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    The UHU glue in a yellow box is good for canopies and general sticking. Its a bit like the old Bostick, it can 'string' as you lift the nozzle away and land where you don't want it to but its an excellent glue and worth keeping handy.
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    Thanks John, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that anything out of my shed would feature in one of the mags. (I still haven't seen it, I've had a full on week this week and not had time to go find a mag.)
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    Thanks for the kind comments gents.... I need help really
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    Don't get me started, I am addicted to old machinery. I think eight mowers at the last count plus the most recent addition, a 1937 Barford Pioneer Sports Field Roller Perhaps we should start a new thread for Grassheads
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    Up there is also the Ransomes Motor Triple, as used by all the councils back in the 70's, Chains and belts (dead simple and cheap) still around in reasonable numbers, usually neglected by now but easily rebuilt. Can be road registered too
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    What specifically do you want them to ask for? Am I missing something?
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    My main motivator to change over to petrol motors is the get rid of the oil all over the airframe and the damage it causes to the paint. If might consider staying with glow if you produce an engine which runs on low oil content fuel and doesn't blow so much out of the exhaust. So for me, clean exhaust and a moderate noise signature would be the areas to target
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    Like all of your previous builds, AMAZING!
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    Def use cellulose thinner but I doubt Halford are a best buy?. 5 litres for £10 to £12 is where you should be. I use it for spray painting models. A 25litre drum comes at less than £20 from an autojumble. There are more expensive grades but TBH I've not had any problems using the cheap grades.
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    Don't ask me for exact details but someone with a similar model posted on one of the forums that they had had a similar model that went in hard because they had insisted on a cable over pulley as per full size. - which was fine until the cable came off the pulley and all control was lost Agreed, it does look superb stu k
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    just crack on and keep your head down. You will need PP if someone comes along and says so, (which is only likely to happen if someone objects to what you are doing. Don't poke a sleeping tiger
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    drifting away from your OP of wanting a smaller car a bit but SMax with 1/4 scale triplane and 120" twin plus a foamy for good measure. No problem!
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    I love that picture
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    Hello Scott, Not sure that I spoke to you on Sunday but you get a 10 out of 10 from me for commitment. Hats off to you my friend, Hope that the return trip wasn't too bad. Stu k
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    Yup, also interested
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    I have been using then as an RX battery in several models until the moment I bought a Futaba battery checker (which tests under a 1 amp load) Checker said 'No' in every case.
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    Since I bought one of the futaba battery checkers which tests under a one amp load, I have stopped using all my AA size battery packs. even new 2500 'instant/ LSD' packs show low voltage when under load. Donald, in anything big enough to carry it, I would suggest using sub c size RX batteries or if you want to be up to date, LIFe batteries as a minimum. To open a slightly different can of worms, I use two batteries, each with its own switch, plugged into the RX. I don't use battery backers or diodes in the system at all. On that you will have to do the reading and decide for yourself but I prefer to minimise the parts count.
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    Interesting opinion, I don't share any of it. It's a hobby, it doesn't need to be highly regulated or organised and it will evolve - that much is inevitable. Long may it continue
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    Fair play indeed, for something built in a shed its not a bad attempt at aviation.
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