Author Topic: '..don't hate me becuase i'm beautiful...' (Read 495 times)

Hangtime · « **on:** September 29, 2002, 10:00:59 PM »

This is the bird I'm modeling.. "Little Joe". flown by Lt. Joe Cannon w/ the 357th in 1945.

The replica's 1/5 scale, weighs 18lbs, has 12 servos, smoke, springair rectracts, flaps and took lil over a month to finish. I had her assembled with the wing and belly pan on for the first time this afternoon, couldn't resist snapping a shot.

Gonna finish the graphics and nose art this week, and finish the radio progamming, do the run-ups and generaly not sleep till I fly it for the first time at next weekends warbirds meet here on Long Island.

Lets hope I don't piss my pants on the takeoff...

Sandman · « **Reply #1 on:** September 29, 2002, 10:02:39 PM »

You're so unattractive when you gloat.

fdiron · « **Reply #2 on:** September 29, 2002, 10:03:59 PM »

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took lil over a month to finish.

Was it an ARF?

easymo · « **Reply #3 on:** September 29, 2002, 10:06:42 PM »

Your P-51 fetish is getting out of hand

Curval · « **Reply #4 on:** September 29, 2002, 10:08:31 PM »

Hangtime · « **Reply #5 on:** September 29, 2002, 10:26:42 PM »

Yea, I've got mylilponyitus. Don't hate me because i'm beautiful.

rge that, fdiorn.. it started out as the world models GS p51... but mosta the arfluff'ness of the damn thing was crap, and it was intended for 120-140 glow. I freakin hate glow engines, and determined i could shoehorn a gasser into the nose. I then proceeded to beef the thing up to handle a real engine, which turned into an engineering project. By the time i got done addin smoke and real pnuematics with a tail wheel retract and redid the control system for real SAE amelican hardware and GS servos and tossed the cheezie graphics in the trash (wtf do the chinese know about R/C anyway??) it wasn't so much an arf.

She's sittin on her oleo's 5 lbs heavier than spec, with about 60% more HP.. if nothin else it'll make a spectacular lawn dart.

senna · « **Reply #6 on:** September 29, 2002, 10:38:54 PM »

Hum, really great P-51 hangtime. Almost looks like an H model in the photo. What no weathering?

sshh · « **Reply #7 on:** September 30, 2002, 01:14:05 AM »

How do you build that ? Is it some commercial kit with all parts prepared ? Any way to put four blade prop of correct size on it ?

JoeDirt · « **Reply #8 on:** September 30, 2002, 10:12:42 AM »

mman i thot it was gonna me a naked babe from the ultimate ninja flipout castle

midnight Target · « **Reply #9 on:** September 30, 2002, 10:27:54 AM »

Saaaaweeeeeet!

Kieran · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2002, 11:09:24 AM »

What's the wingloading on that now? Adding 5lbs to the spec weight sure raised my eyebrow... this isn't going to be a "floater", especially given it was an ARF to begin with (usually heavier than scratch kits). Better keep that baby close to the field in case the engine dies.

It's a "D" for sure- look at the step in the leading edge. H's removed the step and went with a smaller wheel.

Cherlie · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2002, 11:15:09 AM »

That's not a real 51. It only has 2 props!!!!!!!!

IT'S A FAKE!!!!

CB

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #12 on:** September 30, 2002, 11:17:20 AM »

Looks great Hangtime!

Now... if you start telling everyone you're a p-51 pilot...

AKDejaVu

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 30, 2002, 12:47:03 PM »

Do you know anything about the Remote plane sims?

I saw one at a hobby shop you could choose bunches of dif planes including a p-51, and a F-86, with a ducted fan.

the remote thing plugged into the puter and it had two sticks and all kinds of switches. Is this a good tool to learn how to fly a remote plane with no risk of crashing one?

this is the one I saw

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #14 on:** September 30, 2002, 01:12:04 PM »

Yes Realflight is a very good learning tool, but its a bit unrealistic. For example here is a I screenshot I just made from Realflight G2 and a giant scale P51 model shouldn't be able to do this:

Here ya go Hangtime i bet this woult really tick you warbird types off!