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I to fancy a big Mosquito. But, to be really outrageous. A trip to USA get a decent RV American style, 16ft box trailor, filled with Jets n' things and take it all out to some salt flats with like minded folk and have fun Batteries, it might have been me who mentioned unsoldered leads on a new pack, was in an all new trainer on it's maiden, one circuit and splatt.

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I doubt they are legal to use in the UK, easily checked. Check also with your insurance, you may not be covered for thier use if they are not UK legal. All clubs should check with the insurance as thier members may well not be covered when using a non-compliant transmitter and to allow thier use on club sites may leave the clubs liable in law. Use of non-compliant radio transmitters leaves the user liable to various penalties including confiscation and fines. Don't rely on "joe soap" saying ,,,,,,

You are a lucky person to get a reply from CML. I tried for more than a year, direct and via dealers. After a year Paisley Models previously owned by a good aquaintance managed to get them to respond with the part I wanted. Needless by then really as I had used an alternative part.

Well now, my last line on my last post pays some lip service to that theory

£39+£25+4%+17.5%=£78:21. Not much of a saving.  price+post+import duty+ vat. Perhaps not exact but in reality zone. You would not be the first to find this out. Another chap recently posted his purchase saving on a similar Saving Cash Import,,,, See Julian's post

I think I would mix well with the "Poison Pensioners". What, WHAT? Oh, think of the fun splattering the ELE%$ slapped together wotnots from that Tony Nij^^^^ with ones trusty 12 bore. Or modifying those monstrous things with the propellor on top, one would have to use a .410 for those, as due to how easy a shot they make one could not feel comportable being so unsporting as to use ones larger 12's. On reflection perhaps, just perhaps, whitpar duet MAY have a modicum of sense. I shall have to let some years muturation prove (or not) the pudding.

Got a PS. The pics of the remains do look like being the size for a .61 2st or .90 size 4st. In the pics it does look a bit weak at the wing roots too. PPS, NOT GRAHAM . David

I had a look at the Ripmax site. Graham is correect, there are two sizes of Trojan. One, the smaller, is for electric or .25/.39 two strokes. The larger is for .60 2st or 91 fs.

One of the main Sunderland airbases during the second World War had thier base nearby, OBAN. The local newspaper The Oban Times gives a good mention to them and thier crews this week approaching Rememberance Sunday. The last Surviving crew member of 210 squadron, Tom Lennox still lives there.  I do not know can I fit this model into my plans much as I would love to. Given I do, then I think 210 squadron markings are what I would like to use.

I f it were not for the Chancelor and hm Customs and of course the high local tax called rates our wholesale/retail would be able to compete on the proverbial "Level Playing" field. Of course that would also need a massive rethink on the rules and regs which the traders also have to pay through the nose to comply with. The small trader also has a needless burden, they don't get the discount for bulk buy which often isn't, when the items are bought to order from British wholesale. The true cost per item is exactly the same, the smaller trader and therefore the end customer,, us, are being ripped off. So, I do not always blame the small trader. I have seen the invoice/s to a local business (not models) they have to pay more from the wholesaler than the big National stores are selling the goods at and they, the Nationals, make good profit.  The point I agree with, is that bad customer relations are all too common.

Jetsome asks,,,, What am I knocking up just now? The following is not the answer I would have given twenty years ago What am I building? Not as yet anything like scale, a Northstar. Slow going as I am learning how to correct mistakes,  not the most basic one though. I did not make a jig and it's fuselage got a little banana shaped. I have taken lots of photo's as I finish stages with the thought that I might add the story to the forum. Been doing some more serious repairs to other models too. All part of the learning process. Next build will be after a Travelair recovering, I received it in damaged conditon from another modeler, I have repaired it.  The big box of balsa for the next build is supposed to turn into a Mosquito, so it is likely I will finish it to look something like one from a training squadron. But first,,, ARTF time, an Extra 300 which I got from Falcon Models at Woodvale.

The scale entusiasts I know tend not to spend a lot of time on forums. Too busy with thier scale creations, so focus thier attention on specific to them, subjects. I have started balsa bashing after a fifty+ year lapse, very time consuming, though I am enjoying it. Stopped watching any Tv for the last couple of months too.  Enjoy.

An oppinion only. Petrol  engine driven models tend to be larger than "standard" club size and therefore aso tend to be more costly. They score on low fuel use/cost. Battery Powered "club size" model planes are not any cheaper than the ones for I/C power, the initial cost may be similar to I/C. overall cost appears to be similar to I/C over a couple of years. They are cleaner, and tend to be quieter, which may be an advantage depending on where you are likely to fly. Bigger ones get expensive on batteries, control equipment, and charging units Glow type I/C power, is like motor racing, the sound, the smell, tweeking to get the best from the engine, all add to the thrill and enjoyment. I prefer them over electric types. Glow fuel although an ongoing cost, is, for the average guy not a great expense. Unless of course you want to go upsize, then fuel cost plays a much larger role in choice of engine type.  Enjoy

I have had a look at a rival mag, been known to do that  AMI. they have bunged another mag title into it AERO modeller. That's ok'ish but,,,, Whittaker and Parry? Choice of journo veiwpoints seem to be eroding, would it be just as well for RCM&E to amalg,, cough, cough, amate with em' Should the mags be renamed? whitpar duet perhaps Now to step back

Now your talkin'   I wonder can we talk BRC into having a 1/2 price sale. Must behave, I do I/C.

Rob, when using thin Cyano you must have the joints well made in the exact position required, before adding it, it sets really fast with no working time. Medium cyano pretty much the same but it can be better for slightly rough joints. Slow or gap fill cyano can give a few seconds to position the joint, don't waste time though. The slow, gap filling thick types do not wick into close fitting joints very well. I agree that firewalls and other high stress areas are better with epoxy or pva. Try not to have joints with gaps though, as even using gap fill stuff, the joint is weaker.

Remember to read the small print  David.

Is it just me? Or is it starting to sound more expensive than first it seemed.

I know I shall never win any competition so,, I have one balsa bundle kit which I hope to build to a stand off scale. After that I have another in mind for looking like a fullsize, again from a balsa kit, with modification to sort of match the real version. So this would perhaps be an interesting section.

David, Rugby is a town in England perhaps other towns elsewhere are called the same. Been thinking, don't they have some sort of old boys school there?  I think Robert Bouw is correct.

Not having read the other episodes I have a comment re safety. The fuel should not be in a sealed/un-drianed flight box. As our fuel is alcohol/nitromethane any leakage can create a dangerous fire hazard and the flame is not so easily seen until it is far too late. I have used a fire extinquisher on another pilots flightbox built on similar lines.  Have safe fun

Try Overtec Overlander/Overtec

I wonder where the idea that carbon reinforcement is so much more dangerous than Glass/nylon, other composite or wooden props? I and probably most other model flyers can say,,,,,,, most spinning airplane props BITE. My smallest, an 8X4 chewed one of my fingers.  MY fault.

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