Corsair Connoisseurs, I have 'finally' assembled and glued the cockpit carriage and parts to the airframe. There is a bit-o-clean up, some additional small parts design and then it on to body work where I have totally dinged, dented, bent, and broken areas around the cockpit. And if you are still with me this far into this build, well, color me grateful. Best as always, LB
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Originally posted by Elbee View PostCorsair Connoisseurs, I have 'finally' assembled and glued the cockpit carriage and parts to the airframe. There is a bit-o-clean up, some additional small parts design and then it on to body work where I have totally dinged, dented, bent, and broken areas around the cockpit. And if you are still with me this far into this build, well, color me grateful. Best as always, LB
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Elbee sweet! Don't forget to do a quick video of the canopy operation after you get your pilot in. Not to give you any more headaches, but I assume you will be designing and printing a pilot with servo actuated head movement and salute!Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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davegee Hugh Wiedman nuts-n-volts boomer108
Gentlemen Please (don't) Stop.
It is a labor of love and respect, I suppose. Let me think about lifetime achievement, because this took a dog's lifetime to get just this far, or because I am writing this to you from the wild blue after-yonder?
In any event, thank you for the compliments. This took on a life of its own once I began and there is much yet to do.
I will send Aros another ewe-toob vid to post showing the slide carriage moving the canopy back and forth with the completed cockpit just for Hugh in case you missed the first one,
You all are great inspiration, truly. Best, Steve
I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
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Lb your work is clearly outstanding. Wish i could c it in real... well done ,, but another thread within this thread ,, so to speak. How cool is this plane,, we no that, already.. but it never ceases to amaze me the amount of posts , on this thread.... if vought in the day,, had thought,, on a forum , nearly 80 years down the track ,, this bird, was so popular they would have been suitably impressed,, and they shou.d have.. some say y get a sore neck ,looking back.. i agree. But what an awsome flying platform ,, 4 the day
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f4u ausie , Thank you for the encouraging compliment. I agree with your overview of Vought. The airframe's popularity has much to do with its success in the South Pacific Theatre, that and it looks outstanding in flight. Best, LBI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
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Hello all
would someone who has the STL files for the Corsair cockpit be able to Email them to me please as when I go to page 2 they seem to have disappeared
regards
Mark
handley_m@sky.com
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Hey Mark, I am uncertain whether those Flightline OEM Corsair Cockpit files can still be given out for free. You might send Aros a Private Massage and ask. If it is okay with MotionRC, then I will/can PM you the OEM STLs. I do not know what the status of 'free files' is going to be in the future with MotionRC with regard to posting STL files here at the Squawk or on the MRC Website. Best, Steve
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IMG_5958 (1).zip
Hey Corsair Crew, I have completed the cockpit (see pics) and the sliding canopy mod. The attached 'zip file' is an eye-fone vid that Tamms shot.. The quality is terrible but it does show the 'motion' of the canopy. Hope all is well with all of y'all. Best, SteveAttached Files2 PhotosI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Originally posted by Elbee View PostIMG_5958 (1).zip
Hey Corsair Crew, I have completed the cockpit (see pics) and the sliding canopy mod. The attached 'zip file' is an eye-fone vid that Tamms shot.. The quality is terrible but it does show the 'motion' of the canopy. Hope all is well with all of y'all. Best, SteveHugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Corsair Crew, Happy Pi Day or 3.1415926535897932384626433 to you, too, Buddy!
Though not entirely scale, I added some dress-up pieces to the Tail Wheel. area.
Yes, I thought about doing a Tailwheel Door mod for about an hour. It is a Pandora's Box much like the Canopy mod, but it is doable just not with many of the OEM parts. So maybe another time or airframe.
This mod looks decent to me and was both quick and easy to design
More when there is more. Best, LB2 PhotosI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Hey Corsair Crazies,
Added some mechanics to the cowl flaps, so now these are functional even without the wind Ya'all must know Hugh Wiedman knew I was going to do this all along. So here's to you Hugh and I'll do a quick vid later, so you don't think I CG-eed the pics. It is big-fun to watch as it resembles an angry iguana lizard when I use the servo tester. Anyway, more when there is more.
Best, Steve
2 PhotosI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
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Originally posted by Elbee View PostHey Corsair Crazies,
Added some mechanics to the cowl flaps, so now these are functional even without the wind Ya'all must know Hugh Wiedman knew I was going to do this all along. So here's to you Hugh and I'll do a quick vid later, so you don't think I CG-eed the pics. It is big-fun to watch as it resembles an angry iguana lizard when I use the servo tester. Anyway, more when there is more.
Best, Steve
Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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