James Green2

Probably a sound idea to search for an alternative, it will certainly work out much cheaper. Consider also mig welding rod available in straight lengths, I will probably give it a try, cutting a thread on the end for a clevis.

With my transmitter, it has to be switched on to work.

Hi Frank, this is an active Polish forum I found last year: https://pfmrc.eu This is a club near Warsaw I think. https://www.facebook.com/pkmlrc/ I am not aware of the regs in PL unfortunately. From my experience, most Poles under 50 speak English pretty fluently, but I have found the online forum culture in PL, not quite as open as this fine old place.

Hi Frank, I went down a similar path a year or so back. My partner wishes to relocate the family back to her native Poland and one of my first instincts was to try to reach out to a model club in the right area (Lublin). Well I joined the Lublin facebook group and made an introduction in Polish (via Google translate) and English, didn't get a single response. https://www.facebook.com/radawiecrc I hope you have more success than I did.

Mine doesn't. We rang BT and had them switch off the Wifi. I have a device that scans for Wifi and can confirm it is now switch off. Each to their own of course and not trying to plug an agenda.

We have a wired connection and are lucky in that we do not have any other WiFi signals from neighbours at all (we do not have any neighbours) . The use of RC equipment is generally short in duration by comparison. The risks of WiFi are not fully understood, but each to their own of course!

Anyone concerned about the dangers of WiFi might not want a smartphone either.

I don't think you are abnormal, I just thing some pilots on here set the MAUW too low and need to add a bit of timber!

Thanks Ron! I will check it out.

Hi Eric, thank you for responding. I will have a look next time I'm in the stores, having looked at the price of a 50m roll on Ebay (nearly £15), I need to find a more reasonable alternative. Happy Christmas, James.

I do quite like this B&Q foam board. I am just finishing up the HT on my Typhoon and it is made of 2 laminations of the 9mm sanded to a reasonable aerofoil shape. I used Copydex to join the sheets together as it seemed a bit wasteful to use POR. It seems strong enough now dry. The issue I have is finding any brown masking paper to cover it with. Tool Station are out of stock in my area. I have some lighter brown paper, but this has a ribbed pattern to it. The heavier stuff I have does not have gloss on one side. I guess I have to experiment. Thanks James.

Hi All, I am finally getting started now on my first build with foamboard and B&Q 2mm underlay foam. I have to say that after a trepidatious start, I am starting to enjoy working with these materials. Still very early days, but I like the way the 2mm stuff can be shaped with heat and it then retains the desired curvature. The Hobbycraft foamboard is easy enough to work with and the paper backing comes away very easily with the iron. I'll update as I go, with the build. Regards James.

The 109 is looking lovely Martin. I've received my pack of b&q 3mm foam and can't wait to get started now. I think I have found some foam meat trays on Ebay that I can use for skinning tail feathers with, it looks about 1/16" thick and cheap enough to experiment with. How does the b&q foam sand? I'm thinking of ordering some 9mm for lwr fuselage shaping ahead of the leading edge of wing. Or am I still thinking too much like a balsa modeller and should design differently and curve the foam around formers? James.

P.s. is this the masking paper? https://www.toolstation.com/brown-masking-paper/p46672 Regards James

Thank you Eric, this is what I needed to know. I am looking to build a mk.XVI Spitfire to a similar scale as your Sea Fury and hope to use your techniques in the construction. I am amazed how you have used depron to produce such a fine model. I bought some 3mm white from B&q and was wondering if this would be suitable for the tail skin or is this too thick at this scale? Thanks for the advice re brown paper, I will pick up a roll from Toolstation. 👍 Regards James