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  1. Charles

    Build Log Top Flite P-40E Warhawk Gold Edition kit

    Looks good
  2. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    I Have an Iron Aces WWII pilot
  3. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    I started building this plane one year ago and what I thought was going to be a 6 month project and turned into a little more than a year. I am at the end of the construction plans and only have to paint and finish and should have completely finished sometime in September. Project got slowed...
  4. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    Worked a little more and got the gear pods glassed in with two coats of epoxy and all the servo hatches cut out and fitted and the arelon hinge slots cut. I think I did a good job fabricating the gear pods because the kit had two left pods. but think I ended up with something better.
  5. Charles

    Build Log Top Flite P-40E Warhawk Gold Edition kit

    I did the same and backed the standoffs for the RCV engine with an aluminum plate instead of blind nuts.
  6. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    Next step is to install engine , cover all the control surfaces with mono and install all the servos and then paint and will be finished.
  7. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    Shaped the pods to look more realistic
  8. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    Worked for a couple of hours tonight on the the gear pods Got the sanded and shaped and filled will finish sand later and cover with epoxy.
  9. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    After much thought and looking at the aluminum fairings I really didn't like them and didn't think they looked authentic so did away with them today and planked the landing gear in and will smooth and fill to look authentic and will add other features with filler The only downside is I wont be...
  10. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    I got the gear fairings roughed in and will fill and clear them up later this week. see when I was a kid and bought a kit and all there was in it was three blocks of balsa was a good learning experience. I used a small 4 oz coke can for the aluminum.
  11. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    Started work again and ran into a snag with the landing gear pods. The used the crapy plastic stuff like the cowling and put in two right sides so instead of trying to get a left side I'm just going to fabricate a pair out of balsa and aluminum which I think will work better anyway.
  12. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    I had to move cars and all my model stuff to warehouse on high ground and hung planes from cieling in case we flooded. Didnt want to lose everything like I did in Ike in 08. as of now didnt get any water under house so it will take a few days to get everything back over.:pompom...
  13. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    Worked a little more finished the sanding the fiberglass finish and constructed the cowling. Tropical storm headed this way so hope we don't flood.
  14. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    I'm going with light grey on the underside and camo with Olive drab camouflage. and cleared over the the plane after decals applied. I'm also doing to do detail work around the nose and add some detail to the whole plane with brush and airbrush. before clearing. :flyer:
  15. Charles

    Build Log Top Flite P-40E Warhawk Gold Edition kit

    I'm going to put in a remote glow plug and run a glow igniter to forestall the problems you mention. I just think it is a shame to mess up the nose of a P-40 with the head of an engine sticking through the side of it.
  16. Charles

    Build Log Top Flite P-40E Warhawk Gold Edition kit

    If you use an OS and mount it sideways you will have to modify the front top cowling to allow for the motor to extend out of the side of the plane. I mounted the RCV at a 45 degree angle so I could get both the carb. and the exhaust inside the cowling of the front of the plane. see photos of...
  17. Charles

    35 Sbach Scratchbuild

    Thanks Im not an every day flier but like what i hear about 2.4 but not ready to shell money for a new transmitter if I don't have to. I have a 9Ca that I like and like the idea of converting it to 2.4.
  18. Charles

    Build Log Top Flite P-40E Warhawk Gold Edition kit

    Looks great glad to see you back on it. Is that Saito next to itr what you are going to power it with?
  19. Charles

    35 Sbach Scratchbuild

    Hi I have a Futaba 9CA and am switching from 72 to 2.1 GHZ. I ordered a FrSky DFT 2.4 module for my radio. How did you like it in your 8fu and were there any problems?
  20. Charles

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    3rd coat of epoxy on fuselage
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