Whats a better build
09-09-2007, 09:51 PM
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Whats a better build
Ok Heres the deal 
my wife likes the topflight spitefire and thunderbolt and so do I . I just wanted to know what the better building one ? I have a few kits under my belt with the topflight series mustang, seafury . So these should be ok Alos what do you think would be the faster building plane ? Just want a nice warbird for a weekend flyer (( as my other two are my babies lol )) thanks for any help or info you could give thanks
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my wife likes the topflight spitefire and thunderbolt and so do I . I just wanted to know what the better building one ? I have a few kits under my belt with the topflight series mustang, seafury . So these should be ok Alos what do you think would be the faster building plane ? Just want a nice warbird for a weekend flyer (( as my other two are my babies lol )) thanks for any help or info you could give thanks Jeff
09-09-2007, 10:41 PM
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RE: Whats a better build
Heya Jeff.
I haven't built the TF P-47, but it looks fairly straight-forward except for one problem: the landing gear.
If you want to have the landing gear retract into the scale location, you have to modify the main spar.
There are a number of threads about this here in this forum.
Good luck
I haven't built the TF P-47, but it looks fairly straight-forward except for one problem: the landing gear.
If you want to have the landing gear retract into the scale location, you have to modify the main spar.
There are a number of threads about this here in this forum.
Good luck
09-10-2007, 12:19 PM
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RE: Whats a better build
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Ok Heres the deal my wife likes the topflight spitefire and thunderbolt and so do I . I just wanted to know what the better building one ? I have a few kits under my belt with the topflight series mustang, seafury . So these should be ok Alos what do you think would be the faster building plane ? Just want a nice warbird for a weekend flyer (( as my other two are my babies lol )) thanks for any help or info you could give thanks
Jeff
Ok Heres the deal
my wife likes the topflight spitefire and thunderbolt and so do I . I just wanted to know what the better building one ? I have a few kits under my belt with the topflight series mustang, seafury . So these should be ok Alos what do you think would be the faster building plane ? Just want a nice warbird for a weekend flyer (( as my other two are my babies lol )) thanks for any help or info you could give thanks Jeff
I'd go for the P-47.
09-10-2007, 05:58 PM
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Well thanks for all the info I kinda wanted a P-47 anyways now Do I razer back her or bubble her mmmmmmm anyways thanks for the info
Jeff
now Do I razer back her or bubble her mmmmmmm anyways thanks for the info Jeff
09-10-2007, 06:10 PM
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Razor back!
If your going to build the .60 size kit, It comes as a razor unless you get the conversion kit for a bubble. I had no problems building this one that I can remember other than If I built another, I would go with Robarts or Sierras. The Centry Jets are sloppy and week.
If your going to build the .60 size kit, It comes as a razor unless you get the conversion kit for a bubble. I had no problems building this one that I can remember other than If I built another, I would go with Robarts or Sierras. The Centry Jets are sloppy and week.
09-10-2007, 06:32 PM
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Warbird Man,
I made the same mistake as you did. I spent top dollar for the 90 degree rotating CJM's retracts for my 1/8 scale TF F4U-1D Corsair only to find out they are junk right out of the box. I sent mine in for slop and after over a month I got them back with more slop. I insisted on them sending me another new set and they finally did. I'm not sending the other set back so I have spare parts. I am going to be starting on a Don Smith 1/4 scale F4U-1D Corsair with a ten foot wingspan and I am going with Darrell's Sierra Retracts for it. Century Jet Models wanted to sell me theirs but I said no thanks. No more junk.[:-] I haven't even completed the TF 1/8 scale Corsair yet and the new set is already getting a little slop from testing. The set I sent back never even made it into the wing. I'm not going to even use them for spare parts. I think I'll seel them after telling the buyer about the problem for $100.00. I probably can't give them away.
JEFFHINES73,
What ever you do, don't buy Century Jet Retracts or you will be sorry. Go with Sierra or Robart retracts as Warbird Man said. Then you will have good retracts.
Gibbs
I made the same mistake as you did. I spent top dollar for the 90 degree rotating CJM's retracts for my 1/8 scale TF F4U-1D Corsair only to find out they are junk right out of the box. I sent mine in for slop and after over a month I got them back with more slop. I insisted on them sending me another new set and they finally did. I'm not sending the other set back so I have spare parts. I am going to be starting on a Don Smith 1/4 scale F4U-1D Corsair with a ten foot wingspan and I am going with Darrell's Sierra Retracts for it. Century Jet Models wanted to sell me theirs but I said no thanks. No more junk.[:-] I haven't even completed the TF 1/8 scale Corsair yet and the new set is already getting a little slop from testing. The set I sent back never even made it into the wing. I'm not going to even use them for spare parts. I think I'll seel them after telling the buyer about the problem for $100.00. I probably can't give them away.
JEFFHINES73,
What ever you do, don't buy Century Jet Retracts or you will be sorry. Go with Sierra or Robart retracts as Warbird Man said. Then you will have good retracts.
Gibbs
09-10-2007, 06:39 PM
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RE: Whats a better build
Hello
Im a robart kinda guy got them in all my planes . Thats the only thing that will slow me down on this kit is the retracks never knew why they cost somuch but maybe it just the local market here . Anyway better get off here and go work on my greatplanes lear jet got it off ebay lol didnt really want it but with a few mins left on the auction i picked it up for 45$$ atleast she is keeping me busy while home from work waiting for the doctors to make up there minds on my shoulder [:'(]
jeff
Im a robart kinda guy got them in all my planes . Thats the only thing that will slow me down on this kit is the retracks never knew why they cost somuch but maybe it just the local market here . Anyway better get off here and go work on my greatplanes lear jet
got it off ebay lol didnt really want it but with a few mins left on the auction i picked it up for 45$$ atleast she is keeping me busy while home from work waiting for the doctors to make up there minds on my shoulder [:'(] jeff
09-11-2007, 04:32 AM
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RE: Whats a better build
got to talking with my local hobby shop guy and they got a global P-47 and its cheap so i was wondering has anyone had one of these ?
so i was wondering has anyone had one of these ?
