RE: HOB ME109.....Plastic Fuse Top Painting
What clear top coat would you recommend? I think Parma makes a clear coat that ought to work over the color. I would assume that since the fascolor tints are fuelproof the clear would be fuelproof also. All of my HOB kits have that clear plastic fuse top. I am thinking that the plastic should be painted on the outside as doing it on the inside gives it way too much shine. I will try to do a build thread on the P 47 or FW 190 whichever is next. I do need to get their P 51. The P 47 or FW plans have the P 51 plans on the back side so I guess I could scratch build it with those plans. I can't wait to fly these planes as I have read some reviews and they are all very positive. One fellow called the P 51 a "total screamer" to fly. I guess I will have my younger brother fly that one as he performs way beyond me on the flightline. The building reviews are all positive as well. It should be a great summer if the wind ever lets up here on the plains!!!!!!
Posted on: 5/24/2013 10:13 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: HOB ME109.....Plastic Fuse Top Painting
I have a bunch of Parma "Fastcolor" paint that I use on slot cars. I do have a lot of colors so I guess I will use that. I have about 7 colors so I ought to be able to come up with about any color I need. I had forgotten about those paints until now.
Posted on: 5/24/2013 7:45 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: aileron design/hinging
Chad it all depends upon the airplane. Usually a torque tube setup uses one servo in its application to control the ailerons with the servo being centered in the wing needs an inset of the torque rod in the aileron and the drilling of a pilot hole for the 90 degree rod which can get tricky in 1/8" stock. Whereas using CA hinges two servos are generally installed one in each wing controlled by using either a Y cord or two separate channels. Installing the CA hinges you will have to slot the aileron and wing side to install them which would probably be the better choice between the two systems from what you describe. Rounding the aileron stock where it meets the wing will allow freer hinging of the control surfaces. Other choices are small hinges which can also be slotted, the Robart system would be too large for the 1/8" stock. Hope this helps tell us more about your airplane project.
Posted on: 5/24/2013 4:42 AM by Author "Steve Steinbring" in the forum "Beginners"
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Tactic Radios
I am looking for a back up radio for my small stuff. Does anyone have any experience with the Tactic brand? The prices are right but I have no experience with them. Any suggestions?
Posted on: 5/22/2013 9:53 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: Servo reverser w/ Hi-tech servo's
I don't know what radio you are using, but once in a while, there are compatibility issues. Why not couple a channel to your elevator, and run the servo from your receiver.
Posted on: 5/22/2013 9:19 AM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Retracts For HOB's
The ME109 is about finished but I will try to do a build thread on the FW190 and the P-47. The Messerschmitt was a good build. Quality kit with very good fits throughout the process. We are leaving the landing gear of as our field won't accommodate any wheels smaller than 3 or 4 inches. If I hit the lottery I promised the club that I would pave a strip for them!!! Anyway, if anyone has any comments or suggestions on building the FW190 or the P-47 I would appreciate it.
Posted on: 5/21/2013 6:19 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Rib stitch and tape over Koverall
[quote]ORIGINAL: barzini Steve, When you put the solartex strips on,Do you then dope them or just paint over them? tony [/quote] depends on the aircraft. I have left it as is, painted over them and on my Eindecker, just put a coat of Poly-u over it. Depends on the aircraft color scheme. All... and iron them on. steve
Posted on: 5/21/2013 12:30 PM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Rib stitch and tape over Koverall
http://home.cablerocket.com/~scaleribstitch/ this is the website for Scale Rib Stitch. He produces stitching in several scale sizes. You cut it to width, stick it on and tape over it. I use Solartex for the tapes, and iron them down. I've used this product on 6 WW1 airplanes, so far. Won't go back to glue with this available.
Posted on: 5/21/2013 9:52 AM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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Retracts For HOB's
Am finishing up a HOB ME109 and it is a great kit. When finished I will move on to an HOB P-47 then a Focke Wulff 190...all by HOB. I bought these kits years ago on ebey and I think I paid 30 or 35 bucks for them. I wish I could find them now for that ptice!!!!!!!!! I would like to put retracts in the P47 and the FW190. I have read some posts concerning this but I can't remember what retracts they used. Can someone recommend a good retract that will fit in these 2 models? I have read some good reviews on the HOB kits. I can't wait to fly these birds. I guess I need their P 51 to balance out the hangar........2 Allied planes and 2 Axis planes. Thanks.
Posted on: 5/20/2013 6:47 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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Finding JaspurX
This is my weelky log trying to find JaspurX. He was a prolific contributor to this column until I sent him $140.00 for some Cox .020 engines and parts and then he disappeared. I am more discouraged about not getting the engines than losing 140 bucks. If anyone is in contact with him please tell him to contact me. Thanks sw
Posted on: 5/20/2013 12:24 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Tip Stall
[b]Thank you everyone for all the imput!!!! [/b][:D] This post to a great extent did exactly what I'd hoped it would accomplish which is to bring forth issues and principles related to stalls. From this discussion hopefully many here will gain more insight into how to not fly their model into an envelope of flight that could result in a stall ending in a crash. I admit its been a while since I sat in ground school so there are some cobwebs in the bell tower. A lot of good information presented much of which I agree with. With that said I think its time for us to sift through what has been presented form a simple list of pilot considerations that will help our fellow fliers prevent future crashes. As many have pointed out a lot depends upon the type and design of the aircraft flown. Since I am the instigator(devils advocate) if you will of this discussion/debate I'll reserve my input towards the end. [i]Please share your thoughts on stall prevention! [/i]
Posted on: 5/19/2013 8:22 AM by Author "Steve Steinbring" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Extreme Flight Vanquish 2m Build Thread
Nick, On my first Vanquish (Yellow and Red) I used Blenderm and on my second Vanquish(Blue and Pink) I used white Econo Cote to seal the gaps. Enjoy your build you will love this plane. Steve
Posted on: 5/18/2013 7:31 PM by Author "STEVE HOSNER" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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HOB ME109.....Plastic Fuse Top Painting
We are getting ready to put color on our House of Balsa ME 109 and need a little advice. First: will Sig Supercote attack the plastic canopy and fuse top? Second: we are doing a sky blue bottom and a grey top with green camo spots. We did it on a big Spitfire and it came out nice. Does the cotton ball technique work on small scale? How are these spots applied? Any precautions I should take? I have some Parma(maybe Pactra)slot car paint that is water based. Is it fuel proof? I am sorry that I didn't do a build thread on this plane. My brother does nice work. Our system, for over 50 years, consisted of me building the aircraft and him flying it(at least the big ones). I have a stack of HOB WWll warbirds and he wanted to do the ME109 himself. I didn't know that he was that good. I have an Enya .09 that we thought we would use on this plane but after flying our Ace Whizard with our Cox .051 R/C we decided to use it on the ME109. It screams to the point that your ears begin to hurt. We fly out in the country so noise is not a problem although the muffler is quiet when we use it. We will be doing the HOB FW190 next. Eventually we will have a hangar full of Allied planes and Axis aircraft. Should be fun. I will try to post a pic of the Messerschmitt when complete.
Posted on: 5/18/2013 4:42 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Extreme Flight Vanquish 2m Build Thread
Nick, I have had zero problems with the hinges included with the kit. All and all I think the Vanquish is a great plane. Steve Hosner
Posted on: 5/18/2013 2:35 PM by Author "STEVE HOSNER" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: Tip Stall
[quote]ORIGINAL: Bozarth [quote]ORIGINAL: Steve Steinbring ...at higher speeds called an accelerated stall where drag exceeds lift available.... [/quote] Not the normal definition of an accelerated stall. Normally it is defined as exceeding the critical angle of attack under a load greater than 1 g.... Steve
Posted on: 5/18/2013 12:14 PM by Author "Steve Steinbring" in the forum "Beginners"
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Tip Stall
After reading a good many posts here about [b][i]tip stall[/i][/b] there appears to be some misunderstanding of what really occurs, or what is thought to occur in such a stall. We all should know that there a number of factors that can be involved to cause the [b]tip stall[/b] often called a snap which most often occurs when our models are on approach, or a turn to final. There are also other regimes of flight where the same can occur even at higher speeds called an accelerated stall where drag exceeds lift available. Stalls can and will occur in very high G turns at any airspeed at any aircraft attitude. Since there are many factors in stalls here are some thoughts with a link to provide additional information which should give you more insight into the aerodynamic principles involved. With that said........... If you are making a level turn to final approach as the angle of bank increases so does the "G" loading on the airplane requiring more lift to support flight. A [b]level 45 degree turn has a loading of 1.41 G's, or a level 60 degree turn - 2 G's [/b]. This means if your airplane weighs 10 pounds in a 60 degree bank the wing now has to support 20 pounds of effective weight with requires more airspeed in order to support the induced weight. If your airplane gets too slow in the turn a stall will occur and [b] if the upper wing stalls first[/b] a snap like action will occur when the lower wing (still flying) goes over the top. The same can happen if your airplane gets too slow on an essentially straight in approach if one wing stalls before the other causing the stall not to be straight ahead. Since we do not have the advantage of being inside the aircraft with a method of knowing if the airplane is in coordinated flight one wing will most often stall first. Here is a link with a lot of good information to review there is a lot of good information that may save you a crash. http://selair.selkirk.bc.ca/Training/Aerodynamics/turns.htm
Posted on: 5/18/2013 5:43 AM by Author "Steve Steinbring" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: custom paintjobs
There are a lot of guys in the model boating hobby who can put paint on, [b]BUT THIS GUY CAN PAINT[/b][i][/i][font="Arial"][/font]
Posted on: 5/17/2013 8:10 AM by Author "Steve Seebold 100" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
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RE: Williams Bros 1/3 Scale wheels
Just got a note from Dan, as many of you did. One question answered. He is working on the new mold for the German wheel. No indication of diameter, before you ask.
Posted on: 5/16/2013 5:37 PM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Gas mix for a 35cc Quadra
http://www.bennettbuilt.com/Quadra.html Bennett was the USA Quadra rep. They still have parts and support. Send your question and pictures to them. If anyone can ID your engine , thay can. steve
Posted on: 9/18/2012 2:59 PM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Gas mix for a 35cc Quadra
like that, the crankcase and flywheel are different than I remember. steve
Posted on: 9/18/2012 11:36 AM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Lightning Build
Looks great Jeff. Arizona is the only place that I have seen bowling balls as yard art!
Posted on: 9/16/2012 8:38 PM by Author "STEVE HOSNER" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: Ailevator with Futaba 2.4 has me stumped!
set the aileron % to zero
Posted on: 9/16/2012 8:53 AM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: ALUMINUM Fabrication need help
Does aluminum interfere with a radio signal?
Posted on: 9/11/2012 7:02 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum "Composites Fabrication And Repair"
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RE: Pattern Plane ID Help please
for sale LOL Steve
Posted on: 9/10/2012 6:03 PM by Author "Steve Parsole" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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Pattern Plane ID Help please
for. Wish I could be of more help. Thanks Steve
Posted on: 9/10/2012 3:55 PM by Author "Steve Parsole" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Hoosier Dawn Patrol
[quote]ORIGINAL: R/C Art [quote]ORIGINAL: John Cole Steve, all; You guys certainly know how to hold a great WW1 event!!! Beautiful models, excellent field, lots of happy pilots, WOW!! Very well done. John [/quote] John, Steve has a secret recipe for success.......he just secures a flying site..., there may be just a wee bit more to it than that.........[:D] Thanks again Steve! I (along
Posted on: 9/10/2012 4:52 AM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Boomerang XL ?
Notice that the disintegrating Boomerang in the three pictures (post #6) has a repainted fuselage and red painted nose. This particular plane had prior crash damage that required a rebuilding of the fuselage/nose. It may be possible that other structural damage was present but went unnoticed and led to the catastrophic failure seen in the photos.
Posted on: 9/9/2012 5:45 PM by Author "Steve Collins" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Hoosier Dawn Patrol
[quote]ORIGINAL: John Cole Steve, all; You guys certainly know how to hold a great WW1 event!!! Beautiful models, excellent field, lots of happy pilots, WOW!! Very well done. John [/quote] Thanks John, Maybe see you one day???? steve
Posted on: 9/7/2012 3:11 PM by Author "Steve Percifield" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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THE FIRST LANIER
40 YEARS AGO MY fATHER WON A LANIER AIRCRAFT AT AN OMAHA FUNFLY. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FLOWN AND IS OF THE PATTERN STYLE. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT BE WORTH?
Posted on: 9/6/2012 8:28 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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FIRST LANIER R/C AIRCRAFT
About 40 years ago, my Father won this plane at an Omahawks club fun fly. I believe it is their first model. It is a pattern ship along the lines of a "Kwik Fly." Does anyone have an idea of what it's worth? It is in perfect shape. Never had a motor mounted on it. I think I will put it up on ebay. I need the money for a new, programmable radio. Probably a Futuba.
Posted on: 9/5/2012 7:10 PM by Author "Steve Westphal" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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