DUNKS Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 (edited) Thought some of you may be interested in my sons latest model airplane which is nearing completion. Model is a BAE Hawk 208 belonging to the Royal Malaysian air force and in the livery of the 25 anniversary. Plane is around 1/4 scale with a wingspan of 2.3 m allup weight will be just below 25 kgs .It has 8 servos and two receivers Build time is now at around 3,500 hours and five years Model is completely scratch built with some custom made parts, the pilots body is a commercial item. The aircraft has yet to be fitted with pneumatic braked under carriage, also home made and engine. The model is by the way EXACT scale down to the positioning of rivets. Cost so far is in excess of £10,000 Edited September 21 by DUNKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Outstanding - as somebody who butchered Airfix in the 1980s… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 WOW! That's a cracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 (edited) Puts my teenage Keil Kraft efforts into perspective. Edited September 21 by amateur Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serrac Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Beautiful! What kind of engine will it run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 21 Author Report Share Posted September 21 58 minutes ago, serrac said: Beautiful! What kind of engine will it run? A 160 Newton jet turbine. Yet to be fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serrac Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Amazing they can produce these tiny jet engines, albeit at a cost 😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 21 Author Report Share Posted September 21 1 hour ago, serrac said: Amazing they can produce these tiny jet engines, albeit at a cost 😲 They sound awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 He’s a bit special is Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Excellent job and massive dedication, well done. Used to work on the real aircraft at Brough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 22 Author Report Share Posted September 22 (edited) 10 hours ago, London Best said: He’s a bit special is Paul. Hi LB, He most certainly is but this is his brothers project. Edited September 22 by DUNKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 31 minutes ago, DUNKS said: Hi LB, He most certainly is but this is his brothers project. Well he’s obviously no mug either then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 1 hour ago, DUNKS said: Hi LB, He most certainly is but this is his brothers project. You obviously have some very talented and dedicated offspring. Thanks for sharing. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 22 Author Report Share Posted September 22 10 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: You obviously have some very talented and dedicated offspring. Thanks for sharing. OB Thanks. If only I was not quite so thick😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 51 minutes ago, DUNKS said: Thanks. If only I was not quite so thick😀 Beat me to it!😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 That is a beautiful piece of engineering. Such attention to detail when you go down to the very rivet spacing! I saw a red arrows liveried hawk RC jet display at an airshow when I was younger, was an amazing site...right up to the point the left aileron came off and it buried itself into the runway at high speed. I reckon the poor soul that built it probably needed counselling judging by the costs involved in the construction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 25 Author Report Share Posted September 25 (edited) My older son also took years scratch building a Goshawk which he flew demonstration at various airshows. Smeared it "they dont crash they smear" At the NATIONALS doing a low inverted pass, went a tad too low. This in front of 2500 spectators. He barely spoke for several weeks. lookup paul dunkley BMFA NATIONALS. Edited September 25 by DUNKS addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 He’s made a cracking job of it I would be frightened to fly it after all that work and cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Wow and blimey doesn't cover my thoughts about that seriously impressive project. I used to fly RC heli's - I'd not be able to risk some absent minded plonker using the wrong frequency crystals to accidentally destroy that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 25 Author Report Share Posted September 25 2 hours ago, Dave-G said: Wow and blimey doesn't cover my thoughts about that seriously impressive project. I used to fly RC heli's - I'd not be able to risk some absent minded plonker using the wrong frequency crystals to accidentally destroy that. Doesn't happen now mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 been watching some vids on the net about large RC models.....facinating....all of them when i was young i made a control line spitfire with a pee-wee cox engine......gave that up as i got dizzy sick then i made a large glider (line lauched)...took me 4 weeks....launched it with my mate ..it went up an up an up ...then flicked the line off it....watched with utter pride....then it disappeared over the horizon never to be seen again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 ditchman sounds like your females as well🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 (edited) On 21/09/2024 at 12:09, Flashman said: Outstanding - as somebody who butchered Airfix in the 1980s… Ditto. I've been looking at the large scale RC aircraft on Youtube. Brilliant!!!!!!!! Edited September 25 by steve_b_wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted September 26 Report Share Posted September 26 On 25/09/2024 at 14:04, ditchman said: been watching some vids on the net about large RC models.....facinating....all of them when i was young i made a control line spitfire with a pee-wee cox engine......gave that up as i got dizzy sick then i made a large glider (line lauched)...took me 4 weeks....launched it with my mate ..it went up an up an up ...then flicked the line off it....watched with utter pride....then it disappeared over the horizon never to be seen again.. Ditchy, I have an identical memory of my dad building a glider for me in the early ‘70s. We launched it in the back field and never saw it again. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 26 Report Share Posted September 26 6 minutes ago, Touchstone said: Ditchy, I have an identical memory of my dad building a glider for me in the early ‘70s. We launched it in the back field and never saw it again. T we set it ...to circle....but there was such an updraft of warm air ...it was pointless.....i stll remember with dismay using hundreds of model pins and pinning and glueing all the spars and long lenghths of balsa....then the doping of the tissue paper.... UGH.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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