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[paulrkytek]

Congrats Paul!

She does look a bit funny to me but she sure flies good!
Well done!

Thanks, It was something to do over the winter while waiting for replacement SU35 Fuselage which was out of stock. I had balsa, I had an old Yak 130 canopy and enough spare bits to make a model. If I had a different canopy I would have moved it forward for a more traditional jet look but using the canopy I had in the positions I chose made canopy and access to battery in one unit easier and allowed me to add strength and rigidity to the front section and nose gear mounting area. Working in balsa I had to find a way of attaching it structurally to the rear body section of the foam SU35, hence the majority of the forward body line is below the main wing level. There was logic behind my madness ( well according to me anyway ). I may yet move the canopy position forward if I can carve it out of the right grade of foam and integrate the shape with the sharp nose ( maybe more like a Mig 23/27 )but for now I am just enjoying flying it. I had a couple of flights today after jacking up the nose leg and minor adjustments to gear down, flaps down and elevator mixes and I now have smooth take offs with less elevator input and a good landing glide slope , 10% power and flair to nose up for gentle soft landing on grass. 3.5 mins flight time 22% battery left for basic mixed flying.

[paulrkytek]

SHARP SU35M

enforced no fly days as antibiotics kick in on tooth infection gave me chance to revise the canopy and battery access bays on Sharp Nose Su. :-

[Airguardian]

I feel weird when I look at that jet...

It's like the shape rings a bell but the brain expects to see something else, hahaha!

[Airguardian]

[Icarus the 2nd]

Maybe something for the next show ?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0U4cKR8h7V4

[WarbirdFan66]

the Avanti-M might also be something for the show...even she is an older Model

[Icarus the 2nd]

the Avanti-M might also be something for the show...even she is an older Model

wow really nice !!!!

[WarbirdFan66]

and here also the link to the build video if you guys enjoy stuff like that...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PPsuKdicUM

[Hugh Wiedman]

Finally finished my 8S Eurofighter in the Bronze Tiger livery. This is definitely one of the best EDF's from Freewing in terms of the quality of the foam and hardware. Finished it off with 4 coats of clear gloss Spar Urethane giving it a nice sheen and somewhat harder surface.

The Real Thing:



The only thing I changed slightly was having the orange bleed into a yellowish orange on the canards, tail and outside wingtips.




Now my F-18 Tiger Meet has some company. If I'm lucky, they'll get together and make a litter of cubs for me!

[Elbee]

Hugh Wiedman, yes, little flyin' tigers. Best, LB

[SanExup]

Hugh Wiedman Nicely done! It looks badass! That's a great scheme for the Eurofighter.

[Icarus the 2nd]

Mig-21s with SPRD-99 mod. First time we flew together and it was a blast

[Airguardian]

Lol, having fun with the rockets, hahahaha!
I approve of the Metallica soundtrack! ^^

[Hugh Wiedman]

Short video on the maiden. Freewing knocked this on outta the park. Flies extremely well and lands smoothly. I'm very impressed and looking forward to getting a lot more flights on it to see what it can really do! I really like the 8S version, has a lot of giddy up to get off thick rough grass. Balanced it about 25-30mm behind recommended CG.

[paulrkytek]

Short video on the maiden. Freewing knocked this on outta the park. Flies extremely well and lands smoothly. I'm very impressed and looking forward to getting a lot more flights on it to see what it can really do! I really like the 8S version, has a lot of giddy up to get off thick rough grass. Balanced it about 25-30mm behind recommended CG.

Looking Good Hugh, are you opening a tiger sanctuary

[paulrkytek]

Change of livery for my F86

[SanExup]

That looks awesome! paulrkytek The weathering and replaced/repaired panel look is well done. It probably looks amazing in the air!

[paulrkytek]

That looks awesome! paulrkytek The weathering and replaced/repaired panel look is well done. It probably looks amazing in the air!

Thanks, weathering is done by dipping finger in lead from 5B pencil ( scrub lead out on sandpaper and dip finger in ) then rub on plane to suit. Seal in with water based matt varnish carefully applied with very soft brush in one direction only, i.e. front to rear. Experiment on a bit of foam with silver paint base first then away you go. Takes less than an hour to do a plane.

[kallend]

Thanks, weathering is done by dipping finger in lead from 5B pencil ( scrub lead out on sandpaper and dip finger in ) then rub on plane to suit. Seal in with water based matt varnish carefully applied with very soft brush in one direction only, i.e. front to rear. Experiment on a bit of foam with silver paint base first then away you go. Takes less than an hour to do a plane.

Very nice job.

When it comes to weathering and particularly panel lines, "less is more". Many people go way overboard to the extent that their models look like caricatures.

[SanExup]

I would agree. I think if you're into modeling, you need to visit air museums as much as you can. Those prized museum pieces of previously working aircraft usually show how dirty, dingy, worked on, those older planes looked in real-life. And the paint usually looks like a human with minimal interest is painting performed the work. Even the newer fighter jets don't have a showroom look to them. Unless of course they are part of a demonstration team, where everything gets buffed and polished, even the wheel chocks.

Thanks for the tips Paul! I've avoided my silver planes, just not really knowing how to approach weathering or painting on them. This opens the door!