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**Kitman** · 07-14-2008, 03:31 PM

RED AERO 33 - 40%...

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sweetpea · 11-17-2009, 12:32 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by jaguar bone
	That is a cool covering inspiration sweetpea! Your ride ought to be a serious head turner when 100% complete!! Just got word of this this am- Pay Pal has a no charge "Pay Later" option. (in USA) You can git a pilot, ultra nice fueler dot, gas station, gap tape and a really sweet RED Plane stand to faclite your projects' assembly - and take up to March 10th to fund the account! Credit - such a double edged sword. https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/ma...us/ppbml90diwB

Good one!

I'm good on this bird for that stuff. But will look you guys up on the next plane. Oh, yes.....there will be more planes!

sweetpea · 11-19-2009, 09:28 PM

Here are some pics while I still try to get the paint right on the Helmet/Visor.

First we have a set of the NEW RED AERO BLING on the plane

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Now this is how you install the pilot to the plane. I take the base and trace it on thin ply. I then cut it out with a scroll saw. Then glue in the body. I drill a hole in the center so I can get to the head (normally I maket head removable this way) and I install 2 blind nuts so I can screw the base to the plane. I sand the base to make sure its all flush at the bottom. I then make a paper template of the base and use that for where I want the body and I can mark the hole locations.

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Ok, now for the fun part. I took a HXT900 servo (foamie servo) and I simply tried to center it. I glue in 2 rails for it to sit on. I then used some scrap wood that happened to be the right circular shape and glued that to the head. The splines sit through the center hole. I then simply glued the servo arm to the wood and install the arm. I had to clean up the neck a little and sand down the edges but it works. On my plane I'm using the EQ-6 so it was simple to install the head into the 3rd rudder slot and I was able to reverse the servo so it looks toward the ground in Knife Edge

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sweetpea · 11-19-2009, 10:12 PM

Standby

jaguar bone · 11-19-2009, 10:15 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpea
	Here's a vid of it moving. YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

LOL!! Man you're killin' me!
Wrong video Sam?? Tighten down that set screw man!!

sweetpea · 11-19-2009, 10:21 PM

No that isn't the problem......my computer is F-ed up. The video freezes but the sound plays and that is how it saved on YT. I'm going to have to move the video to my laptop and re-upload it. It'll take a few minutes.

sweetpea · 11-19-2009, 10:43 PM

Here is the head in action on the table.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSYvvhSe_ic

VooDoo Child · 11-19-2009, 10:57 PM

Very,Very Cool !!!!!!!

HUNTERNFLA · 11-19-2009, 11:42 PM

now it its mouth would move that would totally freak ya out ! great job

sweetpea · 11-20-2009, 12:57 AM

I'll work on that for the next pilot. I know there is some voice software out there as well as I've seen a guy with it before.

jaguar bone · 11-20-2009, 06:27 AM

PURE

selfportrait · 11-20-2009, 01:39 PM

Sam,

You are only the second person that I've seen animate the Mega Pilot head. You should work in the Disneyland audio animatronics shop!

Great job!

sweetpea · 11-20-2009, 01:43 PM

Maybe when I retire. I enjoy flying real combat planes too much for now.

Thanks for the props though. I wanted to make this 37% PAU Ultimate with lots of BLING

tackdog · 12-03-2009, 05:27 AM

thanks guys for an awesome product! Just painted the base colours for the face and have started the weathering - dry brushing. In the mean time Ive started on building the new visor. I have a fair bit of heating and shaping to go, but for 30mins work, it is coming along i think. (the blue tape is just to hold it together.........

Ill have to grab some plastic card and make up the visor straps, top strip that goes along the top of the visor and also the sides on the ear piece area of the helmet. Once Im happy with it all, the airbrush will come out for the helmet

Considering going Lime green with black checks with silver highlights around the checks.

Apologies for the crappy mobile phone pics, Ill pull out the decent camera tomorrow!

cheers

tackdog · 12-03-2009, 05:30 AM

Oh and if anyone else is considering doing this mod, i found that the plastic case that screws onto the blanks CDROM spindles fits the bill fairly nicely for a 35% pilots visor. Would probably suit the 40% a little better!

cheers

TROYS PIT-BITCH · 12-03-2009, 05:34 AM

Looks sweet damo

07-14-2008, 03:31 PM	#286
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11-19-2009, 09:28 PM	#286
sweetpea If you can't HUCK it BLING IT! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Just Moved.......Hampton VA Age: 37 Posts: 9,269 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot Here are some pics while I still try to get the paint right on the Helmet/Visor. First we have a set of the NEW RED AERO BLING on the plane Now this is how you install the pilot to the plane. I take the base and trace it on thin ply. I then cut it out with a scroll saw. Then glue in the body. I drill a hole in the center so I can get to the head (normally I maket head removable this way) and I install 2 blind nuts so I can screw the base to the plane. I sand the base to make sure its all flush at the bottom. I then make a paper template of the base and use that for where I want the body and I can mark the hole locations. Ok, now for the fun part. I took a HXT900 servo (foamie servo) and I simply tried to center it. I glue in 2 rails for it to sit on. I then used some scrap wood that happened to be the right circular shape and glued that to the head. The splines sit through the center hole. I then simply glued the servo arm to the wood and install the arm. I had to clean up the neck a little and sand down the edges but it works. On my plane I'm using the EQ-6 so it was simple to install the head into the 3rd rudder slot and I was able to reverse the servo so it looks toward the ground in Knife Edge __________________ Offical Member of Team Caribou Lou "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But the U.S. ARMED FORCES don't have that problem." ...Ronald Reagan Last edited by sweetpea; 11-19-2009 at 09:37 PM.

11-19-2009, 10:12 PM	#287
sweetpea If you can't HUCK it BLING IT! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Just Moved.......Hampton VA Age: 37 Posts: 9,269 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot Standby __________________ Offical Member of Team Caribou Lou "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But the U.S. ARMED FORCES don't have that problem." ...Ronald Reagan

11-19-2009, 10:21 PM	#289
sweetpea If you can't HUCK it BLING IT! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Just Moved.......Hampton VA Age: 37 Posts: 9,269 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot No that isn't the problem......my computer is F-ed up. The video freezes but the sound plays and that is how it saved on YT. I'm going to have to move the video to my laptop and re-upload it. It'll take a few minutes. __________________ Offical Member of Team Caribou Lou "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But the U.S. ARMED FORCES don't have that problem." ...Ronald Reagan

11-19-2009, 10:57 PM	#291
VooDoo Child Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: May 2007 Location: 3 miles South of where Jamie McMurray cried like a Biotch. Posts: 7,309	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot Very,Very Cool !!!!!!!

11-19-2009, 11:42 PM	#292
HUNTERNFLA OCEAN PALM GRAPHICS Join Date: May 2006 Location: United States, FL, New Port Richey Age: 44 Posts: 962 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot now it its mouth would move that would totally freak ya out ! great job __________________ WWW.OCEANPALMGRAPHICS.COM www.FisherFuelProducts.com WWW.COMPETITIONAIRFRAMES.COM WWW.REDAERO.COM *Florida Freestyle Aerobatics Association*

11-20-2009, 12:57 AM	#293
sweetpea If you can't HUCK it BLING IT! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Just Moved.......Hampton VA Age: 37 Posts: 9,269 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot I'll work on that for the next pilot. I know there is some voice software out there as well as I've seen a guy with it before. __________________ Offical Member of Team Caribou Lou "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But the U.S. ARMED FORCES don't have that problem." ...Ronald Reagan

11-20-2009, 06:27 AM	#294
jaguar bone balsa, glue & gas Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,972	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot PURE Attached Thumbnails 28.3 KB · Views: 11

11-20-2009, 01:39 PM	#295
selfportrait I'm Going Down If Flames! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United States, FL, Orlando Age: 56 Posts: 1,915	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot Sam, You are only the second person that I've seen animate the Mega Pilot head. You should work in the Disneyland audio animatronics shop! Great job! __________________ www.RedAeroRC.com

11-20-2009, 01:43 PM	#296
sweetpea If you can't HUCK it BLING IT! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Just Moved.......Hampton VA Age: 37 Posts: 9,269 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot Maybe when I retire. I enjoy flying real combat planes too much for now. Thanks for the props though. I wanted to make this 37% PAU Ultimate with lots of BLING __________________ Offical Member of Team Caribou Lou "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But the U.S. ARMED FORCES don't have that problem." ...Ronald Reagan

12-03-2009, 05:27 AM	#297
tackdog Luke-learn to 3D!!!!!!! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wagga - Australia Posts: 250	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot thanks guys for an awesome product! Just painted the base colours for the face and have started the weathering - dry brushing. In the mean time Ive started on building the new visor. I have a fair bit of heating and shaping to go, but for 30mins work, it is coming along i think. (the blue tape is just to hold it together......... Ill have to grab some plastic card and make up the visor straps, top strip that goes along the top of the visor and also the sides on the ear piece area of the helmet. Once Im happy with it all, the airbrush will come out for the helmet Considering going Lime green with black checks with silver highlights around the checks. Apologies for the crappy mobile phone pics, Ill pull out the decent camera tomorrow! cheers Attached Thumbnails 101.1 KB · Views: 46 119.2 KB · Views: 37

12-03-2009, 05:30 AM	#298
tackdog Luke-learn to 3D!!!!!!! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wagga - Australia Posts: 250	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot Oh and if anyone else is considering doing this mod, i found that the plastic case that screws onto the blanks CDROM spindles fits the bill fairly nicely for a 35% pilots visor. Would probably suit the 40% a little better! cheers

12-03-2009, 05:34 AM	#299
TROYS PIT-BITCH Damo wishes he was like me Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: WAGGA WAGGA Age: 27 Posts: 1,514	Re: RED AREO 40% pilot Looks sweet damo __________________ COMP-ARF EXTRA 330SC - DA 150 RE3's JR ALL ROUND JR - only way to fly DESERT AIRCRAFT AUSTRALIA rcworld.com.au

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