David Ovenden
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Actually an updated version of the Maricado model was featured as a free plan in RCM&E relatively recently. Someone probably has the exact date I expect - and maybe a copy of the plan itself!
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Hello,
A friend of mine had SERIOUS vibration problems with a Laser 150 in a 77" Hangar9 Mustang. In the end it turned out to be mostly caused by a hugely out of balance ali spinner. I reckon this could well be the cause of a lot of your problem. £27 is a lot to pay for an item if you have to completely re-work it. My friend ended up throwing his spinner in the bin after extensive dynamic balancing failed to sort it out. Hope this helps a bit.
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What "traditional" scale kits have you got in your workshop? I was looking at the kits I have stockpiled in my workshop and thinking how lucky I am to have a number of "great" traditional kits to build. Increasingly (or do I mean decreasingly?) it's difficult to find any scale kits that are not ARTF's, so to have a number kits in stock is rather a pleasant situation to be in. My list is
Veron Hawker Tomtit, SIG Liberty Sport, a Krick Bucker Bestmann and a set of Laser-cut parts for the Jerry Bates 85" span Douglas Dauntless.
What's stored in your workshops?
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Thanks for that swift and helpful response David.
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As I said in my earlier post, I went to the trouble of arranging for someone to buy this mag for me in the UK and send it to me in France. Why? beacause for ages RCM&E and this website has been promoting this plan and it's availability in this "special" addition. They obviously intended to supply the correctly scaled plan. However, it was a commercial/marketing decision to use the plan as a "selling point" for this issue. In fact if you look at the mag cover you might call it a "hard cell"! The fact that I (and no doubt many others) bought the magazine as a result of the publicity means we ought to get what we paid for - the correct size plan. To be expected to buy another magazine (in the UK) and get it shipped out here to France so as to have what should have been in the "special" is not really fair. At the very least, I would have thought it would have been good for Magicalia's PR to post out plans to those who want a copy. A doubt all modellers will.
I don't think many of you would be happy to buy a package deal of a TV with a "free" DVD player and then find that the DVD player didn't work with the TV you bought. If the manufacturer then told that if you bought another TV they would give you the correct DVD that you expected in the first place it would be very annoying. If the justification was "well the DVD was free" I doubt it wouldn't make you any happier!
Over to you RCM&E / Magicali
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Oh dear, this is not good news! I live in France and have just gone to all the trouble of arranging for someone in the UK to get me the RCM&E Special so I have the Typhoon plan. Now it seems the plan is not correct? A revised plan in another RCM&E issue is not very helpful for me. Shouldn't new plans be posted out to those who bought the "Special" issue in all good faith?
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Hi,
After 30 years of fixed wing flying, I'm thinking of trying i/c helicopters with a view to progressing to scale helis later. If I go for a Raptor 30 or 50, what would be the best gyro for learning and later use in scale models? I'm not interested in 3D flying or stunts. My tx is a JR PCM9XII so initial thoughts go to the JR G490T (for compatibility reasons), or would a CSM or a Futaba 401 work better? Do I need a fancy servo for the tail rotor, or would one of my existinga JR 811 digital servos work OK?
I'd be grateful for feedback from those of you who have the experience.
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Thanks Steve,
That was a helpful contribution to the debate. I've learned some useful stuff.
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I have several Saitos (including a 150), all mounted inverted, and all run perfectly. Once run-in and set up they just go on working as they should without the need to continually re-adjust anything.
The quality, reliability and performance is oustanding in my opinion. Just look at the huge range of 4 stroke engines Saito produce, much more than any other manufacturer. They clearly have the experience, and the ability, to produce small and large capacity engines in both single and multi cylinder format. Other manufacturers' engines may be good too, but I agree with Mudflap, personally I wouldn't currently buy a F/Stroke other than a Saito. That said, I do own an OS Gemini 160 F/S twin which is an excellent engine, and an OS10FP. So I'm not completely biased!
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Myron,
Seriously, I usually use a scrap piece of thin ali sheet (litho plate or foil meat tray) to act as the spacer and heat protector. What you really need is a high wattage soldering iron (I use an ancient Solon 125 watt) to get lots of heat to the joint quickly. This heat the piano wire quickly, where you need it, and makes the joint without having the iron in proximity to the wheel for any longer than neccessary.
This I think also amswers (in part) the original question. A very hot iron that heats the wire locally, and briefly, will make a good soldered joint without affecting the metalurgy all that much. Blowtorches are a different matter maybe.
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Myron,
Why not use a thin slice of potato coated in cooking oil. Not only will you protect your wheels but have a couple of crisps to snack on after you finish soldering! -
Well my "one day" models include:
Curtis Condor (twin engine biplane ailiner)
Large Douglas Dauntless SBD5
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I'm interested the Gloster Gladiator plan featured in RC Scale Quarterly ages ago. It's plan RSQ1770. The Magicalia website list it as Gloster Gladiator
Designer: D Murray. Wingspan: 1873mm Engine Size: 0.35 R/C Functions: 7
Obviously a .35 cu in engine won't be suitable for a 74" span Gladiator! Maybe it's 35cc? Anyone any experience of the plan or the model - or got a copy of that issue of RCSQ?
Thanks
David
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What about a Douglas SBD Dauntless? Has "warbird" appeal but loads of wing area and docile flying characteristics with wing slots. It has a large radial cowl to hide the engine and you can add flaps, retracts, dive brakes and even bomb dropping. There are 2 kits available Anglia Models (the old CAP kit) and a smaller one from Skyshark in the US. There are also plans available in at least 3 sizes 69", 85", and 100". Or perhaps Tony Nijhuis could design something new for the mag?
Best traditional scale kits
in Scale Matters
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John,
Since starting this thread I have decided to sell My Tomtit kit and it's currently on the e place> Lots of interest. I decided to sell as my original Tomtit is still going strong sfter 300 flights and I still have the plans.
Time is ALWAYS the problem. I guess we enjoy building, or we wouldn't buy the kits. Actually getting round to starting and then finishing the models is another thing. Is it just me, or are there others that find that when you commit some time and energy to building. progress can be pretty swift. Its just the gaps in between bursts of activity that are problem!
Anyone got a 1/4 scale Piper Cub kit they want to part with? I want to modify a standard kit to do a Super Cub.
I'm also looking for 3-views and photos of the DH Genet Moth - a DH60 Moth with the 5 cylinder Genet radial engine fitted. Anyone have anything?