hiya all,
have been pottering away for the last 2 months with a new build, she is at the stage now where it is time to start covering. The desiginer Peter Rake has done a fantastic job on her, especially considering it is not a type that he normally enjoys drawing up plans for.
here is my build thread for anyone interested,
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1664316



Cheers
Craig

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing some shots when its finished.

Holy moly, amazing job on a not too common aircraft. Beautiful

This is going to look great when finished. I love the colour schemes on this aircraft. Have you decided which one you'll go with yet?

Cheers guys,
i have narrowed it down to one of two schemes,

or


i like both though the red version will be better for orientation, and
flying in low ight conditions

Cheers
Craig

Wish I had the space and skill to go for something like that.

Beautiful construction and plan design.

Out of those two choices I'd have to say red too. Looking forward to the end result, and hopefully a video of her flying in blue skies too!

I would like to see a vid of her 1st flight too.

The red is lovely! Good luck on your project, it's beautiful!

That is gorgeous!! Red for me too although it's a shame to cover all that up!

Cheers all, it is a bit of a shame to cover up such a beautifully designed plane but they don't fly too well otherwise
hopefully i can do the designer Peter Rake some justice with the end result. I will be sure to post the maiden vid when the
time arises, good or otherwise i have spent the last 2 months getting to this stage and should be ready to go in the next
few months all going to plan!

Cheers
Craig

Looking forward to the maiden flight.


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Cheers mate, slowly getting there. most of the covering is done apart from the top wing which i
am still messing about making up my servo leads for. while waiting for my pins and plugs to turn
up i have started painting the fuse, well got the base colours down anyhow



Craig

Unbelievable good looking quality work. The red seems a bit bright though, but that's always hard to judge from a picture.

Sweet Looking Ride.

You'll love that Red when it's up in the air, looks like that grey is about the same color as the sky.

Yes, but tell us about that car!

It appears to be a 'ute. The modern Australian equivalent to the El Camino.

Heya Joe,
Greyrider is correct, it is a ute. it is my old ford falcon ute, a 2000 model, 4L six cyl, auto, has been a great old bus,
never given me an ounce of trouble. doesn't get used much these days apart from being loaded up with planes when i go flying,
always handy to have around though for carting around larger items. over here every man and his dog has or has had a ute at
some stage with Ford and Holden producing a large range from basic work models to 500bhp sports jobbies.

Cheers all
Craig

on the home stretch now, finished painting the markings,and vacforming the exhaust outlets yesterday, just the little details to go.






yeah the red might be a bit bright, but the only reference material out there for this scheme is
artists interpretations anyway and they are all different, so short of a genuine colour photo turning
up we may never really know what the real shade was

Craig

...even then; unless the colour photo could be calibrated somehow it would only deepen the flame wars...

Besides, a model always need a bit lighter colours than the original or it will look too dark.

Really great model Craig!

Beautiful model, stunning craftsmanship.

Fantastic job!

Cheers guys, almost there just the little details to go.

Craig

Fantastic job. I would be scared to fly it !!

Great-looking machine.
Check out the controls before maiden!

Cheers,
Slug

Looking really nice.


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All done and dusted, maidened her yesterday and she couldn't wait to get off the ground, 2 clicks of right aileron and she was trimmed and flying pretty much hands off! got in 3 great flights with her before the wind really started to pick up, and am looking forward to many more in the future. i will put up the video link when it my mate posts it, she flys like a dream, and is a joy to build, a real credit to the designer Peter Rake.









Craig

That looks brilliant. You must be very proud of your work.

Looks great in the air but I can see how easily it would disappear without that red on it, very sharp!

Congratulations on a great job start to finish.

Thanks very much guys, a mate of mine down at the club produces some great videos for us,
this is one he made of the 2nd flight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvyCnXC19JQ

Cheers
Craig

Congratulations Craig! It's a real beauty you've built there!

Cheers mate

That was really neat to watch.


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