WOW. I was laughing out loud for joy, seeing the first flight when it really caught the air just right.............

When I flew free flight rubber, I almost wanted the model to go OOS just because it belonged up there. A great feeling knowing I built it and trimmed it.

Love this guy,he's an absolute tweak genius,and just knows the adjustments will work.

Lovely. Very much appreciated!

Great video. It flies as good as it looks!

Beautiful model. Greetings from Poland. Andrzej

Beautiful model buddy ❤️❤️❤️

On the rare occasions were I get to the "no changes" part of a trim session, I always think of you. Sometimes I even say it out loud, not too loud but, yeah. Nice everything.

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. Cool. Thx. It's a great moment for every ship.

Absolument magnifique, félicitations pour votre travail. Cordialement : j-j Escolle de France.

That last flight was epic. So enjoyable. My favorite plane. 🙂

oh man your videos are amazing... and this one might be my favorite, bravo!

What a delight to watch

Wonderful. Thank you.

Thank you Tom for making your videos. I learned so much from you. I like the way you tell us what your changing and why your changing it. And yes she does look great in the air. I love these old time planes. Thank you again and keep the info coming. I need to learn all I can.

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

Thx, Bob. I'm always learning too, so it's helpful to talk it out, especially when I'm alone at the field. So yes, I guess I'm talking to myself.... :-D

Sweet!

Nice looking mode. Flies great too.

What a grand tribute! Good job you had the dethermalisor there Tom, or your old friend might have reached right out & grabbed this bird! I love the monoped uc.. Gives something really special to the inflight profile. 👍

Beautiful model, looks superb in the air !

Totally enjoy your vids.

You sir , are an inspiration ! This is the essence of What it's all about ! Not to mention the tutorial, the adjustments, the fruit ! Beautiful plane, and I sincerely felt the love for your friend/mentor. Please keep the videos coming...👍

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the kind words. Much appreciated.

I love listening to your alalyses, stepping to perfection of trim. Cute one-legged bird. :)

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

Thx. Björn. I just say what I feel...what comes out, comes out. It sounds like BS to me sometimes, but it's honest.

thank you -- inspiration, and I continue trying to get mine to fly better. You help keep me going

Your videos are so wonderful and beautiful! They remind me of the book that kindled my love of model aviation. Robert Lopshires' "A Beginners Guide To Building and Flying Model Airplanes". I bought a copy for myself, some time back, and still read it, occasionally. My copy smells like a school library, and has a few marks on the pages. Such good memories! Thank you for the work you put into this channel.

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the feedback, Jeff. Glad u enjoy the films.

Beautiful! So nice to watch your videos.

Like you said Tom, fantastic and tons of fun! Noel

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

I was blinded by scale models...now I'm having the time of my life with these old-time rubber jobs. Full circle perhaps.

Hello , I came across your chain by chance, model aircraft myself I admit that I did not know the many subtleties of free flight which for me was reduced to simple throws without embellishment. But you opened my eyes to what for me really looks like an art with in addition a quality of construction truly worthy of goldmaking. Thank you to you for offering us this fine-tuned vision of aeromodelling.in addition frankly I do not believe my eyes of the performance both in altitude and in flight time, honestly you stay in the air longer than me some times (joke) my friend you just got a subscriber and sorry for my English but being French I use an automatic translator so sorry! Good morning from France

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

Good morning. Thanks for the feedback & kind words. I'm glad u enjoy the channel.

Excelent fly. Saludos Fernando🇦🇷

Great tribute, Tom, and a very nice build and video, too. I have watched this video on several occasions and love the lines of this unique ship and the flights that you captured!

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I am amazed to see that it has only one landing gear and it always strait and level even at the occasion when there was a bad launch. RIP John. What a way to pay a friend a tribute.

I start my days with your builds and trim sessions and calming music, thank you. On this beauty I imagine that single gear leg acts somewhat like the stabilising fin keel of a yacht?

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

Thx. Never thought of the LG that way, but I'm sure it has an impact. Love flying this bird.

Loved watching this model. What finish did you use to obtain that blue in the fuselage? Do you finish off all you models these days with clear Krylon?

@maxfliart

Жыл бұрын

Thx. I believe I used blue Mt. Fuji tissue from Easy Built, but normally I would spray white tissue with a blue Americana Gloss Enamel. Their water based acrylic enamels are inexpensive yet cover beautifully. Yes, I always dust the model at the end with a few passes of Krylon clear or matte.

@davidbarfield1431

Жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart Thanks. Is the spray done before or after covering the model. Just trying to get an Idea of handling the tissue while covering if it already has the finish on it. I'm assuming the Americana is the stuff sold in craft stores.

@maxfliart

Жыл бұрын

@@davidbarfield1431 Yes, it's the craft store paint. Just make sure it says *Gloss* on the label, as that's the acrylic enamel, but there are fewer choices. I thin it with water until it's like a milky consistency, very thin. The other product is their acrylic line, of which there are many. I use the glue stick plus 70% isopropyl alcohol to attach the tissue. It will streak the acrylic, but not the acrylic enamel. I spray with Krylon after the model is first covered with tissue and shrunk with water. The Krylon has a plasticizer in it that prevents the continual shrinking of the tissue, allowing you to avoid warps, and build lighter.

Thank you for such amazing videos, I learn so much by watching them. I noticed that you ues an adjustable thrust system. Is it possible to give some details about it. Thank you.

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the feedback. Here are some photos that detail my approach to adjustable thrust. hallmanstudio.com/Thrust_Plate.jpg

@stevestyx4712

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart Thanks for the photos, I will try this on my next build, a 36 inch wing span Curtis Shrike.

@stevestyx4712

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart One last question, where do you source the brass nose button ? I have searched the internet and haven't found anything similar.

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevestyx4712 Hi Steve. Unfortunately, you won't find what I've been using, since they came from a hobby source from back in the 1940s. However, if you Google "spiral nailhead" you will find something very similar. All u need to do is drill the hole for the prop shaft and ur good to go.

@stevestyx4712

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart I've had a good search and there is nothing I can find similar in the UK. I am going to try a different approach to the front end with a brass washer soldered to a brass tube with a bead as a bearing and a similar adjustment method as yours. Here is a short clip of my Volare Jackrabbit. This was from its first flying session with one 15 inch loop of 1/8 rubber and a 3D printed propeller. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2eNy6mIltzIYrw.html

This bird is unique. The design is amazing! How can I find the plans to make one? If it's possible... What a pleasant day!! Thank you

@maxfliart

Жыл бұрын

Thx, Miguel. I love this model. Looks great in the blue! I've listed the plan link in the description above, but here too is the link: outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=3634

@miguelpaixao1317

Жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart hi!! What a surprise!! Didn't expect so soon your answer. And with a surprise!! Thanks so much! If I do have any doubt I will get in touch with you. Many thanks Miguel

Max,how do I flight trim a easy built spitfire.i don't have a thrust plate like that.

My scotch Mono is on hold until I figure out how you covered the bottom around the landing gear area. Any tips?

@maxfliart

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave. There's a lot of curve happening there, so I probably pieced it together, going stringer to stringer and former to former, with small single pieces, rather than try one piece for more sections at once. You'll quickly find out if it can handle it. I'm sure I also made many snips on the excess tissue to allow the curves to happen, as you would do around a wingtip.

@daveb7811

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart I used some old silkspan (tissue) to "patch-in" the area. It has a non-directional grain/weave which helped. Thanks for your advice. Onward.

How did you add right rudder

@maxfliart

Жыл бұрын

With a gurney flap added to the right side TE of one of the rudders, ie, a 1" to 2" long piece of balsa that's 1/16" wide & 1/32" thick. Use a glue stick.

I love the vintage rubber powered aircraft. Looks like an aluminum tube to hold the rubber motor in the rear, what size tube is it? Nice tribute model, I’m sure your friend is smiling away seeing it

@tonywright8294

3 жыл бұрын

Tube size 25 mm dia 1000 mm long 12 mm gauge . If you need to ask there’s no way you could build one of these models !

@nateg6320

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonywright8294 I appreciate the input, but it’s responses like yours which make people not want to ask questions to learn. At one point I’m sure you didn’t know, you asked, and hopefully someone didn’t give you a response like yours to you

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

@@nateg6320 I probably went with 1/8" OD on this one, although it might have been closer to 3/16" OD. Typically it's based on the rubber cross section, and the width of the fus in the rear. I try to go as light as possible. You can always go heavier if u find that it starts to bend.

@jontee3437

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonywright8294 Jeez, everyone starts somewhere even you. Try encouraging people instead of discouraging people. you didn't start out as an expert and it would serve you well to remember that when giving advice.

@nateg6320

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart Great! Thank you! That’s what I was curious about if you had any issues with it folding, and wall thickness. Keep up the great videos! I saw the video about your daughter and it was superbly done. She still has such a loving family

My only complaint with these videos is for KZread. I know you need ads and they help the channel owner but ads for Barbie dolls? Do you think we’re watching toys here? These are model aeroplanes! Not toys!!

Hi Tom, please could I ask how you have attached the monoped leg to the fuselage, is it with two shafts of monofilament or carbon fibre rod perhaps? I have been really taken with elegant lines and design of this plane and the way it flies. So much so that I am about to begin building one myself from the Outerzone plans. Many thanks, Marc

@maxfliart

Жыл бұрын

Hi Marc. Yes, I used the thickest monofil that I could find and dropped two of them in place. Still, the side flex is only so-so and the entire deal still seems to dislodge sometimes. Not sure if it was worth the effort, vs. simply anchoring it solidly into the frame. A old friend who loved this model did that on his and appeared to do ok...but I don't know if it really stayed secure, or if he kept the repair report to himself. :-D Good luck with yours. I love how this ship flies.

@marcolyott

Жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart Thanks very much for this, Cheers, Marc

@marcolyott

Жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart Hi Tom, I started building this plane from the outerzone plans a few weeks ago, studying your videos of it to get a good grasp on how the construction should go, especially the DT element and how to build this in. I'm about 90% through the build and I've really enjoyed every moment. Can I ask please, I'm making a hand carved propeller in accordance with the original plan. It is an 8 inch prop and I've never made one before. I've completed it just about, pleased with its shape and balanced it. It weighs 4 grammes, but I'm wondering if it is still too thick. Half way down the blade from the tip it is 5mm thick on both blades. is this too thick? maybe it should be about 3mm thick at this point. I made it from 3 laminations of hard 1/4 inch balsa. Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. I'm hoping to test glide and initial trim this little plane in a month or two, dependent on our British weather and finding a field of long grass on a dry day with no wind at all! Thanks for your videos, it has really inspired me to try to build these Old Timers, in fact the Scotch Monoped is my first attempt at such a build. Cheers, Marc

@maxfliart

Жыл бұрын

@@marcolyott Hi Marc- Interesting, but my 8" carved prop is exactly the same as yours at the mid point. It then feathers to a rather narrow tip, but it all works quite well. Have fun with yours when the weather is right!

@marcolyott

Жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart Many thanks!

Hi, how long have you been building the model until flight time

@maxfliart

2 жыл бұрын

Usually a month or so for a model like this one. Longer for most scale models.

can you change the pitch of the prop?

@maxfliart

3 жыл бұрын

No, the props are fixed pitch.

Great vid ,Nice flight, 👍👍👍love the comentrey better then the piano music 👍👍👍👍👍