Saw this come up for sale and decided to make a winter project of it!!
Undecided if I do a Stearman (no cowl, 2 ailerons) or Super Stearman (cowl, pants, 4 ailerons)!
Also need help on a cool scheme for this!
Besides lightening the build, I plan to make this scale with scale details, fabric covering and paint!
Moki250!
This is definitely a "Workshop Improvement" - but I figured it would be better to start a new thread for this, as I am hoping others have some experience or ideas for this.
Years ago - I had come across some builders that were using a metal (steel) building board and magnetic fixtures to frame up airframes and wings.
I've been using drywall and pins for decades - and they work, but the idea of using magnets seems like a really good way to build.
So - I'll give it a shot.
There are many examples of a Magnetic Building Board System online - with Airfield Models being the most popular and complete. But most of the examples I found are working with smaller airplanes. In my case, I really only build giant scale now - so I want...
I picked up these 2 rare giant scale warbirds this past spring and it's time to finish them.
First up is a 1/4 scale Clark spitfire. I picked this up from Mad Dog back in April, it needs quite a bit of TLC and repairs. The elevators were broken the cockpit is a disaster , the plane had quite a bit of hanger rash and the canopy is broken and in bad shape.
Second is a 1/5 scale 3w F7F tigercat that was built by 3w for a fellow in Seattle Washington. The plane was purchased in 1995. Built by 3w with 2 3w 48 twins. He refinished the airplane in the current paint scheme and it competed in Top Gun back in 2003. The plane was then sold and it changed quite a few hands until I got it last spring.
I have installed 2 da100L in her, reinforced...
I'm going to attempt to build a 1/6 Scale Helldiver using Jerry Bates plans. This build will be a scratch build - I will be cutting my own kit (with mods) and using a mix of standard wood material and some composites.
Here is a pic of a full size Helldiver:
It's an interesting airplane, as it had a really rough development - but turned out pretty well.
More to come...
I'm so excited to finally get started!!! It's taken some time to get everything bought and planned, but now I'm finally ready to go! I don't really plan to do anything earth shattering here... my builds will follow a ton of the moficiations pioneered by Trev (thanks Trev).
Ok, here are a few details:
Carden 124 Pro:
Built for IMAC only
Lots of carbon fiber and lightening
Fully cored foam (wings, tail, turtle deck, etc)
DA200 magnesium on da headers and cans
Jeti DS16 with CB200 and R3's
I just thought I would start a thread here- as I am always looking for good ideas for workshop improvements and ideas.
I got sidetracked with a few workshop projects over the last year.
First was organizing all of my "small" hardware items - I came across this video from Adam Savage of Mythbusters:
Adam Savage uses "Sortimo" cabinets which are awesome, and very expensive. His setup would cost $3000-5000
I just purchased my Yellow spitfire back after selling it partly completed 10 years ago . I actually purchase the plane 30 years ago from National Hobby in Toronto started the build but shortly after moved to Parry Sound where it sat for nearly 20 years . One of those planes you really regret selling and was happy to see it go back up for sale in nearly the same unfinished condition . funny when It was sold it was missing the landing gear and I forgot to give him the water slides . well I buy it back for the same price with a Taurus 52 motor and some new yellow landing gear , also came back with a full cockpit kit . I figured why not post surely one of the longest builds ever LOL .First was to repair the damage done by one of the last...
Tim convinced me to grab one of these when I was at the warehouse. Never had a pattern ship before so eager to try it!
Got these sweet little servos and the electric motor for it
Have a spare Jeti-Mezon 120 and a Jeti Assist Rx. 8S-3700 setup as recommended
I just returned from the US visiting my son and brought back my new 1/4 scale Spitfire from CARF. Normally I would have waited until October to start the build, but because I will be having some extensive health treatments soon, I decided that starting the build now would help keep my mine well occupied and not let me dwell on the negatives.
There are several Carf Spitfire builds out there and I will post links to them for anyone wanting to also go down this trip. I will be adding some extra scale items to make it stand out from some of the other builds.
Here is what I envisioned for my Spitfire.
A great sound in the air, so I got a Kolm 77cc 4 stroke engine for it. Carf suggests a DA 50 plus 4 pounds of lead to achieve the...
Last year, I had a Sullivan pump that lasted one season then the motor burned up. Got a new one and the third day at the airfield, I noticed smoke coming out of the hole for the switch. That's not going to last. So I searched for an appropriate replacement.
Last week my custom scheme Havoc SS (Super Sport) arrived and I’m looking forward to getting started on it. If interested I’ll post some photos as i go. I copied the scheme i came up with a few years ago when i painted my Futura. I found the difference in colors top and bottom really worked well.
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