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    David, The gent's name is Larry, and he's been posting videos for ages. He's been very helpful to me and my Gipsy build over the last few weeks. He's also fitted a camera to a rubber-powered model, and there's footage of it flying over Manhattan in this video. Scroll to 5 mins in; **LINK** Mal, yes that's a free wheeling balsa prop. The bands you see are actually thread bindings to hold the clutch/freewheel in place. I have to confess that, after years of flying electric aeroplanes, I'm really enjoying this new facet of the hobby! Tim
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    Our club field doesn't lend itself to 'pure' free flight. Neither do my knees. However, during the lockdown, I've made a substantial foray into trad, rubber-powered modelling in the shape of the Ripmax/Keil Kraft Gipsy. It's been great fun to tackle this lightweight airframe. Adding a micro rx and servo, together with a tiny 1S lipo added less than 12grammes to the weight, and means I can keep the model within the limits of our strip. I replaced the supplied 12" prop... ....with a 17" carved balsa item. The supplied rubber was changed for 35 feet of 1/4" rubber, to give 16 strands. So far we're up to 400 turns on the motor (using a modified hand drill), and the Gipsy has sparked my interest to go further down the rubber, FF route. Tim
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    Goth, You're making excellent progress! Keep the photos coming, OK? Tim
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    My Cambrian Answer has seen a lot of airtime over the last few years, and still remains one of my 'go to' models on a calm day. It flies beautifully on a hint of power, but doesn't glide all that well compared to other models. The only real mod I made was to ditch the supplied (heavy) snakes, and use closed loop on the rudder, and a lightweight snake on the elevator. It's covered in tissue over mylar, and has a little outrunner up front, with a 2S 1300 lipo under the motor. The tiny rudder makes ground handling a bit of a challenge, so I normally handlaunch. The dummy diesel has fooled more than one! Tim               Edited By Tim Hooper on 29/08/2020 23:50:53
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    It was just telly, and nit-picking isn't going to change that. It was, however, good PR for the hobby - and that's all the public need to see. Tim
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    Christopher, I've checked the plan, and it's 85mm behind the LE of the upper wing. Tim
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    My Cambrian 'Answer' has very pronounced undercamber., and is doculam/tissue covered. It's several years old now, and still in pretty good condition. I used Balsaloc to secure the doculam, and on the wing underside, I started in the middle and worked outwards. Tim Edited By Tim Hooper on 20/07/2020 21:28:11
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    Hi Chris, I'm a a recent returnee to diesel power. Like Robin says, the fuel is readily available - especially at the shows. Diesel engines sell for premium prices on Ebay, I'm afraid, although if you're in a club and ask around, you can still get lucky and find them cheaply. The big issue with most of the attic-finds is that they probably won't have an RC throttle fitted, whereas the new models by PAW, Weston UK and RedFin have an RC option. Tim   PAW Antares Edited By Tim Hooper on 06/07/2020 06:57:56
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    In my experience, it's the appearance that suffers. Flat wings can look droopy... Tim
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    Just experimenting on a borrowed CriCut Maker. Looks good so far. Tim
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    Posted by Dwain Dibley. on 18/06/2020 22:16:44: Stick a pic in here if you don't want to start a thread Dood, I would love to see it. D.D. KK Gipsy
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    Looks good, Dwain! I'm building a Ripmax/Keil Kraft Gypsy, and thoroughly enjoying the whole experience too! Tim
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    Posted by Jason Channing on 16/06/2020 18:31:49: Use a generator I got to that stage and then realised that it made more sense to forget about the generator, and put the petrol engine straight into the model! Tim
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    Thank you for your opinions, gents! I shall be making a modest order. Tim
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    Hi all! The title says it all really. My existing motley collection of ancient li-pos are all pretty knackered, so it's time for some new ones of various sizes. So....has anybody had any real life experience with 4-Max? Tim
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    Alex, It's been very interesting to watch new members come along, and to witness their progress as the weeks pass by. Starting with their tongues stuck out in concentration as they play simple down-strokes with their thumbs, whilst squinting at the music sheets. Some never get past this level, and that's fine. Others delve into the internet tutorials, and pretty soon you see the purchase of a better uke, and the emergence of barre chords, muting, etc. It's a great leveller, socially too. I'd been to one or two guitar clubs previously, and found they was a bit like a camera club; some posturing with their Martins and Taylors, and then then the eagerness for their turn in the spotlight, to show off their own (considerable) skills. Uke players, on the other hand, tend to hang around the bar in a cheerful mob, irrespective of their relative skill levels! We attend a couple of uke festivals each year now; my wife doesn't play but she loves the people and the social aspect, as we'll set up a circle in the middle of the local campsite, pub car park and start banging out a few tunes for the populace. It's the social aspect that I miss the most at the moment. Tim
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    Thank you Gents! A couple of years ago, if you'd have forecast that I'd be playing/singing live in public some day, then I'd have considered you as insane. True, I've been strumming a guitar in the privacy of home for decades, but the decision to a) get a uke, and b) join a club, really has been a life-changer. Firstly, the realisation that I'm no worse than anybody else was a spur in itself, allied to the dawning revelation that I could actually sing a note or two! The next progression was to occasionally join the (amplified) front line at the local club. Soon after that I was approached by the admin of a neighbouring club, who was looking for a new leader. So I bought an amp and a mic, and the rest is history. Bad Moon Rising Tim
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    Wonderful stuff, Goth! Tim
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