Richard. W.

Thanks, guys...... Sundeala is the stuff I have......Never thought of plaster board but might give it a go.. I did try cork tiles a long time ago but wasn't 100% happy with them.

Hi, all. I have a piece of flat board, 4' x 2' which I use for pinning down when building.. It's roughly 3/8" thick and made of a grey, fibrous material.. Easy enough to push pins into but firm enough to hold them and stay flat. I bought it about 20 years ago and would like to get another, larger piece but I can't for the life of me remember where I bought it or what it's called. Any suggestions to a name of this material would be much appreciated, thanks.

Posted by supertigrefan on 24/12/2018 11:07:10: Reading Richards' post I interpret it that he's happy to continue using 35meg. Certainly for the time being.........All the stuff I bought is hardly used. Had maybe a dozen flights tops before being packed away so I can't really justify buying it all again in 2.4 just because it's the "In Thing" at the moment. I'm not having a go at people with 2.4 equipment. It's no doubt fantastic kit and does everything bar cook breakfast but since I already have 35 meg stuff and just want some recreational fun flying, it makes sense to use what I've got and you chaps have kindly confirmed I'm not breaking any laws or rules, which is good to know. I've been up into the loft this morning and evicted a few spiders from several boxes of "mogglin' stuff"... Seems I had the sense to remove the battery pack from my tx before I stored it so the wiring should be OK. I will be buying new batteries though.

Mefinx it's down again. Was fine yesterday but just tried a few minutes ago and got the "Cannot provide secure connection" message... All other sites, bookmarks seem fine......Windows 10 Chrome.

Great news.... Mefinx it's time to go shopping and stock up on stuff. Being a native Yorkie (In Lincolnshire on missionary work) words like "Gratis" and "Poundshop Prices" are music to my ears!

I don't want to start any flame war over makes or brand here, folks. The Futaba 6EXAP is what I bought about 11 years ago when I took up rc flying and then packed away a year later when I gave up the hobby. I've never used another rig so I can't compare anyway and I was quite happy with it. For the time being I don't need more than 6 functions and I know we can still use 35 mhz so I guess what I'm really asking is confirmation that with a new battery pack fitted there's nothing preventing me from using my old set. I'm never going to fly helicopters and my idea of the hobby is just fun flying at the local patch.

That's a good point, Geoff and I'm sure I've read a similar thing myself in the past.. Much of it may well be aesthetic and I know that going back to my free flight days with scale, we'd have two props. One just for static judging (to scale) and then the flying prop. The main thing there was that you could get enough clearance to flick it but thinking back, they still flew OK with minimal clearance.

No idea, Bob but why have you been round and taken your photo of it sitting on our kitchen table!?

Many years ago I used to work with someone who was accused of a sexual offence. He was accused by a girl of 16 who couldn't be named for legal reasons but of course the man could be...And was..Named in the press, even though he was only being questioned, not charged with or found guilty of anything. Turns out he never was charged. The police doubted the girl's story from the start and she eventually admitted she'd made it all up..... She'd missed a period and was too scared to tell her parents she might be pregnant so she just decided to get a car's registration number while it was stopped at traffic lights with a man driving and say she'd been raped. In the end the whole thing cost the chap his marriage, his job and his house, even though the only thing he'd done was stop at a red traffic light.

Hi, Simon. Thanks for your response and you're correct......My apologies if I wasn't being clear.. Initially it's certainly wise to go with a fully recommended set up but I'd still like to understand the calculation behind the answer so I can work it out for myself in future. "If it then don't fly too well".....etc.... Erm. Yep.. That definitely sounds like me!

Hi, Bob. I don't often sell on the bay but from looking at that vendor I'd definitely say he isn't trying to burn you. People are different and although I myself would always respond to a question/request, some don't for whatever reason.. As it happens, I have just sold some plastic kits on there and posted them off (I get proof of posting).... Just yesterday I got a message from a buyer who's item was paid for and posted off next day, less than a week ago, second class as I state on my listing.....A very short, bad tempered message, written in caps, demanding to know why he'd not received his item yet...... I have 100% positive feedback for both buying and selling and a lot mention fast delivery. I still sent him a message straight back and I will check with the post office tomorrow but I just think it's a Christmas delay although my buyer is obviously annoyed.

Here's wishing everyone a "Very Merry Christmas" from me and special thoughts to all those working, both military and civilian, to keep us safe and well over the holiday period.

It's certainly a help, guys...Any positive input is a help to me at the moment, lol. I'm reading all the information I can get from these beginners threads to try and get to grips with the whole electric thing.. I know the easy way is to simply ask what I'd need to fly a specific model by giving it's size, weight, etc every time but I'd also like to learn the equations myself.. "Monkey see, Monkey do" isn't how I like to work.

Hi, All. This is just a general question rather than about any specific model so I can't quote any actual sizes, BUT..... If I build a scale or sport type model with a large radial cowling, do I hit the same problem with electric power as I do with I/C, in getting a useful amount of the prop past the edge of the cowl? With I/C I'd use a motor with plenty of torque and a bigger prop. If I over prop it, it doesn't really matter as It won't harm anything but with electric (if I have this right) the motor is going to try to reach it's stated rpm whatever it's swinging around. Am I right in thinking that I'd need a motor with a lower rpm but a battery and esc with higher ampage values so the motor can reach it's speed with the bigger prop but nothing is cooked by the current it needs to do it?

Sorry if my story here is going to bore you all but having just looked at the thread and video, I can't help but relate it. Like many of us I suspect, I started building 1/72 Airfix planes as a young boy in the late 60's. Where my interest in historic aircraft came from is completely unknown as except for my late father's National Service, not a single family member has ever worked with or around them, nor made model aircraft. Dad did try by making me one of those K.K. rubber powered Spitfire kits and thought he'd show me how to fly it around the back garden... Of course that didn't work so it hardly encouraged me and he'd not realised that I'd have been more interested if he'd let me help or at least watch him build it, rather than just see it finished before he wound it up and threw it into the air with predictable results. Of course, he knew nothing about trimming, CG, etc. What really got me going was watching the father of one of my schoolmates, building in his mancave. The smell of balsa and dope. Being allowed to examine the models and ask questions.... Then, one day he gave me the K.K Senator kit and told me to go and build it. If I got stuck I could ask him and when it was done he'd show me how to fly it... He was a member of the Leeds club and they used to fly at Elvington. It was all free flight and after the Senator I built and flew open rubber and A2 glider as a junior but it was the diesel powered scale and sport models that really drew my attention and more or less all I built until I saw the benefits of r/c about ten years ago. The point being that however or whatever brings someone into the hobby doesn't matter. If there's any interest at all it will develop in it's own way... As a child I was introduced to model railways and model boats much more than aircraft but never had an interest in either. It was always aircraft and the history of flight that had me hooked.

Just my thoughts but whatever we choose to call the person/persons responsible, It seems fairly obvious it's being done for some twisted political reasoning.. Some protest or point they feel justified in making. It certainly needs stopping but I for one just hope that the Government don't legislate with some knee-jerk reaction. Banning drones won't work, just as banning guns hasn't stopped gun crime. Like PatMc, I have zero interest in either drones or helicopters but I don't want to see a ban on them. Flying them properly and sensibly is harmless and provides enjoyment to many.

Posted by Bernd Lewerenz on 21/12/2018 17:52:06: Thanks Richard.All your information are usefull for me.I think, when I build a scalemodel like the comber, backround information are also importent.The comper is with 1,37m quite small.Actually I prefer the reversed way. The worse the eyes, the bigger the models should be Have a nice time Oh dear. That's me done for then. .....If it wasn't for spectacles and an Optivisor I couldn't see to build a full size version!

Thanks for that, kc. My old befuddled brain can understand that logic perfectly. There are already some questions I'm thinking of but I shall ask them in the appropriate areas.

Thanks, Denis. I have a fairly long piece written about his life in my references somewhere but in a nutshell, your details are correct. I'll try to find what I have and either scan it and send it to you, Bernd or photograph the pages and drop them to you via a PM if that's OK? Your build is inspiring me to have another go at this delightful little plane but I think I'll start over and redraw my plans a little larger so I come out at around 48" span and it would be electric rather than I/C. As a build project it falls right into my area of interest, and although it's scale, it's very similar to a vintage sport model.. Ideal for relaxing flying on a lazy summer afternoon......Or is that me just getting all nostalgic in my old age.

Posted by supertigrefan on 20/12/2018 14:40:18: Welcome back to RC Richard. Having seen the detail in some static models your experience should be an advantage, The last static model I built was many years ago. Like you I love the building and the replication but it always nagged me that once you've produced the masterpiece then that was it, nothing more to do, control line and RC added the final 'point' to it, something beautifully and passionately built that actually flies! I look forward to your builds. Edited By supertigrefan on 20/12/2018 14:40:54 Your summation of static models mirrors my thoughts exactly.. I do enjoy making them but once they're done, that's it. Years ago I was all Free Flight. Back in the 70's RC was way beyond my budget and control line didn't agree with me.... I did build the old KK Ranger but a friend's father had to fly it.. I can't turn in circles without being violently sick!.... Couldn't do it as a kid and still can't today....I've been thrown around the sky in different aircraft when I was in the RAF (on jollies, I wasn't flight crew) without feeling ill at all but just two or three turns on the spot and I collapse and throw up! I used to love the challenge of Free Flight. Putting on as much detail as possible whilst trying to keep the weight down and I'd refuse to enlarge the tail area or add dihedral to aid stability (which was accepted practice).....These days, if you fired up a Mills .75 at the local park you'd be arrested I imagine.

Hello Bernd. I've just been reading through your build thread with much interest. About ten years ago I started to build a smaller version of the radial engine "Swift" from my own plans, scaled up from 1/48. That one was around 36" wingspan and designed for a small I/C motor with micro servos. It was almost ready for covering when I took a break from the hobby and I know the wing got destroyed but I think the fuselage might still be in my loft somewhere. A beautiful little aircraft but such a shame that Nicholas Comper's story is so tragic. Keep up the good work and a "Merry Christmas" to you and yours.

That's one I shall have to remember, Peter. At the moment I'm still researching it all..... Physical size, weight, battery weights, prop sizes....All of it. .........From a very basic understanding, pretty much anything is possible and hiding the motor much easier, which opens the door to some interesting possibilities which I'd always discounted with I/C just because I don't like to see half the engine and exhaust poking through the cowling.

Yes, this will be my third introduction but the last time I logged on was almost 9 years ago. The intervening years have been spent building static display models but that constant itch to be flying has never really gone away.. That said, the flying part is still secondary to building for me. My interest will always be "scale" and if I can get them to fly, it's a bonus. Being "Old School" I only tend to build from plans (either bought or drawn up myself).....I'm not knocking RTF or ARTF (I still have a Piper Cub in the loft from 10 years ago) but coming from a time of balsa, dope and tissue when I first took up the hobby as a kid, they just don't do it for me. Still unchanged is my main period of interest...Pioneer and Golden Era aviation....Fixed undercarriage wood & wire types. That's not exclusive but certainly predominates. What has changed (or will change) for me though is a switch to electric power from I/C. Partly for health reasons, partly due to environmental restrictions, partly because of the mess but also because of the recent advances in the technology. This change will be a very steep learning curve for me. I'm not frightened by the electronics, I just don't understand it all yet. With I/C I can figure out a viable engine and propeller selection for a given model quite easily but not so with electric......Be prepared for some really silly questions to come!

Age 48   IC Scale IC Sport   Keil Kraft scale rubber powered kits at around age 10. Onto IC Sport and Scale free flight. Break from age 20 to 30, then on and off until last year with a switch to RC. Still IC Scale and Sport models. Bought plan builds and own plans.

Ernie, I havn't tried this, but I know that some modellers sew the covering to the undercamber, as per full size. I don't know if you fancy trying this method, or even if it's possible on your model........If you give it a go, let us know how it goes mate.   Richard.