Silver Wolf
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Just arrived home to find a parcel from France. Just like to say thanks to Ernie for the work done,definitely saved us a lot of work. Appreciate the time taken to get them parceled and posted,, quality of parts excellent David, hope that your wife is soon on the road to recovery. There is no race, just enjoy the anticipation and learn from the building blogs. I benefited from being part of the "chip shop" but don't tell Danny that i have not finish it yet. Kind Regards SW Edited By Silver Wolf on 29/09/2018 21:17:42
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S1581 Hawker Nimrod MkI
Silver Wolf replied to Danny Fenton's topic in Hawker Fury Mk 1 - RAF's Finest Biplane!
Well what's it to be Nimrod or Fury? Some of the colour schemes for the Nimrod's look very attractive could be very tempted. My bench still has a chippy on it. With the Fury having two sets of wings it could take a little while. Regards SW -
Chris, With the amount of planking, I think that Colin is right . Anyway parts now ordered. SW
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Unfortunately i work the weekend shift, will miss my trip to the Nats, so have a brew for me. SW
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Enthusiasm!! I'm still recovering from the first Bryant wing . With a few DIY jobs that have needed to be done and the weather, not much time for building although more flying than previous years. After being involved with the chippy build and learning a lot, I'm Looking forward to getting started, hope to get parts ordered soon. Was not to sure if I should get involved with the Fury as Chippy still needs to be finished. However I would very much like to improve my wire bending and soldering skills and having the comments from other builders certainly helps and keeps the motivation when things aren't quite right Colin your not alone, I know how you feel with getting the Chippy finished, I felt the same. However I did manage to pick it up again. I need to make a list of jobs required to finish it. SW
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Skoda all the way for me. Had octavia which ended up with 300,000 miles, very reliable. Upgraded to Superb lots of usable room and realy comfortable to drive.
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Gents, After giving it some thought, i have decided to have a go at the fury, even though I still have the chippy to finish. Learnt a lot whilst doing that build and am looking forward to improving my wire bending and a few more skills. Although after surviving a Bryant wing, Its utter madness to have to build two more. So a quick recap of materials and suppliers. Plan, spinner and wood pack from Sarik Glass hinges from Danny Brass etched parts from Ernie 3D printed parts from Tony Bennet Is this correct? Two Bryant wings utter madness Kind regards SW
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Tried the intresting trick, however could not get the engine to cut, so presume that the fuel line is thick walled. I have leaned the bottom end out just a small amount and engine seems a little happier and more than adequate for flight. Just for the record it is an AX and swings a11x8 and the engine is around 3 to 4 yrs but as not had a great deal of running in fact it looks almost new. I also put a few drops of after run oil in and model is stored nose down. Thanks for all the replies. Kind Regards SW
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Forum members' new models: Let's see them.
Silver Wolf replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
Maiden flight last week, first low wing since returning. No dramas just a little quick to land, no trimming needed, although i did pack RH wing seat with 1/32 ply to centralize tailplane before first flight. The CofG needs to be moved rearwards so I will remove lead from engine mount and add a tank retention plate. Hope that I can now get some aerobatic practice, as I would like to think about entering the sportsman F3a next year. At least be in a position to start practicing the basic schedule. SW -
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Firstly apologies for the late response, short working week but long hours that don''t allow for anything to be done on work days unfortunately. Plug is enya No3, fuel is model technics Irvine sport 5 and fresh, the prop is a 11x8. The gradual lose of revs seems to happen all the time. Pick up from idle is not to bad maybe a little rich but only at the very end of the transition to full power. Only really notice this behavior due to setting up throttle in new model. As I have said it is not really to much of a problem, just wonder if i have been a bit tardy with setting the secondary needle. Thanks for all the replies. Kind Regards SW
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Not really a problem. I have an OS46 that runs quite happley however at idle it slowly losses revs, any ideas? Kind Regards SW Edited By Silver Wolf on 05/07/2018 18:23:34
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Nev, Wing fillets were made by using a phenolic microballons filler mixed with some 30 min epoxy. I have seen David Platt using a polyester resin which seemed a better consistency and i think it was a finishing resin that he used. The fillets are far from perfect the camera does improve my build quality. Made a start on covering now, flaps, ailerons and other empennages covered with silk over tissue. Hope to get fuselage glassed by the end of the month once its warmed up a bit. Will need to spray a coat of dope, add a little detail then some primer. Regards SW Edited By Silver Wolf on 16/03/2018 16:49:08
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Danny, Just a few photos of silk over tissue, hope they help. They have had only two coats of 50/50 dope, possibly another coat then primer. Regards SW
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