Refurb on my Airworld FW190.
02-17-2011, 08:11 AM
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RE: Refurb on my Airworld FW190.
G-man,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you suck, LOL
Bro what a work of art, YouDaMan
Working on my SM A-10 amd F-4 and Cook T-33
Did you finish all your wildcat orders, please send me some shots if you get a chance
Are you going to the masters with your new bird
Dave
Bro what a work of art, YouDaMan
Working on my SM A-10 amd F-4 and Cook T-33
Did you finish all your wildcat orders, please send me some shots if you get a chance
Are you going to the masters with your new bird
Dave
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Hi Dave,
Great to hear from you,hope your well.
Thanks for the comps, the cheque is in the post!!!! what you building at the moment???
I know you liked the LA7, here is a vid of my last creation taking to the sky's with Ali putting her through her paces!! just love the sound of the under propped Moki!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUux9SO3lNQ
Cheers GB
Hi Dave,
Great to hear from you,hope your well.
Thanks for the comps, the cheque is in the post!!!! what you building at the moment???
I know you liked the LA7, here is a vid of my last creation taking to the sky's with Ali putting her through her paces!! just love the sound of the under propped Moki!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUux9SO3lNQ
Cheers GB
02-18-2011, 07:36 AM
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RE: Refurb on my Airworld FW190.
Hi Dave,
Corr!!! are you trying to tempt me back to the "Dark Side"!!! your collection is growing and I love that F4, I thought you were a Tom Cook Fan, pardon the pun,I still regret selling my twin seat Yellow F18.
Dave I thought you had seen the finished Cat's, here are some pics of Scott's and Barry's,they are both going head to head this year at Top G,I do wish I could be there.
Cheers G-Man
Corr!!! are you trying to tempt me back to the "Dark Side"!!! your collection is growing and I love that F4, I thought you were a Tom Cook Fan, pardon the pun,I still regret selling my twin seat Yellow F18.
Dave I thought you had seen the finished Cat's, here are some pics of Scott's and Barry's,they are both going head to head this year at Top G,I do wish I could be there.
Cheers G-Man
02-18-2011, 08:08 AM
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RE: Refurb on my Airworld FW190.
Hi All,
OK back to the 190.
Been adding detail around the wind shield,some de-misters!!,then I have had to re mould the canopy frame as the original was to big all round,also added the canopy shrink hinge on top of the canopy frame,I'm not going to do as the full size,I'm Going to cheat and use a small runner, this gets fixed in the centre of the support frame,once fixed you can slide the canopy open to 9 "!!! this then gives me room to mount my switches just behind the Seat.
So the fusolage allterations are now done, so I have started to layer up the base silver paint,this is left to harden off for a week or so, looks good in silver,hummmmmmmmm!!!!
Cheers GB
OK back to the 190.
Been adding detail around the wind shield,some de-misters!!,then I have had to re mould the canopy frame as the original was to big all round,also added the canopy shrink hinge on top of the canopy frame,I'm not going to do as the full size,I'm Going to cheat and use a small runner, this gets fixed in the centre of the support frame,once fixed you can slide the canopy open to 9 "!!! this then gives me room to mount my switches just behind the Seat.
So the fusolage allterations are now done, so I have started to layer up the base silver paint,this is left to harden off for a week or so, looks good in silver,hummmmmmmmm!!!!
Cheers GB
02-20-2011, 01:59 PM
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RE: Refurb on my Airworld FW190.
Hi Dave,
You would be more than welcome to come over to our wet Island!!!!,this is why we get so much building done!!!
Ok Back on the Wulf, decided to make the most of the spiller vents on the side of the wulf as I need as much cooling as possible.
What I have done is cut a half moon shape out of scale exhaust wall,then added a duct running on the inside to the spiller vents,sound allot of work but it was done fairly quickly, and should help with some of the cooling.
Dave they look like the splitter plates on the F18.
Cheers GB
You would be more than welcome to come over to our wet Island!!!!,this is why we get so much building done!!!
Ok Back on the Wulf, decided to make the most of the spiller vents on the side of the wulf as I need as much cooling as possible.
What I have done is cut a half moon shape out of scale exhaust wall,then added a duct running on the inside to the spiller vents,sound allot of work but it was done fairly quickly, and should help with some of the cooling.
Dave they look like the splitter plates on the F18.
Cheers GB
02-20-2011, 02:20 PM
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RE: Refurb on my Airworld FW190.
Hi Graham,
Glad to see you have been busy on your 190 today! the way its looking you should have that beating up the sky this year together with your XXL Corsair!
Keep up the good work!!
Dave.
Glad to see you have been busy on your 190 today! the way its looking you should have that beating up the sky this year together with your XXL Corsair!
Keep up the good work!!
Dave.
02-20-2011, 02:32 PM
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Hi Dave,
Yep they won't be long, just got to get the right engine for Annie,that Evo 300 you had would have been perfect,sod's law no cash at the time!!!
Got to put the Wulf on hold and get JC's Corsair finished.
Cheers G.
Yep they won't be long, just got to get the right engine for Annie,that Evo 300 you had would have been perfect,sod's law no cash at the time!!!
Got to put the Wulf on hold and get JC's Corsair finished.
Cheers G.
02-20-2011, 02:37 PM
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Hi Dave,
Yep they won't be long, just got to get the right engine for Annie,that Evo 300 you had would have been perfect,sod's law no cash at the time!!!
Got to put the Wulf on hold and get JC's Corsair finished.
Cheers G.
Hi Dave,
Yep they won't be long, just got to get the right engine for Annie,that Evo 300 you had would have been perfect,sod's law no cash at the time!!!
Got to put the Wulf on hold and get JC's Corsair finished.
Cheers G.
lolDave
02-21-2011, 05:52 AM
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RE: Refurb on my Airworld FW190.
Hi Dave,
I'v not heard from JC since before Crimbo,but I know he can't wait to hear that flat four fire up!!! just like us[8D]
He will probally sell her once he has heard her!!!
Cheers GB
I'v not heard from JC since before Crimbo,but I know he can't wait to hear that flat four fire up!!! just like us[8D]
He will probally sell her once he has heard her!!!
Cheers GB
08-30-2011, 04:08 PM
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Hello Graham and all Butcher Bird friends...greetings from BRASIL.
I am new to this thread but not new to RCU. I am on most Super Decathlon threads around here, and have set up my own Super Decathlon website at www.marcusmodelfactory.com
Although I concentrated on Super Dekes since 2006, I got sidetracked a little now when I accepted to finish the Motor, RC and Retracting Undercarriage on this AW FW 190 kit.
This one was actually painted and weathered by Bernd Neumayr in Germany, as well as his drop tank and many other scale details were added for a friend on mine in Germany who then sold it unfinished to another friend here in BR and I took the job to do the rest. Huh, I have some experiences in wesathering warbirds but never took such a huge undertaking.
I am specifically writing now to ask how I get that rear U/C installed and working properly...I mean, I have not much spare time to try to figure it out...can you help me out?
I am posting a few pictures of "my" FW-190...
Showing the box in which it came disassembled to this country...as well as some detailing done by Bernd.
Next post will show more pictures.
Enjoy
Marcus
I am new to this thread but not new to RCU. I am on most Super Decathlon threads around here, and have set up my own Super Decathlon website at www.marcusmodelfactory.com
Although I concentrated on Super Dekes since 2006, I got sidetracked a little now when I accepted to finish the Motor, RC and Retracting Undercarriage on this AW FW 190 kit.
This one was actually painted and weathered by Bernd Neumayr in Germany, as well as his drop tank and many other scale details were added for a friend on mine in Germany who then sold it unfinished to another friend here in BR and I took the job to do the rest. Huh, I have some experiences in wesathering warbirds but never took such a huge undertaking.
I am specifically writing now to ask how I get that rear U/C installed and working properly...I mean, I have not much spare time to try to figure it out...can you help me out?
I am posting a few pictures of "my" FW-190...
Showing the box in which it came disassembled to this country...as well as some detailing done by Bernd.
Next post will show more pictures.
Enjoy
Marcus
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RE: Refurb on my Airworld FW190.
I have done a few mods to the firewall, since the original motor installed was a King 100 Boxer, which was removed and the Moki 215 purchased to fit.
I found out that with the cowl mounted the Moki would protrude about 10mm and also the mounting bolts and blind nuts would not fit at all. So I took a hacksaw and cut the 10mm off and inserted a new firewall of 10mm plywood. I pinned it through the fibreglass dome and will now laminate some cloth both inside and out to make for a stiff mount.
As previolusly posted, I have a big doubt on how to install the rear u/c as there is no mounting bulkhead or so inside that fuselage. I guess Bernd never installed that tailwheel...
the pictures below show the TW as it arrived, it's brandnew, but looks as used as it could - and should- be. Good job, Bernd.
I also want to explain that, although Bernd did a great job on the paint, the weathering and scale detailing, he didn't go the extra mile to correct the canopy position and outline.
Neither will I - I won't touch the cowl blisters and else. The only thing I will do is the wing root LE cutouts on the cowl. That's easy to achieve without ruining the painting job and it just looks wrong without it.
This model is not intended for scale competition anyway, but for the owners own enjoyment and that's all.
The pictures also show the plane on it's actual status, sitting there on the workbench. In the background you can see one of my 35% scale Decathlons in and ARC status.
Marcus
I found out that with the cowl mounted the Moki would protrude about 10mm and also the mounting bolts and blind nuts would not fit at all. So I took a hacksaw and cut the 10mm off and inserted a new firewall of 10mm plywood. I pinned it through the fibreglass dome and will now laminate some cloth both inside and out to make for a stiff mount.
As previolusly posted, I have a big doubt on how to install the rear u/c as there is no mounting bulkhead or so inside that fuselage. I guess Bernd never installed that tailwheel...
the pictures below show the TW as it arrived, it's brandnew, but looks as used as it could - and should- be. Good job, Bernd.
I also want to explain that, although Bernd did a great job on the paint, the weathering and scale detailing, he didn't go the extra mile to correct the canopy position and outline.
Neither will I - I won't touch the cowl blisters and else. The only thing I will do is the wing root LE cutouts on the cowl. That's easy to achieve without ruining the painting job and it just looks wrong without it.
This model is not intended for scale competition anyway, but for the owners own enjoyment and that's all.
The pictures also show the plane on it's actual status, sitting there on the workbench. In the background you can see one of my 35% scale Decathlons in and ARC status.
Marcus
08-30-2011, 07:48 PM
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Nice looking 190- nice to see this thread back to life. I still need to repair my AW190 after a mishap a couple of years ago maybe a little inspiration is all I need.. It is an excellent flying plane and if you can get the cooling right on the moki it is really nice..
Where did you guys get the functional cooling fan? Mine had some issues with the motor wanting to overheat.
Where did you guys get the functional cooling fan? Mine had some issues with the motor wanting to overheat.
08-30-2011, 10:56 PM
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Bernd at brs scale parts makes the spinner. http://www.brs-parts.de/ He also makes the drop tanks and center rail. Just got mine in a couple of weeks ago. You still have not gotten my old bird back together 2walla.
08-31-2011, 09:08 PM
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LOL no she ended up behind an A10, and a refresh on a fokker d8.. I am thinking I need to get her going but am half tempted to bolt up the moki to my 1/3 stearman instead.. The brown 190 has a 3w106 about 1/2 way fit up.. Seems like I keep getting sidetracked but I have turned out a couple of projects..
