RE: 1/4th Scale Flair Tiger Moth Project
Hello Peter. Glad to post pictures, but if you don't mind, I'm not going to take the cowl off. I have it all set for flying and would prefer not to take apart right now. I have two pictures that I think will give you the idea though. The single cylinder Lasers, as best I know, are all set up the same way -- with the carb and muffler mounted behind the cylinder, and directly in line with their respective valves. This is one of the reasons a Laser will fit nicely into narrow scale airplanes like the Tiger Moth. The first picture is of the Laser right after I received it from Proctor Enterprises. The other is from a few minutes ago, showing the bottom of the Tiger Moth, and where the exhaust exits the bottom of the cowl. It's very straightforward. If you look closely, you will notice that the carb and exhaust are reversed in the first picture from what they are in the recent picture of the Tiger Moth. This was my mistake. The engine is shipped without them in place, but the instructions clearly show the right positions. It was mounted this way on the Super Cub for test flights. Let's just say it didn't run very well at first, and the test flights didn't start until they were put into the right locations (e.g. carb into intake, muffler on exhaust. duh...). Also note I did put an aluminum extension on the muffler to extend the exhaust past the bottom of the plane. After two flights, there was only a little bit of oil on the bottom of the fuse front and the gear. The rest of the airplane was clean. Not too bad for a greasy glow engine.
I threw in a picture of my just completed pilot. He's from Aces of Iron. I tried to follow the instructions on their website to paint him. I'm no artist, but it turned out pretty well, and looks good sitting in the Tiger Moth.