Andy G.

Great scheme, just don't fly two together.... That's the scheme the two that collided at Fairford were wearing!!

Went flying Sunday, perfect conditions, flat calm, bone dry and reasonably warm too. Slight cheat here of course in that I went to an indoor meeting! Although my club holds an indoor meet monthly this was a totally different kind of meet as it was my first ever all free flight indoor event. What a totally fascinating day! Great people with incredible skills, and as a bonus the 3 planes I took along flew really well too. Add to that an awesome fish and chip lunch and you have the perfect day out!

Hi Chris... Loving the quality of those parts! This looks like being an interesting build. I have to admit the aircraft is not really my 'cup of tea', but luckily I can appreciate a good build when I see one..

Happy new year to all!.. Thought it was about time I did a bit of an update on this. Progress was a little stalled due to being forced to wait for Christmas day in order to get my hands on some of the hardware for it.. servos and the replacement motors etc. Well, the day has come and gone, all the turkey has been devoured, most of the booze consumed and finally back in the workshop. First issue was with the new motors, you'll remember hopefully that the one original electric motor I was going to use fitted nicely in a cage mount and was the perfect length to fit the nacelle. Well, the two replacement motors, although identical in power and Kv rating won't fit using cage mounts. They are too long. So, two plywood stand off mounts have had to be made and a little bit of fettling done around the leading edge of the wing inside the nacelles to get the thrust lines right. The old motor had the shaft out of the other end, these motors are reversed and I have decided to use them with the bolt on prop adapters for additional security, a prop coming off in such close proximity to the fuselage could be interesting to say the least! The arrival of the Hitec servos has allowed the cutting away and forming up of the 4 servo housings in the wing to be completed. Longer servo extension leads have today been ordered. Spent today rubbing down and filling hanger rash marks on the upper wing surface and forming and fixing1/32ply blanks inside the nacelles where the cylinders of the original Thunder Tigres poked out so that thes openings can be closed off.. Next job is to give the wing top surface several coats of P/U varnish then cover it with heavyweight tissue before finishing the work on the underside of the wing. This is mainly to try and prevent additional rash damage to it as at least some of the scratches and dings I have been filling today have come from working on the wing. It's a bit big for my work bench and consequently tends to catch on bits and bobs that are around the work surface.. I know I could be tidier, but.... I'm not and so I have to live with the consequences of my clutter.. More updates soon!..

It may be helpful to contact your local club and get some first hand guidance and advice.

My FW190 arrived yesterday lunchtime, (5th Jan), superbly well packaged. Opened up the large box to find it well stuffed with parts, hardware, engine mount and even a tank! Plus of course a multi page instruction leaflet and a plan.. I am very impressed with my prize and the great service provided by Daren.. Thanks !!!!!

I recognise that plan!!! Lol. Good to see you've started your Red Eagle build. I hope you have as much fun with it as I do with mine.

Many thanks Daren! Truly pleased to have won this A great start to to the new year!!!!!

The landowner where our club flies has indicated that he only wants fixed wing models flown there so no multi rotor or helicopter flying . We do fly small m/r and copters at our indoor meetings though.

Posted by Robert Parker on 21/12/2017 10:35:21: John, the name you are thinking of is "One Time". I do use it as well as One strike as Dennis has put up in the above post. Both work well and a tub lasts for ages. When it dries out just add a little water and mix it in and your good to go. Regards Robert Rather than adding water I revitalize mine with Poly C or the equivalent polyurethane floor varnish. I find it works well and seems to make the filler a little more resilient.

Due on the 22nd I believe.

That's one of the guys that was always in the early Flite Test videos.

I wouldn't recommend using a regular sized starter on such a small diesel engine, if you're slightly over compressed there's a very real risk of seriously damaging the motor!! Small 1/2A size starters are o.k. if you can find one otherwise it's a chicken stick or a thick glove.

Posted by onetenor on 12/12/2017 00:36:18: Is that a second comp screw in the head If so why? Edited By onetenor on 12/12/2017 00:40:06 Onetenor, that's a locking device to stop the compression screw backing off when the engine is running.

That's nice Tony! Be following this one.

Hi Chris, maybe my spare motor could go into one of the Chichat hovercraft! Though at 540 watts it may be a bit of overkill! Lol