Here are the wheels that were included with the plane I have. They are definitely not like the ones shown in the photo. We will get all of this updated as soon as possible on the Website.
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Originally posted by TedEv View PostDoes the plane come with the spacers for a gas engine? I bought the plane brand new from a friend but I got no engine mounts. He claims that none were included. I have an EME 120 ready to go in it.
I would venture to guess that your friend bought this before Motion got their "touches" on it.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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Originally posted by TedEv View Post
Charlie, what do you mean by "Motion got their touches on it"? He got it right before they were out of stock a few months ago and his manual shows that both gas and electric mounts are included. Were the contents of the box changed along the way?
Before Motion started selling these they had to meet a standard acceptable to Alpha, the Alpha "touch"
So you are saying your friend bought it from Motion RC?? They started selling it this past Dec 20.
If he did buy it from them and even though it is most likely past the 30 day warranty window, I would reach out to the CS team and see if there is some way they can possibly help you acquire them.
Best regards,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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Ok, my Fw-190 has arrived.
There have been some definite changes from the first batches so it seems.
Firstly, the included gear are now electric!! nice change up from the air driven units.
The wheels are different to the two types pictured above. The holes that were visible in the skin above the flaps are now much smaller ovals. the engine exhaust area is now a matt black colour out of the box.
The things I like:
Ridiculously light weight for a complete airframe.
Scale drop tank really looks nice.
Electric retracts
sliding canopy out of the box.
Things I don't like:
Engine mounting area seems a little to light a gauge for the size of engine to be used.
Engine cowl gun troughs really to small for scale and also don't fit the fuse to well at all.
Gun hood. really poorly sized/shaped.
way to overly weathered printed finish.
they molded "panel" lines into the cowl for their painters to follow when spraying the camouflage 🤨
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Originally posted by Charlieoneseven View PostThe lines on the cowl for the painters are not scale just color seperation
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Haven't flown mine yet, in fact I've gone the opposite way with it to be honest..
I've got 2 buddies who are very close to being ready to fly. I'm hoping within the next week or so now that the model fields have opened up again post COVID.
I mounted up the DLE130 to see how it was all going to fit up. It was all good and plenty of room in there as expected. The anchor nuts they have glued to the firewall do not accept the M6 engine mount bolts they supply in the kit! they look to be M5 maybe....???
I've included a pic of the new wheels that come with the kit. They are better than the original ones, but they are very very fat tires. so much so that the wheel will contact the top of the wheel well so some shimming will be required to clear that and make the best of it. I'm still looking at better options for the wheels. In the mean time I have drawn up and 3D printed up some more scale wheel hubs that just stick over the kit wheels in case I do end up using them.
I then started stripping the covering off the whole model. AS you might be able to make out they have modified their lightening holes and they are now smallish ovals. lots of them.... on every surface... I have found a solution and will show what im going to be doing with those shortly. The covering didnt give too much grief to come off which im not sure if its a good thing or not.
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I then turned my attention to the new electric retracts... they seem to work nicely enough, will be good to see them in action and if they prove to be reliable. One thing I did notice straight away is how wrong all the angles are. I have overlaid the Sierra 1/4 Fw-190 retracts on top of the kit supplied ones. as you can see the model will end up with a very splayed out look about it. they are also a good 30mm shorter than the sierras ( which are also a little short for scale) so she might end up looking quite squat on her feet. I'll keep looking in to this and how we might be able to address and still use the stock gear.. again these would have been custom designed and maufactured for this model.. why didn't they just do a little more work and get them right. It's a lot harder to fix the issues now rather than at the design faze. I'm tossing and turning about whether I go and make the sierras fit in.
The other big bug bear with this kit for me is the gun hood. It's way to short and missing a lot of detail out of the box.
So I tacked the gunhood in place and began to add extensions to its sides, and then added the missing details like lumps, 3D printed latches and rivets. The plan is to take a mold off this and then make more durable fiberglass version.
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finally found some videos of the Fw flying.
https://youtu.be/0tDZv3z_j5c
https://youtu.be/BwtpKGtenKU
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Hola, me gustaría saber si alguien puede decirme que la distancia entre el cortafuegos y el cigüeñal no aparece en el manual, tengo la posibilidad de poner un moki 250 que tiene un diámetro de 305 mm, veo que Charlieonseven puso un 180 Sin problema de espacio. El moki 250 tiene 15 CV, algunos consejos, ¿quizás demasiada potencia? 😐
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Hello, I would like to know if someone can tell me that the distance between the firewall and the crankshaft does not appear in the manual, I have the possibility to put a moki 250 that has a diameter of 305 mm, I see that Charlieonseven put a 180 No space problem . The moki 250 has 15 hp, some advice, maybe too much power? 😐(Sorry, the translator passed me by)
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Originally posted by CARLOS View PostHello, I would like to know if someone can tell me that the distance between the firewall and the crankshaft does not appear in the manual, I have the possibility to put a moki 250 that has a diameter of 305 mm, I see that Charlieonseven put a 180 No space problem . The moki 250 has 15 hp, some advice, maybe too much power? 😐(Sorry, the translator passed me by)
Que tal? Me questa demasiado responder in Espanol asi que in ingles tinen que ser.
My friend has just flown his Fw with the DLE-130. It has plenty! of power. I would think that the MOKI 250 would be too much? it seems like even the Sist Fw-190 which are 5-7kg more flying weight than this model is over powered with the 250.
Distance from the front of the firewall to the front of the cowl is about 255mm. I would need the distance from the prop hub to the diameter of 305 on the engine to check for clearance for you.
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