Krall,
very nice, outstanding!!!!!!!!!!! job on the weathering.You are the man!!!!!!!
Fred

Thanks Guys

Weathering? that was easy

Description below - based on Gunner post (Thanks Gunner for help )

The panel lines on the wings and fuselage were done drawing the lines with a Top Flite panel line pen (bottom and upside). Then upside (all where blue) I masked ech side if the line with scotch blue tape leave a gap no larger than 1mm. Then using small brush paint disorderly with silver humbrol.
The lines on the front on fuselage: after topflite pen was made (without scotch tape) very disorderly (on the "srews" also) with small silver brush .

The oil streek effect I made: first applying scotch blue tape to the upwind edge of the panel. Put some tiny spots of black pain (flat humbrol) in the middle of the masking tap and with paper towel smeer them off the edge of the tape.

That's all

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krall

Great job , that weathering looks fantastic !

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone has actually checked/set the incidence on the horizontal stabilizer or are you just "eyeballing" it against the fuse.

I just received my Hellcat and it looks great... haven't decided if I want to repaint or not... the glossy sea blue seems awful dark and I don't want to risk losing attitude awareness when it's in the air.

I have a question though.... this is the biggest model I have owned and I'm wondering about engines.. I can't afford a nice 4-stroke so I'm thinking either a Super Tiger G-90 or G 2300... I was thinking the 2300 because it would be a lower RPM bigger prop thing, plus it might sound better than the G-90... but it is a few ounces heavier than the G-90 but not much bigger in actual size... can any of ya'll offer some guidance on this? I will be mounting it sideways so I'll have to cut a hole in the cowl anyways....

Thanks...
Casey

Pete I just eyeballed the stab and put a 1/4 dowl at the trailing edge . I did put a incidense meter on it just to make sure both were the same.
Casey I fly mine with a Magnum 91 FS and it flys it ok I will change it to a 120 before summer. I think I would go with the G 2300 you will probably need the nose weight anyway. I mount my motors sideways to. I don't like the hassel of an inverted motor. Rich

Thanks Baldeagle, That is pretty much what I figured as nothing is called out in the assembly instructions. Almost finished with it.

Is this the same Hellcat that Giant Scale Planes sells?

Andy

Yes, it's made by China Models Production.

Thanks Richard. I'm trying to decide between a Hellcat or a FW-190 A series. Just like them radial engines, I guess.


Andy

Thought I would post pics of mine just finished a repaint going to wait a couple of weeks to fly it again make sure paint is well cured. Model Master paint with acrylic lacquer clear. Vinyl decals. Still need to make gear doors didn't like the ones that came with the kit. Saito 150, Robart retracts, 4" wheels.

Nice job , I hope you told your pilot , no smoking in that plane !!!
Great paint job!!!!

two questions, first, warks62, how did you shoehorn those 615s' in the wing? second, does anyone have a good source for a pilot in this bird?


thanx in advance, Pete

Hi Warks62,

Looks nice!

I wanted to know what your using for an exhaust on that Saito 150. Any pics before you fit the cowl? Let us know how she flies.

Regards,

Where is everyone finding the best deal on the CMP Hellcat. I have seen them several places, but it seems all of the sources have their "stories" to go along with the service. Any good reliable sources with good pricing?

PeteJoMan, I figure you have the plane already. I used a Dremel and removed the ply floor that is in the retract bay. Then took the hardwood that came with the kit and sanded it a little thinner so that the retract would fit between them. I set in the wood (Dry) to check fit and angles. It took a while but I was trying to not have to touch the spar. They will fit pretty nice just run the rear air line through the hole that is in the spar but I didn't have to touch the spar. I felt that it would weaken the wing if I did. Then I epoxied the hardwood to each side rib and the sheeting. You will notice that the ribs are ply in the retract bay and very strong. To keep the max wood available on the mounting blocks I cut grooves in them where the screws are on the side of the 615's. They do fit good when all done but did take a while to get the angles right. Then I put 7/16" Robart legs and 4" Robart scale wheels on them.

WYDAH, I will take a pic next time the cowl is off but all I did was turn the exhaust header down and to the left side slightly and then added an aluminum tube extension to it. I cut it at angle to match the cowl. You can see it in the 1st and 3rd pics. You have to turn the needle richer to compensate for the fact that you are not pressurizing the tank but runs and sounds great. I think I might try a Perry pump on it and see if it makes a difference.

Pete full pilot or half ?

half

Hi Milkman,

I recently purchased one of the CMP Zeros from [link=http://www.Raidentech.com]Raidentech[/link] . It was a good price, and believe I paid $16 for shipping from California to Maine. They shipped it out within 2 days after ordering, and it arrived within a week. I can't vouch for their customer service since I have not had to contact them for anything. I am happy with the ordering and shipping experience however.
I'm also very impressed with the [link=http://www.cmpairplane.com]CMP[/link] kit. I haven't started the assembly yet, (still gathering engine, retracts, servos etc) but just had to open the box and admire the pieces. Very nice quality fuse, cowl, canopy, and the wing covering looks flawless.
The Hellcat was going to be my second choice for a warbird. Who know's I just might end up with one after I finish up the Zero!

Warks62, Thanks for the info on your exhaust. Looks good, and I've been considering the Saito 150 to power my Zero. I haven't ruled out possibly trying a small gasoline engine though. Decisions, decisions...

Rgds,

Pete H9 make some good ones you can paint , or you can go to Raindentech they sell the CMP planes and under accessories you can get some pilots or you can use the fun "Extreme Joe " WW2 pliot .

WYDAH No problem. One of my friends also just finished the Hellcat he went with the RCS 140. Fits great inside the cowl nice little 22cc gas motor with Electronic Ignition. Kind of wish I had done the same thing but it won't be as fast as my Hellcat. The Hellcat is very stable and tracks like it is on rails. flew mine for about 4 months before the repaint have no complaints. Can say that the original paint is very weak comes off easily watch when putting tape on it. It will pull paint off even using the good blue tape. But it makes a good base for new paint.

thanks LDM

Warks that hellcat looks good.. I also repainted mine... just got her done.. haven't flow it yet... hopefully it'll fly well.. it seems so heavy.. but probably because the is the biggest bird I've owned... Anyway.. let me know what you think of the pics...

Looks good they fly very light so don't let the weight fool you. What do you have for power?