Customize your Base Gray Freewing 90mm F-18C EDF Jet - Motion RC

In this video, James shows you some tips and steps for customizing the base gray F-18C from Freewing, but could also work for any foam model. Don't be afraid to customize! Links for everything below:
Base Gray F-18C: www.motionrc.c...
HobbySquawk Thread: www.hobbysquaw...
3D Printed Parts:
Sidewinders (printed at 100%) from DirtyDee: www.thingivers...
GBU-12's (Printed at 85%) from DirtyDee: www.thingivers...
Litening Lazer Targeting Pod (printed at 70%) from DirtyDee (cost $5): cults3d.com/en...
Fuel Tanks (actually Napalm Canisters) (printed at 125%) by APmech1: www.thingivers...
Pylons for under the wings (x4) (printed at 100%) by bettsmums: www.thingivers...
Center Pylon (printed at 70%) by bettsmums: www.thingivers...
Then for the wing pylons I used 2 packs of Freewing F-16 rails that we sell here: www.motionrc.c...
But you could also print these and they work. (I printed these at 70%) for the center pylon from APmech1: www.thingivers...

[@DirtyDeeRC]

Turned out Great! Thanks for the shout-out and the patronage with purchasing the lightening pod.

[@victorrcjets7660]

Again nicely done James you have certainly learned a lot! But we do appreciate how much you have posted our customization photos! I know you enjoyed my f-104 red Indian and my Vietnamese Mig-21, and of course my infamous F4!

[@MotionRC]

I love this stuff the most. When you take something and make it your own. You do get work Vic, hope you got a base grey f-18 coming in the future

[@sambuvca22]

Nice James! Your a service guy for sure!

[@AntoinneBarnes]

whats up James... in terms of the Rustoleum... they also make a foam safe base-primer. it worked beautifully on my t-45!!!

[@eqrc7587]

Nice job James. Jet is beautiful. The customizing is the fun part for me. Flying is icing on the cake. Make it yours.👍🏻

[@robinlee7886]

Wow James, you did an awesome job on your F-18, very impressed with your work, take your time on the maiden and I bet it will go perfect, your flights on the F-35 looked great so the F-18 should as well. Thanks for all the info too.

[@XXYX7489]

formation flying!!!

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Nice job making her your own James she looks fantastic Rust-Oleum is the way to go. THE Cali graphics are stunning. She will look sweet in the air. Enjoy friend 👍🏼✌️😎

[@lukesaircraftreviews7963]

Yasaaaaass, beautiful aircraft, great video,thanks so much for posting, hoping to get the f14 of your site, I’m so excited!

[@dkalwishky]

That looks fantastic James!

[@craigbeaven8445]

Super Nice job James !!

[@dimelivesman]

Nice work it looks awesome

[@stevecoggins2591]

That turned out great man.

[@WickedMoto]

i know this jet was destroyed, however next one you can do, take an L bracket of sorts that's bendable (bend to correct angle). glue it to the two tabs (prongs?). then take a second raft and mold it to the same shape, and glue the L brackets to it as well. this way its all together and just plop it on the jet when stationary. take it off when you're going to fly.

[@interman7715]

STUNNING!

[@jamesrhodes6517]

How you determined where to mount the wing pylons? Love your jet decal scheme.

[@SkipBuiltRC]

Great job James. Tails turned out nice. Thumbs way up bud. Skip

[@IntegrityRC]

Looks pretty good James. Good work. But rafts huh? Seems like it would waste a lot of material. I usually use decently sized "brims", which are just a single layer that surround the base layer of your print. Make it big enough and there is quite a bit of surface area holding your print down. Though I should also note that I always use Magigoo on my Buildtak print bed. Which works great for adhesion and sometimes makes some materials easier to remove after also. Also of note, I pretty much only use ASA filament these days. So my experience with build plate adhesion might be a little different because of that. But for me, being in Florida, my RC parts often find their self outside, in direct sunlight or inside my hot enclosed trailer. So ASA is just better at handling those situations without deforming, etc. Mechanical load or not.

[@davidbender1493]

How are you removing material to implement the air break ? Could you make a video too? Thx

[@MotionRC]

I am not going to make it functional. Just wanted a static one for when she's parked looking pretty

[@jeremytarbuck5221]

when are they going to sell the hardwear for underneath? Cant believe how long it's been

[@williewideback]

AWESOME!!!!

[@jamesrhodes6517]

How did you determine where to mount your pylons under the wings and under body, and how large to make your drop tanks?

[@tylermills79]

I’m still waiting for somebody to come up with functioning external fuel tanks for the turbine versions of these so you can slap on a couple wing tanks if you want a longer flight time lol. It usually doesn’t take long for someone to make a turbine conversion for the edf’s

[@jamesrhodes6517]

How did you determine where to put the pylons under the wings?

[@tediouja8099]

Did you use a 1/11 graphics scale set? Thank you very much.

[@octane2099]

did that sample paint from home depot outlive the f18?

[@itzjoeylo4501]

Can you please tell me the 3D printer you mentioned in the video

[@bharatsolanki3053]

Sir the 3d peinted parts link not available please insert the link

[@coldude2559]

It looks a million bucks!

[@BP_Aviation]

Paint up a plastic straw to look like a hydraulic actuator to prop up airbrake

[@MotionRC]

I think this is the way I will go. Thanks man!

[@MrMAPECU]

How about also embedding some old school nyrod inner in the foam on an angle for the front hinges of the air brake. Trim it flush with the top of the model so you hardly see the small holes. Glue some thin wire on the ends of the air brake hinges so it slides into the nyrod inner. That will hold the front at the correct angle with the bkp1300 plastic straw at the back to look like the actuator. :)

[@victorrcjets7660]

Please stock 3D printers! Fantastic work, do you know how much I love to customized!

[@olsonaviation9382]

Did James get his grey f-18c out today? very exited for that

[@MotionRC]

I did not. Hopefully this Monday or Tuesday or I am doing the maiden at NEFI end of week

[@olsonaviation9382]

@@MotionRC that's to bad... i'm looking forward to that video.

[@MotionRC]

@@olsonaviation9382 so am I! ;)

[@Flight6677]

I heard a rumor you crashed this one on maiden? Any news ? Please let us know what happened.

[@StefanRose19]

Hint: move the spray can faster. That‘s not an airbrush. If you move it that slow as in the video, the layer of paint will get too thick.

[@SkipBuiltRC]

That'd be fine. Ship it. Lol She's Beautiful

[@FLG8r]

need a tail hook to catch the #3 wire

[@MotionRC]

She's there. It's static but some have modded it to come down on a switch

[@MrFbejarano]

what paints did you use?, the spray ones?

[@MotionRC]

Rustoleum 2x Primer and Paint

[@NMdesertracer]

Use a Brim to hold items down.

[@ace-gc5xm]

can you recommend a 3d printer? something not to expensive

[@MotionRC]

I used an Creality Ender 3 Pro. It's only $250 ish on Amazon and the non pro version is like $220? Pretty cheap as far as printers go

[@ace-gc5xm]

@@MotionRC cool thanks

[@mikekennedy9174]

sorry Im not getting the name of the 3D site. singaverce?

[@MotionRC]

www.thingiverse.com/

[@mikekennedy9174]

Motion RC thanks

[@olsonaviation9382]

was it only 360p for anyone else?

[@MotionRC]

It just uploaded. Takes about a few minutes to process to full HD, refresh it

[@jamesrhodes377]

Callie Graphics still around doing business?

[@TheAtariJoe]

On the RC forums and here at 9:13 , why can´t anyone spell "ORDNANCE" correctly ?!? Grammar Police, LOOOL