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Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-30-2014, 03:57 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

Forgot to mention that Top Flite reccomends that...

Forgot to mention that Top Flite reccomends that mount in the kit built plane of 1/5 scale mustang and for a good reason, mount it any way you want, it's your plane but it better be built for what...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-30-2014, 03:42 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

Fabio I don't know if this will help but I used a...

Fabio I don't know if this will help but I used a Great Planes soft mount and built it up to use the standoffs that came with the engine (DLE 55CC). Made a very nice set up for this plane. throttle...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
02-08-2014, 10:06 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

Anyone tell you that isolation mounts on these...

Anyone tell you that isolation mounts on these engines are bad don't know the first thing about what they do and why. Harmonics are one thing these engines produce and as the RPM increases the high...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
08-19-2013, 03:03 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

Didn't the Australian air force have a few of...

Didn't the Australian air force have a few of these during the war, a lot of countries did, just wonder what it would look like with your countries markings on it or some other country scheme ?.
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-12-2012, 08:09 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

spitfire66 check this out,mounted engine and mount construction, cowling cut out not a hack job:)Leroy

DLE55 w/J-tech muffler

Had go look for mount
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
06-01-2011, 03:06 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

GSNut, thanks for photos they show very well when blown up. It's a nice illustration you posted and I'll use it. thanks again:) Leroy
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-24-2011, 08:31 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

UPTON & JIMMYTHEESGLE. Maybe I don't have the right soft ware because I can't bring your pict's up. I'd like to see them,[&o] Leroy
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-20-2011, 06:49 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

I HOPE I'M NOT TO LATE. The DLE 55 is going in mine and it's about a pound lighter than the US 41 shown on plans so get all the batteries, ignition and other stuff up there with reciever just above...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-19-2011, 06:48 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Don't forget to use spring centering when retracted or the wheel can and does hang up when deployed. Heres some picts. of my build. it's getting a paint job and I'm waiting for the graphics ( decals...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
04-23-2011, 06:36 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Scale and Frank, you guys are great. It's 7:00 PM in north Idaho and i just got home from work "Wow", photos are worth a thousand words. Now I can better understand just what you were talking about....
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
04-23-2011, 08:30 AM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Hi Frank, those springs your talking about, do they go on the ends of the cables and is it because the wheel is turning in there when rudder is used ? I wondered about that and thought there has to...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
04-22-2011, 02:48 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Thanks Chad & Scale only for input. My concern about surface and decals is a no concerne , I'm going with Aeroloft. I'll cut as much excess off decals as possible and use transfer tape to hold them...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
04-21-2011, 08:15 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Thanks Tango Juliet for incouragement. When I glassed the plane I used nitrate dope and filled it with dope and talc because its lighter than epoxy. I know its not as hard but its firm. Aeroloft is...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
04-20-2011, 07:31 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Buchtes and some of you others, I need some answers about decals for this plane. Where can I get high quality water slide decals in different themes, like crypes a mitey 111rd and so on?. Aeroloft...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-13-2010, 01:46 AM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Buchtes, Go to the Top Flight web site and down load the manual of their ARF, it showes that the ARF alerons are set up like you want yours. I found that out after I had built mine and desided not to...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-01-2010, 10:58 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

tbdddingh:

Do not change mounting guidelines shown on plan for any of the horns or linkage on this plane, it's done that way for a good reason. Take note of servo bay openings, every thing is...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
01-15-2010, 06:44 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Doublebs and the rest of you building mounts for your engines. Go to page 57 or 58 and see Leroy's thread on mounts, I tkink you'll find it of some intrest. I have built many high performance engines...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
01-15-2010, 05:10 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

This forum has gotten so large it takes a day just to read it. So much info. it's mind boggling. I never knew so many of you were building this plane. Mine is built ( major assembly ) but minor...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
01-14-2010, 10:18 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Tony, good eye, but, I put a good 1/4" wedge from nose ring to bulkhead, I may have missed something in instructions?. Anyway they are positioned as laid out on plan. Leroy Oop's, Tony your right,...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
01-14-2010, 10:03 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Harryrc ,more picts., couldnt get them all on other post. The wing support, ( what an aid! ) there is so much work to do on the wing. Line tip cradles with extream weather strips Rubber ones and the...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
01-14-2010, 06:41 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Harry heres more picts. Oop's got lost in transition I guess?
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
01-14-2010, 06:32 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

To Harry and all intrested builders. I finally figured out how to post pics. of changes to foward deck, manifolds I built and drill out the rudder and skin it?. Tubes in manifolds will go in after...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
01-06-2010, 11:47 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

Hi Harry, I'm putting the DLE 55 in my T.F. 1/5 scale P-51D gold kit, plane is built, I'm working on prepping and other small details to paint it. Engine fits in cowl just fine, the in cowl muffler...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
01-01-2010, 10:19 PM
Replies: 1,699
Views: 605,030
Posted By Leroy Gardner

RE: top flite p-51 giant scale build

You build the fuse yet?. I have the main building of mine done, Made some changes to top foward deck Firewall to former F4, its removable. My DLE55 is a whole pound lighter than the US engines 41cc...
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