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Official FlightLine RC 1600mm Spitfire Mk. IX Thread

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  • OV10
    >>>Twins are 2X the Fun<<< (Squawk Moderator)

    • Sep 2014
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    • Owego, NY
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    #1721
    Am aware that the main wheel axle dia is 5.1mm. Need to know what the length is in mm. :Thinking:
    Warbird Charlie
    HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190

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    • Ole-Timer
      Warbird Enthusiast

      • Dec 2017
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      #1722
      27mm for the width of the current stock rim.
      38mm total axle length.

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      • OV10
        >>>Twins are 2X the Fun<<< (Squawk Moderator)

        • Sep 2014
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        #1723
        Originally posted by Ole-Timer
        27mm for the width of the current stock rim.
        38mm total axle length.
        Perfect.............Thanx OT :)
        Warbird Charlie
        HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190

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        • CDN_Iceman
          Older then dirt

          • Oct 2015
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          • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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          #1724
          Originally posted by BrandonTW82
          Had anyone color matched the green and gray stock camo? Really having trouble with the green gor 5ouch up spots.
          I color matched my paint at Home Depot. I took the battery cover and the radiator intake in and had now issues.

          Jeff

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          • Oxotnik
            Actung, Spitfire!

            • Mar 2016
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            #1725
            Sometimes, the color match is bad. But, for just $3 more, you can try again. LOL
            ---
            Warbirder

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            • Grossman56
              Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

              • Jun 2014
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              #1726
              Also, you can take a couple of ounces out of the can and do some color adjusting to get it just right.
              I did that with the P-40 by taking the green from the E-Flite Spitfire and playing around with some craft paints from Wally World to get it correct. Once I was done with the green, I added red to it and then lightened it with white to get the brown color.
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              Also just finished doing some touch ups on the Bearcat. Took a true blue or flag blue and darkened it to the correct hue, then added a bit of yellow to lighten it up to the correct color. The theory in a nut shell is starting with a primary color (The three primary colors are red yellow and blue) in this case, blue and asking myself, is this a redish blue or a yellowish blue? Redish would mean it leans toward being purple (red and blue mix) or green (yellow and blue mix ) when I held a swatch of the straight color up to the bearcat, you could see it was obviously redder than the airplane, so by mixing in a bit of yellow, it lightened and pulled it back toward a neutral blue, by using more yellow it would start to lean toward green and eventually become green.

              It's lots of fun playing around with once you get into it.

              Grossman56
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              • Pauly
                Just Fly It

                • Apr 2015
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                • Warsaw, NC
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                #1727
                Cool
                Still Learning:D

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                • Grossman56
                  Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

                  • Jun 2014
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                  • Cody, Wyoming
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                  #1728
                  Skipper's in the Air !!
                  Beautiful day in Wy. so it was maiden day! She flew amazingly well. Tried the 5000 all the way forward for the first flight and after some minor trimming she did well, (so did the pilot) Next flight was with the 4500 and the third with the 4000. The battery I thought was best was the 4500, so I'll stick with that, have 2 more coming in a week or so. Yep the wife was there and going camera crazy, here's the edited down version of the pics......
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                  She looked amazing, the pics could have been cuts from the movie....

                  Grossman56
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                  • MesRcPilot
                    Hobby Squawk -Spitfire pilot

                    • Jan 2017
                    • 163
                    • City of Split ,Croatia ,EU
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                    #1729
                    The beautiful landscape, the impressive Spit, also a useful tarmac runway, and finally your fantastic avatar, noticed tonight with my favorite actor Lee Marvin in the movie "Paint Your Wagon" from 1969...I'm old man...lol...Appreciate Mr. Grossman.:Cool:

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                    • Pogo
                      Getting old but still immature

                      • Jan 2017
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                      • Waterford, Ontario, Canada
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                      #1730
                      Way to go, Man, congratulations! I'm really glad it went so well. That landscape is something else too- great photographs. :Cool:
                      Tom

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                      • Grossman56
                        Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

                        • Jun 2014
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                        #1731
                        Thanks guys, the wife is a pro when it comes to that camera. She probably took 50 pictures. She did the thousand some odd pics at Nefi last year as well.
                        That's Hart mountain in the background, better known as the Sleeping Indian. Coming back rom Billings, you can see it about an hour away, we always know we're just about home.
                        That's my third Flightline airplane and man, I'm sold!
                        Two of my favorite movies, Paint Your Wagon and Cat Ballou, with Lee Marvin.

                        Grossman56
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                        • Shirty
                          Hobby Squawk Water Boy

                          • Jan 2016
                          • 1067
                          • Perth, Australia
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                          #1732
                          Grats mate. Looks awesome. Thank your wife for me lol ;)

                          i dont know how long it's been, but I ordered mine in the first batch and today I'm finally opening the box and starting the build.... (pretty poor I know). From memory, it was just watch the spinner prop assembly fits snug and seats properly, was there anything else in the build to look out for? Cheers.

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                          • OV10
                            >>>Twins are 2X the Fun<<< (Squawk Moderator)

                            • Sep 2014
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                            #1733
                            Now tell me that 1600 Spitty don't fly way better than your 1200 did. ;)
                            The Great Karnac see's Gman selling off the smaller birds to make room for the larger scale fleet in the near future
                            Diane ALWAYS does a great job of capturing the shots.:Cool: Sure am gonna miss you two @ NEFI this year. :(
                            Warbird Charlie
                            HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190

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                            • Grossman56
                              Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

                              • Jun 2014
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                              #1734
                              Want Big Birds!:P
                              Love Big Birds!:Love:
                              Need Big Birds!!:Crying2:
                              Big Birds come in Big Packages:Gift:
                              How to hide them from the Wife!!:Confused:

                              Grossman56
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                              • AkumaZeto
                                Achtung Stormtrooper

                                • May 2016
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                                #1735
                                I picked this bird up. Havent assembled yet with all the snow. Any bad flight characteristics one should be aware of with this one? Ellipticals always freak me out.
                                AMA 1102566

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                                • Beeg
                                  So many planes. So little time!

                                  • Dec 2016
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                                  • Texas
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                                  #1736
                                  Originally posted by AkumaZeto
                                  I picked this bird up. Havent assembled yet with all the snow. Any bad flight characteristics one should be aware of with this one? Ellipticals always freak me out.
                                  No. It's a very solid flyer and handles very well.

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                                  • AkumaZeto
                                    Achtung Stormtrooper

                                    • May 2016
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                                    #1737
                                    Originally posted by Beeg

                                    No. It's a very solid flyer and handles very well.
                                    Good. Even in the shipping box it pretty light.
                                    AMA 1102566

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                                    • Beeg
                                      So many planes. So little time!

                                      • Dec 2016
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                                      #1738
                                      The only thing I would caution is to not let it nose over during takeoff. When you give it power on takeoff the tail comes up pretty quick so don't let it smack that nice four blade prop..

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                                      • Grossman56
                                        Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

                                        • Jun 2014
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                                        #1739
                                        Keep your back elevator in a bit while taking off.
                                        She has that typical narrow gear thing where she wants to pull left after landing and dance on her wing tips, thankfully Alpha put plastic tip panels on there just for me!!

                                        Grossman56
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                                        • goosekiller1
                                          The Hun in the Sun.

                                          • May 2017
                                          • 134
                                          • Santa Rosa CA.
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                                          #1740
                                          Originally posted by Beeg
                                          The only thing I would caution is to not let it nose over during takeoff. When you give it power on takeoff the tail comes up pretty quick so don't let it smack that nice four blade prop..
                                          Like Grossman said on takeoff. I did catch mine starting to nose over also gave a little up elevator brought the nose back up took off like a champ Spits have a thing for that so i was watching out for that the day of her maiden. since Bajora was taking pics of her that day.:Whew: Goose

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