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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
11-09-2012, 12:20 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Call me really old fashion but I'm sticking with Randophs nirtate and butyrate dopes and color. Since my 1/3 scale Fleet site has been largely erased of photos, I'll start here with some new.

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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
11-08-2012, 04:12 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Re-subscribing. Don't ask, its a long story.

Ray W.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-29-2012, 05:55 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

I"m not sure what but from the home page click "Explore"  then "Exhibits and Collections" on the drop down then to the right " Aircraft Display".

Lastly look for N2Y-1.  Interesting it has a steel...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-29-2012, 04:48 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

In the interem, here is the Pensacola web site with all the eye candy one could want for inspiration.

http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/explore/exhibits-and-collections/aircraft-on-display
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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-28-2012, 11:56 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

There are four attach points used in raising the plane and the owner of this bird has a fake WWI maching gun quad pod he puts up there for his enjoyment.

Ray W
#7
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-28-2012, 08:42 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

I'm going to make that a priority soon...visit Pensacola.

The trapease trials on the Macon was done with a few different planes and that appears to be one. I think I detect the trapease gear...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-27-2012, 10:26 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Bob,

The flyin in Feb... any not allowed freqs or all 2.4?   I'm reassembling my Fleet and am deciding on which radios to use.

Ray W
#7
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-27-2012, 06:57 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Welcome aboard.

Ray W. 
FB #7
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-27-2012, 05:06 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Easy to do and not so time consuming. I'd think I could frame up the whole shebang in an evening or so. Salvaging a bent or broken piece of the primary control got to lead to some 2nd guessing when...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-21-2012, 01:36 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

I just returned from a nice weekend in Port Orange, Fla.   I wish I had time to visit your field Bob but t'was a new Grandaughter who needed attention.

Too damn many motorcycles there. 

On the...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-19-2012, 05:17 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Lemon Yellow?
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-19-2012, 08:04 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Bob..(retransit)  ... is that a Sterling or Royal Stearman?

Ray W.
#7
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-19-2012, 05:31 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

A pic of my 1/4 Fleet of Tennessee Red and Diana Cream. In the sun, sometimes a bit yellow comes out but not as yellow as yours.

Ray W
#7
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-19-2012, 05:02 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Does the lighter color appear more of a cream than a yellow?

Ray W
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-19-2012, 04:54 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

From the pix, I'd lay money that the fuse is "Tennessee Red" which is a Randolphs product color. The yellow I can't explain but maybe a lemon yellow...don't know. If matching is an issue, just...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-18-2012, 03:35 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Build a new part. Warps are funny things. You might be able to twist and heat with some success but sooner or later, it will return.

I've a slight warp on my Fleet's aileron and just gave up on...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-15-2012, 07:32 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

I found some suitable cockpit combing and some rigging componets at Proctor. So much yellow now with a little black. Top wing done and ready for paint while the lower wing problem resolved and now...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-15-2012, 05:53 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Yes , there is a taper that is hogged out of the thick fwd sheet.   The fuse sides have the stringers up to about the fwd cabane strut then meet and fair into the solid sheet that will be sanded to...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-13-2012, 06:43 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

That is what I sorta expected (Foremost). I've some I purchased sometime back (not near enough) but still looking for something different. RCAF motif is my expected scheme in 1/3rd scale.

I may...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-13-2012, 04:28 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Very nice angle for the photo.   Looks like the vegitation is beginning to go into winter mode in Podunk.

Further info on your cockpit combing if you will. 

Ray W.
#7
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-09-2012, 05:05 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Thanks for the offer Bob.  I have several sources for alumnium and steel plate but just don't cherrish the idea of grinding off a few thousenths with a hand file.  

The wood ply may still make...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-08-2012, 04:19 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

They real Fleet I took pictures of, and with the owners direction said the horizontal stab, fin and rudder as well the ailerons were stitched where as the wing was screws into sheetmetal ribs.

As...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-06-2012, 11:08 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Covering completed and now on to the doping the weave. Sucks up alot but that is OK.

I started to cut some tapes for the wings , etc. and I'm got the old cutting wheel out and the new cutting mat...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-05-2012, 04:22 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Neat work Bob.

I'm still waiting for my rotary cutter.   I found my old Fiskers and it works well.   I'm still wanting to know the size of the pinking...troubling as it is referred to as "wavy"...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-01-2012, 04:43 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,819
Posted By Fleet

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Here ya go Bob, Boeing 40 vid.

http://youtu.be/Zag8Wwjz0bc

Ray W.
FBH #7
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