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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 1:59:14 AM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by foxx
Luke I am waiting for the Mustangs to clear the building board of a FW190 . You are doing such a ground breaking work which made me to decide to hold on til see the the final result. Your exhaust stack is a master piece furthermore I like to see how a RCS 1.4 would fit in the cowl, these engine really have B****, and can turn an APC 17x8 @9000 RPM.
The size and weight is almost like an 120 Glow [/QUOTE]

Hey Foxx, that engine looks like a good choice. I had to cut my fake radial engine up because of the front carb, on that engine you wouldn't have to. The muffler would take the exhaust right where you want it if it was mounted inverted on the corsair. You would have to cut the stock mounts off at the fire wall and devise a new cowl mounting method however.

Check out this review, a BIG miss with me is the Price. With muffler it is $464! Yow! The O.S. .90 produces 2.8 hp and is under $200:

[URL=http://www.rcfaq.com/REVIEWS/rcs140review.htm]RCS 1.4[/URL]

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 3:06:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Luke:

That muffler looks GREAT! It also looks like it weighs a bunch, I'm guessing 13 oz, yes?
What did you use for the chrome tips and did you use a mini torch (butane) with silver solder or a regular torch and welding rod?

I can hardly wait for you to finish, and hear about it's first flight.

You are truly a master of all trades and one heck of a craftsman!
Keep up the good work.
Kerry

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 4:16:27 AM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]It also looks like it weighs a bunch, I'm guessing 13 oz, yes? What did you use for the chrome tips and did you use a mini torch (butane) with silver solder or a regular torch and welding rod? [/QUOTE]

Maiden Voyage, Thank you! I don't know how much the muffler weighs, the heaviest part is the copper, the rest is comparable the TF in cowl muffler. My last Corsair needed almost a pound of lead, I'm hoping this one will only need a half pound without a muffler. I figured that instead of adding a half pound of do nothing lead, I would add a half pound of cool scale exhaust! The pipes are removable, and if I don't need the weight I will take them off and attempt to machine and weld a set of stacks out of aluminum. I used brass for the tips. The product I weld with is a type of aluminum welding rod. You have to heat the aluminum to the proper temperature then brush it with the rod, it actually melts the aluminum like a weld. It is easy to melt aluminum so you don't need a lot of heat.

I know of another Royal Corsair that was detailed similar to mine, gear doors, scale tail wheel and full cockpit with a glass finish and it came in at 9 1/2 lbs. To balance he needed to add 1/2 lb of lead. This is what I'm shooting for, my finish is going to be LIGHT! (I hope )

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 5:45:01 AM   
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Status: online 		[QUOTE]furthermore I like to see how a RCS 1.4 would fit in the cowl, these engine really have B****, and can turn an APC 17x8 @9000 RPM. [/QUOTE]
Foxx,
I have an RCS 140 that I was going to put in my TF 60 Corsair being inspired by Evan and his FW 109. But you would need to remove 1/5 or more of cowl at least for the head and muffler. You could probably get by with just a header pipe but I weanied out and am installing an RCV 90. The RCV will be totally in cowl and with an 85deg pipe I can divert the muffler to a scale exhaust. Also the RCV will turn a 16.5 three blade prop. Should be sweet.


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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 9:37:38 AM   
foxx


 

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Status: offline 		Rocketman Evan did it to me too he was behind my decision to go with RCS 1.40 on my FW190. I have not made up my mind what engine to use on my corsair. Let me know how your RCV 90 works out for you.

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 10:46:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		dionysusbacchus, you raised the bar once again! I hope your exhaust works as well as it looks. Nice job. Unfortunately you live on the wrong side of the continent, I'd really like to see your finished Corsair in person.

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 3:21:05 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Devo
dionysusbacchus, you raised the bar once again! I hope your exhaust works as well as it looks. Nice job. Unfortunately you live on the wrong side of the continent, I'd really like to see your finished Corsair in person. [/QUOTE]

Thanks Devo, I'm not going to say anything bad about Washington state....but... I used to live in Bellingham so I am quite familiar with the Bell Air club in Ferndale. I went around the world for a while then moved to Tacoma WA, I moved to Florida from WA about a year ago! The wife and I will settle in Texas (retire) in about 5 years, that's still not very close to WA! Let me know if you ever go to Top Gun or DeLand, I'm very close to both.

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 8:39:37 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		For those wanting info on aluminum welding here it is, this is the site with the product I use:

[URL=http://durafix.com//]Dura Fix[/URL]

Go down the page a little and you will see full instructions. I personally think this is the best kept secret in scale modeling. Every scale plane I do now is going to have a custom muffler! Your first one will look a little rough, but once you get it you'll love it.

Here is another shot of the finished pipes, I used big sheet metal screws and claps to hold the pipes down, they work great. Notice the Robart air tank in the top of the nose, I just made a ply cradle to mount it on.

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 8:58:03 PM   
foxx


 

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Status: offline 		Luke where do you get your aluminum tubings for the exhaust pipes. From Tocoma WA to Texas hey it looks like down hill to me all the way.

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 9:14:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		How much would you want for a set of those pipes 1/8 scale?

I just need a round port, as I plan on using flexible muffler tube to attach it to my engine.

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 10:00:40 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by phayd
How much would you want for a set of those pipes 1/8 scale?

I just need a round port, as I plan on using flexible muffler tube to attach it to my engine. [/QUOTE]

Draw me a sketch of what you are doing, then we'll figure it out from there.

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 10:05:26 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by foxx
Luke where do you get your aluminum tubings for the exhaust pipes. From Tocoma WA to Texas hey it looks like down hill to me all the way. [/QUOTE]

Home Depot or Ace hardware, they sell all kinds of neat stuff , really I get a lot of ideas bothering these people. They always wonder what the heck I'm doing! I buy aluminum rod for my shock piston on the Corsair tail wheel, tubing, springs and they even sell steal rod and brass.

Down hill but going the right way!

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 10:05:43 PM   
Juice



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Status: offline 		Luke,

I have ONE scale functional exhaust stack that I was proud of. Your SIX puts it to shame. If I can get my TF Corsair flying this summer and it survives to the end of the flying season, I'm definitely going to try this during the off-season (along with those pesky gear doors).

You're a very inspiring modeler, with a lot of great ideas.

Juice

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/19/2003 10:16:30 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		Thanks Juice,

Good luck with the Corsair, I know you'll do fine, it's a great flier. It is unbelievable how cool this thing looks with the wing on and those scale exhaust pipes, it really makes a difference. I'm really glad I did it.

Thanks again buddy, and lets see some action on that web site!

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 6/20/2003 1:41:15 AM   
Juice



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Status: offline 		I made one addition to the web site, which is a short video of me breaking in the RCV90 which is going into the Corsair. I'd be curious to see what interesting things you can do with an RCV if you had one available to you.

I finally have enough spare time again to get back into the workshop and onto the field on a regular basis.

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