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my second VQ P40

Old 08-23-2009, 08:01 AM
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Mim , thanks for the free mags , let me check one more store before i bug you for some , thanks again
Lou
No problem, just let me know, if you need them!

I'm a school teacher and as summer is coming to a close, I find myself working on my planes more, so this will be a good fall project. It's too hard to find the motivation to work on models in summer after being outside all day, with two little kids!

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Old 08-25-2009, 01:20 AM
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Zero , I use a small blue scissor , I got it at AC -moore craft stores , its just like Michaels .
Its sharp and it cuts small line a little at at time ., the cracks seem to come from long standard scissors that tend to want to bend the canopy as your cutting .

Thanks for the suggestion on the rails , I got some of them for my much larger Fw190 , the inside long rail on the bottom of the FW190 work great with a rail and ball link set up .

On many of the arfs you can save a ton of money , advoid any cuuting into the structure and just use some simple small rods .
The keys us really take your time when you set it up for gluing . I use the double sided tape to hold the inside small plastic rod to the fuse as if it was glued , this will allow you to reposition until you get it where you want it , then I draw my lines so that I know where to set itup for glueing .

Mim , thanks for the free mags , let me check one more store before i bug you for some , thanks again
Lou
Hey LDM just wanted to touch base and say thanks for the advise on the cutting the canopy (the little blue scissors from michael's did the trick) and for the great how to on the sliding canopy , I'm test fitting everything right now and its looking really good ....thanks !
Old 08-25-2009, 04:47 AM
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No problem buddy , thanks for following the thread !! At this time of year , its seems to difficult buckle down and get these planes done . With summer ending I want to spend my time outside lol !!! So some feedback keeps us all going
I added some guns to the wings , I need to finish some details on the wings ect and I just might tackle that canopy .
The problem I see with the VQP40 canopy (just noticed ) the front window lines are straight down , there on an angle , so I might have to compensate on where to start the opening for sliding ect .
Old 08-28-2009, 06:43 PM
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LDM any progress on the P40 , how goes the canopy issue you were having ?
Old 08-29-2009, 06:25 AM
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Hey zero , this is my choice 1) I am not impressed with my half baked interior so I am struggleing with make it slide lol .
2) I have a Top Flight Canopy , the window is more scale and features a stright line at the opening vs the VQ that is way off and on angle .
So the final debate is do I add the slideing canopy for an interior I am not impressed with ?
In the mean time I added wing guns , I will post some more pics this weekend
Old 08-29-2009, 12:36 PM
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LOL well the only time I would do a sliding canopy is to show off the cockpit or to hid a switch or remote glow , if your not doing either of these things then maybe you should leave it be , however I'm hoping that you do , I mean come on you can always pretty up the interior can't you ? LOL
Old 09-01-2009, 05:04 AM
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haha , i know what you mean , ok for the sake of simple time I screwed the canopy on .Now my options are , paint the Top Flight canopy and make that one slide and add more detail . I want to get this thing in the air , if she as sweet a flyer as she looks , I may even add moveing gear doors
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Old 09-01-2009, 05:25 AM
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I am going to add weathering to the entire plane with gun medal and an air brush , I think you can see the quick rivit job on the cowl .
Its a fun flyer so you can see that the guns are too close to the wheel fairings but the wheels are out further on the wing vs scale
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Old 09-09-2009, 11:13 PM
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Hey LDM how goes the P-40 did ya fly her yet ? how about a flight report ?
Old 09-11-2009, 04:22 PM
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No , sorry to report been so busy I need to do some tweeks, seal the control surfaces gaps , jbweld all my set screws ect , its all part of my preflight anal nature lol
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I took your advise on the cockpit detail for a quick sliding option what do you think ? , I have managed to line up all sections to slide smoothly and close with an even gap , the only think I'm stuck on is how do you get this to latch ? any ideas and or tips ? buddy ol pal LOL
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Old 09-11-2009, 05:04 PM
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That is excellant !!! Looks fantastic !!!. Now you makeing me regret not doing this one .
I just have to move onto to my FW190 and I want to get this one up quick



I can give you some ideas , I like the small rare earth magnets from radio shack , they do pose a challenge in that you need patience in setting them on very small wood panels thay can then be glued to your canopy frame in a non obtrusive manner .

Thats my best suggestion because there super strong and you cant see them
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Hi guys.  I am finishing off a VQ P-40 with an ASP 91 4 -stroke and no retracts as it will be my first warbird and therefore a warbird "trainer" but I've got to ask - why do all these mods like moving landing gear inwards when you could pay the extra $130 or so and get the much better built Top Flite 60 size P-40?  Wouldn't it be worth the extra money to save all that time and effort?  Just had to ask.  There is a guy on Youtube that flies the Top Flite and it looks great. Steady flyer and slows down nicely for landings. Username:  AluminumOvercast1966   title is:   P40 Maiden Flight    He has a few other videos of it too. 
Old 07-23-2013, 06:24 PM
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Because when the VQ was introduced the Top Flight arf was not invented yet .
The Gold Edition kit has washout issues if the wing if the wing is build stock , so tons of time was needed to build a kit that was challenging to fly .
The new TF ARF is a gem and far better then the VQ P40 , I would agree 100% but as stated it was not around at the time when the VQ version 1 was introduced and in fact was not even around when VQ version 2 came out .

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