Bucksboy

Richard, I'd buy a Spitfire from you, so that's another vote for one. Thanks!

Where can I look to see what Trade is in attendance? I cannot find anything about who is attending.

I use a marker pen on the leg, insert it and then tighten the grub screw, it leaves a mark in the black paint.

I took mine out today too, I had a friend use my camera to take some snaps. Alas I caused the session to be cut short by over exuberance and touched the ground and snapping an aileron horn, entirely my fault.

I hadn’t thought of that, easy enough to do. Good idea, thanks.

I’m hoping to power my 110 with twin ic engines. I’m still only 90% sure of that decision though. I’m looking at the fuel tank position and the smaller, red tank fits fine. I’m concerned that this will give short flight times though. The slightly larger yellow fuel tank will need some of the leading edge cut away to allow it to fit, about 25mm. Will this have a detrimental effect on the wing strength? I will need to move the brace further back too by cutting it out and moving it rearward to allow the larger fuel tank to fit. Should it make the wing too weak?

West London Model Aeroplane Club (WLMAC) held their first ever Chris Foss Day, a celebration of everything Fossy. The sun shone, the bbq was plentiful but the wind was challenging, straight across the Astroturf strip. There was a good turnout of models, most of which flew. All the pilots enjoyed the BBQ too!

I try to adhere to the old adage ‘if you’ve got nothing nice to say, say nothing at all’. However I’m perplexed at the above posting, the link takes you somewhere that is undoubtedly a nice hotel, but nothing at all to do with modelling. In fact I’d go as far as to say that I suspect Yaho may, or may not, be human.

I had one of the original 109 kits and sold it untouched. I wanted the space but didn't need the money, I regret selling it now of course. So I'd buy a 109 should it ever get offered again.

I use Aspen fuel, which seems to be the same as Dons alcyl in the post above. The main reason I use it is for the reduced smell. I couldn't stand the smell of petrol on the ride to the field. There is still a smell with Aspen but it's nowhere near as strong, plus all the associated benefits that Don lists. I buy it from a garden machinery shop and then add my own oil to the correct ratio.

That information is on the website, it's still available to view. 14 x 7-8, 15 x 6-8, 16 x 6.

No wires on this style, but I accept that they are not cheap if you buy brand new.

I would, especially after last weekend, but I've got one of the original 25 up in the loft. I checked it the other day, it's in perfect condition. It's no. three in the build list. 1. Finish off the Boulton Paul Defiant. 2. Build Aichi Val from plans. Why the Val? It's got a huge elliptical wing and fixed undercarriage. 3. Then the Bf110. But I'll watching with interest!

I’m on the home run for the Chris Gold Defiant, paint soon. This one is powered by an Enya four stroke.

The models were couriered over following advice from the airlines. The Romanians supplied the details of a person to be added to the Customs form in advance, the receiver. When the models arrived, Romanian Customs tried to contact the receiver to confirm they were coming in and then out again. However, the receiver has disappeared and no one could contact him. When enquiries were made to unclog the blockage, the Romanian organisers were less than helpful. Their attitude was that the UK team could just pay the import taxes and the problem would go away. However, this was nigh on £3,000. When the UK team went to Customs they could act as receiver for their own planes and the models were released. The Swedish team drove their van to Customs to collect the models, a fantastic effort. But the delays meant that the Brits did not make their three flights. Here’s the team.