Jerry Bates F4F Wildcat
10-14-2010, 07:02 PM
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Jerry Bates F4F Wildcat
Going to get back to building my Wildcat. Started a few years back. This project like any other has had a few setbacks but I really am motivated to get her done.
Here are some pics , I am making new flaps. The large flaps originally made from 1/16th ply twisted and warped. probably because it has just been sitting. Today
I started the new ones using 1/16th G-10 as a base.
Here are some pics , I am making new flaps. The large flaps originally made from 1/16th ply twisted and warped. probably because it has just been sitting. Today
I started the new ones using 1/16th G-10 as a base.
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10-27-2010, 11:19 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates F4F Wildcat
I'm totally jealous Flak! I would absolutely love to do one of these myself but, thus far, I have been unable to purchase or trade my way into a set of retracts. Looking forward to the finished product.
10-28-2010, 01:19 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates F4F Wildcat
John,
The wheels are from Glennis Aircraft. http://www.glennis.com/
I also have a set for my Bates Hellcat. Check them out
online.
Regards,
Flakbait
The wheels are from Glennis Aircraft. http://www.glennis.com/
I also have a set for my Bates Hellcat. Check them out
online.
Regards,
Flakbait
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11-06-2010, 09:32 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates F4F Wildcat
ORIGINAL: Flakbait
Chad,
It would work but, it's an FM2. I am modeling an F4F-4.
Looks like a drone paint job. Too bad it was probably shot down.
Have you received your P-40 yet?
Chad,
It would work but, it's an FM2. I am modeling an F4F-4.
Looks like a drone paint job. Too bad it was probably shot down.
Have you received your P-40 yet?
Not a drone Flak but part of a Naval Air Modification Unit and used for training mechanics according to the web site where I found the picture. I have a hunch that if it was used as a training device it probably never flew in these colors. It probably suffered a fate nearly as bad, or possibly worse, than being shot down!
I cancelled my P-40 order a few months ago and purchased a Don Lien Hellcat project instead. It is a joint project with my brother and we felt the Hellcat would be a bit more "pilot friendly" for him as he is a relatively low time warbird flyer. I still plan to design my own P-40 at some point, either a B/C model or an M/N with the stretched fuselage. Anything but an E model I guess!
12-21-2010, 12:50 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates F4F Wildcat
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Excuse me for being dumb but can you tell me what G-10 is and where to buy it.
Excuse me for being dumb but can you tell me what G-10 is and where to buy it.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/116/3587/=a8x3g9
In our hobby we seem to primarily use the sheet. It is strong like steel but lighter in weight. You can cut it with a hack saw. It is used to make custom control horns, hinges, etc.
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12-21-2010, 04:42 PM
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Chad, do you have some interesting pain scheme (like this yellow) for Hellcat?
Chad, do you have some interesting pain scheme (like this yellow) for Hellcat?
Hi Mirce,
There were a few brightly colored Hellcats including several which were overall yellow. I've posted pictures of some of the most colorful ones below. The Squadron Signal "Hellcat in Action" book also has a black & white photograph of an overall yellow Hellcat which is almost identical to the Wildcat I posted previously except that the Hellcat also has a black anti-glare panel forward of the windscreen. I don't know if any other documentation exists for that one other than that one b&w photo however.
A mostly yellow Hellcat Drone.
Overall red Hellcat drones and drone controllers. These came with lots of different colored tails.
Another all red drone Hellcat. This is how I am going to paint my 1/8 scale Hellcat.
Target towing Hellcat.
Sorry to Flakbait for hijacking his thread with Hellcat stuff!!!
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12-21-2010, 08:04 PM
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Mirce,
If you're interested in that yellow one I posted above let me know. I have some other pictures of it including a good close up shot of the bumble bee nose art.
If you're interested in that yellow one I posted above let me know. I have some other pictures of it including a good close up shot of the bumble bee nose art.
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01-25-2011, 09:27 PM
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Flakbait,
Nice project. Great engine choice but it looks too long. You may want to consider stepping that firewall back an inch or more. You could pocket it back without much trouble. There is nothing behind there until you get to the gear. It would dramatically improve the look of that prop hub. Now is the time to do it before you get any further along.
Also, don't forget that there is 1 degree right thrust built into the front of that fuse. So don't mount your engine in the middle. Do some trig and mount it off to the port or left side according to the length of the engine you are using. You want that prop in the middle of the cowl. Maybe you already got this covered.
Leo Spychalla
Nice project. Great engine choice but it looks too long. You may want to consider stepping that firewall back an inch or more. You could pocket it back without much trouble. There is nothing behind there until you get to the gear. It would dramatically improve the look of that prop hub. Now is the time to do it before you get any further along.
Also, don't forget that there is 1 degree right thrust built into the front of that fuse. So don't mount your engine in the middle. Do some trig and mount it off to the port or left side according to the length of the engine you are using. You want that prop in the middle of the cowl. Maybe you already got this covered.
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02-28-2011, 08:01 PM
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Leo is correct. I need to build back the engine mount. The Brown Truck showed up with some ply, so I am off.... like a heard of turttles....
In the meantime I have been closing out the wings. Added the leading edges and the tips. I have also started glassing the left wing.
In the meantime I have been closing out the wings. Added the leading edges and the tips. I have also started glassing the left wing.
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