This is just brilliant! I wish I were this capable at modding. Would LOVE to make this F4F my 2nd plane, but training with the Super Cub has gotten me committed to the act of taking off and landing. I don't even think about hand-launching anymore. If I got this PZ F4F, I would have to figure out how to mount retracts!
I did not find posts of your Grumman after this one, but here is a question anyway.
Would the wheel angle of the wheels, be adjustable to meet a different fuselage? we are working on a 1/7 Grumman Goose (~9ft ws) we are working on building a scale model ( radial engines etc), the concession so far is the wasp engine would be a 7 cylinders instead of a 9, ( but still looking for a 9 that fits the ws) please let me know about the retract you are building
Thanks what would you like to know. There was alot of drawing and trial/error to get the angles and hinge points correct. I did post the drawings on the PZ Wildcat Owners forum if you want to check it out.
Very clever and scale, impressive! I was working on the design of an aluminium screwjack driven unit powered by a modified servo with it's own separate lipo. I stalled out when I couldn't find the required extruded aluminium section for the screwjack housing. How much does your installed undercarriage add to the AUW of the model? I'm looking forward to a flight vid, well done!
@flyinganarchy93, mostly on paper, I'd made a couple of parts from material I had in stock and begun sourcing manufactured comonents but the project stalled when I couldn't get hold of some extruded aluminium that I needed in small enough quantities. Larger section would have dictated the use of heavier conponents, too heavy for the model I wanted to build, a Curtiss Hawk III biplane. It was an interesting mental challenge, if nothing else. Your unit is brilliant, it must've taken a lot of time!
Dude..that's sick :)
wingman4409 2 months ago
It does what it is supposed to do. Now rejoyce!
mybluebelly 3 months ago
Looking good!
pathyskeeter 4 months ago
This is just brilliant! I wish I were this capable at modding. Would LOVE to make this F4F my 2nd plane, but training with the Super Cub has gotten me committed to the act of taking off and landing. I don't even think about hand-launching anymore. If I got this PZ F4F, I would have to figure out how to mount retracts!
mrcraig41 4 months ago
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flyinganarchy93 4 months ago
Good day,
I did not find posts of your Grumman after this one, but here is a question anyway.
Would the wheel angle of the wheels, be adjustable to meet a different fuselage? we are working on a 1/7 Grumman Goose (~9ft ws) we are working on building a scale model ( radial engines etc), the concession so far is the wasp engine would be a 7 cylinders instead of a 9, ( but still looking for a 9 that fits the ws) please let me know about the retract you are building
sincerely,
alain
Coyotehello 4 months ago
@Coyotehello
Thanks what would you like to know. There was alot of drawing and trial/error to get the angles and hinge points correct. I did post the drawings on the PZ Wildcat Owners forum if you want to check it out.
flyinganarchy93 4 months ago
Great scale landing gear very well done!!
xoxbamfan 5 months ago
That is beautiful work. Kudos.
batfink777 5 months ago
That is incredible. Definitely the coolest pz mod I have seen in my year in the hobby.
bullittsam159 5 months ago
Incredible, the detail is amazing!
Are you a mechanical engineer?
poikilotherm1 6 months ago
very nice
YaManImCool 6 months ago
Amazing! I would be interested in buying a gear set from you if you ever made more.
canamwing 6 months ago
@canamwing
Sorry - but one was enough for me- took way too much time to make. Thanks for the Kudos.
flyinganarchy93 6 months ago
Amazing, great work!
Blueberry954 7 months ago
sweet!
rcplanecrazy1 9 months ago
where did u gat these?
armaholic99 10 months ago
@armaholic99
hand made - tinker tinker long time.
flyinganarchy93 10 months ago
That is VERY cool....
ThisisTheShady 10 months ago
Agreed on the speed - with the DX8 - I will be able to slow it down by 70% - that should look pretty scale.
flyinganarchy93 11 months ago
Nice.
Works faster than the full sized aircraft.
Wildcat pilots had to crank the landing gear by hand.
agwhitaker 11 months ago
Very clever and scale, impressive! I was working on the design of an aluminium screwjack driven unit powered by a modified servo with it's own separate lipo. I stalled out when I couldn't find the required extruded aluminium section for the screwjack housing. How much does your installed undercarriage add to the AUW of the model? I'm looking forward to a flight vid, well done!
pete2778 1 year ago
@pete2778
The whole assembly adds 6 oz.. Did you say you were working on something similar?
flyinganarchy93 1 year ago
@flyinganarchy93, mostly on paper, I'd made a couple of parts from material I had in stock and begun sourcing manufactured comonents but the project stalled when I couldn't get hold of some extruded aluminium that I needed in small enough quantities. Larger section would have dictated the use of heavier conponents, too heavy for the model I wanted to build, a Curtiss Hawk III biplane. It was an interesting mental challenge, if nothing else. Your unit is brilliant, it must've taken a lot of time!
pete2778 1 year ago
@pete2778
adds about 6 oz - added flap and no prob on landing.
flyinganarchy93 1 year ago
Handmade - and thanks!
flyinganarchy93 1 year ago
very nice work with the retract...looks great...did u buy it or is handmade?...would love to see it in action on the field
thomassuckow 1 year ago