SJ, are you not wondering if there's something missing to it? I was with my GSP/Flair Spitfire until I weathered it!!!!!!!!!!!

transformed the plane, the pics dont do it justic.

Hi Dave03B can i ask how did u weather it ?

What did u use and what steps ?

Thx

Its my first attempt at weathing, and is done with only two materials!!

do you think it looks better than "out of the box"? need opinions!

Weathering looks good. A technique I might try on mine is to use a scotch brite pad vertically on the fuselage, chordwise on the wing. This has been suggested by Sean McHale that he used on a most excellent BT Spitfire he built. Can't remember the web address now, but do a search.

Anything looks better than that fresh paint that they come with. So how did you do it??

Quite basic really. 6b pencil into panel lines, then rubbed.
Wings were more touble as no panel lines, so a light shading of 6b pencil along the leading edge, then 3in1 oil over the pencil, then smudged down the wing, then dabbed off with a cloth.

Hope you like! I suggest you do it, it makes 'em look completely different

Dave

Great pictures Dave.

I think Ill fly mine first :-)

"SJN"- hows it going with the ZERO??
Nice pics.!
Thinking about getting this one. How do you like the way the ZERO is made?
Is the covering iron on fabric or monokote type??
Have you had a chance to fly it yet??
Keep us posted...

Hi....I have been working, so not too much spare time to finish the Zero.

Im satisfied with the way it is built. All the wooden parts (wing, formers, horiz. tail) are laser cut, so the guys building these things cant get it wrong :-) Glass work is great. Couldn`t have done it better myself :-)
The covering is monokote type, and painted. The paint chips off if you bang it into walls and stuff. :-) But I have some Humbroll paint that almost matches, so its not a big deal. The monokote undernieth, is clear "colored".

For the price of this kit, you cant go wrong.

Looking forward to get it in the air!

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Hi SJN.. I just picked up this same ZERO,but could use your help.
***"SJN"- is there any way you can take picks of all the MANUAL pages for this ZERO and post them here??***

When I got home with the ZERO,I found that it had no Manual in the box and person I got it from cant found one or get one.
I hope you can help me out.
Thanks....

SJN

Many thanks for posting such detailed photos on this thread.

I have plans to aquire a GSP Zero (sold as CM-PRO down under) shorlty and your pics have given me a very god insight as to what to expect.

A local R/C mag did a review on one. They used an OS .91 FX, and fitted the same retracts as you have. They found that the OS. 91 was more than sufficient.

One comment I can make.

Haven't ARF's come such a long way in the past 10 years. I doubt whether you could buy a kit, build it, fit it out and get the paint finish, for the price that this model can be bought for.

Please give us a full report on your test flight program.

Thanks guys.....

Tell me if these pictures are good enough.

Woody 51, yea, I agree with you. And I think that they will only get even better with time[8D]

Hmmm.....so it was a waste of money to get the saito.......well at least it will sound better....and maybe hover the zero [8D]

Hm...... RCU resizes the pics.

download them here in full size:
http://bornholm.adsl.dk/modelfly/files/zero/manual/

THANKS "SJN"!!!!! Thanks for spending time to take the pics.
You were a Very Big help.
I wanted to ask you, your black COWL for your ZERO has 2-molded indents on the top for the guns, is one indent longer then the other???
Mine as one indent on the left shorter( by 1/2" ). Just wanted to see if yours is the same?
I plan on using a WEBRA 1.20 2-stroke for power.
The Saito 4-stroke you got will be fine in the ZERO and sound great.
I like have a little over power eng.s in my warbirds.
Keep up the post on the ZERO.

Your welcome...

Yes, mine are also like the ones you describe......thats just how they are :-)
This plane isn`t quite scale, but good enough for me

Nah, the Saito will be just fine. Just throttle back a bit, that's all.

SJN,

What diameter wheel are provided with the Zero?

They are 75mm

Thanks SJN

By the way, I just dug out the OZ printed mag review of the GSP Zero.

They did use an OS .91 FX.

If you're interested I can scan and send it to you.

Some good info re flying characteristics. Also an interesting solution to fitting the EURO retracts with the kit supplied fixed undercarriage wire, to beef the u/c up and also solve the length problem.

By the way, your fitting a 150 Saito is pretty much on par with fitting a 120 2 stroke. It should go real well.

"Woody 51"- Maybe you can post that here, of the review on this ZERO.

I don't know if this website will accomodate scanned images of that size.
Also, the review is copyrighted by the Mag, so I think the answer would be "NO" from the Moderators.
However, I can send you a scanned copy. Just send me your e-mail address.

thanks for the article Dave.

I wonder why he didn`t trim the canopy....it looks rediculous

The antenna also points the wrong way

After reading SJN's posts, I had to pick one of these up. I got it in this week and it is a nice looking plane. I will cut out the cockpit and add a full cockpit in it, should not be a problem, and since the legs are so long, I am gonna have to find a really good set of retracts, I was thinking of going with a set of 85 degree SpringAirs with oleo struts, do you guys think tht would work? I have a brand new set of giant scale Robarts, but they have the wire strut and they could also be use with some strut covers.
I watching religously SJN, so hurry and finish this thing, so I can see how it flies. BTW I purchased mine from Jet Hobbies. I got it for $249, and when I opened the box they had thrown in a very nice windbreaker and hat. I will defintely be doing business with those guys again.
Tommy

Hi Guys,

Has anyone used anything to protect the paint from chipping ? just curious as mines still in the box but i wouldnt want to damadge the nice paint work, as i normally do more damadge transporting my dam planes more than i do actually flying them