I am building a Kangke Monocoupe with Saito TD182 twin engine: very nice aircraft, good construction and hardware! The only problem is that they do not exist decals for this airplane with number, letter or symbol, and does not exist a dedicated cockpit.
For the cockpit it is possible to use that one of the Top Flite Stinson Reliant, and it is not difficult to realize a instrument panel (in Internet find optimal photographies of this particular one). What instead I do not find just is logo "the The Monocoupe!
An other issue: it is better to mount two servos for the elevator in the tail or to maintain a single servo in the fuselage? Someone is building this airplane and has good tip and tricks to give to me?

Here are 2 photos of my Kangke Monocoupe, which I powered with a Saito 170 three cylinder radial. I made the instrument panel myself from a piece of 1/16" plastic sheet, cut to match the dash board, holes cut out and J'TEK instruments and bezels added. Not scale, but it could have been.

The graphics come from Cajun R/C www.cajunrc.com

They also have the "three geese" logo available.

The pilot figure is Cajun R/C also...

Here's the tail with "The Monocoupe" logo, again from Cajun R/C.

Tell Denny I sent you

Also, notice the black 1/8" pinstripe between the red and white. It makes the plane 100% better looking and easy to do.

Hello Dick,
thank you for the information! Now i send a mail to cajun rc for the graphics...
See in attachment the photo of the Monocoupe cockpit: is a good base for an realistic instrument panel.
Another question: do you have number on the wings or on the fuselage?

Another instrument panel

I only have my N number, actually my AMA number, 1056, as a tail number. Anything more and the whole plane would appear too "busy".

Ciao Lbianchi, its good to see fellow Italian on this sight. I'm first generation Italian-American. My parents are from small towns near Modena, Pievepelago and S.Annapelago. Good luck with your Monocoupe.

Pettit, do you have any advice on how to do those tight arcs with the 1/8" pinstriping and get it to look good? I tried doing something like that on a plane that I did and it just didn't turn out to good. 3' away it looked ok, but I wanted better than that.

Ciao, rc_sport,

thanks for your kind attention!

I live in Milano and I love the americans airplane of the Golden Age. So, I attend RCuniverse in order to find useful information, news and to exchange opinions with others fellows.

Perhaps a day we will meet ourselves on a flight field... in Italy or in USA

Regards

Luigi Bianchi

BeardKing, I use 3M brand automotive striping tape, 1/8" black. Get it at your local auto parts store, AutoZone, Advance, others also. Make sure it is 3M brand. Others don't work nearly as well. It goes around tight curves and won't lift. Just don't stretch it while applying it.

It's expensive, $4.00 for 40 feet, but well worth it.

Thanks Pettit, I'll have to remember that for my next attempt.

I've been friends with a full scale monocoupe owner my whole life. Have any of you considered correcting the size and slope of the front windscreen on this arf?

Yes, I'm considering to correct the size and slope of the front windscreen. In my opinion is possible cut in the correct mode the ARF windscreen. The second step is change the colour in the center of the wing under the top of the windscreen (from white to red). Look the attachment with original and model windscreen.

lbianchi,
hello--got some info for you RE the Monocoupe your woriking on--obviously you are aware of the Russel Williams site and the great pictures he has on the of the older aircraft/including several models of the Monocoupes--Yes there are different models and each has some particular aspects about it you should know about-- a couple of posts back you pictured two different panel-NEITHER IS Correct for your Coupe. The Kangke Monocoupe is modeled after the model 90A Monocoupe-the (almost) last model of the company line.-and look through the Williams site again and you will find at least 2 correctly identified 90A monocoupe panels -(one with black crackel finish -another wood one from Bob Coolbaughs stylishly painted "Bird"like color4 scheme-its a model 90 )-the ones you chose are model 90 or model 110 style panels("simplier"[less instruments] and earlier models than the 90A).
It's interesting that Kangke chose the paint scheme they did -it's similar/very close to one that is actually on a Monocoupe Clipwing (a 23' span rather than the normal 32' one on the standard 90 & 90A)... located in Florida-US--N number- 101H- (similar to the N1161-black & orange one on the Williams site)-the Clipwing Coupes are a whole nother story....either way a very attractive color scheme and Pettit is right pin striping adds tons to the over all look !!
so the Monocoupes were two seater airplanes-side by side like a good sports car of the 50's era...and a tight fit only some 40+ " from side to side--the 90A s were a little wider---sometimes there was only one stick but most often there were 2-and they were either connected via cables or later a rod up the inside of the cabin area right by the pilots left knee to a bell crank mounted on the rear of the front spar-with cables running out to the ailerons on both sides-- behind the seats and between the small side "D" windows was a flat."shelf "unit going back about 18" to 2' to a panel that turned upward and stoped as it reached the rear most top of the cabin area--

the windsheild is easy on the real planes they were simple wrap around units going from the post at the front of the cabin door up and over the nose panel and back around to the the other sides forward post--only tricky part is where it over laps the center forward part of the wing LE.--if you need a pattern I could make one up for you and scan it and sen it via e-mail-if you'd like --think I still have one here from one of my Monocoupe models.

Hope this may help clarify your questions-sorry I'm so "wordy"---
Regards
A.L.Lockrow/aka Clipwing (like the model 110 Special Monocoupes)

Hello Clipwing!
Thank you for the informations!
If you send to me the windscreen pattern, it will be a great help!

Another question: which is the url of the Russel Williams site?

Ciao

My e-mal is: [email protected]

lbianchi,

Hopefully by now you have the Monocoupe logos as promised-via E-mail.
I didn't see this note till tonite and will mail the wind screen pattern in a few minutes. !!
Russel Williams site address is : http://www.russellw.com/--thought surely you had this cause thats where your panel shots came from...?--or did you have another site ???(that I have possibly missed??) your gonna love the Williams site cause it's right up you interest alley.
Regards