V good, aesthetically pleasing. Have you modelled the performance on the real aircraft? I feel it’s a little too good for the generation of fighter but have not seen videos of flights sims etc to comment for sure.
The monkey puzzle trees are well beyond me. I sat my gcse maths (that’s right Americans it’s got an ‘s’:) got a ‘b’ and never looked at it since barring simple DIY applications I thats really handy! Cheers for sharing that! @RamboJutter
Steam engine with working pistons gets my support all day long! The scale of ambition to get a 4-14-4 to work with functioning pistons is impressive! I just hope this gets the votes it deserves.
Only got round to actually flying this. This is in no way bitchy but merely what I found. Pitch range is way to strong and is unrealistic for the aircraft type. This thing turns on a thimble. I like trim for ease of flying but you need to make sure it’s not stupidly overpowering - this will perform the same tight loops on trim inputs alone as it will with pitch. I know it’s your take on the SE5a but a semblance of performance should be apparent. On the whole it’s a pleasing looking build but time should be spent on researching the performance/handling of the aircraft/comparative aircraft. Hope this helps.
Oh there’s tons wrong with this build. This was before the xml mod was added for mobile users and I’d definitely do things differently nowadays, The Vulcans a tough wing profile to follow and (being on peasant iOS ipadair) was done by eyeballing. Thanks for you interest though! @m16a2wm203
Utterly magnificent. You should do a tutorial on how to make realistic wing flex. If i was nit picking I'd say it accelerates too quickly but its an absolute pain to get the right trade-off with performance - i fell foul myself with my gloster. Rather irritating!
I think you can put that down to a different RJ ltd consortium - after all I didn’t notice until you mentioned it. I’m not dyslexic (never been tested though :)) but you eyes read what they expect to see most the time anyway. @RamboJutter
i made this a while back so can’t recall how it flies. If I was to do it again I would minimise the power of the overhead engine and bury a small xml modded jet in the hull to encourage the opposite effect. I haven’t mastered ‘water physics’ as all my seaplanes seem to stick to the water. Apparently you can clip in modded wing sections to increase lift for the fuselage to omit that but I’ve yet to experiment with it. Make sure you add
Around 150lbs of dead weight to each section you want buoyancy otherwise it just doesn’t float right weirdly.... @MadBeaver2
@RamboJutter in RAF colours of course? :) Typical Gen-Melchitt-from blackadder-type hierarchy insisting they fight like spits!! The fall of Singapore is a really fascinating subject for me and just goes to show the effects of morale (bloody tea supply must have been cut) and underestimating your enemy. Ever since our armed forces have had good training in extreme environments. I bet Airfix dont sell the buffalo anymore - probably sold the tooling to competitors unless im mistaken and they still produce it!
Oh I like simple, just like me! @CrushburnHQ The buffalo was just like the Fairey Battle when the Second World War came about, they were just obsolete. A lot of early 30s monoplanes went that way, it was a period of rapid change. Kind of like post war jets of the late 40s-early 50s. With that said the Buffalo was a forgiving aircraft to fly apparently and had plenty of room in the cockpit. It just wasn’t front line material in 1941. I tend to focus on the negatives when writing about aircraft like this. Probably my dark sense of humour. Trust me, I think Buffalo pilots had a darker sense of humour though.
@CRJ900Pilot probably a lower stress environment than tangling with zeros/oscars. Pilots at war always have an understated way of putting their woes. For instance i watched a doc on Op corporate (retaking the falklands) and there was this harrier pilot saying they were outnumbered six-to-one and just said nonchalantly "its what we call a target rich environment..."
Yeah I'd buy that guy a beer.
Thanks @ChiChiWerx I spent a fair bit of time trying to find videos online of people flying one on flight sims etc to make sure I was close to RL handling - I knew it was poor, just how poor I wasn’t sure. For a 1st gen monoplane I don’t suppose it was a bad fighter for the 30s. Brewster didn’t help matters with their manufacturing process either.
impressive kite, like the wing dynamics - very nice touch. As cool as ejected casings are, I find they seem to defy gravity and drift around any old fashion and undermine the experience. Nice kite though!
V good, aesthetically pleasing. Have you modelled the performance on the real aircraft? I feel it’s a little too good for the generation of fighter but have not seen videos of flights sims etc to comment for sure.
No worries! Great build - I keep meaning to make another train but never get the time! @MrTyTheGreat
This is a beauty and a great little dog fighter! Should they have a wing insignia or did some variants do without? Great build!
3 words. Super Smash Brothers. Loved the N64 and that game was the business as a kid!
The monkey puzzle trees are well beyond me. I sat my gcse maths (that’s right Americans it’s got an ‘s’:) got a ‘b’ and never looked at it since barring simple DIY applications I thats really handy! Cheers for sharing that! @RamboJutter
James Bond. @Hedero
Excellent, I can recreate the opening scene from tomorrow never dies!
Steam engine with working pistons gets my support all day long! The scale of ambition to get a 4-14-4 to work with functioning pistons is impressive! I just hope this gets the votes it deserves.
Awesome, reminds me of the Bv206.
Good job with the pistons!
Some discrepancies in that dept for sure! @JustDatGuy
Forgot to spotlight, where are my manners!!
Like the Clancy-type narration once more.
A brilliant build to break into gold, bravo!
Never got pole position (forgive the pun) on a challenge before, thank you very much!
Only got round to actually flying this. This is in no way bitchy but merely what I found. Pitch range is way to strong and is unrealistic for the aircraft type. This thing turns on a thimble. I like trim for ease of flying but you need to make sure it’s not stupidly overpowering - this will perform the same tight loops on trim inputs alone as it will with pitch. I know it’s your take on the SE5a but a semblance of performance should be apparent. On the whole it’s a pleasing looking build but time should be spent on researching the performance/handling of the aircraft/comparative aircraft. Hope this helps.
Oh there’s tons wrong with this build. This was before the xml mod was added for mobile users and I’d definitely do things differently nowadays, The Vulcans a tough wing profile to follow and (being on peasant iOS ipadair) was done by eyeballing. Thanks for you interest though! @m16a2wm203
Cheers! @Notnoob1000
I love these, I may be wrong but, in the UK you can fly these on a microlight licence!
Christ, I wouldn’t have spotlighted this mess but thank you anyway, most kind of you sir! @ACEPILOT109
This works like a charm, takes the beasts flotilla out in good style!
Thank you! @Mage2IsTriggered nice unique challenge, shame there was not more interest but I tried with the spotlight.
Utterly magnificent. You should do a tutorial on how to make realistic wing flex. If i was nit picking I'd say it accelerates too quickly but its an absolute pain to get the right trade-off with performance - i fell foul myself with my gloster. Rather irritating!
You building this 1:1?
Oh and capital “T” from me!
Good choice! I was torn between the kingfisher and the buffalo, glad someone was also thinking along those lines!
Another neat looking build, fantastic job!
I think you can put that down to a different RJ ltd consortium - after all I didn’t notice until you mentioned it. I’m not dyslexic (never been tested though :)) but you eyes read what they expect to see most the time anyway. @RamboJutter
Thought you had the challenge in the bag with your first entry, now you’re just showing off :) that airfix box art is awesome, nice touch!
i made this a while back so can’t recall how it flies. If I was to do it again I would minimise the power of the overhead engine and bury a small xml modded jet in the hull to encourage the opposite effect. I haven’t mastered ‘water physics’ as all my seaplanes seem to stick to the water. Apparently you can clip in modded wing sections to increase lift for the fuselage to omit that but I’ve yet to experiment with it. Make sure you add
Around 150lbs of dead weight to each section you want buoyancy otherwise it just doesn’t float right weirdly.... @MadBeaver2
Awesome job as ever!
Man this thing is magnificent, nice flier too!
I do like the B-47, neat build as well.
Mate, the 10th of June passed a week ago.....
Nice build, first I’ve ever seen of this type so you get an instant spot from me!
I must try that game out! @Shippy456
@RamboJutter in RAF colours of course? :) Typical Gen-Melchitt-from blackadder-type hierarchy insisting they fight like spits!! The fall of Singapore is a really fascinating subject for me and just goes to show the effects of morale (bloody tea supply must have been cut) and underestimating your enemy. Ever since our armed forces have had good training in extreme environments. I bet Airfix dont sell the buffalo anymore - probably sold the tooling to competitors unless im mistaken and they still produce it!
Thanks @RamboJutter for the spot, you're a legend! Maybe you could do some hybrid buffalo from the RJ Ltd industries realm in the future?
Oh I like simple, just like me! @CrushburnHQ The buffalo was just like the Fairey Battle when the Second World War came about, they were just obsolete. A lot of early 30s monoplanes went that way, it was a period of rapid change. Kind of like post war jets of the late 40s-early 50s. With that said the Buffalo was a forgiving aircraft to fly apparently and had plenty of room in the cockpit. It just wasn’t front line material in 1941. I tend to focus on the negatives when writing about aircraft like this. Probably my dark sense of humour. Trust me, I think Buffalo pilots had a darker sense of humour though.
@F4Mustang my builds dont normally have that affect but thank you :)
@CRJ900Pilot probably a lower stress environment than tangling with zeros/oscars. Pilots at war always have an understated way of putting their woes. For instance i watched a doc on Op corporate (retaking the falklands) and there was this harrier pilot saying they were outnumbered six-to-one and just said nonchalantly "its what we call a target rich environment..."
Yeah I'd buy that guy a beer.
Thank you very much @CRJ900Pilot That would explain why it took so long for the gear to raise in the videos I’ve been watching! :)
Thanks @ChiChiWerx I spent a fair bit of time trying to find videos online of people flying one on flight sims etc to make sure I was close to RL handling - I knew it was poor, just how poor I wasn’t sure. For a 1st gen monoplane I don’t suppose it was a bad fighter for the 30s. Brewster didn’t help matters with their manufacturing process either.
Or was the wildcat a prefab buffalo.... @asteroidbook345
Mwahahaha..... :)
No problem, I’ll make an attempt at an F1 car! @Mobius1Cyka
You’ve (quite rightly) surpassed me now so I’m not able to spotlight this magnificence! Good job!
This is a really cool looking build and rather unique too, bravo!
incredible tail art!
Sounds like a really cool challenge - I may have to learn how to build cars....
impressive kite, like the wing dynamics - very nice touch. As cool as ejected casings are, I find they seem to defy gravity and drift around any old fashion and undermine the experience. Nice kite though!
Jolly good stuff, ref ‘thicc’ - must be something kids are rolling with these days :) @ACEPILOT109
Looks cool, the nose reminds me of a Mk1 Blenheim.