Graham Dorschell

Hi Tony - emailed them decals 3 times and it throws it back ever time ?

Posted by Redstorm on 16/05/2012 20:23:51: Glenn Did you get my PM? Would really love a set of plans to have a go at building one of these. Thanks Hi - forgot if I emailed you - [email protected]

Great - I now have a decal sheet made up for XH558 if your interested. Will try and have a chat at the shows .

If any one has seen Wayne any where could they please contact Graham - [email protected] Thanks

Hmmmmm Watching with great interest - did my plan help a bit ?

Posted by andy watson on 11/05/2012 11:27:57: Hi guys, No flight yet. A combination of weather and being really busy has put a halt to everything aeromodelling recently- not even started on a couple of exciting projects waiting my attention in the workshop. As Graham has kindly pointed out, even the painting isn't finished!! I have masks ready for the roundels and numbers, but I will take a sheet off you anyway if that's ok Graham- I need all those little details like the arrows etc. Let me know how much they are and (I guess) a paypal address. Hi - just send us an email again with ya address and will post one out to ya . Cheers - Graham .

I have made a water slide decal set if any one needs a set from Graham .

Your depron Sky ray is awesome - really will look into depron models now as balsa is getting exspensive - will have to learn more building skills though . I have been making some models in Asia and found some interesting utube tutors how to fold depron wings - cover the selected wing first - scare the inside to fold and a depron spar and shamfer trailing and glass tape , brill . Made some depron deltas this way .

Full Decal sheet - water slide availble from Graham .

Posted by andy watson on 25/03/2012 00:17:34: Well now I have a real problem. The Vulcan wing has been rebuilt- straight this time, although the paint job wasn't finished. The weather was beautiful, wind was gentle- no better day for a second attempt at a maiden. I loaded the plane last night, and started lipo charging. Everything was looking great- I even got up early and was at the field in time to get a close parking spot! So, after a bit of faffing with the connections (I managed to connect the aileron wires together back to front- a special skill when they are Futaba!) the plane was ready to go: Everyone was keen to see it fly. Everything was looking good, and all systems were go. The motors sounded great when fired up to full power for take off................. and it didn't have the power to get off on the grass. It barely got to maybe 10mph. It had plenty of power when held nose up, and all the meter readings looked good with the motors eating about 50 amps each for about 2300 Watts of power, but the grass was dragging it back. We tried a couple of times without success, so we got the mower out and cut the strip. Things were better, but still not enough to get off Everyone was confident that if it managed to get off then there was ample power if only it would manage to lift off. Graham- are you shouting I told you so? Graham has repeatedly told me to take it to a concrete strip, but the simple fact is I don't have regular access to one, and my friends fly off the grass at Bury. I would rather fly with my friends that I know. So what do I do now. I don't think the motors can really be uprated. I can try bigger wheels- but they won't retract properly and they are already bigger than scale! I don't know I want it flying with what becomes an effectively fixed UC- it will definately spoil it. I can store it in the (probably vain) hope I might drag it across the country to a concrete runway every now and again. Or I can sell it, either complete or as a bare airframe knowing I will never get my money back out of it and everything in it is effectively brand new, but also know my model is out there flying and being enjoyed rather than collecting dust in my garage. So I don't know what to do. Andy I do a decal water slide sheet for the model now if your intersted .

Not heard from andy in a while - the weather not too good for flying though , still making models . Edited By Graham Dorschell on 11/05/2012 11:05:20 Edited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 16/08/2012 15:49:11

Some new shots of the 32 in all balsa nose and deck version of the Kyten project . The wing is all sheet through the centre of the model and a false bottom to hold and throw the model , the top of the wing is sheeted and ribs inside with a flat bottom wing . The nose is all balsa shaped over two cross formers and the top deck is rolled balsa sheet over formers and a home made coke bottle formed over a balsa shaped plug and heat gunned over .

Amazing work and wished I could have done a better job- cant fly mine off grass strips

Posted by Simon B on 01/04/2012 10:48:49: Ooh, i'd like a plan for a smaller version. The only problem with the full size one is that it's a bit unwieldy for a hand launcher. Can get a plan to ya - send us an email - [email protected]