Roban B407 AeroMed 700 Size Scale Build

[PawPaw]

B407 had a couple “quickies” on the test bed & did fine. It’s all back together now & about as far as I’m willing to go on the scale details so calling it done. The B412/CH-146 will be my detail queen so got a ways to go before it’s close. I decided to spend some serious time practicing with my 600 pod and boom, then make the leap. I’ll try to get some pics up soon.

[F106DeltaDart]

How has the build been going? Have you had a chance to get it up in the air yet? Would love to see more photos of the CH-146 as well.

[PawPaw]

Been awhile since I worked on AeroMed so thought I’d tidy up a few loose ends & get to the testing phase. This is my first IKON 2 heli so need to sort out a potential issue with the tail servo/programming. On the bench, a very slight torque input on the Tx results in full blade deflection so just need to massage something. Also think I’ll switch back to the 156mm tail blades for test flights as the new 140mm’s @ 1300rpm head speed might be underpowered. Just cautious about the 140’s profile more than anything.

[PawPaw]

For color comparison....

[PawPaw]

Yeah, web page pics were basic. It’s very impressive...and big. I mean wide big. Only squawk I might have, and it’s insignificant to me, is the yellow color rendering is a tad too light compared to the full scale #419. The red part is fine. Also, Roban does not provide an external searchlight scale part for this version but all rescue CH-146’s have them. I’ll post more pics as it comes together.

[DCORSAIR]

Final scale items are done on B407 AeroMed with the exception of painting the tiny features of my overhead console & LifePak 15. Uggggh. Also waiting on a couple EMS bags from Fine Scale Modela. I’ve long since learned if you stare at a project long enough you will always find something else that could use more detail, so that’s the point when I usually plan my next project. Project is Roban’s B412 Canadian Rescue 800 (CH-146 Griffon, more correctly). Will be raining all week but hopefully will get AeroMed tested next week.

I was also looking at the Canadian 412 before I found the OH-6 I have coming, if you do get it, post some pics of it, I would like to see some better pics other than the MRC web pg.

[PawPaw]

Final scale items are done on B407 AeroMed with the exception of painting the tiny features of my overhead console & LifePak 15. Uggggh. Also waiting on a couple EMS bags from Fine Scale Modela. I’ve long since learned if you stare at a project long enough you will always find something else that could use more detail, so that’s the point when I usually plan my next project. Project is Roban’s B412 Canadian Rescue 800 (CH-146 Griffon, more correctly). Will be raining all week but hopefully will get AeroMed tested next week.

[lt1pwr]

[PawPaw]

Mama told me there were people like you out there but I didn’t listen.

[lt1pwr]

[lt1pwr]

WOW that looks great! He does excellent work. I just had him print me a Starbucks coffee cup for my front seat passenger in my Jet Ranger.

[PawPaw]

Great news, DC...I’m a disciplined believer in “I can’t help it”. After all... Rules are for people who lack imagination.

That’s what I did, lt1pwr...had the foam spacer pushed too far forward & not glued in. Lotsa thanks for the frame spacer heads up as it now looks much better with the one in place & tail clearance didn’t suffer. BTW, check out this LifePak 15 cardiac monitor Tyler Gray did for me in 1/8 scale. I told him “Don’t worry about the face details too much”, but he didn’t listen.

[DCORSAIR]

I still need to mount mechanics to test stand so knew everything was gonna come apart later, and now my list of fixits is a little longer.

Cobra is standing by, on top of a china cabinet, awaiting my skill level to catch up. I guess I did ok with short low hover hops, but I need more 450 Huey time for confidence and just been neglecting to do so in favor of detailing the 407 in the a/c.

Gotcha, looks like your having fun anyway, I'm waiting on my new AH-6 Cayouse to get here, I know I said I wasn't doing another 800 size, but I just couldn't help it, I was really thinking about building the Cobra, MRC has only 3 kits left in stock, just couldn't decide between the gray (out of stock) or the camo version.

[PawPaw]

I still need to mount mechanics to test stand so knew everything was gonna come apart later, and now my list of fixits is a little longer.

Cobra is standing by, on top of a china cabinet, awaiting my skill level to catch up. I guess I did ok with short low hover hops, but I need more 450 Huey time for confidence and just been neglecting to do so in favor of detailing the 407 in the a/c.

[lt1pwr]

You may be able to reposition the foam spacer further down the tail boom where the fiberglass is narrower or like DCorsair said, just put more foam around it while making sure it doesn't interfere with the linkage.

[DCORSAIR]

Well, took 1 of the spacers out & the mast angle looks a little better. It suits me, anyway. However, I did notice the tail gearbox has about 3/16-1/4” vertical play in the opening. Linkages clear all edges either way. I can see the foam torque tube spacer has the 3/16-1/4” gap at the top edge so one more thing to fix.:confounded:

I always stuff foam up in the tails anyway, just make sure you don't jam the linkages, works great to help with sloppy fitting booms in the fuselage, it really helps to keep the vibes down.

By the way, what happen to the Cobra?

[PawPaw]

Well, took 1 of the spacers out & the mast angle looks a little better. It suits me, anyway. However, I did notice the tail gearbox has about 3/16-1/4” vertical play in the opening. Linkages clear all edges either way. I can see the foam torque tube spacer has the 3/16-1/4” gap at the top edge so one more thing to fix.:confounded:

[PawPaw]

Thanks, lt1pwr. Still got some line painting & securing to do but getting close. Gonna see where that tail ends up after I remove that second spacer.

[lt1pwr]

That tail looks good the way you have it. Nice job on the float bag air lines and fittings

[PawPaw]

Here’s my formula for “Standoff Scale” : Age (in years) X 3 (feet) = Acceptable Scale Completion Level Distance. In my case, formula says max receiver range.