Spitfire complete paint
Posted onHere’s some more pictures. I’m still painting the exhausts: These are my new V2 aileron linkages which work a lot better / run smoother:
Month: July 2010
Red Arrow Hawk – Canopy
Posted onI decided to use a slide catch at the back and made a tongue and slot at the front. At the back of the canopy I added a small bit of ply to strengthen the area where the slide catch goes in. I later added the magnets to hold the canopy down in the middle […]
MX2 New Servos
Posted onI decided to replace all the stock servos with hitec hs65hb’s [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYwuX16h7tY[/yt] The speed is pretty my identical but you really notice a difference at slow speed. The stock servo is a bit juddery compared to the smooth movement of the hitec. Not sure how obvious it is in the video
Spitfire Paint
Posted onI built an airfix spitfire about 15 years ago so I’m using that as the base for my colour scheme. Unfortunately my brown paint turned into one solid lump so I need to go buy some more tomorrow. Instead I’ve put one coat of “Ork Flesh” on and some “Elf Grey” on the bottom 🙂 […]
Red Arrows Hawk – Nose gear, thrust tube & pics
Posted onA while back the HET nose wheel steering arm broke. The grub screw got stuck and the thread stripped when I was trying to remove it. After trying to get a replacement I decided to try and make my own. Parts aren’t available in the UK according to HET and a few shops I called. […]