TF FW190 GIANT ARF
#3478
Here is mine in use; ( It is in the Vailly Aviaton Fw 190 A4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cph9...cfjQKyisx5bArw
Thread about installing it; (As with all other engines, you have to get to know it. And read the manual)
http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/...17&PN=1&TPN=11
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#3481
Wonderful engines.
You need to get to know an engine. It isnt just a question of starting it up and fly.
Last edited by kwik; 11-29-2014 at 08:21 AM.
#3482
Plane's on its feet at last - temporary install of the pneumatics, pressurised @ ~100psi.
Sierra tailwheel install was straighforward after all the posted ideas in this thread (thanks). Used a lite 3" foam tailwheel, slightly bogs under the weight..
Stance on the ground looks scale - I am happy.
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FG60 on the test stand ready for fire-up. More details on the FG60 R3 thread.
Sierra tailwheel install was straighforward after all the posted ideas in this thread (thanks). Used a lite 3" foam tailwheel, slightly bogs under the weight..
Stance on the ground looks scale - I am happy.
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FG60 on the test stand ready for fire-up. More details on the FG60 R3 thread.
#3485
Hey, thanks Bear.
Some mods on the L/G legs: Done away with the stock clip-on gear cover mounts and used brazed K&S tubing. Looks much more scale and is completely adjustable - pics are self-explanatory.
Also used thick copper wire and material from an aluminium Coke can to make a fake brake line.
Finally, additional fake mounting bolts on the gear cover were installed - improves the scale looks considerably
Some mods on the L/G legs: Done away with the stock clip-on gear cover mounts and used brazed K&S tubing. Looks much more scale and is completely adjustable - pics are self-explanatory.
Also used thick copper wire and material from an aluminium Coke can to make a fake brake line.
Finally, additional fake mounting bolts on the gear cover were installed - improves the scale looks considerably
Last edited by hpergm; 11-29-2014 at 10:27 PM.
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I was just wondering... does anyone have any plans for a set of scale retracts of the TF FW190?
I wouldn't mind trying to make a set on the lathe/milling machine
BJ
I wouldn't mind trying to make a set on the lathe/milling machine
BJ
#3488
I just got my Biela 22x12 3 blade spinner for my Saito.
Does anybody know where to get a FW190 3 blade spinner for it ?
Top flite one seems to be out of stock everywhere and I am wondering if there are any other companies that do this spinner for a 1/5 scale FW190 3 blade ???
Does anybody know where to get a FW190 3 blade spinner for it ?
Top flite one seems to be out of stock everywhere and I am wondering if there are any other companies that do this spinner for a 1/5 scale FW190 3 blade ???
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I just got my Biela 22x12 3 blade spinner for my Saito.
Does anybody know where to get a FW190 3 blade spinner for it ?
Top flite one seems to be out of stock everywhere and I am wondering if there are any other companies that do this spinner for a 1/5 scale FW190 3 blade ???
Does anybody know where to get a FW190 3 blade spinner for it ?
Top flite one seems to be out of stock everywhere and I am wondering if there are any other companies that do this spinner for a 1/5 scale FW190 3 blade ???
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I just got my Biela 22x12 3 blade spinner for my Saito.
Does anybody know where to get a FW190 3 blade spinner for it ?
Top flite one seems to be out of stock everywhere and I am wondering if there are any other companies that do this spinner for a 1/5 scale FW190 3 blade ???
Does anybody know where to get a FW190 3 blade spinner for it ?
Top flite one seems to be out of stock everywhere and I am wondering if there are any other companies that do this spinner for a 1/5 scale FW190 3 blade ???
Rev
#3494
Hey, thanks Bear.
Some mods on the L/G legs: Done away with the stock clip-on gear cover mounts and used brazed K&S tubing. Looks much more scale and is completely adjustable - pics are self-explanatory.
Also used thick copper wire and material from an aluminium Coke can to make a fake brake line.
Finally, additional fake mounting bolts on the gear cover were installed - improves the scale looks considerably
Some mods on the L/G legs: Done away with the stock clip-on gear cover mounts and used brazed K&S tubing. Looks much more scale and is completely adjustable - pics are self-explanatory.
Also used thick copper wire and material from an aluminium Coke can to make a fake brake line.
Finally, additional fake mounting bolts on the gear cover were installed - improves the scale looks considerably
I was thinking doing the same thing when I get to that point though...
Get some scale stickers for retracts and proper weathering and will look much better ;-)
#3495
I just got my Biela 22x12 3 blade spinner for my Saito.
Does anybody know where to get a FW190 3 blade spinner for it ?
Top flite one seems to be out of stock everywhere and I am wondering if there are any other companies that do this spinner for a 1/5 scale FW190 3 blade ???
Does anybody know where to get a FW190 3 blade spinner for it ?
Top flite one seems to be out of stock everywhere and I am wondering if there are any other companies that do this spinner for a 1/5 scale FW190 3 blade ???
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXCLES&P=ML
#3497
Thanks Loco. Already on it; I plan to use the Testors inkjet paper for water transfers to print the black oleo plates on, apply some clear on top to seal them, then transfer them on aluminum tape (duct tape) which will then be cut to the proper outer shape and stuck on the oleos themselves. Result should be a realistic "black anodised" aluminum data plate as per original.
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There are all kinds of blogs and issues with the Robart....they have real issues, but are half the price of Sierra's.....there is zero comparison in quality and performance.....so it depends on your wallet....You can get the Robart and send them to Down and Locked and they do a few small mods to make them far more reliable than stock....but if you're putting an expensive Saito in the plane, and a lot of custom work and time, Robarts is not the way to go, IMHO only.
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I have twenty seven flights on my FW 190 with air Robarts with no problems with the gears.
When I built the plane I beefed up the gear mounts...but only a little more hard wood epoxied under the others with larger and longer wood screws going into both. Yes, you have to drill out the mounting holes in the Robarts. I left the center ones over the air cylinder.
I have never removed the sheeting as others have done.
No heavier (under 29 lbs) and I have found Robarts are fine.
I do have a set of Sierra's in a forty pound plane which is good.
So far I haven't broke the plastic blocks out like I have done to my TF-51. More careful with this one.
Put in a much stronger gear....tear up or replace your wing....your choice.
Plus I can get quick repairs which I can't get from the other.
When I built the plane I beefed up the gear mounts...but only a little more hard wood epoxied under the others with larger and longer wood screws going into both. Yes, you have to drill out the mounting holes in the Robarts. I left the center ones over the air cylinder.
I have never removed the sheeting as others have done.
No heavier (under 29 lbs) and I have found Robarts are fine.
I do have a set of Sierra's in a forty pound plane which is good.
So far I haven't broke the plastic blocks out like I have done to my TF-51. More careful with this one.
Put in a much stronger gear....tear up or replace your wing....your choice.
Plus I can get quick repairs which I can't get from the other.