In the air it will look like a million bucks, nice job my friendWing is FINISHED! I need to clear-coat over the roundels but that's it. I was going to spend some time panelining and weathering but as the car guys say-this meant to be a driver and not a trailer queen-so it's good enough. I'm having a bit of a struggle with masking the fuselage so rather than obsess over the wing I'm going to go back to that.
And as Ratcheroo reminded...."build, fly, crash, repeat"...
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In the air it will look like a million bucks, nice job my friend![]()
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Around here we call that OCBD - Obsessive Compulsive Build DisorderLearning to live with the fact that perfect is the enemy of good-enough. Fuselage stripes done so I wait overnight, add the last decals/clear and then about a radio, battery/batteries, charger, receiver.....
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I'm moving in the direction of building a tiny trainer to start with. Seems like a good way to start while I'm working on the finish of the Spitfire....seems like a slow enough flyer to learn on.
Around here we call that OCBD - Obsessive Compulsive Build Disorder. I suffer badly from it LOL. Here are a couple pics of my Spit, used vinyl instead of paint, added landing gear after the fact (might be an upgrade/mod to consider for yours)
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There is a you tube video that a guy put up that shows how to do it , here is the linkHoly s**t that is freaking awsome...I love the bubble canopy. Much more authentic and your decals are much more to scale..very nice build. I do like the landing gear-is that homebrew or from somewhere on-line?
I would definiately try the Aura. But first, you have to remember, all this time and effort you have put towards making it look nice will go to waste when it ultimately smashes into the ground. Either invest in an Aura, or invest in a trainer. Personally I would go the latter.et voila! Well the construction is 99.9% complete...I went to paint the yellow leading edge stripe and realized I hadn't gotten any yellow paint...later, or maybe not. I started construction with no thought to electronics or even flying...so I guess now's the time. Do I go with the Aura lite and have a fighting chance of being able to learn to fly on the spit or do I go with a straight receiver and "build, fly, crash, repeat". The store doesn't seem to have a full selection of transmitters right now...decisions, decisions.
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I would definiately try the Aura. But first, you have to remember, all this time and effort you have put towards making it look nice will go to waste when it ultimately smashes into the ground. Either invest in an Aura, or invest in a trainer. Personally I would go the latter.
There is a you tube video that a guy put up that shows how to do it , here is the link, the canopy I got off the forum here, I can't remember who posted it but if you search here for spitfire canopy you should be able to find it.
Use 3m electrical tape for the leading edge there's an international yellow with a 3/4" width.
On a few of the forums I saw modelers using Painter’s Tape to mask larger shapes on their models. They used several or many strips laid down, then trimmed around the edges. There’s a less tedious way to do the same using something called Frisket Paper. You can buy a low tack version or high tack and it comes in sheets or rolls. It worked well for me. More tips for foam board R/C builders on my blog: https://foamboardflyers.com
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