My world of RC started back in 1980's and has grown since. Here I will share my videos of what I love which includes building balsa planes, helicopters, cars, rigs and a few other awesome RC gadgets. Also I love to give back and show how I do things, tips and tricks especially regarding building balsa airplane kits, helicopter setups and engine tuning, painting etc.. So if you love the world of RC please subscribe and follow along Bayona's RC World.
Most of my model planes are from Great Planes and are all covered in Monocote. Im flying since 1986 and i love Monocote. I have a few models also that were manufactured in Vietnam and are covered in Oracover which is Ultracote. Im not a big fan of it and personally its definitely not as good as Monocote. But it is so sad that Monocote is disappearing, but thats life as they say. Nothing stays the same.
Very true nothing stays the same. And that included myself in that mix. I just could not just get over the fact that Monokote is no more. Well I changed as well with the times and to continue enjoying building and covering I will give other covering materials a go.
I have just watched the whole of this video for a second time and i never get bored watching it. You are a master craftsman and a genius at covering rc balsa planes. Really really good at what you do and its a pleasure to see you in action and giving out all these helpful tips and showing us all the proper way to do it. Im in my early 60s and flying rc glow engine model aircraft for over 38 years. I fly at a local club and this will be the first time ive ever made an attempt to cover a plane. I will be using Oracover, its called Ultracote in the USA. Its a 14 year old plane that i have stripped down and all the wood is secure and sound. The horizontal stabiliser and vertical stabiliser are all glued down of course and i will be following your videos step by step to ensure that i do as good a job as possible. Many thanks again for sharing.
Many thanks for the Ultracote covering video. Will look forward to Part 3 of the covering of the wings. Kind regards. This will be extremely helpful in hoping I can do a half decent job in covering as it will be my first time. It's a big plane the Super Frontier Senior. 80 inch wingspan and the fuselage length is 56 inches long. How many rolls in metres do you think I should order? Thanks. P.S There is 2 metres in each roll.
@@easystar123 all depends on what color scheme or pattern combinations you are to do. For my Reactor 50 the wingspan is 84" and fuselage is 81" in length. I had ordered 4 rolls of orange, 3 rolls of white, 2 rolls black, 4 rolls silver. I still have 1 roll of white left unused.
Brilliant video. Thanks for sharing. Im going to make my first attempt at covering a plane and this video of yours will help me immensely. Im flying 38 years and ive never covered a plane before. Last night i decided to take off the covering of my 14 year old World Models Super Frontier Senior, its a copy of a Sig Kadet Senior. Its a very relaxing plane to fly and i power mine with a Saito 72 fourstroke. The covering was falling off, Toughlon it is called. So im hoping to recover it with Oracover. I would have preferred Monocote but it is now very difficult to get as Top flite has stopped making it and i live in Ireland. Many thanks again for your help. You have explained everything really well. If i make half as good a job as you then i will be happy. Kind regards.
Many thanks for the content, you’ve inspired me me to order a reproduction kit for the P-40 from Planes Revived in the U.K. I just hope I can build it it to half the standard you built yours. Thanks again
So awesome! Yes Tim Pearce is doing an awesome job reproducing the Top Flite model kits and adding alot of additional options like JP warbirds resin scale details and or fiberglass upgrades to mention a few. I am glad that my video could inspire others to take on a build and get them excited. Thank you for watching my videos I truly appreciate you.
@@chris-ip4pk the heli will respond properly and no adverse effects will be noted during the flight envelope. The pack is withing the recommended battery specs for this model. If you watch my video the heli performs awesome
I have one of these trucks, i have had it for many years. Do you know anyway of making the exhaust quieter? I have tried stuffing the exhaust with stainless steal wool but it doesn't make much of a difference
I would not restrict the exhaust flow otherwise you could cause engine issues. As far as making a Nitro quieter ummmmm using the stock muffler is actually pretty quiet compared to after market mufflers that are a tad bit louder. Nitro is associated with that engine sound and to be honest I never looked into trying to make it quieter. If I wanted quiet I would breakout my electric models. Some neighbors don't like the sound so I just go find a large field away from houses to run my Nitro vehicles. Other than that the stock muffler is the quietest IMO.
No issues on CG at all. I used a APC 16x8 prop and had to use throttle curves to tame it down some and match the power application based on throttle stick position.
I used a APC 16x8 prop. I had no CG issues whatsoever. I had to use throttle curves in the transmitter to tame down the power band. Overall excellent engine for the Great Planes Super Skybolt or if a 4stroke is your preference a Saito FG21 4 stroke gas 20:1 spinning a 16x8 prop works great as well plus has that 4 stroke sound.
@BayonasRCWorld Thanks! Trying to stay away from glow. It's getting really hard and really expensive to find nitro. Plus the cleanup and after care. No issues with 16 inch prop and ground clearance?
@@jmbauer68 yup reason why I went gas as well. Here on Guam Nitro is really hard to get. The hobby store that is a Morgan fuel distributor has closed its doors. So really hard to get nitro fuel here on Island so I went gas or electric. Yet getting Lipos is just as bad.
I have that helicopter. Its a 3d beast and takes crashes well. I got rid of stability mode. It feels really strange for advanced pilot's. Even just in a hover
how do you get rid of stability mode? I am using a Futaba 14sg transmitter. I could not get idle one and 2 to work with the T8 Transmitter that came with the RTF model. But yeah in normal mode it feels as if it is locked and kinda flies like a drone. I prefer no stability mode stuff as well
@BayonasRCWorld Sorry I didn't see this sooner to help you. I'm using a Radiomaster 16s Max. I changed the value on channel 5 normal mode switch position to a positive value instead of negative. How are you liking the helicopter. AWESOME eh?
@@alwaysflying6540 I did the same with my gear channel and then I was able to switch from normal to stability mode. However I decided after I read it to just deactivate stability mode directly from the FBL controller on the heli. I have not tested it out yet. Should give it a go later on today.
You are the best, no matter how long time you are gone, as long you keep safe and happy. And I will always support your channel . Some time when you have time can’t you do a video how to start in rc helicopters with recommendations of everything I need to start ( it’s a jungle out there) or a rc plane building series from start to first flight, also with your recommendations of transmitters and equipment. You’re one of the best builder and pilots I ever seen…….. and you are a great teacher to . But most importantly take care of yourself and your family. Martin from Norway 🇳🇴
Thank you so much I was stuck until I found this video, couldn't figure out the left right on top carbon ,and all your hints and step by step has helped me so much thank you. I have the smaller 600 . Do you have any recommendations of what battery I should get thanks and again great video
I’m trying to figure out the correct dimensions of the ribs for the centre section… ideally I’d like a template of the actual ribs but I’m not sure this is possible as you would have pressed them out and used them. I want an actual template of the ribs so I can get the wing joining pieces correct. I bought this kit second hand and unfortunately the centre wing section and the engine cowling were missing.. this was an artf kit but it looks the same as yours even though you built from scratch. So I have two complete wings, fully covered but no centre joining section. Trying to figure out how to make my own. I know you can buy a whole wing kit but that’ll cost me four times what I paid for the kit.. unfortunately they do not sell the centre section by itself.
Just found your channel, insta subbed! I am waiting for my laser and cant wait to bring my digital designs to life. P.S. dude you are literally huge lol
Got another question for you. Are the wings one piece or 2? I don’t see any instructions to join the wings at any point but is it structurally sound enough with a 2 piece wing?
Well I was planning on using Robart retracts dedicated for the 60 size P51 top flite model and a toss up between a Saito FG21 4 stroke gas engine or a DLE20RA. Unfortunately I have yet to get back onto the build because lots of thing just going on Lin life at the moment. Trying to get my house sold so I can relocate back Stateside.
This is remove coating question: i want to use ultracote on a old plane that has a textile/fabric like painted covering? any recommendation on how to remove it if i do not know what glue was used? can i use just heat, or thinner or other solvent or just force and the sand it? tks
Well if you don't know what kind of covering and adhesive was used then you can do a few simple test. 1st try and use a heat gun to soften the covering and see if it will come off by pulling. If not then it was not a iron on fabric covering. Next try acetone and brush it onto the covering it should soften the material and adhesive and allow you to remove it alittle at a time if dope was used. Hope this helps
All depends as to what transpires throughout the sale of my home and property here on Guam. I am and have been preparing to sale my home here and relocate back Stateside probably in Texas. So I still have the P51 and DC3 that I basically placed on hold right when my mother passed away. I had a few attempts to get started but kept getting pulled in all directions. So if I sell my home before I start back on the build I will definitely start back on it once I settle my family and I Stateside. I might just start all over with another kit and continue the build series where I left off or take the current kit unfinished model with me. Only time will tell! Just settling with a few home issues and then my realtors takes it from there.
My CDI is placed under the fuel tank and my battery was placed just aft of the fuel tank. My fuel tank tray is removable should I need to access the CDI. I have photos of this in my Facebook group Bayona's RC World facebook.com/share/jz3xUVo8huCWtLQ2/?mibextid=A7sQZp
Unfortunately I did not because it was many attempts and is basically a custom fit depending on where you made the door cutout and or placement. What I did was made multiple hinges out of just balsa and attached it temporarily to see if it will function properly. Once I got it to do what I needed it I then made the final part out of laminated thin ply.
I need to cover my first wing for a cessna 188 , 69inch wing . Any advice what would be better to install for someone who has not cover a wing ever, monokote ultracote, parklite? Thanks
Well to be honest Monokote would be your better bet for a person that never covered before. However Ultracote once the user understands the temperature needed to adhere the cover, shrink the covering etc. Ultracote could also be a user friendly covering material. Then overall it comes down to just you.
