F-22 (Prodeign) PDF Manual and build thread

Its a model, not a scale replica... I'm a bit over seeing the same damn plane everywhere, P-51 in jungle greens etc etc... Time for something different...



The end paint scheme will be a bottom coat of this color:


'Camo patches' in this color:


With a pearl layer aswell...

I'm jumping the gun a bit on my flying skills, this plane in the setup I have going in it will be capable of over 120mph.... Scary pucky ! But there is a lot of remote mixing to be done to get the right proportions of throws for the different SOG's.

The other little modification thats going into this plane is something that is more like the real deal: Thrust vectoring
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Here is some pictures of the build progress...

(This is not mine - But just a better photo of the same kit)

Open surgery is required on the fuse for the elevator sections. Be prepared for it.

The elevator L shape wires are also loose inside the elevators and require another open surgery... Seems to be a common thing unfortunately...

This should give you an idea how to correct the L rod in horizontal stabs.

Use a magnet to locate the rod ends.

Then I used a dremel/knife to cut down to the rod.

Then I filled it with 'EPOXY STEEL' from hobbyking...

Now they are ROCK SOLID.

Here is also a photo of another F-22 I have built to get ready for the 'feel' of the flying characteristics... And also to freak some people out at night!

Getting close now....
Chose the base color from Glasurit paints.

I have a good feeling about it for the first time too. :)
It actually looks like a plane.

Its all bogged up for the final sand and then its just a few electronic things before hitting it in the spray booth.

Final sand done, its in primer....

Might give it whirl before giving it the final coat.


Really stoked with the heat sinks and how they turned out, the whole rear plate, the whole plane actually...

I hope it flies as good as it looks!

Thanks!

Yeah they are the DSR retracts recommended by HK for the F-22.

They require a fair bit of dremeling in the body of the plane as the wing supports are in the way and the widths of the retracts are a few mm bigger than the cut outs etc. 

I should be getting a maiden in on the 13th JUN and I hope to video the whole thing too...

I set it up with a DX8i, 8 chan receiver - Running fan 1 on chan 1, fan 2 on chan 8 with rudder mixing - So if rudder is used fully to the left or right, it will cut either the left or right fan by 10% to give it a slight yaw... Not sure if this is going to do much but.. Hmm. Any ideas?

Also did it this way incase one of the ESC's or batteries dies mid flight, the RX will still have power (assuming that it has killed the whole bus! LOL).

Edited by lolzer - 11/Jun/2011 at 8:24am