Harrier Mate
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Two Wings and a Round Engine
Harrier Mate replied to David P Williams's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
David, sorry I’m late joining your thread. I too have a flair Stearman which is ‘framework’ complete and was about to install a Saito 180 which matches the 6 dummy cylinders perfectly. But I’ve now been bitten by the real radial bug and am toying with installing the UMS 7 -90 gas radial but I’m frightened by the huge extra weight, prop length and excess power output. Have you finished yours yet??? How well does it balance with the extra weight up front? Sorry for all the questions but I’m new to radials (and gas power rather than glow)…. And it’s expensive albeit beautifully scale size for the front of the model! -
Flair Stearman with a OS FR-500 radial.
Harrier Mate replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
Paul, just seen you post from way back about installing your OS radial in a flair Stearman…. Did you ever complete it and fly it???? I’m looking to put a radial in my almost complete Stearman but worried about the huge excess power and weight versus the recommended Laser 200 single cylinder!!! if you’re still on here, would love to hear from you and your Stearman set up. Regards Nigel -
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Hi Chris..... and a Happy Christmas to you too in Aus.... guess it’s Christmas Day already or very nearly there! We are well and truly under strict travel and meeting restrictions here..... but lots of time for model building! 😎
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Brilliant looking guns.
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Wheeeeeee! Looked what just arrived in the post from Fiberglass Specialities in the US. Craig Schmidt has been an absolute star. The first cowl I ordered arrived squashed and distorted due to damage in transit. Despite my best efforts I could not re-shape it to its original shape. Craig immediately made another and posted it out within 48 hours. it arrived this morning in pristine condition. Absolutely delighted with the quality and detail. Great level of service and customer care! I would highly recommend the quality of their products and the value for money. now I can properly get on with building!
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working between 2 homes at the moment so I've decided to build a portable building board, large enough at least for the tailplane and fin to be built on..... otherwise I'm never going to get started. I really will have some photos of the build on here soon!
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Coming along nicely Chris. Yours will be finished before mine!
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Thanks for the info reference the ABS cowl... I had heard all sorts of horror stories about it. What did you use to glue it together????? All credit to ‘Fiberglass Specialities’. I sent them some photos of how the cowl arrived and the packaging.... and they immediately said they will make and send another, appropriately packaged. Can’t complain at that. but having the abs version too will be useful as a spare and to practise the likely chequerboard paint scheme!
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Thanks Kevin.... I was thinking just that.... with a hairdryer first to see if that even starts to cure the problem... and if that fails, using a wallpaper stripping hot air gun, whilst carefully ensuring I don’t generate any local heat spots. If that doesn’t work, the only solution is probably to make up the cheap and nasty ABS plastic cowl provided!
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Well..... first hiccup! Having waited a month for delivery of the ‘Fiberglass Specialities’ glass fibre cowl from the States, it arrived massively distorted in a half crushed thin cardboard box!!! Not sure whether application of heat whilst bracing it to the correct shape will work. The rep from Fiberglass Specialities simply said ‘let me know how you get on’!!! anyone know of any reputable glass fibre cowl manufacturers here in UK????? on a positive note.... the robart retracts arrived, well packed and Undamaged!
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Hmmmmm! Not sure why the last few photos have rotated themselves!
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Scaled up the line drawings to 1:5.75, the exact scale of the model to review the models outline in comparison to the real profile.... Topflite has done a pretty good job as the attached photos of the fin/rudder and tailplane/elevator show. Ive already decided on self adhesive aluminium foil to make the layered reinforcement of leading edge skin for elevator and rudder.
