Ruprect Spode

Hello Rentman, I have enjoyed your building blog. Your model looks a really good build and representation of the original. Well done! I wish you all the best wishes for your maiden flight and look forward to reading about it. Ruprect

There are 2 clubs in my area. One will not let me join until I purchase more expensive radio gear as they consider the Planet T5 for indoor use only. The chairman of the other club considered small electric or FF rubber as not serious aeroodelling and really suggested I purchase an IC training model of at least 40 size to enjoy the full 'club' experience. I have joined the BMFA.

Thank you for your kind welcome, I can't wait to get started on some real building. I intend to stick to the 'smaller' end of the hobby no larger than a Pix E Major really, in fact I may consider it as my first plan build. My wife has never smelled thinned dope before, she's in for a shock! Seriously though I have bought Poly C for tissue and odour free epoxy. I'll experiment with Solar Film also. I'm looking forward to electrifying some of my 1970's designs, it's just the weight issue I shall be careful of. I may even consider depron as a build material. I'm really not going to 'buy and fly' any more aircraft as I have lot's of building time to enjoy. Thank you all. Ruprect

Hello, my name is Ruprect and I am starting aeromodelling now that I have retired after a 40 year break. I only built rubber powered balsa models and airfix kits. For Christmas I was given a Hobbyking 1100mm J3 Cub, a 2830 1100kv motor, a 35amp speed controller, a 3s 1500mah battery, a 10*4.5 SF propellor, a battery charger, 3 servo's and a Planet T5 transmitter and receiver. There is quite a lot of work to do to build this aeroplane and it seems quite flimsy. I am going to start building it soon but the instructions are in poorly translated 'Chinglaise'. I think they may have put the instructions for a video recorder in the box instead of an aeroplane.

Can it be used on open structures with tissue? On open structures(wings etc.) do.you wet the tissue and apply poly c when damp? Or do you paint poly c onto dry tissue and allow the poly c to shrink the tissue on it's own?