Hi Timbo, I only had enough brownie points for a couple of hours this morning  those cells don't sound right.......... look forward to fdr files so we can see.

Will try and find your pics of the weekend hope it was good

Okay Shaun you win, the Fury does actually fly very well and the power setup, though not startling is more than enough to have some great scale flying.

So makeover time.

Before we start Question:::  Spraying over ARTF film, scotchbrite all over and spray? does the paint stick well enough that masking tape/film doesn't lift the paint?

two choices:

David should I start a new thread for this or just carry on

PS Everybody wants one of these now  I reckon Shaun and I should have been on comission

This thread is fine I think...just carry on.

I painted over my film covered Spit very successfully ( warbirds 2 part paint - Shaun has also used this too ) just rubbed her down with a scotchbrite and degreased well with ISO-P ...all fine so far, and thats on a slimer !

Hi guys, just caught up with this thread. I went to Halfords and bought some proper paint preparation stuff: 3 grades of scotchpad, tack cloths and degreaser handy wipes. Preparation is everything. I rubbed the whole model over until it was a dull matt finish. Then I tack clothed it, then I degreased it. After that I painted (by good quality sable brush) lots of thin coats. When I had to mask off (the invasion stripes), I only used Tamiya masking tape, which did pull off the tiniest bit here and there, but nothing to worry about. But allow it to fully dry first!!!!!

As a top tip: to stop runs under the tape after masking, paint the original base colour on first, allow to dry, then proceed with new colour. That way any seepage is in the original colour and it seals the tape edges up.

As for the paint, I used Warbirds paint from Phil at www.fighteraces.co.uk and so far, so good. The only place the paint has been rubbed of, is the wing seat where the fuselage is in contact with it.

And for colour - go with the top one, I think. There's too many copies of my original scheme now   It's been copied on another forum as well! If I win the compo model, I'll paint it as an Iraqi AF Baghdad Fury. Good luck, it's worth it.

Thanks guys, well it would be easier to do the top one, but something is drawing me to the same one as you Shaun, not to copy LOL but because in my oppinion thats what a Sea Fury should look like

anyway I will fit the retract servo when it arrives and get in a few more flights while I gather the neccessary bits. It will be a good excuse to try Phil Clarkes paints (Fighteraces). Do you know he is building a 50lb 1/5 scale version of the Sea Fury from the Jerry Bates Plan?? Looks stunning so far.

I will try for another video as soon as I can, can't promise so good a landing this time

Yes, it looks the business. Have you seen his Sky Raider build? If his Fury is anything like that, it'll be awesome!

Hi Shaun, yes the Sky Raider is simply awesome, All of Phils builds are really fascinating I learn a lot from them. I hope he will return to the Marauder too.

Anyway LOL off thread we will have Timbo on our backs that Fury is interesting. My plotter would be working overtime with those markings......

Had another flight of the Fury, I will let Chris say what happened to the video this time I guess we are just not destined to see it on film. I did fly honest

It was very blustery today and the model tucked under a fair bit in the turns when I touched the elevator, might be a problem with differential? not sure, I think more testing is needed. Turning out to be a great warbird practice plane which was the remit. Not easy to fly but then where would the fun be if it was.

Danny

Mine feels hugely heavy in the air, not under powered, just heavy. You can't relax too much with it.

 So when're you goin' to finish it then

Thanks David and Shaun, Chris didn't want to join in and say what happened on the last attempt to video the Fury, lets just say when he pressed the record button to stop recording at the end of the flight, the camera STARTED recording lolol. Just not destined to get a video.

Shaun before i overpaint this film, another thing i noticed last weekend, the model was sat in the sunshine for an hour or so, and the film has wrinkled  hopefully a bit of heat will get it flat again, thought the wrinkles do feel alarmingly rigid, has yours done this, and what happens when its overpainted and you need to reshrink the film, does the paint cope??

The new retract servo has arrived and I need to fit it.

£99.00  Sea Fury

£8.00  HXT 9610 Retract servo

£15.00  HXT 5010 servos 6 @ £2.50

£15.00  TR 42-60 motor

£5.50  Super Simple 50A ESC

£8.00 Corona Dual Conversion Rx

£60.00  8 x A123 M1 cells (I allready had these)

Total = £150   

£210 if you include the A123 cells

Look what I got for fathers day...  I love my family

(Beyond the Tiger Moth)

Thanks Shaun, I will scotchbrite it down and blow a couple of coats of some thing more attractive on.

Way to go Chris, we will have a formation of these soon. Shame we weren't on comission eh Shaun?

Danny

Just to prove it did fly, a friend (Thx Gavin) took this photo of a very hairy moment when I stoked the fire to go around again. I did recover it........just.  Why do these moments always happen when there is a camera around

Fortunately Gavin was so in awe of my flying talent at recovering from that one that he didn't press the shutter when it tip stalled the other way!!! still keeps the other club members amused  The video would have been good eh? ah well, Chris feels bad enough about that, so better not say any more. Have you noticed he has a Fury too now?

LOL

Yep spotted that....did a lot better on fathers day than I did

You guys are killing me, we only rented this house in August, then broke both wrists, is Sept., the 3 cars all needed work, trying to get my tax sorted, now the house owner is ill and is going to sell the house so its now time to pack again, no time to build

         x 365 days