DIY RC Reno Racer - Kitbashing a Yak-11 into Czech Mate

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  • Опубліковано 31 гру 2024

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  • @Thercgeek
    @Thercgeek  2 роки тому +1

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  • @ModelAV8RChannel
    @ModelAV8RChannel 2 роки тому

    Wow Chris. You and Brent...masters of the foam bash!

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Thanks man, I’m pretty excited for this one

  • @Airsally
    @Airsally 2 роки тому

    Great to see you back in the shop working your magic. Hope the family is doing well.
    Regards Rodger

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Thanks Rodger! Been quite the road getting here, but feels good to be working in the shop again. Lots more projects coming! 😊

  • @gibstera5580
    @gibstera5580 2 роки тому

    Great video. Thank you for sharing. I am watching this this for the second time.

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому +1

      Awesome, thank you! 😊

  • @larryegilman1
    @larryegilman1 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this conversion. Bob Yancy was the original creator of then # 109. In the last few years the owners of czeck mate had created a formidable gold racer. It was truly sad to lose Sherman just prior to Reno.
    Your model is a brilliant tribute to the plane and the wonderful man that flew her

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Thank you! Such a terrible loss. 😢. I debated whether to continue the project or not truthfully, but thought it best to see it through in his honor.

  • @JustwingitRC
    @JustwingitRC 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely AWESOME! Thank you so much for the informative and entertaining video. What an unreal amount of work involved, but that's what true GOAT modeling is all about!!! Looking forward to the next installment...Blue skies my friend!

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks Jon! Both the video and the conversion were a lot of work, haha!

    • @JustwingitRC
      @JustwingitRC 2 роки тому

      @@Thercgeek For sure!

  • @rolandtheheadlessthompsong4346
    @rolandtheheadlessthompsong4346 2 роки тому

    Wow…..that finish looks amazing Chris….!

  • @PhilBender612
    @PhilBender612 2 роки тому +1

    Chris, I love when you show us these refinished planes you do, just awesome work. This ones no exception. I have done a few refinishes (no wheres near as nice) but like you said , its just a lot of work you must put in, mostly sanding and re-applying filler/polyacrylic. Thanks for showing yet another finely re-finished bird.

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Thanks for following along! 😊

  • @Moshe_F3A
    @Moshe_F3A 2 роки тому

    I really like your refinish series you doing Chris amazing jobs!

  • @airhammer6203
    @airhammer6203 2 роки тому

    Great video Chris. That is really cool. Thought and persistence rewards the hands. Nice work on this racer. It's going to be a looker. AirHammer out!!

  • @bradalgra8088
    @bradalgra8088 2 роки тому

    Great conversion Chris. The new shop looks super clean! Can't wait to see this one flying!

  • @fierceflyer5
    @fierceflyer5 2 роки тому +2

    Video sponsored by star bond but used BSI foam safe throughout the build LMAO 🤣 love it! Beautiful plane as usual. Great tribute to the full scale.

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Haha, I didn't realize at the time I started this 6 months ago that they had a foam safe CA.

  • @kmurphy739
    @kmurphy739 2 роки тому

    Super job!!!!!

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Thank you!! I’m hoping to have the next installment ready to post in a couple weeks. 😊

  • @tennriverluver3534
    @tennriverluver3534 2 роки тому

    Dude this is amazing! Can't wait to see the finished project!

  • @FreeFlightDigest
    @FreeFlightDigest 2 роки тому

    Awesome tail mods!

  • @Cedric.landes
    @Cedric.landes 2 роки тому

    Another good job !!!!!

  • @johnmueller5482
    @johnmueller5482 2 роки тому

    Chris you shire put a lot of work into your airplanes Great

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      It’s a sickness, haha

    • @johnmueller5482
      @johnmueller5482 2 роки тому

      @@Thercgeek Chris your work is like from years ago .A lost art

  • @MLOO123
    @MLOO123 2 роки тому

    Cool!

  • @mithrandir1313
    @mithrandir1313 2 роки тому +1

    the difference between a nice finish and a hack finish is a piece of sandpaper!!! ;)

  • @AerospaceMatt
    @AerospaceMatt 2 роки тому

    Ooooh, I never thought about using long thin strips to make a contoured turtle deck. I might have to use that sometime!

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому +2

      A little something from my balsa bashing days. 😊

  • @sailr
    @sailr 5 місяців тому

    I recently tried Starbond and it is so superior to all the other brands on the market it is amazing!

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  5 місяців тому

      Yeah, I really like it

  • @mikenowland2739
    @mikenowland2739 2 роки тому

    Looking good man 👍 Great production and explanation . Who makes those cool alloy sanding blocks ? Is the paper glued on or does it clamp.

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! The sanding blocks are ones I’ve had a long time, however dubro just re-released them. I use a light application of spray glue to hold the paper on the blocks.

  • @jcb6713
    @jcb6713 2 роки тому

    very nice !!! 👍👍

  • @jimelliott33
    @jimelliott33 2 роки тому

    Amazing work, I’ve done this monotonous prime sand prime sand cycle myself but the results pay off, halfway through your like, is a foamy worth this, the finish you obtained is stunning

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Thank you! True story, I asked myself many times if this foamy was worth the effort, haha! I love how the model came out once finished and it flies amazing!

  • @bobmichaud6902
    @bobmichaud6902 2 роки тому

    nice job. always amazing. where do you get those nifty sanding blocks.

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Thank you! As it turns out, dubro just brought a number of sanding blocks to market, so I’d recommend checking them out. For the small ones though, I make my own using hard wood. I have a small 3” one I made ages ago that I use all the time.

  • @austinlangley4539
    @austinlangley4539 2 роки тому

    Where did you find depron I have a really hard time finding some especially in canada

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      Got it from rcdepron.com (also a link in the description) :)

    • @austinlangley4539
      @austinlangley4539 2 роки тому

      @@Thercgeek thanks man

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      I think they ship to Canada, so hopefully they will work for you. It’s nice having depron available again.

    • @austinlangley4539
      @austinlangley4539 2 роки тому

      @@Thercgeek one other thing I picked up a totaled jet and fixed it up but can’t find a flap to elevator mix for it anywhere what’s the best way to figure that out

  • @hechtspeed
    @hechtspeed 2 роки тому

    Nooiiice!

  • @seanmolloy9422
    @seanmolloy9422 2 роки тому

    have you ever mixed baking soda with your polycrilyc ?

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      I have not. Is that to help thicken it?

    • @seanmolloy9422
      @seanmolloy9422 2 роки тому

      @@Thercgeek yes. thicker, easier to sand, better filling quality . try it on some scraps

  • @I_am_archie
    @I_am_archie 2 роки тому

    Fly fixed wing, bro? ? I'm definitely getting some S.W. no shrink spackle.

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому +1

      All my projects are fixed wing. I’m a terrible heli pilot. Or are you talking full sized?

    • @I_am_archie
      @I_am_archie 2 роки тому

      @@Thercgeek actually I took a stab at what your shirt was saying .. lol.

  • @frankmick8683
    @frankmick8683 2 роки тому

    No More Wonder fill , filler ?

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      I’m not sure what you’re referencing. I’ve been using sherwinn Williams shrink free spackle for quite some time.

    • @frankmick8683
      @frankmick8683 2 роки тому

      @@Thercgeek Might have been somebody else. I was using Hobbico Hobby Lite but can no longer get that. I might try the sherwinn stuff.

    • @Thercgeek
      @Thercgeek  2 роки тому

      I was using the hobby lite stuff too which was really great stuff. The sherwinn williams is the best replacement for it I’ve found so far. Not quite the same, but still good.