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    "Appaulling" spelling..........!
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    I use SM mail order regularly, and call at the shop whenever I am in the area. I have always found the shop assistants knowledgable and happy to oblige. In fact I have got my children to give me gift tokens for the shop, for Xmas and birthdays - better than socks or scarves!
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    My worst slipup was with a beautiful 4-metre Alpina glider. I was flying the towplane and a friend was flying the Alpina. As the Alpina cast off at a great height, having had a perfect tow. I heard him sqealing and out of the corner of my eye saw the Alpina heading straight down, where it instantly self-destructed on the ground. The fault? Well, all of my 22-odd models are on 2.4g. control - except this one, the Alpina, which was on 35megs. you have probably guessed it - we had forgotten to pull out the antenna on th Tx. Doh..... Edited By Pete B - Moderator on 31/01/2017 19:24:45
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    The Coverite iron looks much superior to the Quilters iron! But is it as easily available on-line, I wonder...?
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    When sealing difficult-to reach areas with limited access, the normal sealing iron can be difficult to get into a small space. I recently found the answer to this problem, when I discovered that quilt-makers use a miniature iron, typically with two heat settings for a basic model. The one I have has a soleplate 12mm. wide by 35mm long and is invaluable for getting into tight spots. These miniature irons are called Quilting Irons, and are available on line.
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    I also used strimmer line to make the corrugations on my 1/4 scale Tiggie. Each piece of line was cyanoed on, after carefully spacing it to it's neighbouring piece, and the finished tank looks good - though perhaps a little heavy, which makes no difference to the big Tiggie. (I use ASP180 FS engines on my 3 Tiggies)
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    Beautiful job, Chris, loved the modified engine cowling which looks great, and a nice video!
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    Hi, Bob - I actually tried the carb. the other way round, but complications were going to arise re. the linkage, unfortunately. Considered a 2-stroke, but nothing beats the lovely 4-stroke sound, does it!
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    You are right, "Percy" it is Cark, where a few of us fly regularly. We don't fly there at weekends because of the parachutists and are on good terms with them. (I know they had issues with a certain club who interfered with their activities one weekend and were told, I believe, they are not welcome there.....) Best Regards - K.
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    Re. the Ballerina: the only thing I don't like about the engine installation is that the carb. needle is under the cowling, which could be a bit dodgy unless great care is taken!  Perhaps a 2-stroke engine is a better choice.... Edited By Kevinlad on 11/03/2016 20:54:41
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    Thanks, John!
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    This is my modified Mighty Barnstormer. It was built from Boddo's drawings, with some improvements, the wing centre section being fixed and the wings being fitted by means of two steel rods each side, the aileron wire connection being made via. MPX plugs and sockets, so the wings are just slid on without messing around with loose wires & plugs. With this method struts are required to take the wing loading, which make the model appear more scale-like. The maiden flight took place today, and the model flies perfectly, including looping and rolling nicely. The wings are held together tightly by means of a strong rubber band underneath, pulling on a couple of protruding screws (not visible in flight)
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    Maiden flight of my Ballerina today - flies beautifully with no vices, very happy with Peter's nice design!
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    Referring to AVC's excellent instructions for laminating balsa strip to make the outline of wingtips, rudders and tailplanes, I agree that this method is very easy and results in a very strong outer structure. When bending the strips around the former (I find just a couple of hour's soaking is enough, unless the bend is very tight) I previously hammer-in nails all around the edge of the former, about 1" in from the edge. Then, when the final strip is in place, I wind rubber bands all around the nails, ensuring that the strips follow the former outline exactly. I usually make the former from 5/8" chipboard and cover the chipboard edge with sellotape (Photo shows the former for making a Tiger Moth rudder) Edited By Kevinlad on 25/02/2016 21:37:36 This post refers to AVC's posting on first page Edited By Kevinlad on 25/02/2016 21:46:39 Edited By Kevinlad on 25/02/2016 21:49:31
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    Just finished mine - test run on engine this weekend. Kevin
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    Sure, Lucas, good alternative. Awkward to get a screwdriver in there, but you could use thumbscrews OK.
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    Fellow Ballerina builders may be interested in my method of attaching the engine cowling. For me, this was the only tricky part of the build (the magazine article does'nt mention this bit - the cowling appears to be permanently fitted with no join line visible.... ) My cowling is easily fitted: - two lower dowels firmly locate the cowling, and the upper part is secured by magnets. In use the cowling is simply pushed on, over the engine.
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