I'm thinking of using 4 red bottom motors in the nacelles to keep the motors hidden but keep price low.
Alright I want to chime in here. First off anyone can have this plane for under 15 bucks. It will require 11 sheets of foam. So if you have tax added in your under 15 bucks.
Second it seems as though some have forgotten that the plans are free. Regardless how long Bixler takes to develop a plane you're getting it for FREE. Not a sound business plan by any means but the FT family makes it work. Complaining about the cost seems petty to me.
Third.... this was designed to use what most FT fans have in their parts bin for electronics. I don't know too many people who don't have spare motors, servos, receivers and misc wiring laying around. To go along with that is the batteries. Most of us have 2200 3s batteries so another reason the kit was probably designed with the C pack to start with. I know I have every single piece of electronics needed for this build sitting in a box, my mystery box of goodies.
If you do not like the prop idea, fine, just don't sound ungrateful. A bunch of people put a lot of work into this plane and all they see on the first page of this thread is people complaining and criticizing things. I'm sorry if this comes off as rude but I took offense to how things were going in this thread. I've had the opportunity to hang out with the FT gang outside of Flite Fest and these guys pour their hearts and souls into each and every project they do. Not every plane we fly is to scale, so if they change things up a little in order to make it fly I dont see the problem.
and respectfully I might add. I think your post might be a bit of an overreaction.
Plans yet? How about now? Lol
Mpcnc is just sitting there waiting to cut!
Sponz,I know you are all anxiously awaiting the release of the free plans. It will be a few more days before they are done. I'm working my way through the build video to make sure the plans match the build process. This is the biggest most complex plan set I've done for Flite Test. I want to make sure I get it right so that everyone can have an enjoyable build process. Thank you in advance for your patience.
Warthog plans coming in hot! Putting on the final touches and should be posting them later tonight.
...Btw @SP0NZ Do you know how to change the name above your Mentor tag? I wanted to ask but I dont think it was worth starting a thread.
For those scratch building any thoughts on how to do the nacelle pieces. No access to a scroll saw and cutting those curves by hand is not happening. For strength I was thinking of doing some score cuts and running some gorilla glue like what @DamoRC does on his builds. Downside is I’d lose some of the smooth curves but upside on strength with very little weight. Similar question on how to attach to the fuse? Perhaps some doubled up foam with a skewer embedded?
For those scratch building any thoughts on how to do the nacelle pieces. No access to a scroll saw and cutting those curves by hand is not happening. For strength I was thinking of doing some score cuts and running some gorilla glue like what @DamoRC does on his builds. Downside is I’d lose some of the smooth curves but upside on strength with very little weight. Similar question on how to attach to the fuse? Perhaps some doubled up foam with a skewer embedded?
In a few days I will have the models done for 3d printing all the ply parts. Got a good start on them today. Larger parts should be in 3 pieces that need to be glued together (huge overlaps, while center and arms will be like a doubler). At this point you will need a 200mm print bed, but might be able to knock it back to 180mm