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  1. Adrian Hazeldine
    Ace - you sound like a man on a mission! ?
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    Ace - there's more balsa there than in many model shops! ?
  3. Adrian Hazeldine
    That's a great storage facility and a very nice collection of warbirds too!
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    thanks for all the feedback - at present I've got mine on a bench top and sheet is no problem piled up but with different thicknesses of strip it's tending to spread out. I can see the logic in only cutting strip when it's needed - I have a bandsaw so will give that a try sometime... Those underslung drawers are a great idea Nick - it strike me they would be good for all sorts of things! Have you put any stiffeners along the length to stop the ply base or whatever from bending?
  5. Adrian Hazeldine
    So how do people store their balsa stash? I find it impossible to store balsa strip without it twisting/ bending etc despite it being in a dry workshop at a constant 16-17 degrees.
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    thanks David - I think I may wrap some fine copper wire round and put a blob of solder to make it more rigid.
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    Hi, I'm just making new interplane struts and wondered if the two cross bracing wires should be tacked together where they cross at the centre to make the whole assembly more rigid. The old ones with the model had a tie wrap doing this job.
  8. Adrian Hazeldine
    Thanks Cymaz/ Martin / Nick. I'll stick with Humbrol for inside the cockpit and will give the Chroma ones a go for the struts and u/c.
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    Quick question regarding paints: What's everyone used for the odd bits of painting - cockpit interiors / struttery / u/c fairings etc? I've not really used paints on a model before - are humbrol enamels sufficiently fuel proof or do I need something different? Thanks!
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    thanks for the info everyone.
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    Quick question - have the majority of models built retained the castoring tailwheel as per the plan?
  12. Adrian Hazeldine
    Jon - thanks for the pictures. U/C looks good and much easier to maintain!
  13. Adrian Hazeldine
    Thanks to everyone who's been helping with sharing info on engine installs for the Stampe that I'm refurbing. After a close flirtation with the idea of an OS GF40 (thanks to Alan Gorham for all the info there) I've decided to go with a Laser 180 - ordered today from Jon. Jon - would you mind please posting me a link to your photos of engine baffling etc. and also to the revised u/c you've installed.
  14. Adrian Hazeldine
    thanks Jon - yes it's the green razorback one. It flies well and I've always managed to land it ok even on just half flap but wanted to master using full flap with it. Some great advice on here!
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    When I've watched pilots at the shows landing the bigger warbirds I've noted that they do come in quite steeply and as Trevor says keeping the nose down around what seems to be a continuous banked turn across the base leg rather than two separate turns and then letting the nose come back up to level as they start to sink down on finals.
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    thanks - I've got the servo slow and elevator compensation sorted and have been landing like this on half flap. The manual for the model (Hangar 9 P47) suggests something like 75-80 deg full flap. So is it fair to say - lower gear and half flap on the downwind leg but only go to full flap after the final turn - whilst carefully managing the power to avoid slowing up too much?
  17. Adrian Hazeldine
    Chris, thanks for this. When would you go to full flap - when you've turned onto finals?
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    I've started flying some 60 size warbirds with flaps but haven't plucked up courage to use full flap on landings yet. Can I ask for views on where in the circuit to go to half flap and then full flap as I've heard lots of bad stories about the perils of lowering them too early. thanks!
  19. Adrian Hazeldine
    Lovely model Steve and a perfect maiden flight - well done!
  20. Adrian Hazeldine
    Thanks Steve - much appreciated!
  21. Adrian Hazeldine
    Steve, I'm admiring your Stampe and wanted to ask whether the red stripes were painted on or were another layer of film? I'm looking to use Oratex but have never painted onto a covering and wondered if it would be a challenge to get sharp edges given the weave in the covering? Any advice gratefully received. Adrian.
  22. Adrian Hazeldine
    Thanks Jon / Martin - that's encouraging. I've stripped the old 'Rothmans' covering off and the airframe isn't in bad nick although the engine mounting area all needs sorting and the tail feathers were more or less held on by the covering!
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    Just started to have a proper look at the old Precedent Stampe I picked up and will be refurbing. I was thinking of a Saito FG30 4 stroke but given mixed reviews on some of these and issues around cooling I may go for a DLE 30 2 stroke. Overall weight is looking like 16.5lbs or thereabouts. Planning to recover in Oratex and to get a new f/g cowl from Slec. How have people found the balance - I've read somewhere on here that someone had 20odd ozs of lead in the front; is that other's experience too? thanks. Edited By Adrian Hazeldine on 06/05/2020 10:33:40
  25. Adrian Hazeldine
    Thanks for all the tips - I'll get it weighed when I get a minute and have a proper think about engine options... I'd seen this replacement cowl at Slec www.slecuk.com/SLEC-kits/14-scale-sv4b-stampe-grp-cowl
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