New to me 955K

[CavinJim]

What always amazes me are the heavy lift copiers. The Russian Mi-26 can easily move the 955K. And supposedly Russia and China are working on a helicopter that'll lift 80,000 lbs... doesn't sound like much, but that's a lot of air to move!

 

[FW190D9]

Those heavy lifters are awesome. Ive built several full size airplanes along with a fleet of scale r/c warbirds. Here's a pic of my Fw190D13 I built from scratch in 1/4 scale.

 

[hvy 1ton]

The Mi-26 can sling load the equivalent of a C-130 max payload. Only helicopter cooler than the Mi-26 is the Mi24. That's a pretty sweet 1/4 scale.

 

[kshansen]

And we are not suppose to ever work under a suspended load? Yet these guys might be flying overhead?

 

[spitzair]

Not trying to hijack this thread, no pun intended... Speaking of the MI-26, here's some pictures I took of one back in '07 at the Galore Creek Mine project... What a machine!!! I have more if anyone is interested.

 

[DMiller]

I am still impressed with the old CH64 and CH47 Sikorsky's. Not nearly as impressive as the Mil series of heavy lifters but still impressive.

 

[CavinJim]

And we are not suppose to ever work under a suspended load? Yet these guys might be flying overhead?

Silly boy, those loads aren't suspended, they're dangling!

 

[kshansen]

Suspended, hangin' or dangling I don't want them over my head!

 

[FW190D9]

Exactly why I built that orange(only rattle cans I had lying around) support pole. Very aware of that huge blade over my head every time I work on the old girl.
Finally finished blasting and priming all the front end parts. Gonna spray some Cat yellow tomorrow.
Also got to play with one of my other toys. Did a little road work out at the ranch. Still a beginner but starting to get the hang of this road crowning process.

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[FW190D9]

Got the rest of the parts sprayed this morning. Gotta love cat yellow in the gallon can. Thinned it 10% and it lays down nicely.
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[Metalman 55]

Gotta love that deluxe spray booth!

 

[FW190D9]

Thanks Metalman. Its one of those paint booth kits from an autobody supplier. Came on 2 big pallets and took 2 days to bolt together. Really handy for painting parts as well as vehicles.
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[FW190D9]

Finally had time to reassemble the radiator with new core. Some differences from old to new I had to figure out. One of the radiator support blocks had to be shaved down to accomodate the new wider core. The new assembly is also an inch longer than the old L model rad that was installed. This necessitated re-configuring the lower rad mount to function and still keep the fan shroud in the right place. Might have to get a longer lower radiator hose as well. Nice having the whole rad so it can be worked on while standing. Old knees dont like being on the concrete for long. Got happy with the anti-sieze and new grade 8's
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[FW190D9]

And married it back with the nose.

 

[DMiller]

Looking really good there, I would be searching the yards and find the grill covers for the hardnose once you get time to protect that investment!

 

[kshansen]

Looking really good there, I would be searching the yards and find the grill covers for the hardnose once you get time to protect that investment!

Agree, looks great!

 

[FW190D9]

Thanks Guys! Ive got the grill covers at the ranch. I didnt bring em home as the nose and hood took up the whole back of the truck. Plan is to pretty em up after I put the nose back on. Again, a big thanks to all you guys on here for sharing your extensive knowledge!
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[DMiller]

Good deal, guards screens are a necessity!

 

[Tinkerer]

Been working on aircraft and cars too long. Call me crazy but this is actually fun!
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Evan ;
Is that your FW190D9 that is your avatar ?

 

[FW190D9]

Evan ;
Is that your FW190D9 that is your avatar ?

Tinkerer, Yeah, thats one of them. That one is actually a FW190 D13. Its a 1/4 scale model of an existing aircraft. The real one is one of 2 survivors of the D model that made it over here in '45 for eval. It languished in a farmer's backyard for many years before being found and restored. Its now on display at the Flying Heritage collection up in Seattle. Took 7 years to build that model as it was completely from scratch. Build pics on my website:
http://evoshangar.homestead.com/home.html

Evan Q.