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What are People Building and Kit Availability

Post by tiger_musky »

I haven't been following the activity much on the forum with evolving 3696 class, but I was wondering if I can get some feedback on who might have kits available this winter.

I've finally settled in after our move from Washington to Minnesota and I dusted off the Spitfire project. I'll post another build along once I get going on it after Christmas. It will be the same technique I used on the Sea Fury except no fancy elliptical wing using the bending jig.

As far as what I'm building this winter, 3696 Spitfire, two SSC Battle Axes, and a Gnat. Merry Chistmas everyone and I hope everyone starts posting their Winter Projects.

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I still have my 5 original planes, the Yak and the Brewster are in the shop, the Brewsters 4 midairs finally dictated some hangar time. Looks like I'll be building for 2548, then I have a coupl of ideas for new 3696 birds, while SSC is down on my list this year..
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BTW, Scott and Ed are working on getting some kits out, might get in touch with them.
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Drewjet has kits, ARFs, and RTF. Pick your poison.
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I'm working on an FW-190, Zero, and Mustang. Have the plans drawn up for a Mig 3 as well.

Most of the JK Aerotech kits can be modded to work for 3696. Leave off the 2mm coroplast doublers and cuting lightening holes in the tail group should go a long way to help make weight. Most of them you'll have to cut a little off the wingspan. Hat Trick has the Mustang and Zero 2548 planes, and I think a 3696 mustang as well.

I'm also working on an electric SSC plane of my own design, as well as a 2548 Fw-190.
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Nick, I had seriously considered the JK Aerotech FW190 as a conversion to 3696, and I think your'e on the right track. If I were to build one, I would leave off the 2mm doublers too. You might consider using 1/16th glass rods for spars, and maybe for the fuse. The last few planes I've built, I've set the dihedral angle, glued the cores together, made a shallow slit top and bottom for the glass spars, and laid them in with foam safe CA..quick, light and s* * * *y, same way I build Hat's wings, just with lighter materials..
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Post by combatgoblin »

I will be doing kits to rtf models in 2008 I was thinking stuka 109
p-40 mustang-p51A and a spitfire well have to see how fast it happens
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I've thought about using fan fold instead of the coroplast on the JK kits. In fact, since I only have access to 2 inch foam(actually about 2 1/8), I was able to get my 3696 Mustang a little closer to scale width by cutting the fuse from that and skinning the sides in fan fold. I used bamboo skewers as spars to help on the fuse. I have a bunch of 3mm carbon rods I may use as well.

If nothing else, JKA sells replacement wing kits for 8.00 plus shipping. One could could cut a fuse from 2 or 3 inch foam on a band/scroll saw and use one of their wing kits. You wouldn't need a hot wire cutter then....
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Scott and I will have a Zero out very shortly. Our goal is to produce easy to build, easy to fly scale WW2 fighters and other aircraft that are durable and easily repairable. We have plans to have a family of CNC cut 3696 planes rolling out next year.
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The fuselages are typically four pieces (right and left forward and aft fuselage), two piece wing with fiberglass rod spars, laser cut firewalls and battery trays, interlocking coroplast tails. We are working on the pricing and level of completion. The fuselage has 1/8" FG rods to reinforce the foam in slots inside the fuselage.

Very little sanding is required, they go together like plastic model airplanes. The ailerons are left to the builder, as there are multiple options (one servo, two servo, full span, partial span) the builder can choose. The wings can use either rubber bands or peg and bolt.

When we are ready for orders, we will post a notice. We are kitting the planes for some of the local pilots now so that we have builder & pilot input for the instructions. I will also post a build thread so that you can see the construction process.

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Good to see that the cnc machine of Ricks that I hauled to Ft. Worth for Scott is going to get a work out.
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Post by Lee Liddle »

Ed, you forgot to mention the extensive "crash testing program" that you are putting the prototypes through. [;)]
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Lee Liddle</i>
<br />Ed, you forgot to mention the extensive "crash testing program" that you are putting the prototypes through. [;)]
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Yep, good point Lee. Cash has been a great asset as my initial test pilot but also as a crash worthiness test expert. Most of the planes have been slammed into by Cash's Brewster Buffalo and survived to fly another day with only minor repairs. I am a certified battle damage repair specialist thanks to Cash![:D]
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Ahh...my poor little Brewster..multiple cuts and 4 "kills"...one more I'm an Ace!![:D]

Have an outstanding USAFE day!!
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Post by boiler »

His mother must have named him Crash but the doctor left out the "r" when he filled out the certificat.[;)][:D]
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After a lot of thought and time, Boiler came up with this gem: <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">His mother must have named him Crash but the doctor left out the "r" when he filled out the certificat.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

C'mon, ya think with a moniker like "Cash" that I haven't heard THAT yet? Let's try to be a bit more original, guys..
Jeez, I though modelers were creative..[:D]
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