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CMP 80" Zero Bash***** - 9/9/2009 8:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		A couple weeks ago i got another Zero and I thought I would post the bashing that gets done.. this time I'm going to get plenty of pics' the first one that i built was a real sweety but I never got any pic's of the thing befor its komikaze death on the 7th flight.. Im sold on how good a Zero fly's so one this one i deside to relocate the mains ( as done the first time, fix the flapps, Ailerons and maybe even a retractable trailwheel. donno about that one quite yet tho. All you see today was done in about 4or5 hours. turned out good enough for a daily flyer that i hope that this one will be. probably tomorrow night I'll fix the ailerons.. but thats not a biggy.

ok here you guys go. the pics are pretty self explanitory



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RE: CMP 80 - 9/9/2009 8:49 AM   
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RE: CMP 80 - 9/9/2009 9:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		OK I just got one question , The last zero that crashed and went all kamikaze on you was there a pilot in the cockpit and was he wearing a bandana ? ok two questions LOL

Nice work ! I'm doing a 120 size CMP Zero in another thread on here didn't get as involved as you are , but this is my next project So I'll be looking on for sure

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RE: CMP 80 - 9/13/2009 9:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		About half way in the landing gear section. i lined the area where the gear will be mounted (photos) with 3/16 ply and the landing blocks are halfinch ply.. after the location is set in stone , i'll gusset the blocks to the wing. ill post later. had a friend (on sight signs) print a outline of the real zero and matched up the location for the gear. the thin ply where the wheel is is for added strength just incase the gear slapps the top of the wing. i have about 3/16 clearance but you never know + its there for the fuse, thats where the fuse rides on the top on the wing.

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/14/2009 8:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		a quick update on the zero. the gear is completed, ailerons finished. the wing is glassed with 2 oz cloth and finished with a resin coat.yesterday i started on the front leading edge on the fuse. the fuse came all squared off and fake looking so i cleaned that up and also reinforced the wood where the dowlpins go into. it was made with only 1/4 ply so i doubled that up and thought about useing aluminum tube, like yellow does for added stregth....

ok that is..it

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/15/2009 8:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		today I added to the front of the oil cooler. now it has a more scale profile

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/15/2009 11:01 AM   
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RE: CMP 80 - 10/15/2009 6:26 PM   
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RE: CMP 80 - 10/15/2009 6:57 PM   
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RE: CMP 80 - 10/15/2009 7:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		yes. they are robarts. the length is out of the package. i didnt need to cut them at all.. they were the perfect length. i did change the sissor location tho..

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/15/2009 8:56 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RAMFlyer

Are those 1/2'' Robart struts? And what length struts did you use?

Here is the setup.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMUB1&P=0

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/19/2009 9:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		one step closer to paradise...lol.

I'll be useing model master paint with PCL flat clear..

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/24/2009 7:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey!!!? whats goin on..???

thought i would holler at you and post some more progress with the Zero.the wing is all mounted . instead of dowls, because how snug the wing fits to the fuse, I used 1/4-20 bolts and blinde nuts. and the same for the rear, a little bit of filler and primer and poof.2 days later...

So now im going to get the elevator and rudder glassed and cought up with the front wingand then panel lines..

Ok. so I havew a question for all the scale junkies that have watched my work over the years. well what do you all think about panel line tape that does this!!!! LOOK!! chart tape will never do this. and the glue on this,wot stay on your plane.. photos are 2 hours after putting on. and it is 25 mills thick. the Zero will be the test bed for it..this could work to be a great thing to go along with my rivets. down the road.. but im to familiar with the pains of chart tape. and untill now. it is the oly thing that is in the thickness we modelers need

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/24/2009 8:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		The wing mounting is the nest step in my CMP Fw190 bash , did you go in from the front to align the front wing hold in screws ? Assuming with the wing on place ?

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/24/2009 9:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		no i went in from the rear.. with the Zero i had a streight shot with my 90 degree drill to drill the holes streight

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/24/2009 11:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		How did you get the holes exact ? I love to do that method vs going in from the front , its not the tools that are a concern is the exact angle of attack and allignment ?

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/24/2009 11:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		to be honest. i made a template so i drill the hole intering in the same place on both lt and rt... but the rest was eyeball

but i do admit i hit the mark on the nose as far as angle

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/28/2009 1:21 PM   
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I made also a big changes on my CMP Zero.. Now it have smoke system, Robart retracts, wing is covered with glass and epoxy and painted... Zero have drop tank and, I made weathering finish...

On Zero I have Zenoah 45 and till now I have almost 170 flight with it in two seasons... It is so good model....

More about Zero and, how I made all that details on my web site: www.nsmodelers.rs

Web site is on serbian language but there are many photos. Also you can find all about my Top Flite Thunderbolt and Ziroli's Hellcat, which I make right now...

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/28/2009 7:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		wing is all panel lined now and primed sunday. an all day event..lol

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/28/2009 9:48 PM   
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RE: CMP 80 - 10/29/2009 12:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		oh if i could get the beast in the garage done i would.. its 3/4 done on complete redo. im about 5k short and 100's more hours to get her done. its been sitting for 5 yrs now.. im letting it set aside for now. its value will never drop..

yeah ive got 3 going from one point or another. the zero is what im trying to finish. because i need the big bird flying time under my belt b4 i even think about flying the P-40....lol

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RE: CMP 80 - 10/30/2009 1:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Very nice, you'll love how she flys, i'v been flying mine going on about 4 years now, I did a similar bash to mine. Looking great and keep us posted. Speaking of it, nobody on here might be interested in one of these zero's for sale would ya?!?!??!?!?! I'v had my fun with it, thinking bout puttin her up for sale.

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RE: CMP 80 - 11/1/2009 4:51 PM   
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RE: CMP 80 - 11/1/2009 9:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		youll need access to a tig welder.....because its chromoly, brazing just getts things to darn hot. i cut off the sissor mount off the lower part of the strut and tigged it in the correct location. on the real plane the sissors are outboard but the robart ones dont allow that.. so the easyest thing was to put them on the other side, as seen. the pic with the pen is where the original location of the sissor mount was. i also bent the strut where the wheel mounts to. so the wheels are 90 degrees from the ground and also allows for the gear doors to fit and look correct..

hope this helps?

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RE: CMP 80 - 11/5/2009 5:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		hey john.. hows the MoJo??????

im still able to get a little bone here and there....burried in work... ugg..

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