Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

[Charles]

Waiting on the tailwheel for the P-40 so brought tis ARF over wrom the warehouse where it has been stores for the last 10 years and put it together will finish it before the parts get here. Im going to power it with a Fitzpatrick .61 that is a bueatiful and rare motor since it will be shown off
we were rumaging around over there and found a partially built ME109 anso that i forgot i had.

 

[Miketina]

Doing a good job. It takes persistence to keep up and finish the job. Looking great so far. Good Luck.

 

[Charles]

I should have the tailwheel retract in by next week and can continue with the P-40 but this has been a good break It is always not to get burnt out on one plane. I also helped a friend repair a Hobbico electric trained he bought the had been wrecked many times and badly repaired.

 

[rcdude07]

nice work. Are you going to leave the wheel wells open to the ribs like that or are you going to build a wall in the wheel well? I'm leaning towards building the wall to help fuel proof the area as well as add some strength.

 

[Charles]

Im going to line the wheel wells and then glass them when I glass the wing.

 

[Charles]

Got the retract and air cylinder today for the tailwheel on the P-40 so time to get the yellow 3D plane out of the way and get back to work on it.

 

[Charles]

I got the tailwheel installed and then I think i am going to install an extra servo just to operate with a pull pull cable system so when it is up it will put enough slack in the cables to make it inoperatable and then Y the servo to the rudder servo.

 

[Charles]

Well I missed the projected date of Jan 1 but hope to finish it by summer. I am incorperating a lot of stuff like all retracts and RCV 91 and going to have to make a custom motor mount for that.

 

[SnowDog]

Wow...looks good...lots of details and tweaks to make this all work, eh?

 

[Charles]

You are right. After working with robart I am definately not impressed and the construction of their products is really junk especially for the amount they charge.