WarBirds Thu, 14 May 2026 17:19:36 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 17:19:36 +0000 PhlatForum http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/forums/warbirds/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:09:26 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/semff-wwii-combat-planes-23-models-to-choose-from.2173/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/semff-wwii-combat-planes-23-models-to-choose-from.2173/ invalid@example.com (dz1sfb) dz1sfb View attachment 602 View attachment 603 View attachment 604 View attachment 605 View attachment 606 View attachment 607 View attachment 608 View attachment 609 View attachment 610 View attachment 611 View attachment 612 View attachment 613 View attachment 614 SEMFF (South East Michigan Foamy Flyers) is the group that I fly with. I started this thread almost a couple of years ago to come up with a formula for making...

SEMFF WWII Combat Planes - 23 models to choose from]]> 50 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 03:55:12 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-corsair-profile-scale.2132/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-corsair-profile-scale.2132/ invalid@example.com (USXPAT) USXPAT
33 Corsair Profile Scale]]> 2 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 01:52:20 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-spitfire-profile-scale.2124/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-spitfire-profile-scale.2124/ invalid@example.com (USXPAT) USXPAT
33 Spitfire Profile Scale]]> 1 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:59:27 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/neuiport-17-wwi.155/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/neuiport-17-wwi.155/ invalid@example.com (tvcasualty) tvcasualty Work on old designs!!


Been working on this one for a bit now and reworked a few parts in sketchup, specifically the lower wings, in which I thought the original problem was in why it crashed...
However, after some taxi tests today I think the original problem might have been an aileron control wire coming undone! This would help explain the loss of control, but I'm not entirely sold.

Anyway you guys asked to see it in...

Neuiport 17 (WWI)]]> 27 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:03:46 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/pb4y-2-privateer.2806/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/pb4y-2-privateer.2806/ invalid@example.com (kram242) kram242 Lots more interesting information about the PB4Y-2 Privateer found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PB4Y-2_Privateer




Hey Guyz,
As soon as I got the latest edition of the Park Pilot this bad boy was on the cover and I just had to...

PB4Y-2 Privateer]]> 2 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:25:39 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/zero-36.2643/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/zero-36.2643/ invalid@example.com (Gere Sport) Gere Sport
After my success with enlarging dz1sfb's FW-190, I've given the Zero the same 125% enlargement up to 36".

As before, the servo cutouts are tweaked to suit 9g servos and I made provision for a 4mm carbon rod main wing spar and 3mm carbon tail spar, otherwise everything remains the same.


Based on the flight performance of the FW-190 I'm opting for the same 150W of power from an 8" to 10" prop. My chosen setup is going to be:

Turnigy 2830-1050kV
Turnigy 20A-25A ESC
Turngigy 1300maH 3s...

Zero 36]]> 5 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:25:14 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/indoor-rockwell-ov-10-bronco.2659/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/indoor-rockwell-ov-10-bronco.2659/ invalid@example.com (Helno) Helno
Made out of 3mm depron and reenforced with CF rods. The motors are mounted with a tiny bit of upthrust and that really seems to help it pull through the coners. Only one rudder moves and it is really effective at turning left but not so much for turning to the left due to the...

Indoor Rockwell OV-10 Bronco]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:07 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/printed-warbirds-and-the-phlatprinter.2655/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/printed-warbirds-and-the-phlatprinter.2655/ invalid@example.com (teched88) teched88
I see that Mark and many others here have posted on that forum as well. I was wondering if any of the "sketchup warbirds" here on phlatboyz could be the same dimensions or made to fit the "printed warbirds" from rc...

Printed Warbirds and the phlatprinter]]> 2 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:53:08 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/mosquito-39.2645/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/mosquito-39.2645/ invalid@example.com (Gere Sport) Gere Sport
After cutting out the parts for the Zero, I have decided to scale up dz1sfb's Mosquito by the same 125% to give a 39" span model for 6mm depron (1/4" foam). I couldn't resist it as its' my favourite warbird.

Once again the cutouts have been resized for 9g servos and slots cut for a 4mm carbon wing spar and 3mm tail spar. I've also broken the wing into two pieces to suit a safe area of 35" x 26".

Attached is the sketchup model and the cut file for 1/4" foam on a Phlatprinter 3...

Mosquito 39]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:46:43 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/fw-190-37.2597/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/fw-190-37.2597/ invalid@example.com (Gere Sport) Gere Sport
I've liked the look of dz1sfb's popular warbird designs but the foam, motor and lipo weren't something which I normally use or can get hold of so I've scaled the Sketchup model up by 25%. This gives a wing area of 1.25 x 1.25 x 150 = 234 sq in. All the 0.2" tabs and thicknesses are now 0.25" and the span has increased to 37.4" so it's very suitable for 1/4" foam.

I've tweaked the servo cutouts to suit 9g servos from China and made provision for a 4mm carbon rod main wing spar and...

FW-190 37]]> 9 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:06:25 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/f-82-twin-mustang.2488/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/f-82-twin-mustang.2488/ invalid@example.com (janbjorn) janbjorn F-82 Twin Mustang and it really caught my attention. I like planes that look a bit odd and this one ticked all my boxes. After some more thought I realized that Ken's (dz1sfb) VLF style of building would be perfect for this bird and I set to work.

When the SU drawing was done I printed...

F-82 Twin Mustang]]> 5 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:20:49 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-me-109-profile-scale.2137/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-me-109-profile-scale.2137/ invalid@example.com (USXPAT) USXPAT
33 Me-109 Profile Scale]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:52:39 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-fw-190-profile-scale.2128/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-fw-190-profile-scale.2128/ invalid@example.com (USXPAT) USXPAT
33 Fw-190 Profile Scale]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:19:18 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-a6m2-zero-profile-scale.2127/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-a6m2-zero-profile-scale.2127/ invalid@example.com (USXPAT) USXPAT
33 A6M2 Zero Profile Scale]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:49:04 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-p-51d-mustang-profile-scale.2125/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/33-p-51d-mustang-profile-scale.2125/ invalid@example.com (USXPAT) USXPAT
33 P-51D Mustang Profile Scale]]> 1 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:11:59 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/phlat-40-slowarhawk.1751/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/phlat-40-slowarhawk.1751/ invalid@example.com (MartinT) MartinT
Admiring the awesome EPP SloP-51 by Robert Viskil, I wanted to have one, but decided since everybody and his mother already has a P51 I thought there needed to be another icon of the Allied forces of WWII.
So what better choice than the famous P-40 with it's aggressive "I'll have you for breakfast anytime!" sharkmouth livery.

The build is quite standard, if you look at Robert's topics about the SloP-51 and the SuperSlo28 (either on this forum and/or over at the RCGroups)...

Phlat-40 SloWARHAWK !!!]]> 8 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:22:51 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/rcgoups-f-35-jsf.1750/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/rcgoups-f-35-jsf.1750/ invalid@example.com (Evil-Tunes) Evil-Tunes but Here It is.


Cheers
E-T Attached files f-35 JSF.skp (4.7 MB)Â]]> 1 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:38:47 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/fokker-dvii.477/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/fokker-dvii.477/ invalid@example.com (tvcasualty) tvcasualty
Sorry Crash, the Extra had to wait...
I got carried away, and next thing I knew I found a 40 some odd inch WS Fokker DVII sitting on my dining room table!

After I destroyed my N-17 on the first take off, I went back to what I had done on my first biplane, an SE5A...


...In which after destroying it, I decided to attach all the struts and wing supports via magnets, now this was a learning process as the magnets were very strong, but the wing slid off...

Fokker DVII]]> 28 Fri, 28 May 2010 14:21:46 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/bf109e.780/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/bf109e.780/ invalid@example.com (tvcasualty) tvcasualty This was the design I was beta testing the 9.19 PS on.
For the flaws found in 9.19, we sure worked through quite a few, and it still worked well enough to produce this!

For scale Mark asked for a pic of me holding it it, so here we go!



Spinner is home made, used slicer plugin to cut the foam parts and vac formed a styrene shell. Easy to do, and a perfect (for me) result! Attached files...

BF109E]]> 51 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:50:33 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/vought-f4u-corsair-full-fuse-50-ws.95/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/vought-f4u-corsair-full-fuse-50-ws.95/ invalid@example.com (tvcasualty) tvcasualty http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=947842
on rcgroups



There's some video in there as well.

Things to note:
The skp file is a bit messy, no g-code as the stuff I used was for 1/16" bit, will work fine for 1/8, feel free to upload.

The original incidence angle was a bit too steep, and while the plane files fine (see youtube video) it is not actual scale and more...

Vought F4U Corsair (Full Fuse 50 WS)]]> 28 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:01:19 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/curtiss-p40e-tvcasualty-style.478/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/curtiss-p40e-tvcasualty-style.478/ invalid@example.com (tvcasualty) tvcasualty I've actually got one already modeled, I will upload it tonight (or tomorrow afternoon rather) so you can compare the models, maybe we can share the parts, I've been dragging my feet on building this one for some time now. My other planes are lasting too long, and I've had too many other tempting projects!

BTW, I think this looks GREAT so far, I did not model the wing flaring like you've done here. But it looks like it will all unfold...

Curtiss P40E, tvcasualty style]]> 21 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:28:28 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/p38-lightning.104/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/p38-lightning.104/ invalid@example.com (tvcasualty) tvcasualty
Lucky for me I've got some 3 blade GWS props in the 9x5s in normal and reverse, so that should be perfect.

I am hoping to run two Suppo 2217-08s spec...

P38 Lightning!]]> 52 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:44:25 +0000 http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/grumman-f6f-hellcat.271/ http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/grumman-f6f-hellcat.271/ invalid@example.com (tvcasualty) tvcasualty Have a look see!

This is the same plan that I have featured on my web site, but I have started a new plane to prove this will work on the pp.

One Issue I had was the wing on mine twisted the wrong direction and I had to man handle it to make it flat. I believe this was because I had the wing formers upside down, and this is an area for...

Grumman F6F Hellcat]]> 17