Author Topic: Interesting Scale Plane on Ebay (Read 3944 times)

Kind of neat. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Large-Scale-Vought-A-7-Corsair-II-Control-Line-Plane-/351990302841?hash=item51f441c879:g:-nUAAOSwdGFYr1Ke

$85 shipping!? Is he s&**^$#g me?

Oh well, guess there's a sucker born every minute...........

Jerry

john e. holliday · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2017, 09:51:26 AM »

If you want it in great shape as you bought it that is not excessive. I had a plane that I forgot when I attended VSC one year. Daughter paid $100.00 to get it to me.

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2017, 03:11:45 PM »

The A7 is a jet so fast and solid inflight is Scale Realism, taxi, touch and go, take off and landing and high flight would all be well within its capabilities.
Very interested to know how that Mustang's Tigre 40 ran on a pipe, must've been a Rat or Carrier timed version. Assume Sig kit.
Airacobra might be one of the Hobby Shack all foam jobs at 42 inches.
Chris

Fred Cronenwett · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2017, 07:56:47 PM »

"Large Scale" .... Sorry but the elevator on Grant Hiestand's Spacewalker was bigger than this airplane.

But this would be a fast model, but trimmed out right would do very well in Fun Scale

Fred

wwwarbird · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2017, 09:52:45 PM »

Quote from: dave siegler on March 01, 2017, 05:11:09 AM

He has 3 airplanes for sale and its local to me. Wayne is the same guy that you bought the TBM from?

First thing I thought of when I noticed the location Dave, but it's not the same guy. Also had me thinking of another weekend road trip. The other two that are offered are ok, but not done nearly as well as the A-7.

I feel like there has to be a lot of cool old models sitting in basements and attics all around the Milwaukee area.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2017, 09:58:44 PM »

Quote from: Gerald Arana on March 01, 2017, 09:38:33 AM

$85 shipping!? Is he s&**^$#g me?

Oh well, guess there's a sucker born every minute...........

Jerry

Apparently you haven't shipped something like this for a while. Packed solidly (ideally a small purpose built 1/4" ply crate) that price is on the lower end of todays reality. Probably a lot less than funding your own all inclusive round-trip to Milwaukee and back too.

fred cesquim · « **Reply #13 on:** March 02, 2017, 05:13:05 AM »

Quote from: Gerald Arana on March 01, 2017, 09:38:33 AM

$85 shipping!? Is he s&**^$#g me?

Oh well, guess there's a sucker born every minute...........

Jerry

SIG asked me 450u$, YES! 450! to send my one citabria kit! when someone speaks about moving to brazil, tell them about the shipping cost lol

Avaiojet · « **Reply #14 on:** March 02, 2017, 06:23:54 AM »

You could build your own for 37.50 in wood.

Add another 300.00 if you elect to build rockets and tanks.

All kidding aside, the model looks like a great project that the builder pulled off quite nicely.

Would look much better with a spinner.

I like the model.

Looks like the lead outs are attached at mid wing.

CB

john e. holliday · « **Reply #15 on:** March 02, 2017, 09:26:14 AM »

Tell me about shipping to Brazil. I sent some magazine to a fellow modeler down there as I thought he might get better use of them than the dump. But the cost was worth it to see them get some more use in reading about control line.

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #16 on:** March 02, 2017, 01:42:12 PM »

When I looked at the picture of the Corsair II, my first thought was "Lordy, the boy put all those vortex generators on the bottom of the wing!"

Steve

John Rist · « **Reply #17 on:** March 02, 2017, 03:30:19 PM »

None of them have a throttle. Would be quit an effort to get them contest ready.

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2017, 06:46:16 PM »

The A-7 has three lead outs and a pushrod in the engine compartment.
Chris...

john e. holliday · « **Reply #19 on:** March 07, 2017, 11:03:54 AM »

Well it didn't get any bids. Probably go in the trash now.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #20 on:** March 07, 2017, 12:54:51 PM »

Beautiful workmanship. As noted, it seems to be set up for 3-line throttle control. With a 32" wingspan it must be 25-sized.

It could be legally entered in Fun.

The no-gear and no-flap penalties would kill it if the builder entered it in Sport or higher classes.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #21 on:** March 07, 2017, 06:07:33 PM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on March 07, 2017, 11:03:54 AM

Well it didn't get any bids. Probably go in the trash now.

It's relisted. Hopefully someone saves it, it appears worthy of being in a C/L museum.

Avaiojet · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2017, 06:19:48 PM »

The A-7 is back with a relist.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Large-Scale-Vought-A-7-Corsair-II-Control-Line-Plane-/351998042815?nma=true&si=Xk1I82Ob%252BvoTqteADPHl%252F7E9sKo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#rpdCntId

Sorry, I don't know how to make links smaller. Should work.

Lead outs at the LE not the tip is interesting.

CB

john e. holliday · « **Reply #23 on:** April 29, 2017, 10:03:42 AM »

Site says bidding ended.

Avaiojet · « **Reply #24 on:** April 29, 2017, 11:02:43 AM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on April 29, 2017, 10:03:42 AM

Site says bidding ended.

I see that now.

Guess I have to learn to read.

Sorry about that.

CB

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #25 on:** May 10, 2017, 05:36:55 PM »

Leadouts come out right behind the CG, not at the wingtip. Swept wing airplanes have their CG forward of their wingtips.
Chris...

Avaiojet · « **Reply #26 on:** May 10, 2017, 05:59:57 PM »

Quote from: Chris McMillin on May 10, 2017, 05:36:55 PM

Leadouts come out right behind the CG, not at the wingtip. Swept wing airplanes have their CG forward of their wingtips.
Chris...

Chris,

I'm wondering how well this works without that stick mentioned protruding at the wingtip.

CB

Trostle · « **Reply #27 on:** May 10, 2017, 06:24:39 PM »

Quote from: Avaiojet on May 10, 2017, 05:59:57 PM

Chris,

I'm wondering how well this works without that stick mentioned protruding at the wingtip.

CB

As Chris said, it is important that the leadouts be located slightly behind the CG location of the model, like any other CL model, swept wing or non-swept wing. For scale, it is possible to add some sort of leadout guide at the tip to assure the proper leadout position. That guide can be set up to be added for flight and removed for static display/scoring. An example is shown below.

Keith