Den Parky
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I was wondering if anybody can identify this engine. It came as part of a job lot and I am totally stumped with it.
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Bill, I noticed that you stuck with the original Knex/Lego wheels! I changed mine for some proper Robart scale rubber.. Looks 100 times better for it. Thought about retracts on mine, but I have spent way too much on models over the last few weeks! (according to my mrs) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQjYJeIjGm8 . It probably is the only one ever to fly .. Well until finer weather comes along and I can give mine a go! Edited By Den Parky on 24/03/2013 18:30:26
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A couple of weeks ago, I got fed up of looking at a big box of Deagostini Spitfire magazines and decided to start reading and building and here is the result . It was fun to build, but Deagostini dont really have a clue when it comes to model planes! Lots of the kit had to be altered, or new parts fabricated as the supplied parts were badly fitting, or they were made from poor quality materials. The original Deagostini Leo engine was changed for an OS unit, and the truly dreadful Code 4 radio gear was changed for a more reliable Futaba set up. Edited By Chris Bott - Moderator on 24/03/2013 18:39:23
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Aviomodelli/Mantua 88" Fieseler Storch
Den Parky replied to Den Parky's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
To build this storch, you need to build it as if you were building a boat. Clamping the keel in place to keep it straight and true, and then gluing the ribs in place, using a square and clamps to keep the ribs at 90 degrees with the keel. As per pic below. Thats when I had my first problem with Mantua quality. While pinning the balsa blocks in place to hold the keel straight, the keel snapped clean in half, two thirds of the way from the front. Not to be put off, I epoxied the broken keel together and all seemed well until I put all the ribs in position and put the top keel in position on top of the ribs.. The top keel snapped in half as well. The top and bottom keel, along with all the ribs, are made out of a very soft plywood, which is of really poor quality. Time for a very large Jack Daniels I think, before I carry on with this nightmare! Edited By Den Parky on 09/03/2013 23:37:03 -
What seemed like a good idea at the time, is now starting to look like a complete nightmare. I was in my local model shop the other week and saw this kit for a Aviomodelli 88" Storch. Inside the box, the kit looked impressive, so I forked out £140+ and came home with it. On the way home, I got a shock.. In small print, there was another name..Mantua!! Thats when alarm bells started ringing.. Last year, I started building a Mantua HMS Victory, and after about 2 weeks, it went in the bin! Terrible plans, badly fitting joints and really poor quality wood, meant it was almost impossible to build it. Earlier on today, I thought I would bite the bullet and make a start on it. Most of the instructions are in Italian, with small sections badly translated into English. It turns out that Mantua's idea of building a model plane, is to build it the same way you build a boat. Basically a keel, with ribs attached. See the pic below:-
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Quick builder!! It has taken me ages to do, compared to the Bend and Buckle Taylorcraft, which I did in just over a week.lol Charles, its actually tissue and dope covered, and for some reason, the wings and stabiliser are almost fully see through. All there is to do now is, put the windows in, change the back wheel which I have just put on as it wobbles, and then get the Cox fired up for the first time. I have been waiting for a couple of days now, for a rain free day so that I can get the Cox up and running The next Build thread maybe starting tomorrow with the 82 inch Fieseler Storch
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Nearing completion
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Engine size for a 90" Mighty Barnstormer
Den Parky replied to Den Parky's topic in All Things Model Flying
Cheers Stefan, I was thinking along the lines of a 90 as well. The thing is, on the website, they only list that one as a 88" model, and this particular kit I have was originally bought in the 80's and it definitly says 90" on the box. -
Good morning everybody. I have just got myself a D.B Models 90" Mighty Barnstormer kit, and I'm slightly confused over the engine size. I have seen different specs saying 50-70 engines and another saying 90 - 120! I'm looking to buy a 4 stroke motor for this plane, but not sure what engine size I should go for. Does anybody have any Idea? Den
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Colin, all the glued joints seem okay on the Apache, its just the choice of wood on certain parts, and the assembly that has me scratching my head! I just noticed something else rather odd about it. Its supposed to be a tricycle undercarriage, but somebody has changed it to a "tail dragger" As for the Spitfire, I have been going through the magazines and instructions, and Deagostini have some strange ideas on building model planes. There are no plans as such! In a few mags, there are some templates printed on paper that you cut out, place on top of the balsa, and draw round them. They tell you to glue virtually every peice together with superglue! From what I have been reading on various forums, the positioning, and angle of the engine is all wrong, and if you install the servo for the aelerons as per instructions, they dont operate properly.. This is going to be fun!! Edited By Den Parky on 07/03/2013 09:48:29
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Yes Charles, they do bite a bit. .. Not managed to start it up yet as the plug is kaput! Got one on order but no idea how long thats going to take to get here.. Not heard a little Cox screaming away since I was a young teenager!
