Geoff S

... and don't I know it! I've just sent an email to the 8 year-old twin sons of my nephew. They sent us a couple of cards last week and asked what we did at Easter. We didn't do anything but we used to ride a long distance trial (The Land's End), often on a sidecar outfit and I sent them a picture of us winning the sidecar class in 1973 (so long ago) and another of us riding our tandem more recently (1999) - we were nearly 60 then but it's 24 years ago 😞 Neither of us has turned a pedal this year and I haven't flown much either.

Not sure about cars but the terms are defined by the Vintage Motorcycle Club (VMCC). Vintage is pre-1939 and veteran is pre-1914 IIRC. PVT (Post Vintage Thoroughbred) is pre-1940. Things get a bit vague after that because the VMCC introduced a 25 year rule which means motor cycles I owned new are now classed as eligible, which is somewhat disturbing. It's always surprising to me that machines like Honda etc, which were unknown when I started riding in 1956 can be used in VMCC events. Once you get past models that were initially designed for free flight (or single channel) then it's just a matter of opinion. I would have thought ARTF 'foamies' could be in a class of their own but apart from that, who knows?

Good luck, Matty. It'll take time, but it'll be worth it. Good to know you're progressing.

... and some people used to find the electro-mechanical voltage regulator/cut-out combination used on old dynamo equipped motor cycles complicated! I got quite expert on them from necessity as they needed adjustment with the extra lights needed when a sidecar was attached. The early alternator-equipped bikes were known for boiling (and destroying) batteries as the only regulation was a big zener diode to limit the voltage. At least the dynamo bikes usually had a magneto for ignition, so, provided it was daylight, you got home OK even if the battery was flat. I once spent a night in my tiny open sidecar waiting for daylight 🙂 Life gets simpler by getting more complicated, it seems. I wouldn't know where to start fixing my car now.

They came off in a roll?

Roll on summer? Or at least a bit of warm, dry and calm weather 🙂

I used them for a new battery for our campervan, which was also used infrequently. Excellent and quick service.

If it's working, why do you need to update the firmware? What extra functions do you need?

I suppose it also depends on how far apart the activities are. If it's a full size airfield then there could be a mile separation. That's probably further away than many non-related people are for many clubs as a norm. When RR club flew from the Hucknall airfield (which was actually more of an airstrip with just one long runway), the RR facility was a lot less than a mile away, for instance, as was the Merlin full-size flying club.

I'm more likely to believe a Mick Reeves model to be true scale than just about anyone else, so it looks like there a few Pup kits around that are near scale only. Not that it bothers me - I'm happy with sport-scale for my own models 🙂 There's a lot to be said for adjustments that allow wood economy without totally spoiling the scale look.

The full-size Pup wingspan is 26'6", so a quarter scale Pup should have wings 79.5" long. It seems odd that the Balsa USA 1/4 scale Pup has wings that are 2.5" too short for true scale.

The 60" ws DB Sopwith Pup is a fairly new offering. I think I had one of the first kits in late 2019. Mine is ready to fly now but remains earthbound so far. As you can see the cowl is very short. The wingspan is pretty well exactly 60" as it says 'on the tin'.

Not only RC. All the DiL logic ICs I used to use had 0.1" (2.54mm) pin spacing as well as the analogue operational amplifiers. (still have loads I can't persuade myself to throw away 🙂 ) Of course, that was 30 years ago. Things change and I commend the sensible move to proper metric units.

Never seen that one. Are you sure the pin/socket spacing isn't 0.1" ( as servo/receiver connectors are)

OK, so not so bad I thought but still a lot more expensive from UK sources. Mind you not as bad as cigarettes - a neighbour told me yesterday that they're £16 for 20! Glad I gave up decades ago 👍