THIS IS THE FIRST KIT REVIEW I HAVE DONE AND YOU ASK WHY WILLTHE LOCKHEED P 38 LIGHTING
IS SUCH A UNIQUE AIRCRAFT AND I ALWAYS WANTED ONE WHEN LEX
OF STUDIO B KITTED THE P38. SO AT THE LAST SmAC CONTEST I WON A SR HOBBIES eEPee KIT SO I ASKED STEV RUSHFORD IF I COULD UPGRADE THE KIT AND PAY THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICE. SO HERE
WE GO I WILL SHOW THE PLANE IN
DIFFRENT STAGES OF BUILDING IT.
THE PHOTO TO THE LEFT IS THE PARTS THAT COME WITH THE KIT.IT IS SUGESTED THAT YOU PREFIT THE PARTS TOGETHER. TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING FITS. I MASKING TAPED THE PARTS TOGETHER AND MARKED
WHERE THE BOOMS WHERE PLACED ON THE WING.STEVE HAS BRAND NEW DIRECTION FOR THIS KIT WITH PHOTOS TO MAKE IT EASIER IN CONSTRUCTION.THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT IS THE BOOMS YOU HAVE TO GRIND OR CUT A SLOT FOR THE BASWOOD
BOOM STIFNERS AND THEN GLUE THEM IN PLACE I USED HOT GLUE.THE NEXT PHOTO OF THE WING ROOT SHOWS THE UNIQUE WAY THAT STEVE CUT A KEYHOLE SLOT FOR THE CARBONFIBER SPAR, THERE IS NO SUBTRAILING EDGE ON THIS PLANE JUST MEASURE THE INSIDE TRAILING EDGE AND HOT GLUE IT TOO THE WING AND SAND TO SHAPE., THE PHOTO OF THE TAIL GROUP THAT I DID THE SOLDRING IRON METHOD OF CLOSING UP THE FLUTES ON THE COROPLAST.HERE'S A SNEAK PREVIEW OF
THE END PRODUCT IN THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT AND PREFIT AFTER SHAPING THE FUSE AD WING TIPS . THE PHOTO TO THE LEFT SHOWS THE RECEIVER AND THE PLUG
METHOD OF CONECTING THE ANTENNA .THAT BECAUSE I RAN THE ANTENNA IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WING LIKE THEY DO ON THE COMBAT WINGS.SO WHEN I GLUED THE POD ON TO THE WING ALL I HAD TO DO WAS PLUG THE ANTENNA IN AND SHRINK WRAP THE CONECTION. THE POD NEEDS TO BE GOOPED ON FIRST AND TAPE DOWN AND LET IT DRY FOR 12 HOURS JUST LIKE IN THE PHOTO BELOW.
THE epP 38 BY SR HOBBIES IS ONE SWEET LOOKIN AND GREAT FLYING PLANE IT'S MY FAVORITE PLANE .
I THINK THE AIRFOIL SD6060 HAS A
LOT TO DO WITHIT HANDLING SO WELL AND IT IS ABLE TO FLY IN PRETTY LITE LIFT.MINE WEIGHS 32 OZ. I SET IT UP AS A FLAPERON WHICH IS COOL FOR LANDING I USED 3 HITEC HS 80 METALGEAR
SERVOS .ALL CAN I SAY IT IS ONE GREAT PLANE VERY FAST TOO .I
PLACED 3 RD IN A COMBAT SLOPE RACE AT POWAY ON 9-19-99 IN WARBIRD CLASS.SO IF YOU WANT A REALLY NICE PLANE THAT DOSE NOT LOOK LIKE THE NORMAL WARBIRD I SUGEST YOU BUY THE FORKTAIL DEVIL epP38 FROM STEVE AT SR HOBBIES.
