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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by B-29 » Sat Jul 30, 2022 4:24 pm

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wow, spectacular. The 747 dwarfs the 7 foot span B-2. Awesome. Where do you store all those huge models?
Very creatively.. :mrgreen:

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I have also built a few racks of PVC and aluminum for my RCs to store as much as I can vertically.
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by Studly » Sat Apr 22, 2023 1:28 am

G'day Guy's ,it's been awhile since i posted. Here are my two completed one's a Sea Fury and a P40N still both unflowen .

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by Axis Nightmare » Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:19 am

Those look way too good to risk flying! But I could say that about most of our Museum planes too!
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by aferguson » Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:47 am

wow those both look magnificent.
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by normandy » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:10 pm

Wow those look amazing and very nice paint schemes!!
When you get them in the air take some pictures for us. :)

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by Studly » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:11 pm

I think i will be putting these up for sale shortly so i will miss out on flying them and both are collector item's now . I did a custom paint job on the P40 and used custom Decal's as well.

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by B-29 » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:17 pm

Finally finished a project I’ve been working on for the last few months, an extensively modified RC B-17 converted to a static model with lots of added detail. Engines, turbosuperchargers, gear, guns, cowlings, interior parts and props all had to be completely redone and through a combination of scratch building and 3D printing. Painted it up as “Wabbit Twacks III” with a remotely activated lighting system. Took about 6 months longer than planned, but glad to finally call this build complete!

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by Studly » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:59 pm

G'day B29 long time no see....Bloody Wizzard job there Old Boy .Well Done.

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by normandy » Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:00 am

That is a sweet looking 17!!! The lighting and crew inside make it a very nice model and great paint job!

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by B-29 » Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:21 pm

Thanks guys! I’m pretty happy with how it’s turned out. Soon to be hung in formation with a Tuskegee P-51.
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by normandy » Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:44 pm

" Soon to be hung in formation with a Tuskegee P-51. "

Please post pics, thats going to look fantastic.

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by aferguson » Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:48 am

that B-17 is magnificent.....tremendous job, B-29!
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Post by tmanthegreat » Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:56 am

B-29, so you’re that guy all over the 1/18 groups on Facebook with the B-17 :wink:

You have done some amazing work on your RC B-17 conversion project and your model is stunning :D
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by B-29 » Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:49 am

tmanthegreat wrote:
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B-29, so you’re that guy all over the 1/18 groups on Facebook with the B-17 :wink:

You have done some amazing work on your RC B-17 conversion project and your model is stunning :D
Yeah, I’m that guy. Thanks for the kind words. Now all I need is for it to survive the cross country drive tomorrow without any damage.
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by pickelhaube » Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:29 am

That is very nice indeed.
You did a great job !
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by B-29 » Sun Jul 23, 2023 5:12 am

pickelhaube wrote:
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That is very nice indeed.
You did a great job !
Thanks! Just finished getting it hung up yesterday. Here’s a few photo of it with the 21st Century Tuskegee Airmen P-51.

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by Studly » Sun Jul 23, 2023 5:37 am

Looks Great Mate ...Well Done.

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by normandy » Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:10 am

That does look great! and its cool that they can be viewed from below and at eye level :!:

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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by pickelhaube » Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:48 am

Wow !!!!!!
Impressive !!!!!

SO COOL !
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by Crazy Kraut » Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:30 am

WOW
great custom. Very well done
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by aferguson » Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:00 am

German Gotha IV bomber of WWI. Looks pretty well proportioned. 1/15 scale. See the review link in the link below.

https://www.maxfordusa.com/product-page ... bomber-arf


and, holy moly, a 1/20 scale Do X....almost 8 foot span!

https://www.maxfordusa.com/product-page ... r-do-x-arf
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by aferguson » Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:33 pm

B-1B Lancer by XFly. About 1/24 scale, same as the Freewing B-2 Spirit I posted about a while back. Would make a nice pair. Wings on Lancer swing.

https://www.bananahobby.com/8-ch-XFly-m ... t-pnp.html
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by aferguson » Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:28 pm

and a fourth one. This has been around for a while so I am not sure I I've posted it before. He-111 bomber. About 1/13 scale. Looks pretty sharp.

https://www.motionrc.com/products/black ... arf-bhhe00
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by B-29 » Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:39 am

FYI, new RC F-22 coming to the market. Approximately 1/16.5 scale. Surface details are a bit exaggerated, but the outline isn’t bad: https://www.motionrc.com/products/freew ... Ios.LUYCSB
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Re: RC Plane Talk

Post by B-29 » Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:44 am

Also, a few shots of my recently completed 1/17 scale RC RQ-4A Global Hawk (unfortunately long since discontinued)

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