Top Flite Focke Wulf Fw-190 D9 Build
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Hey Spit,
I see you got the parts I sent your way. As you stated they are a good fit for the build. Keep the progress coming. I didn't get to install the cowl before by loss but that is 10X better than the factory one. Good luck and keep posting.
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I see you got the parts I sent your way. As you stated they are a good fit for the build. Keep the progress coming. I didn't get to install the cowl before by loss but that is 10X better than the factory one. Good luck and keep posting.
Z
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RE: Top Flite Focke Wulf Fw-190 D9 Build
Thanks again Marty!
Progress has been ongoing but slow; not enough to show photos really. I only get a little bit of time each evening to work on the Fw. I've been working on the lower fuse sheeting (which is a pain to get it to curve properly! Lots of filler in my future....), and also doing some work on the turtle-deck/canopy. I received the 0.5 oz/yd^2 fiberglass cloth I ordered from Thayercraft, and tried my hand at glassing the turtle-deck. It turned out great so far! Very easy to work with, and very lightweight. Might try the elevators next...
Hopefully, I should have enough progress to post some more photos this weekend.
Progress has been ongoing but slow; not enough to show photos really. I only get a little bit of time each evening to work on the Fw. I've been working on the lower fuse sheeting (which is a pain to get it to curve properly! Lots of filler in my future....), and also doing some work on the turtle-deck/canopy. I received the 0.5 oz/yd^2 fiberglass cloth I ordered from Thayercraft, and tried my hand at glassing the turtle-deck. It turned out great so far! Very easy to work with, and very lightweight. Might try the elevators next...
Hopefully, I should have enough progress to post some more photos this weekend.
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I don't have a huge amount of builds under me but I am currently working on a Giant Scale P-47 and glassed for t he first time. I found I like the process much better than Monocote. I can't cover worth a darn. Anyways I will glass every time now that I have been through the process. Only drawback is finding a place to paint that doesn't smoke the wife and kid out.
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Thanks again Marty!
Progress has been ongoing but slow; not enough to show photos really. I only get a little bit of time each evening to work on the Fw. I've been working on the lower fuse sheeting (which is a pain to get it to curve properly! Lots of filler in my future....), and also doing some work on the turtle-deck/canopy. I received the 0.5 oz/yd^2 fiberglass cloth I ordered from Thayercraft, and tried my hand at glassing the turtle-deck. It turned out great so far! Very easy to work with, and very lightweight. Might try the elevators next...
Hopefully, I should have enough progress to post some more photos this weekend.
Thanks again Marty!
Progress has been ongoing but slow; not enough to show photos really. I only get a little bit of time each evening to work on the Fw. I've been working on the lower fuse sheeting (which is a pain to get it to curve properly! Lots of filler in my future....), and also doing some work on the turtle-deck/canopy. I received the 0.5 oz/yd^2 fiberglass cloth I ordered from Thayercraft, and tried my hand at glassing the turtle-deck. It turned out great so far! Very easy to work with, and very lightweight. Might try the elevators next...
Hopefully, I should have enough progress to post some more photos this weekend.
On bending the wood, try wetting one side only with alcohol. It will bend one way as it has been thrown out of balanced and softened. This works great.
Not sure if you have decided on a radio yet, I have experience with both Futaba and Hitech 2.4 now. I bought an Aurora last summer and have all of my planes on it now. I have to sa that the Futaba is much easier to bind. I also do not like having to tell the transmitter to transmit everytime I turn it on. I am still up in the air as to which I want long term. I think I personally have more faith in the Futaba, even though I lost my triplane to it last year, for complete unknown reasons. It just unbound. I have not had any serious problems with my Hitech as of yet though for the record.
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RE: Top Flite Focke Wulf Fw-190 D9 Build
Spit and Vertical,
First off Vertical is right on gettng the balsa to shape. I have used a spray bottle with water also. It depends on how severe the curve is. Vertical. I sort of like the fact I have to select transmit with the Aurora 9 simply because it gives me a second chance to verify which plane I am flying. Just my preference. I am a electronics and communications tech by trade and feel that the big three, JR, Futaba and Hitech all have there advantages and weak points. I used to use Futaba but when I lost the Top Flight D9 to unknow reasons - suspected BROWN OUT. I switched to Hitech because I liked what they were doing for their programing, updating and telemetry initiatives. Just a preference for me but I still think any one of the big three you cannot go wrong.
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First off Vertical is right on gettng the balsa to shape. I have used a spray bottle with water also. It depends on how severe the curve is. Vertical. I sort of like the fact I have to select transmit with the Aurora 9 simply because it gives me a second chance to verify which plane I am flying. Just my preference. I am a electronics and communications tech by trade and feel that the big three, JR, Futaba and Hitech all have there advantages and weak points. I used to use Futaba but when I lost the Top Flight D9 to unknow reasons - suspected BROWN OUT. I switched to Hitech because I liked what they were doing for their programing, updating and telemetry initiatives. Just a preference for me but I still think any one of the big three you cannot go wrong.
Z
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RE: Top Flite Focke Wulf Fw-190 D9 Build
Some update? BTW if someone is looking for top flite scale parts, IMP uses to sell 1/6 scale D9 kit. The FG parts looks too scale and have a pretty good fit on the Top Flite kit.
I bought the cowl, gun hood, canopy and even a cockpit kit. Some blisters and extra details are included in the package.
Take a look at http://www.impscale.com/html/fw_190_d9_.html
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I bought the cowl, gun hood, canopy and even a cockpit kit. Some blisters and extra details are included in the package.
Take a look at http://www.impscale.com/html/fw_190_d9_.html
Javier
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got any pics of the IMP parts I have some fiberglass specialties parts for about half the cost of the IMP stuff http://www.fiberglassspecialtiesinc.com/catalog.htm
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Hey great to see you building this plane. It may be next on my building board too (or my Holman D9 I haven't decided yet), so I'll be following along closely.
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My son has been very happy with the handling of his Kyosho Tank, to the point he wants to build another. I have one of these kits, TF fw190, in inventory and we would use it as a template to make two. I saw that fiberglass specialties (FS) has a stock and improved cowl and gun cover. The stock are pretty Mattel-ish, anyone have any pictures of the improved from FS. I recall the IMP was slightly larger, do i remember correctly? how does the imp canopy fit?
I need two of each, alot of $$$ to toss if they r not what we want.
Joe
I need two of each, alot of $$$ to toss if they r not what we want.
Joe
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RE: Top Flite Focke Wulf Fw-190 D9 Build
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...how does the imp canopy fit?
...how does the imp canopy fit?
I know it's been a loooong time coming but I will (hopefully) be offering a canopy for the TF 190D kit. It's a direct copy of the kit canopy except that the framing will not be quite as prominent as the original. I worked on the plug yesterday and will be pulling some test parts this coming week if all goes as planned. Assuming I can get a satisfactory result I will be offering them for sale for anyone interested.
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My son has been very happy with the handling of his Kyosho Tank, to the point he wants to build another. I have one of these kits, TF fw190, in inventory and we would use it as a template to make two. I saw that fiberglass specialties (FS) has a stock and improved cowl and gun cover. The stock are pretty Mattel-ish, anyone have any pictures of the improved from FS. I recall the IMP was slightly larger, do i remember correctly? how does the imp canopy fit?
I need two of each, alot of $$$ to toss if they r not what we want.
Joe
My son has been very happy with the handling of his Kyosho Tank, to the point he wants to build another. I have one of these kits, TF fw190, in inventory and we would use it as a template to make two. I saw that fiberglass specialties (FS) has a stock and improved cowl and gun cover. The stock are pretty Mattel-ish, anyone have any pictures of the improved from FS. I recall the IMP was slightly larger, do i remember correctly? how does the imp canopy fit?
I need two of each, alot of $$$ to toss if they r not what we want.
Joe
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Thanks bigtim, I’ll give them a try but not holding out much hope. I bought the kit at my LHS on consignment and the store owner said he tried ordering the plans but had no luck. It’s such a neat kit I bought it anyways. I was hoping someone here that already built the kit may still have the plans to sell.
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Although Horizon bought the rights to the kits they did not purchase any of the tooling to manufacture the kits. The speculation by hobbyists at the time was that perhaps there would be future interest in kit production with manufacturing in China. We aren't holding our breath that they will ever reproduce the kits and all indications are that Top Flite is being phased out of existence by Horizon.
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Although Horizon bought the rights to the kits they did not purchase any of the tooling to manufacture the kits. The speculation by hobbyists at the time was that perhaps there would be future interest in kit production with manufacturing in China. We aren't holding our breath that they will ever reproduce the kits and all indications are that Top Flite is being phased out of existence by Horizon.
As an update, I did find a set of plans for the Dora. I also found and purchased the cockpit kit as well so now I’m all set.