Official RotorScale UH-1A Medic Green 450 Size Helicopter Discussion Thread

[Alpha]

Great photos! I have the same one, awaiting a weathering/detailing summer, possibly a bucket mod. It's a fun boat to run, and it looks sharp alongside your heli!

I need to repaint the teeth on mine:

[F106DeltaDart]

The light gray mast and blade grips really bring it all together! I need to do that for mine!

Which PBR boat do you have?

I have the Proboat PBR. Took it out a few times with the 500 Huey and had tons of fun! Will be great to do the same for the Seawolf.

[Alpha]

The light gray mast and blade grips really bring it all together! I need to do that for mine!

Which PBR boat do you have?

[F106DeltaDart]

My Seawolves Bird is almost finished now, paint is complete, ammo belts added! Just needs the decals, pilot windows, and a set of clear chin bubbles. I ordered a clear parts set from RC Aerodyne, but they only sent the windshield. Their customer support is shut down, so guess I may be waiting for a while. Happy with how things have turned out so far though, may need to get it out and do a few flights over my RC PBR riverboat!

[F106DeltaDart]

Well done Alex.

Thanks Ed, name is Michael thought ;).

Looks great. You now need to get a Rambo action figure to pilot that puppy.

gravy

That would be awesome! Difficult to squeeze pilots in there either the battery placement, but I may give it a try.

Very nice build. Are you using semi-symmetrical main blades?

Danny

Thanks, I am using symmetrical main blades on this one. These are Align 380mm blades that I cut down and refinished to get the characteristic squared off tips.

[RCFlyer51]

Very nice build. Are you using semi-symmetrical main blades?

Danny

[Gravythe clown]

Looks great. You now need to get a Rambo action figure to pilot that puppy.

gravy

[eawings]

Well done Alex.

[F106DeltaDart]

Painting complete and ordnance attached. Just need to add windows, ammo belts, and markings. Decals have been ordered and are on the way from Callie.

[F106DeltaDart]

F106DeltaDart I designed those ordnance pylons to attach to each other with 3mm carbon tubes. This reduces the side twist.

Also, the ammo belt is shaped by passing it through a lighter's flame for a split second, then bending it while its warm and holding it in place for a few seconds until it cools and rehardens in its new shape.

Thanks for the tips Alpha! Planning on adding the carbon tubes once I get ready to attach the pylons. The biggest difficulty now has been trying to match the Seawolves paint color. It is a very dark, glossy green. Working on mixing a few different colors to get something close.

[Alpha]

F106DeltaDart I designed those ordnance pylons to attach to each other with 3mm carbon tubes. This reduces the side twist.

Also, the ammo belt is shaped by passing it through a lighter's flame for a split second, then bending it while its warm and holding it in place for a few seconds until it cools and rehardens in its new shape.

[F106DeltaDart]

3DPUPs for my Seawolves Huey are printed, assembled, and primered. Also placed an order with Callie for the decals. Next step will be painting, whenever we get some good airbrushing weather.

[RCFlyer51]

That sounds better. Overall length 152mm: tip to tip with equal length bars. Got it.

Thanks.

[F106DeltaDart]

Total length is 17mm? I assume that is the length of each bar, one on each side of the center piece. When I look at your pictures of the stabilizer, the bars sure look longer than 17mm. So the length of the entire stabilizer is only about 50mm?

Sorry, overall length is 152mm. Was working on another project, and typed the measurement for one of those parts instead. Need to stop doing 3 things at once..

[RCFlyer51]

Total length is 17mm? I assume that is the length of each bar, one on each side of the center piece. When I look at your pictures of the stabilizer, the bars sure look longer than 17mm. So the length of the entire stabilizer is only about 50mm?

[F106DeltaDart]

Interesting. Did you need to adjust anything on the flybarless flight controller to compensate for the stabilizer? What length did you use for the bar?

It’s fixed and rigid, so it doesn’t do anything to the flight dynamics. Just make sure the screw is loctited, and the length is the same on each side. Total length is 152mm.

[RCFlyer51]

Thanks, it is a Trex 250 pitch gauge: https://www.rcjaz.com/align-pitch-ga...-90062071.html (mounting hole needed to be drilled out), a Trex 250 flybar that was cut down to length, and some 1.5mm wheel collars from eBay.

Interesting. Did you need to adjust anything on the flybarless flight controller to compensate for the stabilizer? What length did you use for the bar?

[F106DeltaDart]

I really like your stabilizer bar. Where did you get it? You indicated you made it out of some spares. Did you mean spare old flybars? Are the weights at the ends actually a specific weight? I assume it attaches/replaces the tophat? Would really like to get one.

Danny

Thanks, it is a Trex 250 pitch gauge: https://www.rcjaz.com/align-pitch-ga...-90062071.html (mounting hole needed to be drilled out), a Trex 250 flybar that was cut down to length, and some 1.5mm wheel collars from eBay.

[RCFlyer51]

Looks like it’s flying great Ed, nice work! Finally decided to start modding mine a bit more. Planning on a complete redo into a US Navy HAL-3 Seawolves Bird. I dremeled out the windshield to scale size and made a flybar out of some spares and a Trex 250 pitch gauge. Next will be printing out all the 3DPUPs to get it armed up to spec!

I really like your stabilizer bar. Where did you get it? You indicated you made it out of some spares. Did you mean spare old flybars? Are the weights at the ends actually a specific weight? I assume it attaches/replaces the tophat? Would really like to get one.

Danny

[F106DeltaDart]

Looks like it’s flying great Ed, nice work! Finally decided to start modding mine a bit more. Planning on a complete redo into a US Navy HAL-3 Seawolves Bird. I dremeled out the windshield to scale size and made a flybar out of some spares and a Trex 250 pitch gauge. Next will be printing out all the 3DPUPs to get it armed up to spec!