My First entry for the 6th sweepstakes. Depron F-18 built from Tom he Plan.

basics firstly started on 28th June 2015

Progress of build of the day1.

All the best Param.  

Now enough of posting in forum and back to mathematics in Office.  

nice param.... all the best...

Now it is going to be a nice duel [he is your son right Sandy sir?] for the 2015 sweepstakes

Very nice Param, all the very best 

Thank you Uncle.

Some more build progress Photos.

Finally assembled into shape with all curves perfect as instructed.

Installation of electronics completed yesterday ready for the paint shop.

I am planning to go for the Blue angels colour scheme. I hope I should be able to manage it.

Very very neat build, and excellent alignment of all the surfaces.. Good going

Thanks Ashok Uncle.

some more progress.

wowww nice model PARAM 

what kind of paint are you using for air brush?

Thank you Uncle.

I was asked to use Fevicryl Acrylic Paint.

Finished yesterday

Unbelievable!
What a fine job!  

Edit:
RC Aunt saw the pics and said to convey her appreciation too!

nice

Nice nice outcome so far, keep it that way. I have just one question in my mind, how did you manage to pull out the blue from the compressor to spray onto the model [kidding me ]

That's very very neat and clean build.

Very nice

Thank you Iyer uncle and Aunty , Ashok uncle , Nitesh and Baijal uncle .

Me and uncle, Param don't do this please. I might be a few years older but that doesn't make me your uncle

AWESOMELY DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really very, very good.

Well done Param 

Thank you Uncle.

Anytime, son. The praise is well merited

Sanjay Sir over all we did not like the flight characteristics of this model. Roll axis instability was too much and was not getting corrected with trim as well as with throw adjustments it had a tendency to roll over always. We did quite many test flights today. I think it may be due the amount of wing curvature which got incorporated during build which you can see in pic below.



It was almost totaled in my hands trying to improve it. May be Gusty's Shillong F-18 Spell on me.   

We have decided to retire this one and make something else.

The other two models F-22 and Sukhoi with canard was on rails as far as flight characteristics in comparison. Param had a blast rolling and looping with them. Will post some clips.

Even more reason for a shabhash to Param! 

Looking forward to the other clips

Very nice paint scheme param . Me too was thinking to colour mine f 18 in blue angels scheme after a successful maiden

@ Sorav and Sanjay Sir

That is one sweet and smooth flyer! Well piloted Param 

  well done great work and flying  Param

Nice build , superb painting Param

the complete job....painting and all.....congratulations 
that is fine looking plane!