage for these lights ?. Lastly r u guys able tell me any info on the scheme ,it came with,,, people will ask me

[Evan D]

No, the MCBe has resistors in it to reduce the voltage that the lights use to 3V. You can get a light module but really just use the MCBe.

[Elbee]

Spitfire experts, how about you and invasion stripes on Spitty?
Should be the stripes hand painted or airbrush? Yes, I noticed the famous picture of two mechanics painting the stripes on Spitfire "DP R" days before D-Day.
My Spitfire will be "DU L". What do you see in attached pictures. Hand painted stripes? Easy to see, that "U" was masked and mechanics did not paint ailerons.

PK, I'm no expert, just a super-fan, but hand painting usually looks a bit better. Best, LB

[f4u ausie]

Mcb is the blue box?.

[Elbee]

Yes.

[f4u ausie]

Use the box.. thanx lb and evan

[davegee]

US airplanes came with the stripes on bottom sides from factory, so it is easy question. But some Spitfires were painted by hand and other sprayed. From SQN diary I know, that they had one airbrush kit available, but not at all Spitfires were sprayed. That is the reason why I posted the two shots of Sptifire I am doing. Do you see painted or sprayed stripes?

Those are good questions, Prekin. I have seen pictures of groundcrews using rollers to paint on the stripes on C-47s, and it was anything but beautiful! It was hastily done, and the main reason of course, was thinking, nervous, scared soldiers on the ground in France would have been briefed to look for these stripes and NOT shoot at them!

The photo you showed of the bottom of the P-51, I had a question on your remark that the American planes came with the stripes from the factory already as seen in that picture. I don't believe that was the case. All operational aircraft involved with D-Day were given the treatment, per specific orders on how wide and how many stripes there should be. A lot were hand painted on and I suppose some crew chiefs, especially on fighters might have put tape up and used compressors that were available on base to do the painting. But I don't think I've seen an actual photo of that being done, so I'm not sure.

The photo of that P-51 with bottom stripes painted on the fuselage was indicative of several weeks after D-Day, orders were sent out to remove the stripes on the upper fuselage and upper wings. The stripes stayed on the bottom of the fuse and the lower wings for several more weeks, officially, until orders were then made to take ALL invasion stripes off. I think later in the year, all planes still flyable from D-Day had been repainted and removed the stripes entirely. You may know something I don't on this, but that is my understanding after studying this stuff for a long time.

Cheers

Davegee

[Grossman56]

I'd tend to agree with Dave, they stopped painting them at the factory even the wings on the P51D's which were originally painted silver after they had filled and sanded them. Brigadier General Clarence, Bud, Andy Anderson flew his P51B with full stripes on D Day and eventually got a P51D after returning to the theater after a trip home. Old Crow 'D' had invasion stripes on the bottom and had one missing white stripe on the fuse underneath the Star and Bar, which is really strange! I was chatting with Andy's son when I bought the signed edition of 'To Fly and Fight' and I was wondering about the 'white wall tires'. Andy said he only had white walls painted on the B model, to which his son showed him a pic of the 'D' model with white walls. He recanted and explained that it was like a bunch of 20 year olds with hot rods at the time and paint schemes and such were constantly being changed. I could see that myself, having been in my twenties at one point!

Grossman56

[Prekin]

Some Stangs flew with stripes till end of war. Here "HO I" in March 1945.
When I was doing research for my P-51 project I found some pictures, which present fuselage without stripes on bottom of fuselage. I am happy now, that P-51 project has been finished and now I am on Spiftire.

[kallend]

Got rid of the blue box, as u prekin... just used y extensions for gear, ail, and flaps.. directly in to receiver have 2 receiver ports left, can i plug wing tip lights. Into one of those ports,, maybe the morse light to a momentary switch ,,.. dot dot dot dash dash dash.. lol my concern was to much voltage for these lights ?. Lastly r u guys able tell me any info on the scheme ,it came with,,, people will ask me

Did you see my morse code message generating board? Weighs 5 grams, holds dozens of messages, drives the top LED directly. Here's one in my Lanc.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vIycoHjHJU4

[Prekin]

Well guys, the first testors of masking tapes are here! We got the light tape I used on B-24, but the another two works better. In attached pictures you can see how they work on Spitfire.
1: stock paint coat
2: new paint coat
3: new paint on decal
4: new paint on surfacer.

Now we are trying to arrange first delivery of the tapes with supplier. I hope we will list the tapes soon!

[f4u ausie]

My new spit hit the air thismorning b4 work... for its maiden ,, 2 flights then off to work i go...... 1 click of trim only req,, awsome flyer,, just as i thought.. those wings when banking ..wow seems bit faster than corsair,, only one adjustment req,, bit more elavator to flap mix... a friend who has a real plane. Could not believe the scaleness,, thats a new word i think,, of it, but was fixated on the gear.. cya

[Elbee]

My new spit hit the air thismorning b4 work... for its maiden ,, 2 flights then off to work i go...... 1 click of trim only req,, awsome flyer,, just as i thought.. those wings when banking ..wow seems bit faster than corsair,, only one adjustment req,, bit more elavator to flap mix... a friend who has a real plane. Could not believe the scaleness,, thats a new word i think,, of it, but was fixated on the gear.. cya

F4u, if 'scaleness' wasn't a word yesterday, it certainly is today. Bravo Zulu on your 1st check flight and being a 'word smith', Mate. Best, LB

[kallend]

My new spit hit the air thismorning b4 work... for its maiden ,, 2 flights then off to work i go...... 1 click of trim only req,, awsome flyer,, just as i thought.. those wings when banking ..wow seems bit faster than corsair,, only one adjustment req,, bit more elavator to flap mix... a friend who has a real plane. Could not believe the scaleness,, thats a new word i think,, of it, but was fixated on the gear.. cya

The scalefulness is terrific!

[Prekin]

My new spit hit the air thismorning b4 work... for its maiden ,, 2 flights then off to work i go...... 1 click of trim only req,, awsome flyer,, just as i thought.. those wings when banking ..wow seems bit faster than corsair,, only one adjustment req,, bit more elavator to flap mix... a friend who has a real plane. Could not believe the scaleness,, thats a new word i think,, of it, but was fixated on the gear.. cya

Congrats ausie! I am happpy, that it was not only who think, that Spitfire is faster than Corsair. Thank you for confirmation.