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12-20-2012, 03:09 PM | #1 |
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Top Flite Giant Scale P47 Thunderbolt
Hi guys I'm just starting to do my winter building project. I'm building a P47 that will be glassed and have all panel lines hatches and other scale items on it. Its starting life out as a top Flite p47 kit and I hope to have it looking like a real plane by the spring maiden time. Ive started the stab and will finish sanding it in the morning and then I will start building the fin and rudder in the morning as well. I forgot to take pics of the Stab and elevator as i was building it but will start to do a better job as i go into it further.
I'm thinking of powering it with a DA60, I'm thinking that the DA85 will be a little too much motor for it. As it only calls for a motor in the 45cc-70cc range. Its going to have air retracts for mains and also tail gear and I'm thinking of putting in smoke tank as well if I can find space to put pump and the extra tank in the fuse somewhere. Well thats it for now I will post more tomorrow once i start to work more
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12-20-2012, 06:07 PM | #2 |
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Re: Top Flite Giant Scale P47 Thinderbolt
Hi Mike, you will love how this plane flies! I shoehorned in a 3W80 into mine but a DA60 would be perfect for it. Build the tail end light as you can and you will still have to add weight to the nose. I had to put 14 oz. on the firewall (even with the extra weight of the larger engine.)
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12-21-2012, 07:16 PM | #3 |
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Re: Top Flite Giant Scale P47 Thinderbolt
Just got asked by a friend if I could take delivery of this kit, to build for him. Can't wait! Hurry up and post tons of good info on here mike, to help with my build!
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12-21-2012, 08:53 PM | #4 |
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Re: Top Flite Giant Scale P47 Thinderbolt
Will try to dave. This is one I've wanted to build for a long time now. I hope to have it done for spring maiden.
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12-22-2012, 10:48 AM | #5 |
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Re: Top Flite Giant Scale P47 Thinderbolt
Just picked up the P-47, it's funny, I've got the .60 sized TF P-47, it came as a razorback, and I want to do the bubble canopy, Glenn's 1/5th is a bubble, but he's looking at the razorback for his! My smaller P-47 I want to do in a british camo scheme, have you picked out which P-47 you're doing? Don't forget to check out Callie's Graphics, she did the graphics for my 1/10th Sunderland, 1/5th Spitfire, Me-109, and Hurricane, and they are amazing! I'll be ordering more from her soon, for my B-25 mitchell, and a few other planes!
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12-22-2012, 11:16 AM | #6 |
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Re: Top Flite Giant Scale P47 Thinderbolt
I did my TF Giant scale in the British Camo [Burma 1945]. Interesting scheme and it always draws comments but like all camo's, it turns black in the air! LOL
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12-22-2012, 12:57 PM | #7 |
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Re: Top Flite Giant Scale P47 Thinderbolt
Dave I will take lots for you. Right now I just started the fin and got prices sanded and ready for the board. I will get at it again when back from visiting my father who's in hospital, were busy making final arrangements for him then back to building.
As for scheme there are so many to choose from and I want to pick something not done as much. Lot out there and every on does the same few ones. That's why on my dc3 I'm doing Canadian coast guard colours.
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I'm in the process of building the TF Aniversary version 1:14 scale DC3 as a CC-129 transport. What are you building? |
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12-23-2012, 08:03 AM | #9 |
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Re: Top Flite Giant Scale P47 Thinderbolt
Heres a few pics of the DC3 that im doing Larry. Its got a 104" wingspan and will be running twin 15cc or 17 cc engines I've just not made up my mind yet on it.
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