Top Flite Giant Scale Spitfire ARF
08-20-2013, 09:28 AM
#277
The real issue is having a lot of mass hanging far away from the mounting bolts. Any of the wrap around mufflers can be helped by having additional support. Here is a pic of how it can be done. The support can easily be added by using a worm drive hose clamp to anchor the support to the outboard end of the muffler.
08-25-2013, 09:29 AM
#280
All of that may be true Sharpy but none of it prohibits me from posting my opinion. And I am proud to be a member of that other 1% who care about a few things other than the three you mentioned. Also, and I know this because I've done it several times, I can assure you that it is possible to build a Spitfire with a great deal more scale fidelity than what TF is offering that flies just fine. To think otherwise simply shows your ignorance. If scale fidelity is not important to you, fine. I have no problem with that. So why do you have a problem with those of us for whom scale fidelity is of some level of importance? I'm not sure why some of you guys get so bent out of shape when somebody offers an opinion that is different from your own. If you like it, fine, go buy it. I don't get angry because you come here and tell me how great the TF Spitfire is when it does not look all that great to me. Different strokes for different folks. I get that, why can't you?
This thread began when someone was happy to see a new T.F. Arf coming online. Your opinion was offered as a negative to what began as a positive............ not the other way around. Have all the opinion you like, but don't discourage folks from entering the warbird fray with a bird that looks good to most and offers less stress and fuss.
I love a great looking highly detailed bird and will marvel at the detail and patience that someone put into it ................. but I don't want one and would never criticize someone's choice of how they enjoy their warbird passion. Not ignorance........ just practical.
Cheers
09-24-2013, 01:51 PM
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09-24-2013, 04:54 PM
#292
Our LHS usually offers a sizeable discount off any airplane related items including full arfs for local club AMA members. Lets just say its a decent amount LESS then what you'd pay through tower even with the 600 plus discount code and free shipping thrown in. Tower also charges an oversized fee of $80....So final price through tower would be $765.
09-24-2013, 07:38 PM
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09-27-2013, 06:07 PM
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Picked up my Spit from LHS today. I will most definitely be glassing the plane...especially since the covering ripped as soon as I took it out of the bubble wrap. Wife was like....that covering looks awful, you're going to recover that right?
Friend of mine took a few hours to iron down all the wrinkles. Looks ok I guess for monokote(in other words bleh )
Ducatikid, there's enough room to deflect the control surfaces to glass between the hinges.
Friend of mine took a few hours to iron down all the wrinkles. Looks ok I guess for monokote(in other words bleh )
Ducatikid, there's enough room to deflect the control surfaces to glass between the hinges.
10-11-2013, 12:44 PM
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Quick thought in the diheadral....top flight likes to mix airfoils. Is it possiblle that what you are seeing is an optical illusion? They seem to use a thinner foil around the center section then tapper out to a fatter one as it goes out to the tip. The P-47 is the same way. Obviously performance is much better when this is done. I would think that may throw your eyeball off a bit....curious if anyone has measured the actual diheadral ? Overall it's not a bad looking plane, glassed, detailed and painted would be sweet!
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10-11-2013, 05:57 PM
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JTEC Wrap Around Pitts Muffler Mods
For those using the Jtec Wrap Around Pitts Muffler and having some problems,I did some mods on my JTec Wrap around Pitts Muffler on my TF P-40 after reading about them coming loose; I welded braces on the muffler, drilled holes in the bolt heads and used wire and also used Dynathrust washers instead of the split locking washers; here are some photos of the welding mods, 2nd picture does not show the wires on the bolts, those were put on after I ran the motor and warmed up eveything and retightened the bolts
The way I figure it, without providing support to the unsupported end of the canister allows excessive vibration and shaking, which causes the muffler to come loose or even crack, not clearly shown is an additional brace I welded across the 2 tail pipes to keep them from shaking independantly.
The way I figure it, without providing support to the unsupported end of the canister allows excessive vibration and shaking, which causes the muffler to come loose or even crack, not clearly shown is an additional brace I welded across the 2 tail pipes to keep them from shaking independantly.
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10-13-2013, 10:09 AM
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For those using the Jtec Wrap Around Pitts Muffler and having some problems,I did some mods on my JTec Wrap around Pitts Muffler on my TF P-40 after reading about them coming loose; I welded braces on the muffler, drilled holes in the bolt heads and used wire and also used Dynathrust washers instead of the split locking washers; here are some photos of the welding mods, 2nd picture does not show the wires on the bolts, those were put on after I ran the motor and warmed up eveything and retightened the bolts
The way I figure it, without providing support to the unsupported end of the canister allows excessive vibration and shaking, which causes the muffler to come loose or even crack, not clearly shown is an additional brace I welded across the 2 tail pipes to keep them from shaking independantly.
The way I figure it, without providing support to the unsupported end of the canister allows excessive vibration and shaking, which causes the muffler to come loose or even crack, not clearly shown is an additional brace I welded across the 2 tail pipes to keep them from shaking independantly.