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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/8/2005 12:27:03 AM   
Peter_OZ



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Status: offline 		RT, what size wheels do you have fitted there? No probs with clearances?

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/8/2005 12:40:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		They are the biggest I can get in the wing, they are 4.5 sullivan skylites and I did not measure prop clearnce, but I was usinf a wood 20x6x10 and had plenty...

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/8/2005 10:50:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		For the gear doors ,it is a couple pages in,check out this building thread by dionysusbscchus It will give you great ideas.Well worth the time to read.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_627400/tm.htm

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/8/2005 11:32:03 PM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/11/2005 2:27:29 AM   
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Well after looking at 5 different mech gear door system ithink the system dion in the royal thread looks to be the most practical. I have saved all of the pic's ito a file for my use but have had trouble saving his written comments. Anyway I have to thank Corsair jock and Dion (luke) for providing us with a lot of modes that can be incorperated into a T/F G/S Corsair with out redesigning the whole thing as long as your planning stand off or sport scale. I have learned alot from there threads

will post pic's as I go


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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/11/2005 2:43:00 PM   
Darrell B.



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Status: offline 		Hi Guys,

Does anyone know if this kit is listed for sale, and in stock on the internet anywhere?
My LHS doesn't seem to be interested in ordering one for me, and Tower lists them as Discontinued!
I would like to join this build, but can't get ahold of a kit.

thanks,
Darrell B.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/15/2005 1:53:52 PM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/20/2005 2:38:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi guys, what happend to every one I thought this was a group build .. Any way Dion I have saved all pic's of your l/g thread and will be bending wire sone, was forced out of the shop due to grandson a little to yung but had great fun with him then house guest for a week, now I can get restarted I did a lay out using your dim, then did one of my W/W with the exception of the width it looks like it is allmost a shoe in. I have to finish making door molds will try to have pic's early next week. I will have dwg's of what I bend and a list of materials if any one is intersted..

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/26/2005 3:22:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi there Rt3232,
I'm in the process of building my fuselage on this subject, actually this is my Ist post in this thread, but have been following it since it's birth. any way what do you have for ideas on a sliding canopy?I would like to incorporate this in mine but am a little unsure on how to. So any input , would be greatly appreciated.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/27/2005 1:52:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ctflyboy sorry this is only my second RC fun scale build, just thinking about a sliding canopy at this time make my head band way to tight..

Bob T


I have a question for any one with the expertice, I am putting barn door and strut doors on this build, I am using Dion's system to operate. ( Royal 60 corsair thread) That said hears ware I am stumped, sheeted the lower surface to get the contures and laid out doors. momocoated the area, but the lines did not transfer... any sugestion?? I was planning on making a plaster mold on the monocote, and then laying up the doors in the molds...

Bob T

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/27/2005 5:24:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		I would draw the doors on the fully skinned wing. Then cover with transparent monokote and lay up the heavy fiberglass right on the monokote. Once cured you should be able to transfer the lines through the glass before you pop it off. I saw this method in a Dave Platt video. Seems like a good way to do it.

Scott.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/27/2005 7:19:48 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/27/2005 10:49:12 AM   
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Question But now are we not building the door on the out side of the airframe??? or does it matter



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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/27/2005 3:54:11 PM   
Scott G


 

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Status: offline 		The idea is that the door will be an exact match to the under wing form. When you cut out the door and the wing skin it will be just about perfect.

Here is a link to Dave Platt's video page. The video with this in it is BF-2 according to the list.

Dave Platt Videos

Scott.

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