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I have always used cellophane. Nothing sticks to it and it is what professionals use to protect worktops when working with epoxy or polyester resins.

You may want to fit the lowest recommended pitch prop or it may not land without cutting the engine 😉

Another word to add to your vocabulary; Intaxication: The euphoria at getting a tax rebate, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.

Rub the surface with a Candle, old fashioned but it works.🙂

Lovely day yesterday. Lots of flying, nothing damaged 🙂 Two things to note: 1) our demographic is such that all 4 of us were using benches or tables to save our knees 2) our runways are so hard, and the grass so short and dry, that the 'rollout' after landing caught us all by surprise. Except JM, because he was flying his helis!

Love the Junior 60 David, still a favourite of mine too. I've always had too many kits or projects around the little workshop. I do like building but take forever to finish even the most simple of models. Nothing better than being in the workshop on a windy wet day with a mug of tea and biscuits on the side! After all you are what you are, as another scribe has written "it's a hobby not a job". Just enjoy yourself😊 SW

Good luck and speedy recovery with the hip replacement PatMc.

It is reassuring to know that having multiple projects on the go seems to be par for the course. My attitude (excuse) is that it is a hobby so why struggle on with a project if you are not really enjoying it - and then another beckons? The other problem is that repairs or even home DIY take president, prompting ‘lack of progress’ malaise. I have two built ready for covering projects (Peter Miller’s Alley Cat and Derek Woodwards Holly. Then there is my O/D PSS Blackburn Firebrand half painted. They have been in this state for years, so near and yet so far!

I have been using kitchen baking paper for years. Glad Bake It's slightly opaque but easy to see plan details through and best of all, nothing sticks to it, indeed, I use off-cuts to mix epoxy on and can actually peel of the dried residue and re-use the scrap of paper if feeling a bit parsimonious 🙃 Hopefully you can find something similar in the U.K.

I have Deacon built from an original kit. I originaly intended using a small diesel but by the time I got a round tuit electric flight with lipos & brushless motors were the obvious choice for power. I have a load of pics of the build in progress with details of some of the changes I made to suit my choice of power & modern radio etc. I'll post some details of the power etc when I have time, I'm due for a hip replacement op next week so have a few things to organise in prep for that. This is it with a Frog cylinder head full of lead supplying nose weight & the impression of a vintage power plant. The wings are temporarily blushing due to a coat of dope applied in damp conditions.

I rub mine with beeswax or soft candle wax.

Just to bring things back to fuel, i got an email today saying my fuel was ready and i just need to hand over the folding. I plan to do that tomorrow evening as i will have been paid by then and i had a question about postage i needed an answer to as well. Total time from first enquiry to order ready was 8 days and that included having to actually make the fuel. Cant complain about that i dont think.

Thank you, not my forte, so was a little nervous painting it.

Congrats Bruce.

Thanks Phil, Shaun - that gives me something to work on. John M

Ive got some 600kv motors for the four blade prop and 800Kv for the two blade . all £24 plus post .

Hi womnder if anyone can help, see attached pictures of motor prop and esc, i bought the plane upgraded, but unsure of what battery to run in it? 18amp esc APC 6x4e prop motor is MM 1908-2050

South Norfolk Model Flying Club held their first event of the year with the Friends and Family Day on Sunday. The weather started off a bit on the cool side but by mid morning the sun was out and it was T shirt weather. Flying was good fun (I managed 5 x 10 minute flights with the Stampe) and the food was excellent. WWI and WWII event in 2 weeks time!