Author Topic: The T-6 Texan (Read 2305 times)

Dick Byron · « **on:** January 25, 2007, 02:58:44 PM »

I have been unable to figure out how to post pics so I decided to just let every one know the completed Texan is on my websight now. Just go to www.dickbyron.com and click on the link to the Texan. The last 5 pics are the finished product.

John Rist · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2007, 03:06:12 PM »

WOW!!! way beyond what I hope for in my models. But then that's why they created stand-off scale. Good job, well done - congratulations

John Rist

PS picture posting seems to be under additional options

Bill Little · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2007, 03:26:18 PM »

Quote from: Dick Byron on January 25, 2007, 02:58:44 PM

I have been unable to figure out how to post pics so I decided to just let every one know the completed Texan is on my websight now. Just go to www.dickbyron.com and click on the link to the Texan. The last 5 pics are the finished product.

Hi Dick,

Outstanding! I posted one of the pictures here for you. I hope you do not mind. The bold "Additional Options...." tag under the message box when you are posting; just click on it, and you can "browse" your pictures on your computer.

Dick Byron · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2007, 05:08:53 PM »

Thanks Bill.

Dick Byron · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2007, 06:20:02 PM »

Let try again.

Leroy Heikes · « **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2007, 05:43:32 AM »

Dick;
Your plane looks great!

Will you have it at the NATs this year, or are we going to have to wait until the big event in September to see it?
Could you post how you did your rivet and panel line detail?

Leroy

Dick Byron · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2007, 06:16:02 AM »

I do not plan to be at the Nats. I will be there in September.
The panel lines were made using Hobby Poxy "stuff". I laid down 2 layers of masking tape and then applied the "stuff" and sanded it to the tape level. I would use light weight body filler today. It is lighter and easier to sand. The rivets are real. I purchased 20 packs of 1000 from SIG. There are 4,000 flat head pins that I cut, and then scored so to look like a dzus fastener.

Artur Caban · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2007, 09:25:06 AM »

Beautiful plane - simply a work of art.
All of the best.
Artur.

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2007, 10:24:42 PM »

There are four thousand dzus fasteners on a T-6?
Chris...

Dick Byron · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2007, 05:27:15 AM »

Probably not. That is the number of pins I cut and scored to install. It took several nights of work. I do have a few left but I can't find them. I used them for screw representations as well.

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2007, 10:27:37 PM »

Wow,
That's a lot of pins! Really good looking ship.
Chris...

Leroy Heikes · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2007, 05:38:58 AM »

Dick;
How did you score the head of the pins? I'm not sure if I would have the patients to do 4000 of them, but a few dozen would do wonders for my next project.

Leroy

Dick Byron · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:11:36 AM »

I made a mandrel out of a piece of aluminum block. I drilled a hole just larger that the pin body. That took a long time as the drill was very small, probably .020 thick. Once I had the hole drilled deep enough, I cut of most of the body of the pin off and put it in the hole. The top was available to lay an exacto knife blade in the center and tap it, "VOILA" a dzus fastener appeared. It did take a few try's until I got it right but it was amazingly easy.
The fun in scale is solving the problems to make it look right.

dick byron

Leroy Heikes · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2007, 09:52:33 AM »

Thanks for the information! That seems to be an reasonable way to do it. I have a set of micro drills, I'll just need to get some material for a mandrel.

Leroy

Bob Disharoon · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2007, 05:34:30 PM »

KUDOS!!!!!!!.....that ship is better than most wwII warbirds I see at every airshow I attend...nuf said..BOB

john e. holliday · « **Reply #15 on:** March 25, 2007, 09:21:47 PM »

Richard; That AT-6 should get you on the team again. Amazing the patience you scale guys have. I am pulling for ya. DOC Holliday

Bill Little · « **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2007, 07:26:48 AM »

Hey, Dick! I do hope you make the team again! I know Jack Sheeks, and Dale Campbell is a member of our Club. I know how hard you guys work on these models and it is awesome.

I missed it somewhere..... what's the powertrain? And what type of control system are you using?

Thanks, and Good Luck!
Bill <><

Dick Byron · « **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2007, 12:24:43 PM »

It is powered by a ST.60 lite case, with a heat sink head, my conversion from a OS 61 helicopter head clamped to the ST head. It has an Ace radio, seven channel. Throttle, flaps. and retracts. The radio is an Ace that was made for Steve Ashby. I purchased the 2 that he had. They both work flawlessly. The aircraft was built in 1976-77-78 and got me on the team in 1982. The rebuild started in October 2005 before I knew of the up comming FAI big pay out contest. I have flow it several times but not in this paint scheme. I hope to do some test flying soon.

Thanks for your interest.

dick

Don Hutchinson AMA5402 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 16, 2007, 09:29:56 PM »

After the U. S. Air Force became a service of it's own the aircraft was retitled T-6G. the Air Force dropped the PT, BT and AT and all trainers were simply T-XX. I don't think they ever used the term Texan with this aircraft either. They certainly didn't on the one (TA-223) I was crew chief on. The T-6G was not a new airplane, it was a total factory rebuild of 2,068 older AT6-C's and D's. Rebuilds took place in several locations, North American Downey, North American Fresno, Douglas Long Beach and Curtiss at Columbus, OH. Oddly enough, the Curtiss rebuilds were designated T-6H for a short period of time. If one is going to fly serious scale, one needs to have all the i's dotted and t's crossed. Dick, is this a model of a privately owned warbird or a stock military version? The antenna setup behind the cockpit is not a stock T-6G configuration. Stock had a mast as well as an ADF loop antenna back there.

Ken Deboy · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2007, 04:01:25 PM »

Quote from: Dick Byron on March 26, 2007, 12:24:43 PM

It has an Ace radio, seven channel.

Silver Seven? I one I built in 1985 or 86. It was a lot of fun to put together.

cheers,
Ken

Dick Byron · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2007, 05:37:08 PM »

Don,
It is a privately owned rebuild. I do have the owners name and address but he has not responded to my letters. I believe it is one of two rebuilt by a company called Kalishnian. I am not sure of the spelling.

dick

Superclown · « **Reply #21 on:** April 23, 2007, 09:22:25 AM »

Wow! Beautiful craftsmanship. You're not going to fly it, are you?

Henry

Dick Byron · « **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2007, 02:00:25 PM »

It has been flow years ago. I would guess 25 flights. Yest I will fly it again. I will be at the September FAI contest for the team selection in Muncie. Total prize money is $10,000.00. It is now ready for test flying. Pray for calm winds.