Garry G

Thanks for your reply, I wasn't aware of Replikit but went onto their web site and they do make a full kit for around £50:00. I'm not looking for much so will try the for sale site and possible BMFA. There's a pencil price on the box 23/6, how things have changed! Regards Garry G

Having a clear out so anyone want to offer the going price whatever that is. As far as I can tell every thing is in the box but a few balsa sheet parts have been cut out. Garry G

Has any one drawn up O/D plans for either the Yak 18 or Yak 50 that they would like to sell a copy of? Garry G

Some time ago there was an advert in the the BMFA mag. ( I think ) which I still have for a Yak 18 kit made by Sky Ways Models who no longer exist. I understand that Mason's Models may be going to re kit this model sometime this year and as I have always wanted to build this I'm keeping my fingers crossed!! The Yakalov Aerobatic Team used to fly Yak 50 out of Compton Abbas close to Dorchester where I live and it was magic to go there and watch them practice. Garry G

Many thanks for your replies, hadn't spotted this thread, will keep you posted if I run into any problems.

I am building a small vintage style plan and due to space restrictions need to locate the ESC further back from the motor than the existing wires allow, i.e. extending the 3 wires by about a further 6 inches (150mm in new speak) so it sits behind the battery. Is this likely to cause any problems? Garry G

Is there a component list for all the CNC parts so I can work out how much has to be cut out by hand? The wood list on the RCM&E free plan seems to indicate that there's a lot of extra work to do here. What do I need 18 sheets of 75mm x 2.4mm(3/32" balsa for? Garry G

Jim, thanks for the additional photos, the elevator is where I thought it should go. On the rudder the hinge line looks vertical as I would expect, did you have to redesign it as it looks different to the plan which has a distinct forward slope? I will try an mount the servos forward nearer the C.of G. if possible to help the balance. Roger Stanton has a regular column "Nostalgia Notebook" in the BMFA NEWS and in this quarters edition inlcludes a piece about a Slicker 50 built by Martin Rudgley. His model weighs 22 ozs. against yours at 2 lbs. but he has fitted a KBM 31/12 bell motor which may account for the lower weight. Originally used a 7 cell nicad but was under powered but now has Lipo's. He also extendednthe nose by about 1". I will fit a BRC 2212-10T motor in case mine weighs nearer to yours, best to have a bit of power in hand. John, thanks for your reply, the C.of G. on the plan is shown as 50% of the chord, apart from the necessary mods. for the elevator,rudder and motor I will build my Slicker as per plan. Garry G

Jim, your photos are very useful, I intend to install an electric outrunner and will have to extend the nose to get the C.of G. as per the plan. Looking at the front view I think I will fit the bearers as shown but longer and mount the motor on a new firewall that will fit over the bearers and slide up and down to find the right balance point.Do you know the weight of your Slicker?I can see the elevator on your photo, did you make this solid and does it extend up to the "finlets" on the underside as shown on the plan, also is the rudder that solid part on the photo?  John LI will build the wing and tailplane with the incidences as per plan, +4 deg.on the wing and +2.5 deg. on the tail and see what happens. Altering these is a bit out of my comfort zone.  Reducing the dihedral slightly on my Playboy was suggested that with the introduction of Rudder and Elevator control the addition stability given by the original dihedral was not needed and could induce Dutch Roll. Not that I would known what that was if I saw it !!  Any further thoughts?  John G Some of those C.of G. positions seem very far back, one of our club members has just finished a Falcon so I will see where he has his.What does iirc mean ? is that text speak Garry G

Sorry for the delay in responding to all your replies, have been rather busy but many thanks.Lot of information here to digest but will reply a.s.a.p.  I have a Playboy Junior which I fly in our club's Vintage competitions and this is where it all starts, it is a club model and has been the subject of the mods. I mentioned in my posting.  The Slicker will need full R/C to take part so elevator and rudder servos minimum.   RegardsGarry G   

About to start building, BB plans are not revised for R/C - any suggestions before I start. Think I need to reduce the diehedral and increase the fin and rudder size.  Garry G

Hi Tony, I'm in the middle of building my Mk 3, so have measured the indent which scales at 1-5/8" from the sides and also from the bottom of the fire wall, former 4 I think. I have also added another 1/8" lightply backing to beef it up a bit.Let me know how you get on.  Regards Garry G          

Is it safe to use a 6volt battery in conjunction with a normal Futaba 35 mhz  RX as well as connecting it to 6 volt servos ? Garry G

Thanks for your replies. Garry G

I have been looking for a traditional build up kit for the above but so far no luck. Have tried the  DBscale and warbirds , any suggestions please.  Garry G