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    The Puss Moth and Dauntless are beautiful!
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    I haven't been following your build but I have to say that the finished model looks absolutely first class. A lovely scheme beautifully done.
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    Power is supplied by an OS 91 FX. I haven't actually weighed it but it should be 'adequate' Also my first use of HK film. I dislike Solarfilm intensely, I found it a wrestle to get on and then it always looks tatty after a seasons use. I found that this film needed a lot more heat than previous films but otherwise it went on well. It seems well stuck down but time will tell on that score.
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    This has been lockdown build. I can't remember ever completing a model in around eight weeks. I have quite enjoyed a 'sports model' build, being freed from the tyranny of a scale build with simple hinges, no retracts or wing fillets
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    Put me down for 20m please. I have sent you a pm with contact details. regards and thanks, stu k
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    Ron could I suggest a new topic for the lam' film. I would like to try some
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    Again, thank you all or the thoughts and suggestions. I don't think that this is a robbed kit. My reasons for saying that is that there isn't the space in the box for a centre section of the wing for example and when I opened the box, all of the parts were in separate sealed bags, All the ply parts on one bag, all the small balsa parts in another. All of the contents were still wrapped in fairly pristine sheets of tissue which just screamed that it hadn't been molested since someone packed them in there in the first place. It might have been possible to take out any sheet balsa if it had been packed in the side of the box but, on opening the box for the first time it definitely gave the impression of never having been disturbed. I think that 7C is the firewall - its quite robust ply. I think that it destined to remain a mystery and be cobbled up using best TLAR principles
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    Thanks for the thoughts Keith. I have been an r/c flier for 50 years but it has me stumped. My best guess was the Bowman's Miles Magister but from memory that was 85 inch span. Unique Models did plan packs but I only have vague memories of what was in the range. I was hoping that someone would recognise it. Thanks anyway regards stu k
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    Hello to all, So!, I have been given this kit which I would say is relatively untouched until I unpacked the box. The previous owner has no idea what kit it is nor what happened to the original plans or instructions. The photos show a layout of all the parts in the box. All are numbered. The box is a plain grey cardboard box with nothing which might identify the contents. The wings are 30" span per panel and have a tube installed for a braided cable aileron linkage. This suggests it is a certain vintage. They are tapered at LE and TE and a semi symmetrical section There is no sheet or strip in the box so perhaps a semi kit where the builder provided the additional wood needed? Is that the rudder over on the right?? Is part 26 some form of an under fus strake? The formers say a boxy flat bottomed fuselage with a semi circular tip deck. The hardware says tailwheel u/c Does anyone recognise the format or contents of the box and can make a suggestion of what its parentage might be. Regards to all Stu K
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    Looks great! Nicely weathered, dummy engine looks good.
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    I think that you have hit on the difference John. We use a printer infrequently and when we had an inkjet we had constant issues with print quality, cartridges drying up, nozzles blocked. They were a nightmare. Used everyday I'm sure that they are fine. The change to a colour laser was a bit of a punt in the dark but it has proved to be SO worth it. Now it just works
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    Look at home laser printers. Cost around £100 but as reliable as inkjet are useless. Also the ink is waterproof which makes home printed decals so easy. Aftermarket refills are available. I have tried both and would never look at an inkjet again
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    one for the grandchildren
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    very tidy
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    I am dumbfounded by the number of people who believe that the vaccine isn't a great idea in 2021. We have lived through times where the diseases of childhood have been eradicated by vaccines. So succesfull have they been that some people started to believe that they are no longer necessary. My own opinion of these people is that they are in the same group as climate change deniers, The moon landings were a hoax believers, Flat earthers and those who believe in UFO's, little green men and garden gnomes spring to life when no-one's watching them. To be effective, the new vaccine needs a high percentage take up to protect those who genuinely cannot have the vaccine due to some other medical condition. Antivaxers, you really need to take a good long look at yourselves
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    In it for the grand children!
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    As a committed FR Sky user, I do believe that they have shot themselves in the foot with their changes of protocol. I use V8, D8 and XR8/RXR8 receivers, LBT and never found it less that rock solid at all times. I enjoy model flying and have no interest in computing / TX software. I have no idea what ACCESS and ACCST stands for. The continual changes erodes confidence in the brand.
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    Our group had a man with his own 7ft mower who quite enjoyed cutting the field, but it meant that we were totally reliant on one person. If he went on holiday, took ill etc, there was no sensible back up plan to keep the club going. To ensure that the club would carry on come what may we have contracted out the grass cutting to a commercial operator. Grass cutting costs went up from £400 a year to £1000 and individual subs from £25 to £50. I'm pleased to say that most people have stuck with the club despite the increase. he grass gets cut regularly, No member is being put upon and the future of the club does not hinge on the health and welfare of one person. I call that a good result for the long term future of the club.
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    Is there any original thread in the bottom of the hole?? Insert a short length of 3mm studding and bottom it in the hole. If the threads hold, use a nut of the outside. Costs nothing so might be worth a try.   Edited By stu knowles on 06/10/2020 12:57:18
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    Our group pays the field in July. The club no longer collects the BMFA fee and everyone does it themselves directly. Cuts down on a whole load of admin.
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    Interested!
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    I've found free castoring tailwheels to be useless. A fixed wheel will still be steerable on grass, less so on tarmac
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    I am another long time user of two batteries into two switches into both single and twin RX equipped models. I accept that in the case of a dead short both batteries will be discharged but in all the time that I have been flying I have never come across this situation. I don't use diodes to minimise the number of connections/ joints I have encountered batteries running out of amps when they were thought to be good / charged many times. My belief, and your mileage may vary on this, is that if one battery was fully charged and the other flat, then the flat battery does NOT leach power out of the good one. I believe this to be an internet myth but each must decide for themselves. I use both NmH 'C' cells and LiFe batteries. I won't use AA size RX batteries in anything with more than three channels I am reliably informed that people in LaMAland did trials on several models and found that they were perfectly control-able using just one half of an elevator and just one aileron. My most complex model has two batteries, each with two output leads, four switches with one switched lead from each battery going to each of the two RXs. (stands back and waits for his B certificate to be publicly shredded as he is excommunicated from the BMFA)
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    Hi All, I don't have any good photos of the U/C but you can probably work it out from this one. The Bede uses 80 Newton small rams. I have tried 60 Newton rams and they are too soft. The whole issue of using gas rams in an U/C is new to me but I think that it has potential. There are two lengths of Kitchen door G/ram as shown in the photo. I sourced mine via ebay at around £2 each. They are available in 10 Newton increments from 50 to 150 if you shop around. The next project has large wheels retracting into a nacelle. I am exploring using the longer ram with the rod section uppermost and covered by an alloy tube. The top of the tube needs a solid plug turning to fit the tube tightly with the threaded end of the ram screwed into it. These will then be clamped into a cross bar with a single central pin into the retract unit. The good thing about them is the length of travel, around 3 inches which will absorb the bumps. Will it all work?? No-one knows until we try , but a commercial retract set and oleos comes in at £430 so there's plenty of room for experimentation. Anyone else tried them who can offer their experiences??
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