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Sorry Chris, too many kits, not enough time, the Stomper kit was sold on, looked like a simple build and a nice looking model, make sure you post some pictures of it once built.
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I have used this in several builds, B&Q Vitrex, 19 A1 sized sheets for £28.
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Bit parky yesterday when i went flying, after standing around for half an hour messing with a reluctant engine on the test stand my fingers were pretty numb. I had fingerless gloves on but my finger tips were feeling it. I was determined to get a flight in, wind and cold do not stop aviation being committed but i was only in the air for 3 minutes before the lack of feeling in my right hand thumb meant land or risk a crash due to the lack of feeling in the main control digit! Do any of you wear gloves when using your tx, if so can you feel the sticks properly through them? Any recommendations for a particular type of glove?
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I am not concerned about the engine bay area, warmed 30 min epoxy should do that, it is an exterior finish i am looking for, preferably matt or satin.
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Where is it available from Ron?
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What a lovely model of a rare subject 😃
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Info on the Fiat Falco bipe please .........
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This has probably done to death but the threads i looked at were a number of years old, maybe there is something new to use since Clearcoat is no longer available? I am refurbing an old model and giving it a new coat of acrylic paint, i have some Rustoleum clear lacquer spray here but not sure if that will resist the fuel on the painted covering. I don`t want to get into a two pack type system that requires specialist breathing equipment, i just want to stick on a B&Q type mask to keep something less lethal out of my lungs. Anyone had some success with something that is easy to use and easily available in the UK?
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YT International Aichi Val dive bomber, lovely model, flies great. 81″ Span fitted Zenoah 26 petrol mag engine, just add RX and battery to fly. Good condition apart from a crack in the canopy and the cowl which has multiple engine holes cut in it and could do with re making/repair hence it is not currently fitted to the model. Has some weathering done on it, looks the part in the air, has flaps and a bomb which is not fitted in the pictures. MAY SWAP OR PX FOR A WW1 MODEL.
£320
Would sell as airframe only for £170 if you wanted to fit your own servos/engine.
Pick up from Spalding in Lincs.
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Thanks Brian, i live in Spalding, may trot along and have a chat with them............M
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One of my long term projects in waiting is a 1/4 Scale Blackburn Monoplane that was built in the late 1960`s, it needs re covering and refurbing, what is on it is all torn and feels almost paper like? Obviously i want to re cover with a fabric like material but the cost of a Oretex or a Solertex type material on a model this size is prohibitive for my budget on this model. In the old days it would be doped nylon, anyone got any experience with that, where is the best place to obtain it, how is it fixed to the airframe before doping etc? Are there any alternatives at reasonable cost?
Thanks for any advice from those that have.........M
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Watching your build with interest 😃
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3 hours ago, Alan Gorham_ said:
Looks to have been built from the Gary Sunderland plan. It's even painted in the same scheme as his prototype, so there's at least two of them out there.
Or maybe it was his one?
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1 hour ago, Alan Gorham_ said:
It's an FE8, not a DH2.....
Gosh Alan, you are right, looked at 3 view drawings of both and you are correct, i shall be asking for my money back from the seller 😅. Makes it even rarer as a modelled aircraft!
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18 minutes ago, leccyflyer said:
Gorgeous DH2 there Martin. 😎👍
Thanks, it is a bit of a show stopper, pictures don`t do it justice, there is so much scale detail in the cockpit, all the instruments are hand made with brass rims, the pilots seat is a scale wicker one. I will be happier once i have got the first test flight out of the way, i have added a fair bit of lead to the nose to make the balance look better, it seemed marginal at best although the model looks as though it has done a fair bit of flying in the past. Rather nose than tail heavy, i will remove it bit by bit in subsequent flights.
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Just finished fettling this old plan built 76" span Airco DH2, was hoping it would get airborne today but the model wouldn`t pick up enough speed on the take off run so i aborted it. Turns out the pusher prop was on back to front, only found out when one of the club members checked his pusher prop at home, in my defense i refitted it the way it had come off the model when i stripped the engine to sort out a stuck valve. To prove it here are a couple of pics to show the serrated marks on the back of the prop, there are none on the other side. I have reversed it now so will run it up tomorrow, all being well i will try for a test flight again tomorrow.
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I am working on a model that has a SLEC tank in it, the tank is a perfect fit for this plane, the model hasn`t been flown for several years but still has half a tank of fuel in it. Due to the complexity of this plane it cannot be turned upside down to drain the tank once in use, is there a way to modify the piping etc to make it drainable at the end of a days flying.
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Had three flights on each of my dirty Fokkers on Friday, overcast but very little wind and quite mild for this time of year, hopefully get a fair bit more flying done this coming week with a similar forecast.
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Not sure if that is what you would call it but i am refurbing an old DH2 model which is about 72" span and the elasticated rubber cord has perished and gone from one side of the undercarriage, any idea of where to get some new stuff from?
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As in other parts of the country by the sound of it, dull and overcast day but no wind today or for the next few days by the look of it. Went to the strip mid afternoon but still managed four flights on the Magnatilla before the low light levels stopped play for the day. Will be back tomorrow with a different model, got to pack those flights in while the weather is still with us............
Scarf will be added to the Maggi pilot tonight..
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Following Andy`s helpful post i clicked the opt in box on the BMFA portal yesterday afternoon and lo and behold had an email from the CAA this morning issuing me with a Flyer I.D and confirming my already known operator I.D. Thanks to the BMFA for getting it sorted that quickly.
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Many thanks for the quick and concise reply Andy, will pop over to the portal now.........M
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I am sorry, i am still confused by all of this, i have not had a BMFA email and i passed my A test long before 31/12/2020, do i need a flyer i.d and if so do i have to do the online test? I am not alone asking this as there was a discussion with another club member yesterday who has had the email but also passed his A many years ago and he was asking me if he now needed to do the online test? I have no problem going and doing it if i have to but am not going to bother if i am not required to...........
Wanted, looking for a good Laser 150 or 180 engine.
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Wanted, i am looking for a good Laser 150 or 180 engine, it must be the later type with the upright plug and two rocker cover bolts. It must have good compression and run well, no rubbish please. I have a model waiting for the right engine.