Tim Hooper

Early days yet...... I've just bought a new PAW .060 TBR diesel. It's only had a couple of runs to date, but so much easier than the other smaller diesels that I own. There's an 80" scale jobbie on the building board to give it something to do!

Chris, That doesn't work for me, so I'll have to withdraw. Apologies. Tim

It's on my calendar.....

I thoroughly enjoyed the programme - very entertaining.☺️ Tim

Guilty as charged!😎 I was delighted when Jorgen picked up the baton to produce this kit as a result of my Outerzone-based project - it looks to be very well designed and engineered. I met him at Weston Park, and he struck me a really nice sort of bloke! My only criticism of the MVM kit is that the undercarriage looks a little small with a narrow track, so be careful when taxying cross wind. I'll attach a couple of pics of mine, if that's OK Tim

My own (Outerzone plan) Cardinal features a Mills .75, but fitted with an RC carb from an Indian Mills 1.3, which works quite effectively. Obviously I had to fit an external fuel tank - in my case a free flight item. Filled to the brim, I get 4-5 minutes of relaxed pottering, which is exactly what was required! Tim

I'm no expert, granted. I give my diesels a squirt of automatic transmission fluid (ATF) if they're not going to be used for a while. Tim

Old is just old........ Tim😉

There are thousands of perfectly good, albeit used, IC engines out there. I think that the future availability of fuel will be the deciding factor. Tim

I've been enjoying the series - to a degree. Yes, it's a vehicle for two well-known blokes to have a bit of a larf, but they have been sympathetic to a variety of hobbies - including ours. It can't have done us any harm anyway. Tim

Didn't the late Dereck Woodwood describe the best models as' fresh air - lightly trimmed in balsa'?

Hi Tom, Good luck with the Siebel. As Martin has hinted, it's not an easy model to fly - probably due to that big flat nose, I think, causing airflow issues. I flew mine for quite a while, but I was happy to eventually retire it. Tim

Blondihacks is a YouTube channel devoted to home engineering. It's creator, Quinn Dunki, is a Canadian engineer who makes machined metal items. Currently she's working on a live steam loco, from scratch. https://www.youtube.com/@Blondihacks/featured Highly recommended. Tim😎

I'm guessing you're seeing the thin elastic band that held the lower hatch in place whilst the UHU glue dries. Tim

My new Antares is waiting for some decent weather to make its debut. It's a replacement for the brown tissue attic-find thar I'd been flying for quite a while until the ancient balsa cement gave way in flight. Anyway, here's the new one, all resplendent white, grey and pink film. Span is 54" and weighs near 5lb, so it'll need to hustle to stay in the air. There's a 700 watt, 4S power train, turning a 10x6 prop - all pinched from original Antares, so that should be ample for some big aeros. An added detail is the milled ali motor/noseleg mount. Fingers crossed.......