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Warbird Replicas Bf 110 club.
reg shaw replied to Nigel Dell's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
I'd also recommend the use of flaps. They make landings so much easier since you'll have a far more settled approach, you'll need some power on and that will give far more control authority. Sure you don't have to use them, but you'll need far more space to get the model down if you don't. My 110 needs lots of space with no flap. Movement on mine is about 50 degrees, I use it all on landing and sometimes about 15 on take off. Mine has a bit of down elevator mixed in from half flap and more to achieve the approach I want. Theres no need to have any gaps with a bottom hinged flap, unless you for some reason want flapperons perhaps! Neat work on the wing choppery DD, scary moment hacking up a perfectly good wing huh! Ian. -
Warbird Replicas Bf 110 club.
reg shaw replied to Nigel Dell's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
What about bottom hinging the flaps? That way there'd be no gap when the flaps are up and only a gap when the flaps are down. Massive gaps always looks a bit ugly! Ian. -
Warbird Replicas Bf 110 club.
reg shaw replied to Nigel Dell's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
Glynn, is there any legs in the idea of selling paint masks as well as vinyl stickers since I imagine some folk would want to take the finishing to the next stage, especially since the models themselves seem to be such good candidates. You've done the hardwork on the sizing etc so it seems a winner to offer the masks as well. Ian. -
I know one of the 'models' is still in existence. We rebuilt the Pup a few years ago and its now on display at Stow Maries WWI Aerodrome in Chelmsford, Essex. They also have the models from Aces High, the Eindekker from the opening dogfight and crash I restored a few more years ago.
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Warbird Replicas Bf 110 club.
reg shaw replied to Nigel Dell's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
I love the attention to detail with the enclosed, and scale rudder linkage set up. One of my favourite models. I have a Bf110D, here's a vid of it flying and me embarrassing myself by flicking the retracts whilst taxiing back! In my defence (not really!!) I had moved the switches for the bombs and drop tanks to somewhere more convenient, but forgot where as its been a while since it flew last!! Credit to Chris Barlow for the vid Watching with great interest!! Ian. Edited By reg shaw on 31/03/2017 10:51:48 -
Jiant Jabberwock refurb
reg shaw replied to reg shaw's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
Blimey, this took some finding! A small update for those still waiting, I've got the engine sorted. I was going to use a Zenoah 22, the spare one from my HP42, but I was a bit doubtful that it'd be enough for off water use so I've chosen to use a 3W 28cc petrol single instead. It has perhaps nearly twice the grunt of the 1980's 22 for roughly the same weight. I've found some suitable spats but more importantly I've found the inside of the new workshop again so can perhaps continue! I have also 'found' two of my old models, a 1/4 Tiger Moth and a 1/3 Pup, both from different ends of the country. The tiger was built in about 1993 ish when I was at uni and the Pup about 10 years ago when we started the Dawn Patrol team. I've fettled the Pup a bit and that is now flyable again, the Tiger needs a bit more work as it has had years of a glow fourstroke chucking its goo everywhere. I plan on remotoring that with a new NGH 38 fourstroke petrol that has just been delivered. Ian. -
More shedliness I'm afraid!! Got the hinges and gates made and completed, and the big job of bitumen-ing the corrugated tins out of the way. Its turned a new looking shed into something that looks like its been there for years, perfect!! Now hopefully I 'll get some modelling done and get some of those unfinished build / refurb threads done! Ian.
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Thanks for the info chaps, very much appreciated and a decision is made, I'm having one!! I seem to be collecting projects again at the moment and the 1/4 scale Pilot Kit built Tiger Moth this engine is destined for is another. I met my old Tiger again last week, I built it whilst at uni in the winter of 1992, sold it on soon afterwards to raise funds for more beer!! I'd start a thread on its refurb but fear another unfinished thread might annoy more folk! Thanks again chaps. How are they on fuel, what size tanks are you all using? I'd like long flight times. Ian.
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Dave was one of the most knowledgable blokes when it came to WWI and WWII aeroplanes and the men that flew them, plus his other love was the Golden Era Air Racers for which he was one of the most learned chaps I know. He'll be sadly missed. RIP David Tappin Esq. Ian.
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Bob, are you still happy enough with the 38? I'm thinking of one for the Jabberwock and a 1/4 Tiger Moth, whadda you think?? Ian.
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Can You Name ALL These WW 2 Aircraft?
reg shaw replied to Dai Fledermaus's topic in Full Size Aviation
I got 47 too, though the Peashooter / A5M one is questionable to say the least! The other I got wrong was a Grumman Attacker or summat. The Yak 9 title is wrong too, it surely is a 3. Ian. -
Posted by Paul Marsh on 05/02/2017 07:35:05: I like your railway gates. Also I notice your plot is next to a railway line. Your shed could be mistaken for a old railway siding storage. That was the whole point of the shed Paul. The house is an old North Staffordshire Railway house and station, we have seen old plans of the house which shows a siding and workshops on site. It would have been far too convenient to build a 'normal shed' but it would look like a normal shed and not something that might have just been refurbished. Cheers mate, see you soon at Congleton perhaps! Ian.
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What type / size have you gone for Paul? Ian.
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Cheers John, much appreciated comments! Sorry to drag this up again (not really I'm chuffed and wanted to share!!) Got the gates all but finished, with the lamp latch and horizontal bars etc. Made up the hinge / corner brackets which wer a bit involved as they have to line up with the shed structure and keep the gates at the right height. Just the other gate hinge to make now, to pick up on the bricks and not the mortar joints! Ian.
