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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/22/2006 1:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thats what I was confused about Bob .I thought that if it was invertied it would go to the bottom of the engine but it turns out it goes up toward the spark plug o well . I guess Ill just run it strait into the ring with a header box like you sugested it will be easer to do it that way anyway. cheaper also. yours is only 89 90 db at 9 feet away thought it would be louder I can live with that . Thanks for the tip

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/22/2006 2:55 AM   
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If you are realy in to scale exhaust exit points take a look at the pic's in a thread called "Corsair Buffs and History Hunters" you would have to go from one tube to three and if you use dions transitions ideas it will look and have a different sound.
Keep posting pic's.

And when the engine is inverted the bottem is at the spark plug


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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/22/2006 4:07 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/22/2006 5:12 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/22/2006 5:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Bob that thread realy helps . Ill never get finished now . When I bought this kit all I wanted was a nice looking corsair model now Iam building a minature fighter .

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/22/2006 6:49 PM   
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Hi Cimara

All ways fun to providd a little HOT blanket on a build he he

When I built my first G/S Corsair, I didn't know about RCU and just built to the plan, at about 90% complete I got in hear and was amazed at the amount of info avalible,So after the crash and started this new one I added just the mods that I felt comfertable with, but now with all of the info that I have gathered this last year, the next bird will be a lot more scale and have a lot more detail, and I think a lot more fun..

With the weather the way it is hear in MN flying may be over till next April, so I my just pickle my engines for the winter

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/23/2006 3:49 AM   
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Hears another great thread that can give you some idea's Royal Corsair .60 project.

Bob

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/23/2006 4:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		It works!!!! still a little sticky but wont take mutch to fix it http://www.rcuvideos.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a8d5fdb372271e980da6 Thanks to this thread

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/23/2006 4:58 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/23/2006 5:03 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/23/2006 6:05 AM   
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Looks good from here



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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/23/2006 6:31 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/23/2006 4:02 PM   
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Fairy nice on those doors.

Cimara

that canopy is sweeeeet

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/24/2006 2:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Got the scoop made still got to do some fine tuning on it though. still got to glue it on Ill wait for the prop to arrive to make sure its not going to interfere with the swing of the prop. Started on the dreaded wing center section today .

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/24/2006 2:49 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/24/2006 4:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		how fardo i need to move the hard wood mounting block for the gear so the gear doors will close . ive seen 1/16 of an inch and 3 16 of an inch any help would be apprieciated

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/24/2006 4:59 AM   
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If I go by my cowl the chin scop it out to far. If you like I can take a pic, for you and mybe give you some help, and from everything I have read if you stay under 30 lbs. total emty weight you should be ok with a G-62.


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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/24/2006 5:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Bob I would appreciate a pic of the chin scoop of your cowl.Some thing else doesnt look right to me but I cant figure it out what it maybe. mabe because its translucent?

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/24/2006 9:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		hi Guys, Ive been following this thread for a while I finally read it from the start to finish, took me three days!! I started building my corsair about six weeks ago I have gotten some great ideas from all of you guys I'm just about to start on my rear retract doors. I will use a G62, Hi tech hi torque servos, Gear doors, Hopefully a sliding canopy, and will glass with .75 oz cloth & z poxy. I have sheeted the wing in two different depths of balsa and added small balsa ribs to go under the cloth. here are some pics so far.

Cimara that cowl looks nice I cant remember if I read what one it is, can you let me Know thanks, Also any chance of showing the set up of the sliding canopy set up? Nice job on that.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/24/2006 9:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Cimara I am putting the finishing touches on the dreaded ( Wing ) not only the center section...boy what a job getting that wing built...you have to watch every step of the construction to keep that wing straight...between the gull, the dihedral, and the washout that wing is not an easy build...so easy to get a twist if you are not carefull..I have built many a wing in my modeling days, the corsair gull wing is the most difficult...and time consuming...oh well back to work I have to finish putting the top wing skins on....GOOD LUCK.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/24/2006 11:04 PM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/25/2006 12:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ok guys need some advice on those gear strengthen mods to the wing here is what I have come up with . I used 1/4 walnut under the hardwood block shaped like a triangle on both sides . I putting walnut tri in each of the out side corners of the assembly..the only reason I used walnut is because I already had it on hand. planing on dropping the hard wood mounting block 3/16 of an inch to get the doors to close is this correct

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/25/2006 1:46 AM   
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Hi Cimara

I am sorry if I gave you the idea my cowl has a chin scop, it dose not. But glad topost pic's that I have, the dim that I am trying to show is right on 4 10ths of an inch

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/25/2006 1:51 AM   
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TJ

That build looks great, But being an old duffer and new to scale,please tell me how you did the wing pnl's it looks like you sheeted over a base sheeting?? also are you going to close off the hinge lines on the tail feathers?.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 10/25/2006 2:17 AM   
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How about some pic's



Cimara

That tri stock is good, and it looks like your are doing great, the only thing I can add is when building that center section do both sides at the same time so you know it is straight and square, and if your are planning on gear doors be sure to put dummy ply ribbs for the door hinges, and make them parallel to the strut swing axis, both fwd/aft and up/down. Hope this is not confusing.


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