Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

[Charles]

I was just looking at the time it took me to construct the tail and then the wing. that would one month for the tail then one and one half month for the wing so I figure one and one half month for the fuselodge so I should be ready to insttall the engine radio and paint by Jan 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR. Total construction time would be 4 months that isnt bad for a kit this complex I guess.

 

[Charles]

I worked on the plane agout three hours this evening and finished the alerions and formed the trailing edge to match the alerions so that finished the wing. Hung it up to get out of the way and will start on the fuselodge after I clear off the work table and roll out the fuselodge plans.

 

[rcdude07]

Looking good. You are for sure going to finish the build well before me.

 

[Charles]

Started working on the fuselodge tonight.

 

[Charles]

Did a little more on the fuselodge and played around a little with the powerplant I'm going to use and the muffler just to make sure it wil fit inside the cowling and took some measurements from the plans so I can construct an engine mount.

 

[Charles]

A little more work on the fuselodgy today

 

[SnowDog]

starting to resemble a real fuselage! what are you using the California Gold Showtime product for?

 

[Charles]

You ought to know by now Texans cant spell!!! we werent taut that in scool. thats Chock Full of Nuts the bets coffee in the world, I'm using to can to hold a bunch of servos. I will have to remember that the french named most of the parts on airplanes.

 

[Charles]

I have reached an impass. I am going to have to stop construction until I get a Robart retractable tailwheel and cylinder so it can be installed. If I go any further without fitting the tailwheel I run the chance of screwing up.

 

[Charles]

Well disregard the last post I am able to continue a little furthur and did a little more yesterday and today inclufing setting up the engine to mount and doing some more stringer work along with renforcing the tailwheel stringer to accept the retractable tailwheel. I decider to use a Turnigy tailwheel instead of a Robart because the robart is just to wide and would create more problems including how to mount the air cylinder. This one is electric and all self contained and I can Y it off the main gear air retract servo.