Brent

Thanks john, its great for the value I really am chuffed to bits over it. iv always wanted a bench like this but been put off by the prices over £150, I really did think for £49.99 it ant be much good but how wrong I was its brilliant. Im just in the process of cluttering it up now. so far the top shelf's got my 450 size beam heli on there as well as the hitec transmitter in its original box what I bought to put me on till I can go and buy the Aurora 9 and there's still room left for pots of glue etc. iv got 2 kit boxes on the shelf underneath and there's still plenty of room for another 3 kit box's at least. The back board has lots of holes drilled and the bench comes with hooks to hang stuff on there so will be digging out all my packaged goodies for the 2 kits I am starting on and getting those hung on there so there to hand for quick reference etc. The model building I really do find therapeutic believe it or not and because of my condition I have a pump on a drip stand pumping food and nutrients into my bowel till the remove my stomach so getting around is not easy. so I figured Spending hours of building over the winter will be just the ticket. come next spring Il be fine, ops before xmas and last lot of chemo just after new year. so come spring I should have a few planes to maiden membership to pay for and fingers crossed a nice relaxing summer recovering from it all. Once the ops out of the way il be allot better because I cant take anything orally other then sips of water so its a pain in the a$$. A few friends cant believe how open I am about my problem. but whats to hide its just a hurdle in life that one has to overcome and beat and lifes full of them and this is just one of those hurdles.

Thanks Alan and yes will power really does help with this illness. I am only 28 and have a long life ahead of me and something like this isn't keeping me back or holding me down. I new I would one day possibly end up with it due to it being a big problem in my family its wiped all my mums side out apart from my uncle and all where stomach cancer. Ended up taking 3 hospitals to diagnose it and doctors repeatedly saying its not cancer your too young. Least St James's at Leeds listened to me and carried out the checks to in fact find out I was right. Its a shame 2 hospitals missed it because it makes you wonder how many other people are in fact miss diagnosed. I know the argos website have the size and dimensions on there listing but believe me its a lot bigger then you think. and the framework is a little chunkier then in the photo. Going to keep an eye on the mdf worktop to make sure it doesn't warp as it is not very thick but considering its in a warm dry environment I shouldn't see any problems with it warping but if your going to use it in a garage or shed where the air temp changes regular id be tempted to call at wickes or b&q and grab another sheet and double it up just for piece of mind. Nothing worse then building a wing to find out its warped due to the work top warping.

Ok so after a 3 year gap from the hobby due to splitting up with partner I gave the hobby up because running costs of a house where to great to take on alone. Now im settled sharing a house with a friend and suffering from poor health due to just finding out I have cancer of the stomach and undergoing chemo whilst I await my op to remove the stomach I thought maybe now is a good time to return to the hobby, to help keep me motivated and looking forward . So with a love for designing models and building them I decided an arf was no good for me I needed a kit, the only problem is where do I build it I only have my bedroom till im well enough to go out and convert the coalshed which is insulated and quite large infact... I decided I would browse the net and have a look at large office desks ( the old ones with drawers that weigh a ton). Didn't want to spend allot of money and quickly found that these big old office desks are now selling for daft prices on ebay. so I went on google and typed in work benchs along with workstations. I even had an hour or 2 on ebay looking. I saw some realy nice designs I may add but they also had really nice prices attached of a £100 plus. Then google gave me the answer and lead me to a product argos is selling at the moment. After looking at the measurements and thinking well its smaller then I need by a few inch or so but seing such good reviews I thought stuff it £49.99 isn't going to get me anything better then this to build a few kits on... I have to say I am over the moon with it. Its actually bigger then you think once assembled and fits in my bedroom just nice. I will take some pics of it later on after iv cleaned up the mess so you guys can see just how big these are. went together like a dream. Its not heavy duty but perfect for people like us just wanting to build models on. its over a meter wide n 2ft from front to back. the drawers is on ball bearings so is ever so smooth. the work surface is big enough to build most 40-60 size fuselages on, and to top it off I found another source selling a table matching this that's 1.5 meters long without the drawer and upper shelving for £27 delivered, same framework colour and everything on Ebay so to get one of those and put along side this will be perfect for any bigger projects. The downside to giving up this hobby is something always drags you back to it so I figured this time I was going to buy all the tools and a proper workbench because having all the tools and a good space to build on really does make building allot easier and more enjoyable. But anyone looking for a cheap building bench that looks good really should get one of these because for the price and quality and what it actually does offer is unbeatable. Sealey do the exact same version of this and there wanting £150+ and the only thing missing off this is the sealey badge there really is no difference. I am tempted to go get a second one of these for the under storage space and also the extra drawer and upper storage as well as back plate having drilled holes and hooks for hanging things up such as servo leads or metal rulers and screwdrivers. one for building the other for covering and finishing on but side by side so if I need the extra workspace when building a wing then it can spill onto the second one. My nurse is going to have a shock in the morning when she comes haha she will think iv moved into a garage. Having said that maybe this is something some of you guys could find useful and at that price its a great little investment so I just had to share it with you guys. Now for me to track down a second hand bandsaw and dremmel etc so I can get cracked on with a little bit of building .

Ok iv always been a glow person for the last 16 years or so and now starting with electrics. im a little confused as to what is suitable for the hobby king sunbird glider and what lipo pack will give the best flight times. Im currently on there site now looking at escs and motors, placing an order for all the bits to complete the model so I can get started on he build when the bits arrive, but struggling to decide what motor will work. one thing I need is the motor to mount from the front to a bulkhead like older traditional motors used to because im aiming to round up the front of the fuselage and make it a much nicer shape then a square box, also need help as to what folding prop will go well with it. So if anyone can help me pls do so.

Starting to take shape now . Looks great Trevor

Ok so 2 possibly 3 years ago my friend bought this mustang off ebay. it was advertised as a 90 size model and wanted alitle bit of work. He drove all the way to hull I do believe and collected it. Upon getting it home he discovered it wanted more work then he had planned or even liked to do. So after a chat and a long passion for large warbirds I thought its just the type of project im looking for. With abit of bashing here and there im sure I could end up with a nice scaleish mustang which im sure I will. However im wanting to find some history about this artf so I can infact find more out about all up weights and a replacement canopy and cowl and so forth. cant quite remember the wingspan but im sure its 71 inch fuselage is made from fiberglass as you can tell with the state its in. It does have all the airlerons flaps and elevator and rudder and so forth but im striping the model back to bare wood and gel coat and need to carry out the main repairs. The wings airlerons and flaps are on the same level which isn't scale... usualy the airlerons step out at the hinge line and not hinged at the same point as the flaps if that makes sense. The cockpit was origionaly just flat and not open. I have cut this out to eventualy build a nice scale cockpit to hopefully fit a full size pilot in there. As you can see its had a ruff life and has been beaten up badly with all the filler. this is to be removed and glass cloth put in place internaly and then fill the what will then be a dent with gell coat and flatten off. So who out there can help identify the maker? ps the engine in the pic is an st3000 I was planning on fiting but decided another model needed it more then the stang. When and I emphasize the word when lol it is completed il be putting a petrol engine in though not sure yet as to what size. As you can tell from these last 2 pictures its been shot at by the gerrys.... I haven't a clue why theres so many holes.. one was obiously for the switch lol. and for those of you who are wondering why im bothering with all the damage it has.. I enjoy repairing models that other people would normaly throw away or burn. When I was growing up I couldn't afford new planes or kits I relied on saving all my pocket money up for a year to buy a cheap little kit. id also be gifted models that had been crashed by some of the club members. They would say to me theres a good wing there for ya and a good tailplane maybe you can use them to repair another model. and over my childhood I learned how to rebuild and repair a model. Even to this day I love buying a damaged model or inheriting one that would usually be put in the burning bin. I just love bringing life back to something someone would deem as a right off. So who made this artf? Also anyone selling any damaged warbirds of similar size? anything considered just not foamys and needs to be in south Yorkshire for collection.

Stingray... from above its similar to one. and also what about sharky and put some white teeth out of solar trim on the fus sides or even better call it sharkray lol

he sure did, I always wanted the f15 too but settled for the f4. Do you think he would part with the kit for the right price? because I certainly would be very very intrested

I paid a mere £15 for the kit from a club member those where the days when kits were falling off shelves at such cheap prices. im no fan of arf's id rather buy wood and a fresh pack of blades and glue and build. flying is only half the fun with this hobby designing and building from kits and plans makes the other half. Lindsay I do believe you did the bat thing build and designed it. have to say it does look quite a fun characteristic model.

But yeah id love to get one of these kits now. iv emailed the new owner about possibly buying one but his contact details were lst updated in 2007. fingers crossed he may produce one to order or may for an order of several because with todays technology im sure a pair of twin edf motors it would be a blast along with micro retracts

On his website it does state that in 86 RCM&E did a review on his kit. aswell as 2 other mags. infact heres the quote Quotes: RC Soaring Digest USA July 86 - "spectacular moulded fuselage ....a work of art and worth the price....real good, stable flyer" RCM&E - "responsive and doesn't have any bad habits" RC Model World Oct 86 - "Moving around the sky at speed the Phantom certainly looks the part, portraying the large menacing bulk of its full size counterpart ......it certainly goes together easily

Does anyone remember the kit? could be built as electric or with an engine on the front. I once built one but it went up in a big curve and refused to pull back out when it rolled onto its side and headed back down to terrafirma. The problem with that was I had full elevator to get it off the grass and quickly found out I couldn't let the elevator go because it would have just fell out the sky so I think I had the cg wrong. I was 15 at the time and proud that it had left the ground because many members had tried with similar jet designs and never got them off the ground. now im 28 cough wiser im looking for this kit again. I remember it was blue foam wings with a plastic fus. was a nice little kit sure as hell hope I could drop on another for a winter build. His site still lives but was last updated back in 2007 so I doubt the number and email address will work for Phil Dorren. bought the rights to the phantom

Well here's tonight's updates. Fus decked though I am not happy with the laser cut turtle deck sheeting. it worked out short and does not meet properly on the upper center spar. luckily I will be able to either fill it or cut a thin slither of sheeting to slot in. wing has been built. this was actually a very easy wing, just dry fit it all together then just run some thin cyno over the whole structures joints. took no more then 10 minutes per wing to assemble and glue. and further 10 minutes to join together and sheet the center section. also enclosed a pic of what they call instructions. all in all I am happy with tonight's progress. only the rudder and stab and elevators and ailerons to make. Cant fit the motor yet because I need stand offs for it.