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A Fish Named Wallyum 07-23-2021 09:28 AM

Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter
 
This was one of the kits my wife bought for me back in the early/mid-90's. I began construction on it, getting the motor mount in and the fins attached, as well as the glider built, but got sidelined by the brick-like test tosses. It got thrown into the storage space with the Greyhawk, the Super Vega, and the never started Hornet. The F-22ASF fared better than the Super Vega, which suffered crushed tubes and waterlogged balsa, but it did lose a TTW fin. Now, 27-ish years later, I'm finally getting the project restarted. I sprayed a second coat of primer on the booster yesterday, and today should be sanding and Fill & Finish. Have any of you ever flown this bird? I've got the paint that I used for the Death Star, so I'm good there, but it seems pretty sluggish when I hand toss it. Any elevator tricks that I should be aware of?

dlazarus6660 10-13-2021 07:22 PM

Like rockets, the plane needs to be balanced.

dlazarus6660 11-23-2021 07:08 PM

BTW, I have this kit too, unbuilt.

tbzep 11-24-2021 08:41 AM

I have had the booster in primer for about as long as you've owned your kit. I stopped there because the F-22's nose got broken off and I didn't know what I could glue it back together with. Now, it's MIA, but the booster is still laying around in primer somewhere. :rolleyes:

LeeR 11-24-2021 01:10 PM

I get a feeling of satisfaction knowing that others procrastinate on finishing builds for as long as I do, or even longer.

dlazarus6660 11-24-2021 06:49 PM

There is foam safe C/A glue to fix your nose cone.
If you have a LOH store check there for foam safe glue.
I have been using it for many years.

jetlag 11-25-2021 09:58 AM

I've never used a foamsafe CA that worked remotely well. They all suck.
Use epoxy instead.

Allen

tbzep 11-28-2021 11:50 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by dlazarus6660
There is foam safe C/A glue to fix your nose cone.
If you have a LOH store check there for foam safe glue.
I have been using it for many years.

The busted foam glider has been MIA for several years. Maybe I'll run across it one of these days.


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