MRadu

Thanks BobH and R/C Art,

I'm happy your watching. I'm almost finished with a video and this will complete the Pup build. I'm ready to start a new plane.
I want to make a scale plane. I want to keep improving and as I watch others I can see my skills need it.

I'd like others to post more. If I can help I'll be happy to.

jwrich

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Rich,

Wow!

That Spad XIII has a ton of ribs! Along with a super ton of details. Painting weathering will bring out a lot of that detail. First painting the color scheme is needed. What scheme are you going with? Camouflage? If you go with a crane on the side I can make you some paint masks. Let me know. I also have the roundels if you would like.

Simply painting a new Spad XIII and it's roundels is a lot of work! So after that it will be even harder to decide to dirty up a perfectly good airplane. Ha Ha.

Absolutely great job on the Spad XIII. I'd enjoy seeing more photos. Have you made a build thread for this plane? I know it takes more time away from building, however, fellows like myself sure appreciate it.


Michael, thanks for the offer on the paint masks, but I got the detail kit form BUSA, which are vinyl. I do plan to go with camouflage color scheme when it warms up a little more. Painting is not one of my favorite part of the build.

Great maiden flight! The weathering does standout in flight, great job. I do love to fly my Sop Pup, but it doesn't look as good as yours. Let us know if you do another construction thread, you have excellent ideas.

Rich

flyer35

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MRadu, Michael, I've been following this forum and it's inspired me to tear down my "pup" that I built years ago. I've been looking for a winter project and this would be perfect. I've never flown mine, could you tell me what distance you placed the CG from the leading edge. Great work. Bill

MRadu

Hello Bill,
I'm glad I inspired you. I set my CG at 4" inches from the leading edge of the top wing. I made sure that when I lifted the plane at my marks the plane was level. I found this to be perfect.

Feel free to ask away. If I don't know I'll find out by asking others.

jwrich

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Michael, I sure your work has inspired many modelers. I follow many of the construction threads on different forums and I am always amazed at the creative detail work that is accomplished. I have been building & flying RC airplanes for more 30 year and before I was satisfied if others could identify the airplane I built. After read many of the thread I realized it is not hard at all to add details and adding some details was better than nothing at all. I always encourage modelers to read these construction threads, I always learn something. More important, if you start a construction thread, you will receive many helpful advice along the way. This allows you to become more creative and you get a lot of self-satisfaction with your model.
Rich

jwrich

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Michael, I sure your work has inspired many modelers. I follow many of the construction threads on different forums and I am always amazed at the creative detail work that is accomplished. I have been building & flying RC airplanes for more 30 year and before I was satisfied if others could identify the airplane I built. After read many of the thread I realized it is not hard at all to add details and adding some details was better than nothing at all. I always encourage modelers to read these construction threads, I always learn something. More important, if you start a construction thread, you will receive many helpful advice along the way. This allows you to become more creative and you get a lot of self-satisfaction with your model.
Rich

AndyF

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Mike,

Is that the Ziroli dummy radial?

Andy

MRadu

I'm not quite sure which dummy engine I used. It might be Ziroli and it might be just one I picked up at R/C flea market.
Sorry.

AndyF

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Hi Michael,

My question was directed at FireBee. I have a Ziroli that looks very close to his so I was just curious.

Andy

MRadu

No worries,
I'm also interested. His dummy engine is great!

jeffEE

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I just re-found this thread. I posted a quick note on the youtube video, and I was glad to see the first flight went well. I like your comments (somewhere in this thread) about how ignorance is best about what is REALLY on a full size plane. I just got back from the Washington DC Smithsonian. And the DVII there showed me a lot of things I got wrong. But I got a bunch correct also. So I called it even. ANY way....Congrats on the build, and if you get fed up with your 1/3 scale DVII, I know a guy in Minnesota that would take it off your hands.

FireBee

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Sorry for delay. I bought My Pup used and the engine was just plane cylinders. Could be BUSA or Ziroli. It was kinda thick Fiberglas if that helps and its 1/3 scale.

Just start adding the intakes, rocker arms, little bolts and nuts And soon you will have a decent radial. Good luck.