GrumpyGnome

Despite my yearning for a Hornet or Whirlwind, I'd be up for a simple, no retracts, Mossie, 4S LiPo powered - preferably of a size to allow hand launching with one hand.......

I've got small hands and don't find my TX16 to be overly large in use - the screen does take up a lot of space! You may also consider the smaller FrSky 'mini' Taranis transmitters. Whilst the set is only compatible with FrSky receivers, you can plug an iRange lite external mpm unit in the hack, allowing compatibility with loads of receivers, including DSM2 and DSMX. Not sure if the smaller Radiomaster sets are the same...

Yes, it is quite chunky!

If you're attracted by the size, Radiomaster do smaller radios in a traditional format......

I just can't get my head around the 'game controller' format.... 🙂

No, please post lots. Although I don't own any machine tools, and the language goes over my head, it's a fascinating read....

Keep up the progress Matty!

Tried some stripes on the white 'patch' I painted earlier.... the blue frog masking tape was fine, nice clean lines. The insulating tape pulled the tissue and paint off the film. I hadn't tried Rons trick of des-sticking the tape by adding fluff.

Sarik sell plan and article so may be worth contacting them?

No associated builld article or notes?

I think some people have had success using a primer specifically designed for plastic

Painless360 has some excellent content on Youtube to get you started on how to use OpenTX, the forerunner to EdgeTX

Yes, that's right. The one in the link is just that.....

I'm using the blue 'frog tape' ..... I'll try some of the many rolls of insulating tape I have.

If you're going to get one before joining a club then that is an excellent choice. So yes, I'd recommend that, but I'd get it from a UK shop ... e.g. https://www.unmannedtechshop.co.uk/product/radiomaster-tx16s-mkii/

The pilot must have been suspicious as he seemed to try and bale out at take off.....

You do. But you don't know it's history, or how it's been treated. Nor the individual selling it. In time, as you become clubmates, it is much less risky than buying from a total stranger.... @Hoochykinseven if you don't go down the club route, there'll probably be some local slope soarers with their various transmitters, who will be happy to talk. Not while they are flying or rigging their models though...

I just did a quick experiment.... i painted a segment of a flap white, ready for a black stripe, and masked off a section of the base grey paint, and painted it white. On the latter of these, I've applied 2 coats of cheap B&Q emulsion. On lifting the tape, I have a nice crisp line, with no damage to the tissue. On the bevelled edge of the flap I am using, I must have missed a bit when adding the tissue, as the base paint has lifted, revealing the film. When the larger area is dry , I'll mask off ready for a black stripe, but at the moment I'm happy it survives my ham-fisted efforts!

I now have visions of Airbus engineers buying AS3X receivers......

Can't say a Tempest looks like a P51.......... but each to their own....I for example am not a fan of Edge/Extra aeroplanes

Resurrecting this thread..... On my P47, I used laminating film, then light sanding, then primer, then paint. I did the base ciat of olive, then the invasion stripes. The masking tape fid lift some paint off, so it was never pristine. General use also chipped the paint revealing the film. I managed to damage the model (broke one wing) so have taken the opportunity to re-cover both. On mt SE5, I used lam film, then tissue, then paint, which worked well, apart from a few wrinkles in the tissue - added character and authenticity! This time, I have made a better job of the covering and am ready to paint. My question is around the best ways to add the invasion stripes - I am concerned that masking tape will lift or tear the tissue. What do you do? I'm useless at painting straight lines by hand... I coukd experiment, but I'm more than happy to use other peoples experience 🙂

Shaun is absolutely right - I had (wrongly) assumed OP could fly as he's upgrading from a FlySky set.

Good job!

MKII with 4in1 is what I have. Any reason you've picked a US(?) vendor? I'm assuming you're in the UK, and there are UK vendors......

EdgeTX is supported and developed, OpenTX isn't. Simple as that reallh. As OpenTX already had all the basics, new versions of EdgeTX are unlikely to contain anything really startling, or ground-breaking, so they will be similar. Just like new versions of mainstream software like Excel will be pretty similar to the older versions. I agree partly, and don't use the touchscreen much at the field - selecting models, and a tweak or two to rates.. In fact, I disable it via a switch so I don't inadvertently press it. But I personally prefer it to using the scroll wheel........ but you have the choice, which is part if the philosophy of OpenTX/EdgeTX - you're not restricted in how you do things. As is mine. It doesn't make the building any easier, that's a fact. In comparison with other menu-driven systems, controlling the model once it's in the air is going to be pretty much the same. But you can do so much more with it IF YOU WANT TO. I don't like programming computers - I do like being able to relatively quickly being able to do things in the logical way you can with OTX/ETX. As an example, I have an Ultrastick. it had flaps and ailerons. It took me about 30 minutes to have the following working fine, with all trims working as required: a. Three flight modes with rates and expo on a single switch, some trims identical across modes, some separate b. Conventional separate flaps and ailerons c. Flaperons d. Crow brakes e. Snap flaps f. Synchronised slow up and slow down of flaperons g. Separate flaps won't deploy over a selected throttle setting b. Separate flaps if deployed, will be cancelled, if the throttle is above a certain setting (a 'go around situation). It took a clubmate longer to just get his two elevator servos working together properly on a menu driven set. I certainly aren't a 'must have' person. I use a Kindle Fire as my tablet - it's pretty useless but does what I need. My car is 13 years old. My mobile phone is 8 years old. I still wear clothes I've had for decades.... I've never used a LUA script. But if there was something fancy I wanted to do, the option is there. I'm sure there is functionality in all menu-driven stuff that I would not use... Wax lyrical about firmware updates? Well, occasionally, I'm sure an update will be released that's a 'must have' but nobody forces anyone to update. And firmware updates are a fact of life for most modern sets now. In summary, different strokes for different folks. OTX/ETX is all about choice and flexibility. How boring would if be if we had no choice, and all thought the same?