Post by Malcolm S on Apr 23, 2008 6:00:14 GMT 1
Hi Folks
Thought it was about time I some photos of all of my planes especially now the FW190 is finally in the air so they are all airworthy. My first plane was of course a SuperCub as a birthday prezzie from my lovely other half (now an r/c widow ;D)
I then got the PZ FW190 secondhand on ebay which was reported as having a damaged wing (seemd only a bit of damage on the wingtips). Bought it to practise with a warbird before I got a new Spit but on my first few flights she just kept going down and to the left however I launched. I got frustrated and bought a new Spit anyway with which I have had great fun.
In the meantime I picked up another good deal on ebay of a PZ Typhoon3d for £35 (approx $70) as it had a snapped off nose. This was easily cured with toothpicks and 5min epoxy and she flies well (all be it like a bucking bronco compared to my SC ;D).
After all this decided to revisit the FW190. A check of the wing showed it starting to crack in the middle so I bought a new wing. Still the launches were rubbish but having flown the Spit a lot I realised the motor wasn't turning as fast. The previous owner had changed the connectors to larger Tamiya connectors and I think this had affected the rx/esc board and the power it delivered. A replacement rx later and she now flies like a beaut. Actually that is a fib as she flies tail heavy as I am missing the extra prop nut but I will soon solve that.
So there we have it.
Would like to try and find an ME109 and a WW1 biplane (maybe a Sopwith Camel or DR1)
Happy flying all
Malcolm
Thought it was about time I some photos of all of my planes especially now the FW190 is finally in the air so they are all airworthy. My first plane was of course a SuperCub as a birthday prezzie from my lovely other half (now an r/c widow ;D)
I then got the PZ FW190 secondhand on ebay which was reported as having a damaged wing (seemd only a bit of damage on the wingtips). Bought it to practise with a warbird before I got a new Spit but on my first few flights she just kept going down and to the left however I launched. I got frustrated and bought a new Spit anyway with which I have had great fun.
In the meantime I picked up another good deal on ebay of a PZ Typhoon3d for £35 (approx $70) as it had a snapped off nose. This was easily cured with toothpicks and 5min epoxy and she flies well (all be it like a bucking bronco compared to my SC ;D).
After all this decided to revisit the FW190. A check of the wing showed it starting to crack in the middle so I bought a new wing. Still the launches were rubbish but having flown the Spit a lot I realised the motor wasn't turning as fast. The previous owner had changed the connectors to larger Tamiya connectors and I think this had affected the rx/esc board and the power it delivered. A replacement rx later and she now flies like a beaut. Actually that is a fib as she flies tail heavy as I am missing the extra prop nut but I will soon solve that.
So there we have it.
Would like to try and find an ME109 and a WW1 biplane (maybe a Sopwith Camel or DR1)
Happy flying all
Malcolm
