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So I have managed a few 20-30 second burst after a lot of flipping mostly due to the fact I made the piston/liner quite tight, I think most of the running in has been done by hand lol 😆! I may have to reduce the piston skirt by aro 20-30 thou as there's very little sp induction and a new needle valve as the one I'm using is of a K Mills. So time to resurrect another project

It's a shame the warbird community didn't learn from an almost identical accident at Duxford a few years ago, maybe this would not have happened, truly a great loss for all concerned.

That's it, all done and ready for assembly and testing

Intake/tank finished, final ops ,make prop spinner, cop screw,thin mounting lugs and drill, clean thoroughly, assemble and then, hopefully, run !🤞

Although it's possible to do milling on the lathe it requires a lot more effort and patience (and time)to achieve good results, and after slotting a couple of cylinder heads and woodruff keys in a new counter shaft for the myford, I brought a mill ! Some more metal mangling

Back to some more metal mangling! Time to resurrect one of my scratch builds, so just made a conrod,piston, contra piston and prop driver (took three attempts to make the conrod) Next up will be the intake tube, needle valve and fuel tank

That an excellent looking colour scheme, what paint did you use? I'm still reworking my one but have no more silver solartex

Well it's been a while but I'm near the end of this build, just need to paint the cowling and install the radio and hook up all the controls

Well l hope you used a taper thread or left a shoulder on the insert or you may have the same problem that I had. So I tested the HP61 and all good although it wasn't until I fitted carb No3 that I got it to go LOL !

Neat repair Paul, how much +did you allow for the interference fit? And that's a nice design/casting by os 😎 no way to repair the head on mine so made a new one Will give it a quick run before adding the fins

Yes, I suppose it does have a touch of the 'cats' about it and I several of the free plans from back then,I wonder how many will remember his firebrand design?anyway l've fitted the snakes, closed up underneath with 3/16 sheet,reduced the a/r of the fin/rudder and just needs a good sanding/filling session for the final finish, then it's install the undercarriage and servos and under wing faring then the hardest part of all, coming up with a colour scheme !!

Plug problem ? THIS is a plug problem 😳...........

So a while ago when having a sort out in the workshop I pulled three sets of new foam wings out of the rafters that I bought a few years ago, and having purchased a load of balsa from Balsa Cabin at the Popham airshow 👍and have a go at a own designed model. I think the wings were for ATS Kite ? of around 63" span so would be a good size for a '70's/80's style aerobatic model, there's nothing unusual about the fuselage construction, the tailplane is built up and sheeted, solid elevators and fin/rudder, not decided yet to go for a tail dragger or tricycle u/c. Currently thinking of using this upfront HP61F

Yes, absolutely agree with all the above particularly with the representation of other hobbies, echoes of Sandown in fact,hope this show continues to grow.As for me I got some much needed fuel and balsa 👍 Now I can finish this!

Well,the Americans do say 'bigger is better ' and I see no reason why that would not apply here! I will be watching with interest particularly as you outbid me for this kit lol !

Am most definitely, Balsa Cabin will be there!👍

Yeh,keep going with this one , I like living in the past 😆 lol !

It's a merco 61 that I converted to spark ignition running on petrol/70w oil (might have to reduce the oil content though !😄)

Finally got to fly the barnstormer from the mass build a few years ago,it's really pleasant to fly and looked great doing loops and stall turns in the blue sky Also got to maiden the powerhouse leaks a bit !

I would suggest that this model is quite old as in it dates back to the 50's early 60's and flown on reeds ,the linkage arms being used to adjust surface travel and possibly used in conjunction with a trim servo (we have it so easy these days 😀)

You would be better off making a die/punch and copper sheet,after all that's how washers are made !

You could try contacting Chris Foss,he used to fly with Phil and Ken Binks in the Skyleader display team ,think Phil may have had a hand in making the foam wings for some of CF's kits, maybe he can give you a lead ? I did have a wedge a long time ago a fun plane to fly but don't under power it .

Andy,I have two sc 25's with very low run time approx 1 hr,

Yes,it's a Master 61 ,think of it as a posh mds Lol !

Thanks for the compliment Matt,I actually have a set of plans for charly, the wing construction is identical to the jonny I've just finished and similar to the Commander that will be my winter build, you can find most of the plans for the Wik range on outerzone and I think a kit review for the charly by Peter Miller no less?