Official FlightLine RC 1600mm Spitfire Mk. IX Thread

[davegee]

Thanks. The “too small” pilots we printed definitely bugged us, even though the prints and paint jobs came out great. This larger version looks much better now, to us, anyway.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Thanks. The “too small” pilots we printed definitely bugged us, even though the prints and paint jobs came out great. This larger version looks much better now, to us, anyway.

Did you say that "too small" pilots bugged you? How about my "Clint Walker" size pilot in my Corsair? Hooked up the RC Geek random servo generator to his head. Looks like he's trying to figure out a way to get out in case of trouble! Took off his boots so his toes can operate the rudder and elevator servos just underneath him, so if there's ever a crash, I can blame it on him!

[davegee]

Well, despite his large size, he Looks the part. Ours looked like the pilots’ little brothers found a uniform that fit to go play in the cockpit! I’m glad we came up with something a little more scale.

Good luck getting some flying in with those seasonal storms down Miami way! We’re currently getting choked by numerous distant forest fires blown this way from Canada and elsewhere. It’s just part of the summer season in these parts!

Cheers

Davegee

[Grossman56]

We're approaching the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, coming up this September 15th. Better known as Battle of Britain Day in the UK, this was the crucial day that ended up inspiring Winston Churchill's "Never in the field of Human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few."
Thus inspiring the name given to all who flew in the battle, "The Few"
Little know fact is that about 2/3's of the kills during the Battle were made by Hurricanes, but the Spitfire MK I, II and IIa's became the iconic fighters.
One day, we may be lucky enough to see a Hurricane come down the Flightline tube.

In the meantime, I've been putting paint on the new, upsized figure, have him ready and in place by the 15th in honor of the day.


Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Elbee]

We're approaching the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, coming up this September 15th. Better known as Battle of Britain Day in the UK...

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Danger,

The Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy is "Ready, Willing, and Able, Sir."

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

Burning the midnight oil (well at least its late to me) and got the new pilot pretty well done.
The face looks better in real life, not so bleached out, but hey, I'm happy!
Here he is hanging out with the boys:



Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Elbee]

Grossman56
Your figure painting skills are exemplary, 'Ol' Bean'.

Best, LB

[davegee]

Burning the midnight oil (well at least its late to me) and got the new pilot pretty well done.
The face looks better in real life, not so bleached out, but hey, I'm happy!
Here he is hanging out with the boys:



Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Nicely done, Dan! Even that "American chap" looks good with the RAF pilots!

Let me know if you're going out to the field tomorrow for "Battle of Britain" day. My Spittie is ready to go for a flight or two!

Cheers

Davegee

[Grossman56]

The new pilot installed in the cockpit of the Spitfire Mk IX:



The weather hasn't been cooperative today so the mission was scrubbed, but that won't stop us from remembering those who saved Britain in those Darkest Hours, enabling England to go on, eventually giving us a 'floating aircraft carrier' from which to ultimately free Europe.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[davegee]

Hi Dan: I like this size a lot more that our previous attempts. I'm happy with the size of mine, too.

I did go out to the field to get a picture of me with LOU IV that the buyer wanted. But it was too windy to put the Spittie up today. Maybe next time.


Cheers

Davegee

[Elbee]

freakbrother

Re: "The Man in the High Castle" by Phillip K. Dick (1962).

A bit dystopian and a challenging read.

Have not watched all of the series of the same name, just too slow for my ol' Dude ADD .

I've read a couple books by Harry Turtledove, an alternate history fiction writer.

I understand his book "In The Presence of Mine Enemies" is well reviewed and similarly themed, though I have not read this one.

I struggled with German 1 & 2 in high school and presume I would have equally struggled with it if it were required by law.

The good guys won and believe I am better off with that outcome.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

"Us" being the allies, right? USSR, Britain, Canada, Free French, exiled Poles, etc. had some involvement in liberating Europe too (although the USSR would re-enslave it)

I wonder what the world would be like if the Battle of Britain had gone the other way.

Yep. definitely! As I had two uncles that fought in the Royal Canadian Army (one in Italy and the other in Europe) and my wife's dad served in the RCAF, us meant the Allies not U.S.

Hey Dave, glad to see you at least got the pic, I see that big ugly coming in from the NW over your shoulder there. I kept hoping that the weather would improve, but that wind just wouldn't let up. Of course today was beautiful as I was working.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Hugh Wiedman]

Nicely done, Dan! Even that "American chap" looks good with the RAF

Cheers

Davegee

Dave and Dan, Are you sure your Spitty pilot is English and not one of our boys lending a hand? Only way to know for sure us if he smiles and shows his teeth, or lack thereof!

[davegee]

Dave and Dan, Are you sure your Spitty pilot is English and not one of our boys lending a hand? Only way to know for sure us if he smiles and shows his teeth, or lack thereof!

Good one! Also, if he takes you out for a meal and orders some of their "choice" British cuisine, there is additional proof that he is a Brit. I remember we were on vacation and staying in a small village near where my dad flew from in WWII, a town called Bungay.. For breakfast, one of the offered items was fried toast soaked in lard, just oozing with it as it sat there. My parents who were traveling with my wife and me had to bite our tongues not to insult our well-meaning hosts that we would politely decline, this, uh, "Toast!"

[Grossman56]

Actually, He's a Max Grueter RAF pilot who looks good in any Allied Cockpit.
It would have been cool if there was an optional upper body with the blue flight jacket on.

Note how they hide their teeth! What Dave, no sardines??
On another note, I have as you probably know, I have two of the FL Spitties. One in stock Flightline colors and the other in BoB movie colors (AI-A)

Now, DV-A binds up to the radio no problem, but AI-A binds, but unless the throttle trim is all the way down, she will not engage when the battery is connected. I've had issues with Spectrum rx's when binding and found that sometimes the trim had to be all the way down in order to bind, but never had a trim issue once the plane was bound. The only thing I can think of is throttle calibration which I have to try.
Just ran downstairs and tried it and no, I had to role the trim all the way back down before it would stop beeping rapidly and go into cell count. Once it finishes the cell count, all is well, strange eh?

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[chabd]

. My parents who were traveling with my wife and me had to bite our tongues not to insult our well-meaning hosts


Us brits from down south call it fried bread, yum, not good for the arteries though.

[davegee]

. My parents who were traveling with my wife and me had to bite our tongues not to insult our well-meaning hosts


Us brits from down south call it fried bread, yum, not good for the arteries though.

Don't get me wrong, my family and I Love the traditional English breakfast with, eggs, sausage (bangers) toast, bacon, porridge, hot tea, etc. No complaint there. And actually the rest of the breakfast was fantastic, as were our hosts. But the "fried bread" was a bit too much for us as we saw the grease oozing from the bread. Aside from that it was a delightful trip! Come to think of it, that was the only time in that area of Bungay and Flixton that we ever even saw the fried bread on numerous trips we took to the UK. Is that a regional thing, Suffolk area?

Cheers

Davegee

[chabd]

Don't get me wrong, my family and I Love the traditional English breakfast with, eggs, sausage (bangers) toast, bacon, porridge, hot tea, etc. No complaint there. And actually the rest of the breakfast was fantastic, as were our hosts. But the "fried bread" was a bit too much for us as we saw the grease oozing from the bread. Aside from that it was a delightful trip! Come to think of it, that was the only time in that area of Bungay and Flixton that we ever even saw the fried bread on numerous trips we took to the UK. Is that a regional thing, Suffolk area?

Cheers

Davegee

I'm only pulling your leg sir, gently, I hope! I'm sure in the distant past the contents of the breakfast was a regional/seasonal thing. I don't know how far back, maybe WW2 when rationing meant you had to be inventive with what you had. These days it's probably more about who makes it, with people having moved around in the country. Fried bread nowadays is probably seen as a heart attack waiting to happen. Having said that my mother-in-law used to fry in a pool of fat, much like you were offered, whereas my mum just wiped the frying pan with lard before frying so we didn't have to 'drain' the fried bread. My mum would also fry mushrooms and tomatoes. We lived in London. My sister is in Suffolk, just outside '8th air force country', as we call it. Sadly there isn't much left up there as a remembrance.

Roger

[Elbee]

Moderation in all things my Brothers.

One deep fried Oreo instead of two...

Just had a bite of one at our State Fair a week or so ago. Not bad, but the line to get one was long.

Fair Food is not for everyday consumption....

Best, LB

[davegee]

I'm only pulling your leg sir, gently, I hope! I'm sure in the distant past the contents of the breakfast was a regional/seasonal thing. I don't know how far back, maybe WW2 when rationing meant you had to be inventive with what you had. These days it's probably more about who makes it, with people having moved around in the country. Fried bread nowadays is probably seen as a heart attack waiting to happen. Having said that my mother-in-law used to fry in a pool of fat, much like you were offered, whereas my mum just wiped the frying pan with lard before frying so we didn't have to 'drain' the fried bread. My mum would also fry mushrooms and tomatoes. We lived in London. My sister is in Suffolk, just outside '8th air force country', as we call it. Sadly there isn't much left up there as a remembrance.

Roger

Thanks for that info, Roger. My dad flew from bases at Flixton and Alconbury in WWII. We visited some of those bases, and stayed in a B&B in the village of Bungay, not far from Flixton, and thus my experience with the fried bread. At that time, in the 1990s, many of the bases we visited still had some vestiges of buildings, runways, hardstands, taxiways, and the like, but since then some of them have been plowed under and replaced with farmlands and other purposes. Not that I blame them, that's pretty valuable land, and some areas like in Polebrook, home of the 351st Bomb Group that my late father in law flew from have a section of the main runway preserved for posterity. It's very moving to stand on that intact part of runway and imagine what it must have been like, sorta like the beginning of the movie 12 O'Clock High with Dean Jagger taking one last look at what remained of his old base.

We're Anglophiles, our family, always have enjoyed their history and visiting various parts of it.

Cheers

Davegee