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My Red Eagle is still surviving after some repairs there this week! Made up a new firewall from birch ply and epoxied the formers back in place after a crash when radio contact was lost. Back in the air once again and it flies like new again! I've racked up a lot of enjoyable flying hours on it and it always flies great! So made up some very basic decals/trim for it to celebrate it flying again!
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Brian Taylor Vultee Valiant
Alan Thorpe replied to Ray Wood 4's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
Wow, lovely wood work, well done! -
This is the day maidened it back in November. Need to fly it again now that the weather is good, and lockdown ia beinh slightly eased here.
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Looking forward to the photos! Ah I have only made half the repairs I planned to do, its a slow process!
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Forum members' new models: Let's see them.
Alan Thorpe replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
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Amazing work Martin, well done, some skills getting it to this stage already! Great to see it coming together and nearing completion, class stuff. Watching with interest.......and not a small amount of skills envy! Alan
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Hi Dennis, Thank you very much for that, I'll drop Robbie a mail so. Delighted with the kit and build, pity my last landing was so rubbish, but all good, just an undercarriage leg! Cheers! Alan
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You were right Geoff, ordered from Hobbyking 4 pairs....should keep me going for a while! Cheers!
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Thanks very much Geoff!! Haha, ah dumb thumbs here let it drop from 4 foot during a ballooned landing.... I will check out Hobbyking! Thanks again, Alan
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Anyone know if SkipModelDesigns are contactable? I've been trying to order Fugly undercarriage legs but no reply, phone, Email, facebook.....nada. Anyone know if theres another source of these legs? Cheers, Alan
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Forum members' new models: Let's see them.
Alan Thorpe replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
Posted by Geoff Sleath on 30/11/2019 01:01:29: Posted by Alan Thorpe on 24/11/2019 18:04:39: Maidened Fugly last week. Needed a bit more nosewight. Flew it today, much better! 2 clicks of up elevator and flies level now hands off sticks. Lost a wheel mid air, collet must have come loose, landee ok and found the wheel. Will sort it out tonight. Looks very nice, Alan. Mine needed a stack of lead, too. IIRC I put it all in the hatch cover but I think the nose is just a bit (a lot!) too short. Be careful it's a small very lively model as I eventually found to my cost Geoff Ah Cheers Geoff!! Thanks a lot for the advice! It flies great, keeping low rates so far and all is good! Managed to do a bit of damage today though, broke an undercarriage leg.....all my fault. Will replace it and get flying again soon! -
Forum members' new models: Let's see them.
Alan Thorpe replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
Maidened Fugly last week. Needed a bit more nosewight. Flew it today, much better! 2 clicks of up elevator and flies level now hands off sticks. Lost a wheel mid air, collet must have come loose, landee ok and found the wheel. Will sort it out tonight. -
Let down by FMS again
Alan Thorpe replied to tigerman's topic in R/C Retailers / Distributors / Manufacturers
Posted by Stephen Smith 14 on 17/11/2019 14:56:18: Doing it once is unfortunate but the second you deserve all you get, previous experience but went back for seconds A bit harsh. We've all been tempted by next new model hoping it will be better than the last surely?! Anyway happy days hope the reteacts work out for p51 and maybe the p47 too! -
Autumn is here...you been flying ?
Alan Thorpe replied to john stones 1 - Moderator's topic in Flying Field Reports and Chat
Finally maidened Fugly yesterday. Flights went well, going to move CoG further forward, slightly tail heavy. Will try and fly today again. Freezing cold at beach yesterday! Edited By Alan Thorpe on 17/11/2019 10:31:58 -
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Hi Phil, That's great, thanks very much for the helpful reply. I'll try the balsa block and fibre glass it, sounds like a strong repair. Thanks a million! Alan
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Thanks for the helpful replies everyone. I've attached a few photos here...it looks worse than reality as the missing retract lives in the wheel well. I have glued in a new spar and 2 short trailing edge spars/joiners to strenthen the wing.
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Hi everyone, I am in process of repairing a foam Focke Wolf after an unscheduled meeting with rocks on landing! The problem I have is that some of the foam at the wing root leading edge is missing, I couldn't find it at the crash site. What would be the best way to build it back up? I'm guessing with blue foam or balsa block, but not sure. The area is at the leading edge wing root and is immediately forward of the landing gear bay, as circled in red below. Thanks! Alan
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Finished at last. Now to fly!
