VQ Warbirds 110" B-24 Liberator First Flights & Initial Thoughts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- If you've been following along on my social pages (@thercgeek), then you've been seeing the assembly of my 110" wingspan VQWarbirds B-24 Liberator over the last couple months. The model is being featured in a Model Airplane News review article in the November issue, but I wanted to give you guys a sneak peak flight. This is such an amazing model that is built well and flies beautifully. It looks much like its full scale counterpart having great presence in the air. For paint scheme, I opted for "Scorpio" from the 834th Bombardment "Zodiacs" Squadron which I love on the airplane. I will be doing additional videos on the model once the review hits stands which includes a full assembly review, flight review as well as discussions on adding functional bomb bay doors and turrets. I'm thinking some weathering may be in order too! Here are some of the specs on the model:
#B24Liberator #ScaleModel #TheRCGeek
AIRCRAFT ► B-24 Liberator 110" ARF (bit.ly/110VQB24)
RADIO ► Spektrum Dx18, Spektrum AR12310T 12-Channel PowerSafe Receiver (bit.ly/SpktmAR...)
RECEIVER BATTERY ► 2x Spektrum 6.6V 2200mah 2s LiFe Battery (bit.ly/Spktm2200), 1x E-flite 25c 3s 800mah Lipo Battery (bit.ly/ONYX3s800) and Castle Creations BEC set to 9.0v for retracts (bit.ly/3eM469u)
SERVOS ► Hitec D-645MG for ailerons, elevator, steering and Hitec D-85MG for flaps and rudders (bit.ly/HTServos)
MOTORS ► 4x Himax HC3528-1000 outrunner motor (www.maxxprod.c...)
FLIGHT BATTERY ► 4x Roaring Top 35c 4s 4300mah Lipo Battery (bit.ly/RT4s4300)
ESC ► 4x Castle Creations Talon 60 (bit.ly/CCTalon60)
PROPELLERS ► 4x Master Airscrew 10x7 3-blade (bit.ly/36TR2fY)
RETRACTS -► Robart Electric with Scale Wheels & Struts (bit.ly/B24Retr...)
TURRET CONTROLLER ► 2x Random Servo Motion Generator (thercgeek.com/...)
MARKINGS ► 834th Bombardment Squadron “Scorpio” (custom markings from callie-graphic...)
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I was fortunate enough to be able to take a flight in the Collins Foundation B-24 "Witchcraft" just this past Saturday!
Lucky!!! THat's awesome!
Beautiful aircraft. The B-24 Liberator is one of my favorite bombers from WWll.
That second landing was PERFECTION & SOOOOOO SMOOTH..!!!🇺🇸 KUDOS!
Thank you! :)
Your landings were amazing!!!!!
Thank you!
I don't get tired of watching this.
I appreciate that very much! 😊
I love the tail gunner great work!
The sound of those 4 electrics going by is beautiful...at least sitting here in my lazy boy looking at the video. I'm sure it sounds much better in person, thanks Chris!
Haha, thanks! It does sound good, but Is extremely quiet in the air actually.
Nice job Chris as usual. Makes a nice change from the usual B17 we see so much of. Look forward to the bomb drops!!!!
Thanks man! A bomber HAS to drop bombs, so I'm looking forward to getting that done. Definitely a challenge though with the scale roll up doors. I haven't quite sorted that out yet.
Awesome plane Chris...love the scale look and flying, can’t wait to see the bomb drop, your a major asset to this great hobby 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks man, I really appreciate the kind sentiment! I've really been racking my brain on how to do the doors, definitely is a tough challenge.
WHAT A FABULOUS MODEL, CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS! TOP SPEED, 303 MPH; INTRODUCED 1941; RETIRED 1945; ENGINES: PRATT & WHITNEY R-1830 WASP. NUMBER BUILT: 18,188. MADE BY: CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT. LOVED THE ROLL!
Thanks man! I enjoy this airplane quite a bit though I’ve not flown it in a while. Guess I need to get it out to the field again here soon! 😊
@@Thercgeek THAT IS A VERY SPECIAL PLANE CHRIS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT FLY ANYTIME.
@@Thercgeek Take care of that beautiful bird! My father was a B 24 copilot in the later part of WWII and they flew a brand new 24 from Sacramento to the Philippines via Hawaii etc. Just managed to get credit for one combat mission. He always spoke highly of it. Wish I was closer to see yours but NE is a bit of a drive. Lol
Wow, very cool! Thank so much for watching and sharing that!
My Dad also B-24's out of California to patrol the coast during WWII. I followed his lead and also an Army aviator but flew rotary wings in Vietnam. Years after that I did a lot of reading about Vietnam before I returned for a visit. Did you know B-24's bombed Saigon? Japanese invaded and French did nothing to help Vietnamese. During that time, the US OSS was funding, training and arming Ho Chi Minh. They were smart and recognized he was a nationalist above all else.
The cool factor is high, this is one awesome airplane.
Great job GEEK. This is beautiful and she flies so AWESOME. 👍🏻😎✌🏼
Such a beautiful scale model! May I recommend a quality sound card with mylar speakers to top off your awesome scale features.
I’ll likely end up putting a sound system in for sure.
That is beautiful and fantastic landing.
Thank you!
Beautiful Warbird. Excellent flying skills, greased it in twice.
Thanks!
Now this is the plane you need a sound system for. AND I got the solution to your sound deadening problem. Use real amplifier Speaker Grill Cloth. Can't see thru it but does not restrict sound.
Absolutely sweet Liberator!
Thanks! 😊
So cool one day I will have to get one and make the ultimate Merry Boozer B-24. Love my Flightline B-24 but this is definitely the top dog of B-24s. Absolutely amazing airplane keep the videos coming.
Thanks man! B-24s are such cool looking bombers man. Looks like you’ve been getting some great support from motion rc. Glad to see that!
Yea they are such a wonderful company to work with. Love to have you as a guest in the future if your interested in coming on the live show you should definitely swing by and check it out sometime
@@MerryBoozerRC I agree BOOZER'S. The RC GEEK would be awesome guest on the Boozer's live show. Great idea Wes 👍🏻😎👍🏻
@@Thercgeek you should definitely check out the Boozer's live show Chris the Live chat is ALOT OF FUN lots of cool Guys in there and Wes is a great host hope to see you there 👍🏻😎✌🏼
Reckem Roy 🤟 thanks brother who knows maybe we can make it happen.
Outstanding!
Increible modelo. Greetings from La Paz Mexico.
Thanks!
Beautiful flyer.
Beautiful beautiful plane. Awesome in the sky. Way to go #VQWarbirds .
Yesss! They really did an amazing job on this one!
Great job Chris.. Beautiful B-24.. Good flying .. Looks and sounds great in the air.. Balsa kits are still the best..
Yeah, I love balsa...I need to get back to doing some balsa bashing again!
Beautiful !! Moving turrets ....yep pretty geeky ! ; )
beautiful and graceful
Great job! Beautiful plane....looks spectacular in the air!
Thank you!
Great! I love it
Gorgeous! Can't help but think, 'Yup, that's how they look when they roll out of the factory.'
Is that nose sitting a little low.
A local buddy did FL B24 with all moving turrets and a weathering and paint scheme to match the picture his father took in front of a B24.
I had to see it in person. I'm sure your bird looks even better in person as well. Pictures and video look nice but can hardly do justice. Believe it or not, even my 12 year old daughter enjoyed seeing my B17 fly in person. Crazy cool scale birds and you're efforts are great with the turrets. I didn't even mount the guns yet. Ha ha. Got to go fly it now!
With seeing the Mephis Belle in person I was trying to get video to eventually do scale on my B17. One thing that amazed me was not only how much oil was on a wing behind an engine, but also that one engine was so much more. The oil shows up so much more against the OD. If it were a model someone would criticize saying it looks like they just flung oil and dirt way too much and it blotched in chunks. Ha ha. Your B24 looks like a highly cared for and detailed Corvette. It looks solid and well built. My FW B17 was glued to one piece and is solid. I need to fling some oil though.
Yeah, it’s too clean right now. Once I get the bomb bay doors and bomb drop sorted, I’ll dirty it up some. It is actually sitting a little too nose low. Good eye! I’ll address that at some point too.
Nice job ... great presentation and super cool turret action ... a great electric combo ... thanks for sharing ...
Thank you and thanks for watching! :)
Fantastic plane and very well flown. I have a 74 inch span B-17 flying fortress and love it. But after seeing this great plane in action I think I may buy one soon. Thanks for sharing this video.
Thanks so much for watching!
Very cool ,awsome
Thank you!
Hey Chris...AWESOME plane! Nice job on the landing👍👍👍
Thanks man!
Finally ordered one. The Olive one. HobbyGulf was having a free worldwide shipping event on it so... now or never. Still really wanting to do 4 strokes but... cost, reliability, mess, hacking up the cowls etc... For the price of two new 4 strokes I can get 4 electric motors and a sound system...
Nice model very well flown!
Thank you!
Beautiful aircraft.
Thank you!
Great looking airplane, nice piloting, enjoyed the video
👍👍👍😎😎😎
Thank you and thanks for watching! :)
Beautiful Model! I will have to go with 4-strokes though! Thanks for the video!
I understand, 4x 4 strokes will sound awesome!
I'm trying to do 4x 4-strokes but I don't want to cut the cowls. Gonna try to see if an OS-26 or OS-30 or a Saito FA30 will fit without hacking them up. Pretty sure 4x30s will fly this ship just fine.
Yeah, it doesn’t need huge power to fly well. Would be cool to get some 4strokes in there and keep the cowl integrity!
RCV engines would be perfect if they were still available especially with their 2:1 gear reduction spinning huge scale props
6 turning and 4 burning
My left ear enjoyed that
Haha, yeah sorry about that. I was unaware this was happening on a few vids. I’ve since fixed the issue going forward.
Well done Awsum work
Thank you!
9:40 that looks pretty real
In the immortal words of Wedge Antilles:
Look at the SIZE of that thing!
Haha! “Cut the chatter red 2…” 🤣
Were in SD is this club . Nice big runway ..
This is the field on MCAS miramar. miramarrcflyers.com/
That’s giant
Beautiful model. I think it could be made much less complicated though.
I agree with you.
Seen it in the Mag. Over $900 is pricey but very nice!
great plane love mine used lower kv 740 motors and larger props 12x8
Awesome! Good call on the motors. I had hoped to run 11x7s originally, but dropped down to the 10x7s to reduce the current a bit.
@@Thercgeek 11x7 was what I used first but not enough thrust but long flight time ,I used counter rotating flight time was up to 7.5 min.
I've seen B-24's roll before....a death roll before crashing.
That sucks im sorry..
Sweet b24 , were in San Diego is this fly site
Thanks! This field is at MCAS Miramar.
OK English Channel. . . Here we go.!
Outstanding job on that plane. Very realistic in both appearance and performance. But, you need to play with some different props, see if you can get that sound level up a little. That plane is whisper quiet.
I hear you, it's definitely a quiet one. I'm considering installing a sound system actually. Not something I've played with too much to this point and there's plenty of room for something like that.
One thing I'm curious about is how is the low speed handling of this plane? The full scale was reported to be a low speed nightmare for pilots. Obviously it won't be the same 1/12 scale but it's still a Davis wing...
Slow speed characteristics are quite good. When it stalls, it may drop a wing in the worst case, but nothing violent and we're talking a pretty low airspeed also. Way slower than you'd want to be flying.
@@Thercgeek Ok awesome, just wanting to make sure. Trying to find reasons to not introduce my bank account to this thing but not looking good lol. And from everything I'm seeing from ppl it looks like it flies like a 4 engine trainer...
Wow that's a ton of wiring in that thing
I think VQ makes some of the best looking rc planes for sure!!
It is indeed a ton of wiring, haha!
@The RC Geek - This: #B24Liberator #ScaleModel #TheRCGeek isn't taking me to how you built your liberator but to another TH-cam channel?
I’m not sure I understand the question. That said, take a look at my site thercgeek.com/vqb24 I have both my assembly and flight reviews listed there along with videos.
Left channel only works for the audio
Great model! You should install the sound module... 🤪
Yeah, I'll definitely have to consider that.
Outstanding job, fresh off the assembly line. No bomb bay door action?
Thank you! I haven't sorted out the roll up door actuation yet. Once that's all sorted and the bomb drop is working, I'll get another video.
Great model, awesome flying skills. How did you get rid of the propeller shutterin effect?
Thanks! What do you mean about the prop shutter?
Very beautiful aircraft, are you planning to add Mr. RCSOUND in it? Thank you.
I’ll have to consider a sound system at some point. It could be placed in the forward nose area. I’d probably go with a model sounds inc system if I do.
Still think its crazy that these are 1000kv motors... why so small or was that just the optimum size for them? Definitely looks like it has plenty of power.
Being what it is, it really doesn't need a ton of power. If I were to do it again though, I'd probably go a little less Kv to be able to run 11x7 props worry free.
@@Thercgeek I'm going to try to do as close to a copy of your bird including the turret boards whenever they become available. What would you recommend as an optimum motor with the same 3 blade props? Wife green-lighted me getting one of these since she is getting that $1000+ whatever 3 camera iphone for xmas lol. When do you expect those turret boards to be available?
Nice! For the same 3blade props, I'd say that these motors are pretty darn good. I'm very happy with the performance of the airplane as it has power when it needs it, but cruises very efficiently at partial throttle. You could look at e-flite 25s also as they have a 1000 kv and I think an 825 kv. The 825 might be good for some larger props. I actually have the boards now, but am finalizing one feature of the software and then will get them on my website and do an announcement here.
@@Thercgeek Awesome! Can't wait! Don't want larger props, want props that look scale. 1000kv it is lol. Also see roaring top 4300s 4S in there. I already have 4 of those but 5000mah units. Assuming that won't add too much weight to do anything seeing as you needed to add lead to the nose. Only thing I might do different from what you did was get the silver B24. Will be keeping an eye out for those boards, that is so cool how the turrets move around.
If the 5000s will fit, then shouldn't be an issue. I went with the 4300s because that's what easily fit.
What flying field is this if you don’t mind
This is the miramar RC flyers field. It's on MCAS miramar base property.
你們有製作B24的改良型 p4Y嗎？（ 最大的區別是 外觀 單舵 直尾翅 左右電動射擊艙 等等！）
I'm not aware of a P4Y kit at this point. This model does come in a bare wood form in addition to the precovered version, so I would think it possible to do a modification into a p4y, but it will be a bit of work to accomplish.
That’s a lot of batteries in there
It is indeed, haha!
Watched this video a few times. Can't wait for the review to go live in a month or so so we can see all the extra stuff. I'm for sure going to get this model, I just can't decide if I want to go electric or stick with methanol 4 strokes for that sound/authenticity. Problem is they will poke out of the cowls a LOT... I think I asked on here or one of the forums when you first got this done but if you are allowed to tell us what sort of flight times are you getting again? I can get 20+ minutes out of a .52 methanol 4 stroke and a 10oz tank with CDI ignition...
I'm getting 7+ minutes on the airplane easily with the 4300s. I hear you on the four strokes, would sound awesome! Problem is it requires hacking up the cowls. That is my primary motivation for electric on a lot of my warbird projects. I'm still working on the additional videos at the moment. The magazine should be out soon I think. I did do a build thread on this also: www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3298831-VQ-Warbirds-B-24-Liberator-Assembly-Thread
@@Thercgeek Yeah the cutting the cowls thing and having those mufflers hanging down really kills the look... I wish this model would have just been a little bigger to hide engines in the cowls. I bet you could go up to 5000 or even 6000s though if you were adding a lb of weight in the nose... I know the moment arm with the weight in the nose is different but still...
how do you like the gear set is it solid
The robart gear are very nice and quite stout.
wow
6 turning and 4 burning
很像過去台灣空軍的P4Y 有影片嗎？
B-36 was 6 turning and 4 burning.
That's it! We were both having a brain fart, haha
Sweeeeeeet
Wasn't the 6 turning 4 burning because the B36 had 4 jet engines?
That’s correct. We were having a brain fart, haha
Has anybody tried to build one or a convincing facsimile in the RC world?
Appreciate the video, good stuff.
There have been a few done I think at various sizes, but it's not a subject that's been modeled a ton.
不是塑料的！怎麼看起來，很堅固，很平整？（ 你們也會華文，真的很佩服！）
The airplane looks fantastic and is beautifully built!
It's about $1.5k damnn
That's for the kit and retracts, yeah. Plus needs motors, batteries, receiver and servos... :/
@@Thercgeek it'll cost a fortune
材質是塑料嗎？
The airplane is built from balsawood and plywood and is covered in a vinyl material that has panel lines and rivets printed on it.
give me a link
Unfortunately this one is no longer available.
Amagine if there where speed bumps in the air if there were then there would be a lot of children in the air
Nice, but.......i mis the sound 😊
I hear you! Might be worth adding a sound system if nothing else. ;)
Miss the sound? Gotta make sure volume is turned up and speakers aren't muted. I had prefect sound.😂
@@shelbyseelbach9568 Surprised you didn't take advantage of his name Shelby. Turn up the speakers Einstein. Ha ha. How is your jet coming along. Did I miss some of your video updates.
@@JoshWeaverRC damn, i didn't notice the name. The jet is flying, 6 flights so far. Haven't been able to get a flight video yet. I'll get someone to film even if it's on my phone. Keep your eyes open.
How about that B24? Wow. VQ really making some nice birds these days.
So much detail & $ & engines are electric??????
Yup! Anything else would require hacking up the cowls for engine cylinders and mufflers. My preference was to keep the cowls in tact to maintain the scale outline. I’ll probably end up putting a sound system in it at some point.
Yeah, I've already been looking into sound systems. ;)
It was very impressive up until the take off. Why can't we fly scale planes in a scale manner? Watch some films on the plane you are modeling and replicate those flight characteristics. Not a criticism, just a suggestion to achieve max effect.
Keep in mind this was only the fourth flight on the airplane and I’m still feeling out the flight characteristics of it. The takeoff in the vid was my first attempt at a more scale takeoff as I didn’t take it to full power on the roll, but obviously I have more work to do to make it look right. Once I’m much more familiar with the airplane and its characteristics, I should be able to simulate that more effectively.
Rrudy DeDogg We got to keep them airborne. A lot of the time we fly we are nervous enough to not stall.
I fly a model C130 and a B17. I've jumped from C130s at their stall speed and seen them land on runways I've built in the US and overseas. Even when they take off hot, flying the models like that would be agonizingly slow stick maneuvers and chew up a scale runway and fly area quick. Recently I watched Memphis Belle take off on grass at a show. As she pulls up, I'm counting. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and thinking my model would have already lifted off, flown way out there, turned, and be over my head at this point.
I got lucky enough to have a C130 in my fly area as I'm flying my C130 so I try to fly in formation, of course, and my fly buddy was like wow you're out there. I line up in formation again and again and they are just lumbering.
If we were to FPV these, which eventually I will, and have a huge flying area, we would be able to slowly pull up. The slower we fly the more we risk a stall with a nice plane we are not yet comfortable with. The bigger the plane the slower they look in flight. Just like seeing a C17 or C5 lumbering around and thinking it looks like it is just floating in the air. So even the best attempt at actual scale would make us nervous we are pushing the stall. Even my slowest flight and maneuvers in the B17 I'm critical and wishing I could make it slower. The model flying happens fast and makes your heart beat fast and that's why we love it. Hope this helps.
I agree, a wonderful model but like so many model warbird flights I see, hardly anyone flies at a speed that replicates the original. While the fast low-level pass is always fun, doing it at a slower speed presents it a lot better and gives more time to see if flying. I think that part of the problem is that, to the best of my knowledge, none of the competitions award any points for prototypical flight presentations.
Actually, that is what scale competition is all about. Flying and presenting the airplane in a scale and prototypical manner. The pilot is required to fly 9 physical maneuvers with the airplane which are added to an overall flight realism score. It's fun and it's challenging.
The one thing to remember here is that the relative speed varies based on the size of a model and also, on video, the zoom and angle of the camera can change that significantly as well. In some cases, it's just physically impossible to fly a model slow enough to have it perceived flying at the scale speed. I actually find this discussion on scale speed kind of funny vs the fact that I rolled the airplane, haha!
看起來很像真的！
😁🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏼
Can you make me one please.=O
😉
Electric 😥
Fully in tact, uncut cowls FTW! ;)
too bad it's electric and styrofoam
It’s not styrofoam, it’s all built up balsa and plywood. Electric was chosen for two reasons, mostly for the asthetics to avoid hacking up the cowls and having exposed engine cylinders, but also reliability.
Very cool bird. Looks like that fuselage is pretty cramped in there. I appreciate the fact that the motors don't put out that high pitched REEEEE that electrics frequently do. Nice landings!
Thanks!! Yeah, as big as the airplane is, there’s not a ton of space in the fuse. Especially for big hands and sausage fingers. 😉. It’ll get easier as I get more flights in with it.
Wow Chris,that is so effing awesome,I love it!! That size is so cool,even my old eyes can see that one well! I will for sure have to think abut something like this soon,thanks for posting,and can't wait to see it in MAN!!
Thanks man! Big airplanes fly so nice, and yeah are a bit easier to see. 😉. Transport on the other hand...well...that’s a little more challenging at this size. 🤪
Beautiful model….and I really appreciate that a full breakdown of the model, the components and features is given in the description.
Thanks!
Looks terrific. But, what is the real time it can stay aloft? In this video it was like 3 minutes only.
Flight times are 5-7 minutes typically.
That's a nice B24 and you call me on the B-36 it's six turning four burning thought I mentioned
Just ordered 4x Himax 3528-1000s... Servos next and I'll get to building the wings. Super excited to finally get it started!
Awesome man!!
I’m working on my flight review vid now. I also have posted my full assembly write up on my website too at thercgeek.com/VQB24 Hopefully it’s helpful! 😊
@@Thercgeek yep, gone over that multiple times. Definitely going to be a big help. Thanks!
beautiful airplane love all the moving turrets. Just wish it had real nitro engines the real sound of the bomber is missing
Nitro 4 strokes sure…not 2 strokes. 🤣
@@Thercgeek You are 100% correct 4 strokes are the way to go I have three of them in my PT boat Again i say a beautiful airplane. Love good craftsmanship! Well done.
We're you flying at an airport? All could hear we're jets unless you tried to dub some terrible audio.
Yeah, this field in on the MCAS Miramar base, so what you're hearing are F-18s landing behind us.
@@Thercgeek ah, ok, makes sense.
I have been trying to find a construction manual for the B-24 liberator 110 WS can u help me
Unfortunately I don’t have the manual anymore. It’s been a few years since I assembled this project. It’s pretty straight forward, the biggest challenge is the engine mounts.
@Thercgeek thanks, nice bird by the way, informative video!
Thanks!
Beautiful!!!!
Wow, she looks 'stunning'! I agree with some weathering on this beauty. Can't wait to see the bombay doors functional and the model dropping bombs! The movable gun turrets are so cool! The roll @ 8:43 was sweet! Thanks for sharing this amazing bird. 👍😎
Thanks so much for watching! 😊. My one requirement for a bomber is it has to drop bombs...sorting out the bomb bay doors though is definitely a challenge. Gonna take some time to sort that out.
It's 6 turning and 4 burning. B-36
Correct. We were having a brain fart, haha
Wishlist
you need a rc tow vehicle
Right?!
Where can you buy it?
Unfortunately I don’t think these are available anymore. 😕
I like this video with one exception. This is a very large airplane in real life, and it was not able to do loops, rolls, or even stalls. This is a plane which should always be flown in scale.
Haha, yes I totally agree. I rolled it just simply to see how the model would handle it. I did talk to that in the vid. 🤣