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Joined: 10/26/2004 From: nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM Status: offline
Hello all,
I have been building a Ziroli p47 thunderbolt (72" span) over the last year. Our winter is well and truly here in the UK and i have had plenty of time for building. Not going to do a step by step commentary, but i will add pics as i go and will update regularly.
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Joined: 10/26/2004 From: nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM Status: offline
[Hello Bird,
I ordered the full kit from Precision Cut Kits. It worked out cheaper to import from the states, including the UK duty, to do it this way. At the time i was looking for one, we only had one or two kit cutters in the UK and they were pretty expensive. We now have a company called Belair Kit Cutters who, from what i understand, produce excellent kits, so next time i order i will probobaly use them. The pics that i have included so far are from last winter, so i am well into the build now. Once i summed up Zirolis methods, which are mainly tradional, the kit is going together beutifully. I have a Zenoha G38 for power and robart retracts, which are great bits of kit. In preparation for the build i built a Topflite p47 fitted with a os 91fs and century jet retracts. I didnt spend too much time on it as it is only a hack model, turns out to be one of the best flying models i own.
< Message edited by frankfearn -- 12/18/2007 7:08:17 PM >
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Joined: 7/30/2007 From: Round rock,
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Thanks for the info Frank, i will take a look at Precision. Hey the TF P47 looks pretty drarn good for a "hack model". good to hear it is a good flyer. This the main reason I am choosing to build a P47, to give myself best chance for success in keeping it around for a long time.
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Joined: 12/22/2001 From: St.Paul,
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We have built a number of Ziroli warbirds and so far the best "kits" have been the one we cut ourselves. It takes about 30 hours to cut the average kit and maybe another 10 or so for a twin. We just buy a big pile of wood usually 3 times what we need and select the best stuff. Get 2 sets of plans and cut one up for patterns and glue them on with contact sement. Time we have a lot of and $$$ we don't. We have had bad luck with the cut kits not fitting. We get plenty of wood with them but we still have to recut parts. Nothing gained. We also build a lot of features in as we are building rather than trying to install them after the build. Don't be afraid to cut something apart and re do it. Better to do it inthe build than after it is painted.
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Joined: 6/5/2002 From: Brisbane, , AUSTRALIA Status: offline
good luck with it, I'm finishing up a TF 85" span P47, thread is on here so have a look when you get a chance. Lots of guys post interesting stuff in there. cheers PEter
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Peter,
The pilot is a modified BBI chap. I have just won him off ebay, please dont ask the cost. He his actually 1/6 scale and my plane is 1/7, but with a bit of tweeking im sure he will look a.o.k. I saw the same sort of chap in a 1/5 scale p47 at a show, and he also looked about right, so they are pretty adaptoble.
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ahh ok I have several of the dragon and 21st century ones, the face on yours looks much better theough. Got mine on ebay for around $25 each, one was about $10.
Think I have 4 of em in all and managed to get 2 more at good prices for acouple of the guys on my 47 thread
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good to hear it is a good flyer. This the main reason I am choosing to build a P47, to give myself best chance for success in keeping it around for a long time. 
