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  1. Not much to report I'm afraid. I had emergency surgery 6 weeks ago, and with my better half going back to uni i have had to take on more of the house/child related tasks so she can study. I have a major DIY task to do in a few weeks, which requires me to clear the shed a bit (lot) to give drying room, so the result may be a workable space to do some modelling in! Hopefully more updates by the end of November.......
  2. Not much to report I'm afraid. I had emergency surgery 6 weeks ago, and with my better half going back to uni i have had to take on more of the house/child related tasks so she can study. I have a major DIY task to do in a few weeks, which requires me to clear the shed a bit (lot) to give drying room, so the result may be a workable space to do some modelling in! Hopefully more updates by the end of November.......
  3. Not much to report I'm afraid. I had emergency surgery 6 weeks ago, and with my better half going back to uni i have had to take on more of the house/child related tasks so she can study. I have a major DIY task to do in a few weeks, which requires me to clear the shed a bit (lot) to give drying room, so the result may be a workable space to do some modelling in! Hopefully more updates by the end of November.......
  4. Posted by Tom Thomas 2 on 25/09/2017 03:06:14: Crocked? Broken, busted, etc. Emergency Surgery last week, 3-4 months recovery.
  5. Cutting matts, ?2.99 for an A3 one or 2 A4 ones, great for cutting templates etc on. If I wasn't crocked I'd go get some.
  6. Double postEdited By Olly P on 24/09/2017 14:43:29
  7. Would love to but going to have to withdraw now. I had emergency surgery this week and will still be recovering in October including daily dressing changes. 3-4 months to recover. Might be able to do some work on the tb3 while off, but doubt it....
  8. I have managed to selotape copy and cut a couple of outlines now. I am going to do the first foam cut tomorrow pm, hopefully. Need to see what I have in stock foam wise though, the centre section is over 60mm thick so need some thick foam. If not I might have to pick some up...
  9. Posted by Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 29/08/2017 19:52:43: Hi Peter, This is true. But, as always, the devil is in the detail. While it is quite true that EASA have indicated that model flying associations will be granted some exemptions from the new regulations, they have not (as far as I can see) indicated what those exemption might be and how far they might extend. So, we are not out of the woods yet. BEB I have snipped your excellent post for ease BEB. The only part i have an issue is the limitation to 'flying in a club environment.' I am no longer a member of a club - I don't fly enough to make club membership worthwhile, and do most of my flying with the PSSA crowd these days. Would this type of flying be classed as a 'club' even though there is no formal membership methodology, but BMFA insurance is required.... This is the sort of hole that causes people who have experience of government making useless laws that only limit the law abiding feel very nervous about the first steps down the road....
  10. I'm back! I'm planning to do some foam cutting this week if i can get the time! I have just checked and don't appear to have a complete wing plan sheet which I haven't cut at least some wing ribs out of. The problem is i appear to have taken ribs 1-6 from all of them (this is the only constant section) This plan is was published by Traplet, so getting another copy may be tricky. I have managed to find a traced copy of it, but need to make some photocopies I think. I have just realised that in typing this out I have stumbled across a solution - the fuselage drawing side view has the wing shown for the purposes of fitment - this gives me the cutting template i will need! Right, time to photocopy that part of the plan...
  11. A great day on the Saturday when i was there, even though my only aircraft was too light for the conditions. Sorry i didn't make Sunday, but Family stuff took over.
  12. Aileron covering was appalling. Can't remove, no te stock and no hinges. Not going to be ready.
  13. OK, how it was left after being diverted by SWMBO last night: Wings have had 2 PolC Coats, Ailerons are covered and have first coat of Poly C. I'm not sure how there will look once they have dried and may redo. Already got clearance for shed time this evening so with luck and a following wind I might get the wings ready for paint, including ailerons and the Fuse ready for first coat of Poly C. Tomorrow will be the crucible - I've had to order additional Poly C, as I'm not syure i have enough, and got some other bits too. Also need to find my hinges....
  14. Progress update: Stripping completed and sanding sealer has now been applied to all of the air-frame parts, and has just finished drying on the last of them. The wings have a full layer of glass cloth and poly-C which I am just allowing to dry, I will be going out to do second coat of Poly-C in just a minute. The fuselage and control surfaces are likely to not get poly-c'd today so that might be a job for tomorrow evening, leaving me Friday to paint.
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