RC Warbird repaints

[JohnB]

After some of the more drastic conversions (like the B-25 into a Neptune), can they still fly?

[Warbirdnutta]

After some of the more drastic conversions (like the B-25 into a Neptune), can they still fly?

Sorry for the slow reply, here's a screen shot of GoPro footage of the Nepie.


Was sort of lucky with this one as the B25 was always nose heavy so adding weight
at the tail helped, yeah she flies nice a little fast, to be expected with the extra weight.

[JohnB]

I'm impressed...I wouldn't have thought that was likely given the changes. You must have reworked the rudder linkages.

You're a bit of an miniature scale aerodynamicist.
Just don't go flying in a C-82 (or C-119) over the desert.

If you can turn a PBY into a Goose, I might have a client for you.

[Warbirdnutta]

Thanks John, time on my hands so few screen shots of the previous, they are
stills taken from Gopro footage so some a little grainy.

IAF Fiat G59.


RNZAF P40N.


RAAF P40N.


Russian Yak3.


Fleet Air Arm Martlet.


USAF P47 Thunderbolt.




RAF Gloster Gladiator.


RAAF Avro Cadet.


RAAF Mustang III.


RNZAF P51D Mustang.


RAAF CA15 Kangaroo.

[Warbirdnutta]

Latest from the palm island plane factory, always had a fascination
for the little Russian Rata, Rat, Little Donkey, Polikarpov I 16 since
a New Zealander Sir Tim Wallis recovered then restored five of them
back in the nineties, see cool clip!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi-VQM4jb3s

So have UM GeeBee that has seen better days, decided to kit bash the GB using
the wing from a Yak 54.





If I was a super fussy rivet counter I’d call her a little too rotund in the waste line,
lucky I’m not super fussy!



Test flew pre paint, she needed a little lead in the nose, super twitchy in roll and
she dives like a brick, interesting as the real one has similar characteristics.

More on the chubby little Russian below.
http://www.flying-wings.com/i-16-rata

Paint and decals on, from what I have found most Ratas did not have top wing stars,
may put them fo jollies, the decals are from my spares box actually for a Yak 3.
Next some weathering, sealer coat, guns, paint the pilot and fly!




Added a pilot to my UM Gee Bee to Rata I16 conversation.




Not the best shot but proof she flies.

[phil65]

Nice...

Phil

[wendovertom]

Post some more footage of them flying!

Tom P.

[Warbirdnutta]

Post some more footage of them flying!

Tom P.

That day will come I hope, I live on a small island in the Tasman
Sea with average internet service and speeds, next visit to the
mainland will have a go!

[Warbirdnutta]

Nice...

Phil

Thanks Phil.

[Warbirdnutta]

Post some more footage of them flying!

Tom P.

Finally sorted editing and uploading some clips of my RC Warbirds.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL2nbo4dxGA[/youtube]

Last edited by Warbirdnutta on Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:49 am, edited 3 times in total.

[wendovertom]

Looks great! I feel bad that your aerodrome is so unsightly - LOL - That is beautiful scenery to fly those awesome planes in!

Tom P.

[Warbirdnutta]

Okay the latest from the plane crazy plane factory, picked up a couple of these
UM 2s Mustangs a while back when they were on sale. Plan has always been
to convert both of these to something else?




Even when they were putting these out at a semi regular pace we never got
any Axis or Brit aircraft. So first up going for something a little different, how
about a Movie Messerschmitt? The Hispano Buchon or HA1112 came about
when the Spanish acquired a number of 109G airframes, the Germans ran out
of Damiliar Benz engines so they were fitted with British Merlin powerplants.



A number of these had just come out of service at around the time of the filming
of the classic late 1960’s British pic the “Battle of Britain.” Flown by Spanish Air
Force pilots a number of Buchon stood in for the Luftwaffe against the RAF.
This film Is sometimes credited with the beginnings of the Warbird movement
as we know It today. Movie Messerschmitts, Buchons also flew in the recent
“Dunkirk,” “Memphis Belle,” even stood in as Mustangs in the movie “Patton.”

As is obvious I’m a bit of a fan and was lucky to attend the 2018 Flying Legends
At Duxford where a lot of the scenes from the “Battle of Britain” was shot.






This rare two seater was used for in cockpits shots in the “Battle of Britain.”






The number of airworthy Buchons increased in recent years when famed
Warbird pilot and collector, “Connie Edwards” sold his collection of six
Buchons, a number of which are featured in my photos above, very cool
clip below of Connies barn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wiv0U5aNc38

One of the reasons I chose a Merlin powered Buchon over a Daimler Benz
powered 109 I didn’t have to lower the motor meaning a whole lot more work.
The after market 1/24th scale canopy is perfect and again a whole pile of work
saved. Always fly my conversions before paint in case I end up with a can of
worms, she flew great.


Have a couple of surprises with this little job, no prise for guessing what colour
the nose will be?


So here’s the undercart, really only did this to use while working on her,
she will be a hand launch/belly lander, undercart hanging down on a
warbird absolute no no in my book!

Paint and decals, was always going to have a yellow nose, the pureists will
query why I went Buchon and not a BF 109? Firstly, less work as lowering the
motor would have meant a lot of work, secondly the Buchon doesn’t get a
whole lot of love and she is a genuine warbird. I am an absolute fan of the
wonderful British film, the Battle of Britain, it is the reason, to this day, I am
a big time warbird fan. Such films as Memphis Belle and Dunkirk would have
no choice but to use CGI for Messerschmitts without the Buchon!


Yes that is a bomb and yes have used a servo on the sixth channel so it
can be dropped, after the Battle of Britain the Germans used 109s to do
Wild Sau raids, a lone fighter would cross the channel and bomb random
targets. Will try and get a video of her in the near future.


Markings, “White 13” flown by Hauptmann Walter “Gulle” Oesau out of St
Omer-Nord/ France August 1940, on the 18/8/40 shot down two Hawker
Hurricanes, one over Cap Gris Nez and another over Canterbury.

Walter Oesau
http://falkeeins.blogspot.com/2018/07/1 ... oesau.html



She flies, a little surprised needed the CG a bit further forward than expected.


“White 13” over the white cliffs of Dover!

[mazdaP5]

Outstading work. Where are you able to get your blur foam from? I've had some NZ folk asking because it's not common in the shops there.

[Warbirdnutta]

Outstading work. Where are you able to get your blur foam from? I've had some NZ folk asking because it's not common in the shops there.

Found a small stash at our local waste facility, I agree it is hard to find,
I have wondered if surfboard foam could be an okay alternative?

[mazdaP5]

Outstading work. Where are you able to get your blur foam from? I've had some NZ folk asking because it's not common in the shops there.

Found a small stash at our local waste facility, I agree it is hard to find,
I have wondered if surfboard foam could be an okay alternative?

Thanks for the follow up. I'm lucky to be in the north, we have it in multiple sizes in the builders shops.