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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 5/26/2008 5:00:44 PM   
chilie


 

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Status: offline 		I weighed the stab and elevators and they came to 8.0 oz. exactly according to my little scale. Since I didn't build it the way the plans tell you, I have no way of comparing it to the normal Top Flite way. If someone has built theirs and weighed it, I'd be interested in comparing it. Im sure mine will be a little heavier given the materials used and the fact mine is a little bigger than the normal Top Flite method.

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/1/2008 5:10:33 PM   
1UGLYPUG


 

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Status: offline 		HI FOLKS. PARDON THE ALL CAPS, BUT MY EYESIGHT IS NOT GOOD UP CLOSE ON THE COMPUTER,,,, I JUST LOST MY TOP FLIGHT CORSAIR YESTERDAY,,, THE CONTROLS JUST LOCKED UP IN A TURN,, NOT ABLE TO EVEN CLOSE THE THROTTLE,, I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.. I AM THINKING THE TOP RUDDER HINGE MAY HAVE BEEN COMING LOOSE AND BOUND A LITTLE WHICH DREW TOO MUCH CURRENT AND LOADED UP THE BATTERY,, AND MAYBE EVEN OVERHEATED THE FUTABA 6EX FASST RECEIVER, WHICH I HAVE READ SOME THREADS ABOUT OVER HEATING PROBLEMS.
EITHER WAY, I NOW HAVE A BAG OF CRUNCHED BALSA.
THIS WAS A PLANE I BUILT BACK IN THE 80'S,, AND IT WAS FLYING VERY WELL ON A NEW 1.00 EVOLUTION WITH A 3 BLADED PROP. I GOT 3 FLIGHTS IN BEFORE THIS CATASTROPHE AND AM NOW THINKING ABOUT A HANGAR NINE 60 SIZE, AND GETTING A NEW 100 SAITO FOR IT.
THAT PLANE SURVIVED MANY MOVES AROUND THE COUNTRY WHILE I WAS IN THE SERVICE, AND I NOW WISH I HAD NOT TAKEN IT DOWN FROM THE CEILING. YOU GUYS HAVE SOME NICE LOOKING PLANES,,, DAY,,,

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/2/2008 8:53:39 PM   
SMUGator



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Status: offline 		I got most of the big pieces of the cockpit kit assembled over the weekend. I have just a few spots that I want to dress with a dab of Tamiya putty and sand a bit more before I shoot the base colors on it. The Zollner kit is well thought-out and easy to work with including pretty good step by step instructions. If you can catch Luke in the mood to produce and sell his work, it's a good buy to at least get the basic elements in place. At 1/8 scale, I doubt that I will add much more than what he's included. Might talk to Chris and see how much trouble it would be to add a couple of LEDs to our lighiting scheme to add a cockpit light or two and maybe backlight the instrument panel, but that's about it. One question for the group. I don't have a good photo of the area that's circled. Anyone have a nice close up of a -1D version that will give me an idea of what these parts are and how they should be painted? All of the photos I have show this area as open save for the gunsight mount. I've followed Luke long enough to know that he didn't stick something there just for grins.

Tom

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/2/2008 11:40:23 PM   
samwood2


 

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Status: offline 		Hi Tom,
Yes, you are one of the lucky ones to get one of his kits. Very scale with a lot of detail. I purchased the one from TF, and was a bit dissapointed. I added several features to mine ,including the rudder and elevator trim tab controls and the bomb sight. Still have the gun and bomb arming devices to add. I did make a seat frame like the one you have, sketched it from the instruction sheet from your kit. The other add on I did, which you can't see, are the wing locks on the rear port side of the panel.
What exactly are you looking for in pictures?I have several, I'll PM them to you.
Sam

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/2/2008 11:56:04 PM   
Adonis


 

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Status: offline 		I guess I'm kind of in a talking mood now, so I'll answer your question. From what I saw on the original everything was just painted black on the dash to prevent glare, but as you can see by the shiny restoration the parts are very colorful! I would paint it all black and then use dry brushing to give the parts some depth, that would look great.

Notice how my dash is lightly dry brushed.


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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/3/2008 12:18:24 AM   
samwood2


 

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Status: offline 		Found a few pics for you Tom.

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/3/2008 12:23:24 AM   
samwood2


 

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Status: offline 		Found a few pictures Tom

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/3/2008 12:38:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Luke and Sam. I appreciate the photos. Thanks also for the little avatar icon, Sam. It's been a good couple of years to be a Gator.

I used the TF cockpit kit along with parts of the Bob Dively kit for my P-47 and was pretty disappointed with both. Luke's work is night and day better than either. On those, I painted everything aluminum colored first and then rubbed the finish colors back in some areas and dry brushed on dirt and gunk in all of the likely places. It was my first try at a detialed cockpit, and I was only somewhat happy with it.

I think on this effort, I'll paint the finish colors first and then use a combination of dry brushing and metallic Rub n' Buff to get the weathering right. One other little thing I like to do is make the headrest actual leather finish. I liked how that worked out on the P-47 so will probably do it again here. I find that those items that are "high" in the cockpit catch my eye more. The gunsight is another good candidate for some additional detailing.

Appreciate the assist.
Tom

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/5/2008 2:25:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		My cockpit kit project took a little bit of a detour when my father-in-law who is a recently retired art professor and avid modeler of all things military in plastic got interested and offered to detail my pilots. So I made a prototype of the cockpit box in the fuselage and sent my parts to him so he can fashion the pilot perfectly to fit the kit. He's starting with a Vailly 1/8 USAAF pilot and adapting it to suit the Marine corp flight suit. I'll try to get him to post his work here, as I know he is missing the teaching. You guys are poor substitutes for adoring 20 yr old coeds, but it's something. If he has fun with this, he may take a shot at dressing up Doc Miller for the 1/6 project as well. I sent him both.

Primer and paint tests are continuing as well. Wasn't too happy with how the first pass of Warbird Colors primer went on the test pieces using the airbrush. I think I thinned it too much. It immediately wanted to bead on the surface.

Tom

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/5/2008 2:34:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmmm, perhaps he could get one of them coeds to pose for the nose art.


Tom

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/5/2008 2:56:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		He says that the models are the one thing he misses the most.

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 6/5/2008 3:19:34 AM   
samwood2


 

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Status: offline 		Nice looking avatar you got there Tom!



Sam

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