khart2000

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Sorry about that post. Did you fabricate these?

Carbon-Customs

I dont nkow, the hardware store just had em, I think they where produced in italy.

megafly

Hi Carbon!
Your plane is very nice, nice weathering!
I bought the same materials for my plane, could you describe how did you do it?
Is just put the paint and remove the excess?

Thanks

Carbon-Customs

yeah it is. but the paint on the plane must have matt finish, because if its clear coated the oil paint will not stick.

if you have a clear coat I would let it sit some days before removing it again, to have it stick in the rivets.

remember to mix varnish in the oil paint so it can harden

megafly

Thanks, my plane has matt finish, I will buy the varnish and give it a try!

megafly

I have to use matt varnish?

Thanks!

Carbon-Customs

yeah you dont want the black dirt on the model to shine?

megafly

I got the point!

Thanks again!

Carbon-Customs

these hinges are just made from std skymaster door hinges, they worked OK , but they broke when i was flying i subzero temperatures - in my opinion skymaster use bad quality plastic.

khart2000

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Thanks for the info. If it gets sub zero here, I'm leaving!

jetnuno

Hi

Try to boil the plastic parts to imprive their flexibility.

Keep up the good work

Best regards

Nuno

megafly

I'm about to begin the dirty proccess...
How mutch time do I have to let the paint dry?
A day?

Thanks in advance!

Carbon-Customs

after you have removed the exess dirt from the plane it will take some days to stop being sticky, but it will never dry totally

Carbon-Customs

now the hawk is completely finnished.

i went flying saturday, so heres some pictures

Carbon-Customs

more pictures... airborne

Ali

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I always wondered what a hawk would look like if it was to fly through a forest fire

Carbon-Customs

rather look very used than look like something just recieved from china...

Ali

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Understood !

Carbon-Customs

i never did finish this thread...

but i lost the plane some months after the maiden.

i was making a touch & go at a local airfield, but i diddent have enough "runway" to make the "go", so the hawk ended its days right there

ZivBit

Thats a sad picture. Sorry for your loss.

Zivo

megafly

Oh no.... That was a very beautiful plane sorry for it but in our hobby this can happen.
Is the electronis and engine OK?
You can build another one...

Regards.

Carbon-Customs

everything was fine, i only lost the fiberglas.

the crash happend with about 40 mph.

i wanted a new plane but i think it was to costly, only the fiberglass, WO elevator, fin and all headware, SM still wanted almost 3000$

then i bought my used FEJ F16 i got now, and i have just ordered a new UNPAINTED FEJ 1:4,6 F16 to pimp in danish colors. with alot scale features.

ddennison

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Hi Kasper,
Sorry for your loss; wonderful work on the details.

Could you share with me how you did the main gear cylinders? I have the BVM upgrade cylinders but it sems to have the door open only just enough to clear the tire. Your doors look to be open a lot more than mine at the moment - I am still working on the gear doors.

Thanks
Dave

Carbon-Customs

hmm? i really dont know, it just worked from start... but this were the std rams.

if i were you i would use servos for the doors instead, mine always opened when i flew knife egde. with a nasty rudder disanvantage

mickaflex

I'm really sad for you and the plane ...
I just received mine. same version of the same color!