[motors/esc/tx's/rx's for sale]

Shaun , I am interested in the motors, speed controllers and the imax charger. How much for all with postage please send a pm, thanks Cliff

[Car Insurance quote now double last year!]

If like me you are old enough to use saga you can pay a small premium the first year which guarantees your premiums do not go up for three years and it’s a reasonable price .Provided you don’t have any accident of course.

[CanDo rebuild]

Mine has control surfaces as the original plan with no rudders.

[CanDo rebuild]

I am on my second one and I love it, flies really slow or very fast! Great fun. I built my first one and was gutted when I stacked it. Bought my second one slightly damaged from BMFA swapmeet for £20 quid with motor and esc and it flies great.

[My latest project.]

I have to admit the construction is quite chunky! I will reduce weight where I can especially at the tail. Some of the kit is not as good quality as I expected. For instance the formers have to be made from three pieces laminated together and the slots for the stringers do not all line up exactly together so some adjustment is necessary.

[My latest project.]

Here is my latest project. It’s a Fieseler Storch from the old svenson kit.

[Winterflying gloves, what do you use?]

I stay at home in the warm! Hate being cold and don’t find any fun in flying when I’m cold.

[Flair se5a to sell]

I sold a flair SE5A on eBay last week! It went for£230. Hope this helps.

[They can be repaired!]

Here she is after a successful test flight today. It needed a lot of Down trim as it climbed like a homesick Angel but apart from that it was fine. 
Really chuffed.

[They can be repaired!]

Yes Phil, I did put the bits in hot water before rebuilding and it’s not too bad. The nose is about 2mm shorter now as it hit dead on the nose! There is now a bit of a gap between the end of the nose and the spinner backplate but I will make a Depron ring to fill the gap. I managed to get a second hand spinner ordered from EBay as the old one is smashed!

[They can be repaired!]

After assessing the damage this afternoon I realised that it might be repairable as the damage was not as bad as first thought. The fuselage was in 6 pieces but all quite big with clean breaks. 
After a few hours, some contact adhesive and cocktail sticks it now looks like this. 
need some filling and a repaint but will fly again.

[They can be repaired!]

This is the remains of my FMS Typhoon after stupidly fitting a discharged battery and losing power just after take off!

bit cross with myself. 

[Model flying photos you're proud of]

A couple of pics of my B29,

I have changed the props now as the orange ones spoilt the look a bit!

[Forum members' new models: Let's see them.]

Must get on with the markings now.

[Forum members' new models: Let's see them.]

Finally managed to get the maiden done on my Beaufighter today. Went really well, flies really nice and a peach of a landing!

[Ruler, metric/imperial]

As an engineer I come across both and can use either. I tend to use which one seems easier at the time. If I am doing a rough estimation of something I will use the one that it comes nearest to. Such as I need 20 meters of something or I need 3 feet of that!

There are some strange mixtures of things. For instance chain comes in imperial sizes but metric lengths.  So you order 5 Metres of 3/4 inch pitch.

[Ruler, metric/imperial]

A rule is for measuring a ruler is for drawing straight lines. If you look on a rule the measurements start at the end but on a ruler there is a space before the measurements start. 

[Ruler, metric/imperial]

My old RAF instructor would have a fit if we called it a ruler,

[Never mind the weather - who has been flying, then?]

So far we have done a 4 ship which was 4 small planes fixed together in a diamond shape, a space shuttle, a witch with a kite type cape and superman.

[Never mind the weather - who has been flying, then?]

No a Foamboard wing and balsa fuselage.

[Never mind the weather - who has been flying, then?]

We have a group at my club called the old farts club and we build odd things. Here is our XB90 Valkerie on test flight today. 

[Never mind the weather - who has been flying, then?]

I might have to change the props for different colour ones, the orange spoils the look a bit!

[Never mind the weather - who has been flying, then?]

It was a bit windy at my club Saturday but I decided to maiden my B29 anyway! Went really well.

[Never mind the weather - who has been flying, then?]

I have definitely picked the right week to have time off work! 5 days flying on the trot! Bit warm a couple of days but still enjoyed it. Back to work next week.😢😢

[Old Warden 27th and 28th July - who's going?]

I will be there Sat weather permitting.