Alan Thorpe
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Is it now time for cyclists to wear an identifier and pay a tax?
Alan Thorpe replied to Tim Kearsley's topic in Chit-chat
Hey Doc, I guess it worked in China for years before middle classes began buying cars. But a mix of more bikes on the roads with reduced cars with 1 driver and 0 pssengers......a bike has a much smaller footprint that a 4 seat motor. Anyway we are still human so everything ends in a disaster whatever we do! Cheers Alan -
Is it now time for cyclists to wear an identifier and pay a tax?
Alan Thorpe replied to Tim Kearsley's topic in Chit-chat
No way. As Ernie says, I pay my tax for car, motorbike, income, tv, diesel, and soon for the air I breathe. Bike has got to be the best invention, what a way to travel anll under your own propulsion too! It is great, even on a bad day, you rarely have to suffer traffic jams as you sail past gridlocked cars, it definitely needs to be encouraged and everyone wins as it takes cars off the road in rush hour. -
Hey Ian, Cheers for the heads up, I managed to get a sheet of ply to fit the slots in the ribs and marked out rib positions from leading edge part. Just completing the wing now happily all going well so far. Would have been impossible without the ply so thanks again! Have some big bush wheels for this fugly hoping to use them to good effect! Cheers Alan
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Hi Ian, Thank you very much indeed, ok so that is important! Well great I will try source thin ply to do the job. Thank you!! Cheers Alan
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Just the instructions and diagram of the spar web and the leading edge to reference location of each rib. Theres a little slot in each rib to insert the spar web into. Pretty thin balsa, think about 1mm or so.
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Just in middle of putting this kit together, went to start the wing today but alas, the Spar web is not in the kit. I am thinking of trying to make it from stock balsa by using another piece, the False LE, to mark out the slots where the ribs slot onto the Spar web. Theres 8 ribs to fit to it. Anyway, just wondering if this is feasible or will I order a replacement part for the Spar Web?
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From a few years ago but Aer Lingus had them back in the day and had one painted up, think it lives in Germany was originally South Africa.
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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
Spitfire looks fantastic! What did you use to paint the foamboard, is it airbrushed or handpainted? They are out of stock of these, but I want one! Have the racer from flitetest need to start the build now!! -
Well done on a great restoration, it looks perfect in that scheme. Videos are fantastic, great to see the restoration and slope soaring film so well. Nice one!
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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
Stuphedd that looks amazing, the understated paint job set it off so well, great looking model and fantastic photos! Martian your sturmovick looks unreal, some amazing scale details, is the maiden soon?? -
Spring is here. Who is flying?
Alan Thorpe replied to Simon Chaddock's topic in Flying Field Reports and Chat
Great looking models the Rocket and the Baron! Too many nice models all over this site actually, its fantastic. -
Spring is here. Who is flying?
Alan Thorpe replied to Simon Chaddock's topic in Flying Field Reports and Chat
Got 6 new batteries at the weekend and ran them throughon the P47 sans undercarriage for some belly landings. Perfect flying after a heavy shower. Pity I have no photos of it in the air, next time! -
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Hey Kevin, Ah fantastic stuff!! That is great, yup I am definitely interested! Grand, I'll pm you now. Thanks a million, Alan
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I had the same problem a while ago and everthing looked ok at motor and esc....but motor kept pulsing too. So I carefully stripped back a small patch of insulation with exacto blade on each of 3 motor wires so I could do continuity test as far as the esc connector. Turned out one wire had open circuit just at connector but the heat shrink and insulation held it together so well, that it looked and felt perfect. Resoldered it and everything was perfect. Let us know how you get on.
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Hey lads, Thanks so much for your replies that's great! Brilliant stuff so. Kevin thanks a million for the offer, I am after a prop, spinner and retract gear. Poor Fw190 has been marinating in self pity waiting to be repaired! Cheers lads, great to hear your positive feedback! Thanks Alan
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Hi, I need spares for TopRc Focke Wolf and see them available on website RC Castle.....however the copyright date of the website is 2014. Anyone know if they are still trading ior is it a zombie site? Cheers Alan
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Posted by Andy G. on 05/04/2019 09:16:17: My favorite go to plane has to be my Red Eagle, RCME free plan some time ago, nice steady flier, will handle a variety of wind speeds and is just as happy down on our patch as it is on the slopes... That said, when the red mist comes over me the HobbyKing Teksumo wing just has to have the living daylights wrung out of it! Have to agree with Andy, Red Eagle is by far and away my most often flown plane, its fantastic. Its very relaxing to fly and out of a 3S 2200mAh its easy to get very long flights 40 mins to 50 if the conditions are good. I have other planes and enjoy them a lot, but just for duration of flights and relaxed flying, the Red Eagle is perfect.
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No problem Bob! Intriguing stories especially when they were flying of strips in France.....or getting mistaken for Fw190s!
