VOTE NOW! MARCH MAYHEM CUSTOM MOTION RC AIRCRAFT CHALLENGE!

[Griffon Wings]

Btw, since i’m very new at hobby Squawk and i’m a troglodyte using social a very special thank you go to Chris,RC GEEK for the afterburners ( just wow) to Jeremy Solt for the formation lights( another WOW )and HUGE thank you for the greatest Callie ( Callie Graphics) , last but not list MOTION RC !! Love to be part of this incredible RC Family . 🛫🛫🛫

[James]

JohnnyJet62 great picture. I do remember that but unfortunately the entry period ended last night. We will be unveiling the finalists live on YouTube at 12pm est. Then everyone will have a week to vote for the best one.

But really awesome looking.

[JohnnyJet62]

Here is a photo of my B-24. James, you have already seen this airplane. It was heavily modified by Andy Anderson from Virginia. I found photos of the "Maxwell House III", a B-24 which served in India during 1943. It was shot down on Nov. 27, 1943. Only 3 of the crew survived the incident. Two of the 3 died while in captivity as POWs. Only one of the crew members, Joseph C. McClung, from Seridan, AR, survived. He lived until 1989.
Andy Anderson, a prolific modeler, did all the customization on this airplane. He repainted the entire plane, and submitted and obtained all of the graphics from Calle Graphics. He also designed all of the revolving turrets, and printed them on his 3D printers. His design for the turrets is impressive. The front and rear turrets include all of the internal detail of the original, including machine guns. The front and rear turrets are servo driven and move side to side. the top turret is really special. Andy modified the servo so that the turret can revolve in either direction indefinitely. With the appropriate programming on your Tx, all of the turrets move randomly during flight, which is a really cool feature.
I also need to give credit to G.R. Baker from Tired Iron Aviation. He created the cockpit detail in 3D, and also prepared the interior cockpit photo imagery which really makes the main cockpit look real. All in all, the amount of work that was done on this bird is substantial. Although, none of it was done by me. All the credit goes to Andy Anderson and George Baker, both very ingenious guys!
I hope that you will profile this ariplane for their sake. They did a lot of work, and as usual, seek no credit. they helped to bring this dream I had for an airplane into reality. They are awesome dudes!
Cheers!
John Maxwell

[scootergenie]

This is going to be fun ! There were so many. Outstanding aircraft submitted........ Isn't this hobby great ? Thanks Motion RC, for putting this together.

[Hugh Wiedman]

haha, thanks! ;) Yes, the pumpkin is flying on an 8s JetFan setup and it actually does have a burner in it. I was never happy with the look of it in that airplane though and have been working on a new design of late that really improves the looks in the F-4 substantially! Should be available very soon. :)



Chris

With the new one will you take a trade in of 2 of the old for 1 new? Just kidding, mine actually look very good to me, but what do I know? :hugging:

[JLambCWU]

LOVED seeing this fly at AZ jets!

Freewing A-10. Mods include split ailerons for drag brakes.

[James]

James , Massive undertaking and effort. Much appreciated by all of us, I am certain. The number of entrants and 'new' members is amazing to see. Let the 'games' begin.:partying_face:Best, LB

Thanks Elbee

Man, this is so hard to choose for all of us! for those who don't end up making the final 64, we will be doing more of these for sure.

[The RC Geek]

Love your Great Pumpkin and the video you did on the flight review. This is now running on 8S, correct? For my poor eyes, this was one bird that I would not have an issue with on it's orientation while flying. Gee, all you needed in the video was a real nice looking afterburner. I now have one installed in every jet of mine, even the F-16 that already had a stock ring AB, so I know where you might pick up a real nice one, but I'm not into giving free advertising. On the other hand, if the maker of the AB would find it in his generous heart to give me a little something like a free AB next time, I might release the name. One can always hope.

haha, thanks! ;) Yes, the pumpkin is flying on an 8s JetFan setup and it actually does have a burner in it. I was never happy with the look of it in that airplane though and have been working on a new design of late that really improves the looks in the F-4 substantially! Should be available very soon. :)



Chris

[Elbee]

James , Massive undertaking and effort. Much appreciated by all of us, I am certain. The number of entrants and 'new' members is amazing to see. Let the 'games' begin.:partying_face:Best, LB

[James]

K Guys, our submission period is now over. Our team are sorting through all the entries to determine our top 64 finalists whose aircraft will have a chance to win $100 gift card based on the communities' votes.

Will will be announcing the 64 finalists LIVE on YouTube this Friday at 12pm EST (don't worry if you miss it live, it will replay and we will also start a new thread so everyone can see)

During the show we will show the 64 finalists, then we will also unveil the final bracket to show you how we seeded everyone and then when the show ends at 1pm EST, we will share the link where everyone will have 1 full week to fill out their brackets. The person with the most points will also win $100 gift card and we will announce both gift card winners LIVE on Youtube next Friday March 20th!

And remember, just by submitting, your name was entered into a random draw for a $50 gift card that will be also be awarded on our March 20th LIVE show on Youtube as well as thanks for even taking the time to submit an entry.

Here is the link to the live show, you can hit the bell and set a reminder now so you don't miss it. Should be fun!

[Xet]

Too late...

[Hugh Wiedman]

Here's my refinished Freewing F-4 Phantom II. Filled in the panel lines, smoothed it out and painted it up as the QF-4B "Great Pumpkin' when it operated out at Pt Mugu. I love flying this jet!


Chris

Love your Great Pumpkin and the video you did on the flight review. This is now running on 8S, correct? For my poor eyes, this was one bird that I would not have an issue with on it's orientation while flying. Gee, all you needed in the video was a real nice looking afterburner. I now have one installed in every jet of mine, even the F-16 that already had a stock ring AB, so I know where you might pick up a real nice one, but I'm not into giving free advertising. On the other hand, if the maker of the AB would find it in his generous heart to give me a little something like a free AB next time, I might release the name. One can always hope.

[the snake]

[James]

Hey guys. Was trying to stay up til midnight to officially end the entry period but can't keep my eyes open. From the time of this post you have about 45 minutes left. Any submittals past 12am est will not count. Tomorrow we will start making selections and seeding the finalists.

Then on Friday at 12pm est live on YouTube we will unveil the full bracket,and all the finalists and first round matchups and when that show ends at 1pm est. Part 2 begins where everyone can then fill out their brackets and determine just who has the best custom Motion RC aircraft.

Been truely overwhelming to see all these fantastic birds and look forward to finding new ways to show our appreciation for all the work so many do.

Good night, see you all Friday for sure!

[Alpha]

It was a pleasant surprise to see so many talented artists come out of the wood work. I've seen many of your creations over the years in various threads, but seeing them all in one place really underscored the fact that there are more creators out there than is often visible on the surface. I hope those of you who joined Squawk just to post your entry decide to make this place another online home for yourselves. And I hope that the ~100 of you who we unfortunately cannot fit in the Top 64 this time will stay close for the next time we do this sort of thing... it definitely will be much sooner than next March!

Kudos to James for conceiving and orchestrating this entire contest! A couple weeks ago I wondered if we'd get enough entries to fill the Top 64. Oh, how I was happily mistaken

[Oxotnik]

Dang, I'm glad that I'm not part of the team that has to make the first down-select for the planes to go into the bracket. There're a bunch of crazy good planes being submitted.

[Corsair nut]

Unfortunately your submission doesn't qualify for the contest because even though Motion used to carry the FMS line it doesn't meet the requirement that James listed in the first post of this thread ……….

MUST be a CURRENT Motion RC product to qualify.

Sorry

:disappointed:

Dang...guess i overlooked that! :(

[Corsair nut]

I saw ur YouTube videos on the repaint. Nice job thanks for the info.

Glad you liked them!

[James]

Amazing guys! Here is an update on what happens after the entry period of 12-midnight EST tonight. Our team will take the next 2 days selecting the 64 finalists and seeding them on a bracket

Finalists will be announced live on our weekly YouTube show Friday March 13th at 12pm EST.

The voting period will then begin on Friday, March 13th at 1pm EST and ends on Friday March 20th at 11am EST. (We will share the link of where you can fill out your brackets across all of our social platforms and here on Squawk.)

The winners will be announced on our LIVE YouTube show on Friday March 20th at 12pm EST.

The winning aircraft gets $100 gift card, the winning voter (who has the best bracket) with the most points gets $100 gift card and a random winner from everyone who submitted will be selected to receive a $50 gift card

Good Luck Everyone!

[scootergenie]

This is my Freewing 70mm F16. It started life as the arctic camo version, and was given to me by a fellow club member who crashed it. Details and modifications include : Custom paint, weathering, and Callie graphics in the Alabama national guard "Dixie Vipers" livery. Airbrushed 3d printed turkey feathers with afterburner led. Painted landing gear struts. Jet hanger hobbies pilot bust, and printed instrument cluster and hand made ejection seat with parachute. Also various antenna, and 3d printed sidewinders . I studied lots of pictures of the actual aircraft, and did my best to capture the essence of the Dixie Vipers F16. This project was rewarding, and cant wait to get started on the next one..... the Freewing DH 112 silver Venom !