New Foamie build

[ChrisPol]

Small break from my vertigo and between my yak to work on my late winter / spring foamie, I think it may be a bit large for the indoor, Pepsi for scale.

I am going to do a red bull paint scheme on it :)

[ChrisPol]

Spent most of sunday sanding and sealing the foam to get it ready for paint.

[Sempai-mj]

That's one big foamie!

[ChrisPol]

That's one big foamie!

Actually bigger than i thought

[ChrisPol]

Been slow going with work and reno, but here is an updated pic of my iffy paint job, should be all done this weekend.

[Sempai-mj]

Looks really good!

[aaamedeus]

What battery do you plan on using ?

[ChrisPol]

The setup i chose is supposed to be great at 8s (2x5800mah 4s) packs, and is possibly ballistic at 9s (which is the max this setup can be run).

Will find out soon spinning a 24x12

[Andrew Fernie]

What will the weight end up at Chris?

[ChrisPol]

12 to 13 pounds will weigh once done

[Burning Head]

Wow, big flat foam plane, nice. How about a APC prop instead of a wooden...

[ChrisPol]

A 24x12 apc would weigh about 5lbs


Wow, big flat foam plane, nice. How about a APC prop instead of a wooden...

[Dwight Macdonald]

Great paint job Chris! What kind of foam is it and what kind of paint did you use?

[ChrisPol]

Great paint job Chris! What kind of foam is it and what kind of paint did you use?

Painting was painful as any tape would peel off paint, it's polystyrene i believe high density.

I used Acrylic's golden and createx, still have to do the underside of the wings.

[ChrisPol]

http://www.chargerrc.com/shopexd.asp?id=110

Not bad for a 74" 3d foamy

[ChrisPol]

Weather is looking good for this weekend, She is all ready to go with ski's.

[antoine zabal]

I suggest wide deep powder skis not to sink.

[ChrisPol]

I suggest wide deep powder skis not to sink.

I'm hoping some of the regular guys have packed down the runway a bit :)

[ChrisPol]

Maiden done, was very windy,

Giant Fuzion 3D 74"
Apc 24x12 w/ Spare prop
Aluminum servo Arms
Turnigy Sentilon V4 100A 5-12s HV Bulletproof Speed Controller w/RPM Sensor
Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 6374-192kv Brushless Outrunner Motor
4xTurnigy™ TGY-5521MDHV HV/DS/MG Servo 24kg / 0.11sec / 60g
Castle Creations Pro Bec
2x5000mAh 4s Lipo Pack

[Kevin Rochon]

so is it a plane yet (maiden)

how did it fly?

[ChrisPol]

So 40km/h winds is not good for assembling a foamie of any size.

Would need to fly it on a half decent day but was nice and stable in the winds, only issue was the snow was really sticky and soft.

She had ok vertical, but not enough for my personal taste

[ChrisPol]

Well just bit the bullet ordered some 6s batteries and a bigger charger, 12s with a 23x8 for about 4000watts seems to be the ticket with the selected motor.

[Dwight Macdonald]

Nice thing about electric ... just changing the prop and maybe the batteries can dial up the performance you want.

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[ChrisPol]

But at a cost, In no way can batteries compete with gas for power & economy

Nice thing about electric ... just changing the prop and maybe the batteries can dial up the performance you want.

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[ChrisPol]

Well got 6 flights in today on the 12s setup, and wow this thing is amazing, tons of fun today.

Hopefully Albert will post the video.

[Michael O'Bree]

And fun to watch - great show, Chris:)

[ChrisPol]

Giant Fuzion 3d Foamy 74" 12s
Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 - 6374-192kv
Prop
Carbon Spinner
120 Amp HV Esc
20Amp Castle Pro Bec
Digital Hv Servo's with aluminum arms
4x 6s 4000mah batteries

600$ would also consider 35cc gas engines

[ChrisPol]

up for sale