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Hi Jon, Don't even consider a silver foil type , The results can be absolutely fantastic, but the finish underneath needs to be oh so good, and one tiny hair trapped becomes an enormous lump. ernie

Grown men beating the stuffing out of each other, and the wee guy in red, drawing big squares in the sky..what's it all about? I'm off to watch the blue paint drying on my latest project ernie

And of course, there's the beauty of a well produced hand drawing. ernie

Hi all.....If you are going to make a paper drawing, there is only one really practical medium, and that is black drawing ink on tracing paper...the heavier the paper the better. Mistakes are easily changed because the ink lies on the surface of the paper, and can easily be scraped off If a new drawing is needed a second sheet can be layed on top and a new drawing made The whole operation becomes so much easier, and faster Hand drawings are so much better than computer aided for our rather simple needs, simply because the interface between the brain, and and the paper is much more direct, and simple drafting problems are simply resolved ernie

Maybe Mr Saito will send a post to give us all a detailed insight into whats going on. He might also let us know about current developments at the factory ernie

Forget about the Wright guys, and the Frenchie Clément Ader, what about the flying scot Percy Pilcher in 1899? ernie

Good Morning and thanks for all that. Now, I'm even more perplexed with all the options Jon, of course a brand new laser is tempting. The problem is that Mrs ernie, will want to hang bits of it around her neck, or dangle them from her ears Also the French customs are now adding astronomical amounts to imports Let me go and have a fine French lunch, and a wee think ernie

Hi, and thanks for all that..Just what I wanted to find out. So it looks like a 60 to 70 four stroke is what I need. Anyone need a brand new OSV95, to buy, swap, or some sort of interesting deal.. ernie

Hi Ken, Enough to say that Her Indoors is from Aberdeen ernie

Not E******* Early Bird, because It just has to potter around just before dusk, with a sound to dream off, and a fine trail of smoke. Even better if it smells of castor oil, but I suppose thats asking too much ernie

Hi all, Beside me as I write this is a nearly completed Keil Kraft Falcon. Its big, 8 foot in old money, but hopefully not too heavy. My query is what do I use to power it. E******* is of course not possible, and it sort of has to be a four stroke; I have also beside me 2 candidates, a new OS V95, a bang up to date 4 stroke, which is too big, and a OS FS40 which is maybe a wee bit on the small side. What do you all think? ernie

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Thanks for all your support, and explanations. My post is certainly not off topic. It is about the difficulties of obtaining modelling items from the UK, due to government's policies. I do reckon that even the most basic of computers would understand that 'oui' is not exactly subversive, and that 'brexit' is probably now one of the most commonly used words in english So, to concentrate on modelling matters, my new little biplane called Wee Boris, is a homage to a russian bear cub that I once met ernie

sorry paul TOURTOULON ernie

Hi all, I am absolutely stunned, I have been censored, yes censored....After many many years of contributing to this excellent forum, I have had a post deleted. Of course a degree of censorship is needed, indeed to be encouraged..No dirty stories, No rude words, No political rantings, and no foreign languages. But what have I done to annoy, even enrage the RCM&E hierarchy? Maybe it was the use of the French word OUI...Its not particularly offensive in either language. It means yes...If you need confirmation ask Paul de Tourbillon, he sounds like he would know. Or maybe I should'nt have alluded to our politicians not thinking things through. Its not a new concept....Plato, alexandre the Great, Napoleon, and even the great Winston Churchill have all been accused of the same fault. Does RCM&E now censor concepts that are universally accepted

I'm not convinced that the colour of a model should match that of the original. Look at a landscape photograph; The intensity of the colours diminish as they get further away. Apply this to our wee toys, if we look at say a full size WW2 fighter, we need to be quite some distance away for it to fill our field of vision. so the colours are slightly muted. BUT, when we look at a model we are invariably much closer, so the colour of the original needs a drop of say grey added, so that it avoids the dinky toy look ernie

Hi Tony, I don't know of an easy way. It doesn't take too long, and if you are not very accurate, and add a wee bit on, you will allow for wasteage. In addition, its a good way to get an understanding of the drawings. Also, don't forget to think about grades of balsa. But of course, there is very much written about that. ernie

Mon Dieu, Full protective clothing to paint a wee aeroplane. Why can't we use electricity for the motor, or I hear there's some crazy guy who fills up with wine and old cheese ernie

Bonjour mes amis, and everyone else, OK, I'm getting there. Paul de Tourtoulon, I'm off to Feu Vert as soon as I finish this. David, i'll look for 3V3 next time in M Bricolage, and Don, I'll PM ,you about that wee dram Thanks all ernie

Thanks all, and especially Don in Taillebourg. Yes Don I pass through often. maybe we could meet up for a coffee, or even a wee dram. I'm not sure what a 'dub' is, we don't have them in Scotland, or indeed Saintes. But thanks a zillion. I might need quite a few dubs, as its for an enormous KeilKraft falcon. I'm just about at the covering stage, so I don't need it just yet, I'll keep looking in France and let you know what I find ernie

Bonjour our french forumites, I've searched haute and low in french modelshops for a decent clear gloss fuelproofer. Or maybe Mr Bricolage has a suitable concoption. Getting stuff from the UK seems to be becoming an ever increasing nightmare...Paint is certainly a non non merci ernie

as possible, and very well fixed sorry about the glitch ernie

Hi Ian, This is not unusual, indeed, its a very common problem, especially if you have a model with a short nose moment (the distance from the front of the wing to the very front of the model) So what to do? Its pretty well impossible to check during the build, but sometimes there is a note about the problem on drawings, instructions etc. Build the tail from light materials. Sometimes kits dont select the best wood for each component, go easy on the glue (cyano is good), and dont overdo tailwheels, connections etc. Remember that a small amount of weight at the tail can need a lot at the nose to counterbalance it. At the pointy bit, move the heaviest bits, batteries etc, as far forward as possible, and if you do need to add some church roof to make things balance correctly, make sure that its as far forward

Dogs, That's big girls blouse stuff. We've got wild boars here. Try getting your foamie back from half a ton of prime pork chops. ernie

Hi David, how about Jonathon Livingston Mouette Your french amis should love the romanticism ernie