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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/20/2007 2:42:53 AM   
timothy thompson


 

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Status: offline 		corsair jock dont post that here i did too and rcken removed it cause its selling. i want to know why its such a big deal too. the lhs cant resell them as i dont have boxes ext so what do i do. im not sending the nacelles back for new ones as how do i know ill ever get them back. i can patch the cowls and you wont even tell but id like to put the motors to use for someone

jock is correct on the wheels the aluminum robarts would be too heavy. balance the plane with the gear UP

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/22/2007 12:04:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I got my H9 B-25 this past Friday. Took it home, opened the box, ironed out the few wrinkles and started assembly.

Mine too came with the Evolution .36's mounted, tanks assembled and cowls cut out.

Here's how it looks as of Sunday afternoon at 5 PM.

The blue stuff on the wings is painters tape to hold the air intakes in place until the canopy glue dries.

BTW, I went flying all day Saturday.

I'll run the engines tonight.

I had to add 8 oz. of nose weight to balance (battery in the nose too) but overall weight is 13 pounds 2ounces.

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/22/2007 3:54:39 PM   
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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/22/2007 6:17:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		She looks lovelly.

BTW, is your nose leg on the right way around as the spring I thought should be at the front?

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/22/2007 6:20:25 PM   
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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/22/2007 6:28:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Just thought it would bend backwards too easily the way around it looks.

I'm in the UK and have been waiting for this for ages.

End of November I'm told but the US website says December now, have Horizon had too much demand for this?

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/22/2007 6:30:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		The book shows the coil facing the rear.

Right or wrong, that's how I did it.

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/22/2007 8:05:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Coil should always be to the rear so spring will be in compression when aircraft is landing and the wheels are forced back. this keeps the spring from uncoiling which is difficult to get back to original shape. Doug

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/22/2007 10:52:38 PM   
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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/23/2007 12:55:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		When I got home last night, the nose gear leg had miraculously turned itself around with the coil facing forward.

How'd that happen?

I reversed it and it does look better.

No retracts mainly because they're not available from Hangar 9 yet.

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/23/2007 6:15:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Retracts will make the model look so much better. I hope they make some soon


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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/23/2007 6:50:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		robart has them on order they cant be much different as the wing b-25 retracts as all three the wing tf and h-9 are roughly the same scale

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/23/2007 7:12:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, but the mounting spacing and overall lengthg is quite possibly very different.

I tried the Top Flite retracts by Robart in the Hangar 9 and they don't fit at all.

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/23/2007 7:28:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		My guess is the TopFlite B-25 (which is about 1/9 scale) retracts are the 630 series mains (rated 12 ~ 24 lb) which have 2" wide mounting tabs, while the H9 B-25 (1/10 scale) retracts are the 550 series (rated 8 ~ 18 lb) which have 1 3/4" wide mounting tabs. H9 main retracts bays are 1 7/8" wide, so the 630 series will not fit while the 550 series will.

Since I will be mounting 4" wheels on the mains, I may not like the strut length of the set made for the H9 B-25. Therefor, I am considering just ordering 'off the shelf' Robart retracts and RoboStruts, which ARE available right now, and could even be had for a lower total price than the prices listed by Horizon.

Sent an e-mail off to Bill Fulmer today, requesting Doolittle Raider graphics. Anyone else interested?

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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/23/2007 7:46:18 PM   
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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25 - 10/23/2007 8:21:21 PM