Martin McIntosh

I had a problem with a joiner on a petrol motor and was recommended some Teflon which melted as soon as I opened the throttle. Remember that petrol dissolves silicone. Better to use flexi pipe with lightweight jubilee clips.

OK thanks.

I am still getting a notification of every new advert which is posted. Please fix.

I have gone for the NX3 delivered from UK at £18. Supposed to support dual ailerons.

Years ago when the price of a set of gear was through the roof you only got four servos and had to use messy bellcranks or strip ailerons. With the advent of computer radio you can now individually trim, set the throws and adjust differential, thus simplifying the set up considerably. It would not occur to me to only use one.

Thanks, where did you get them please and do they cater for dual aileron servos?

I think that I shall give that a miss, £45 to £60 for the full version is too much for me, but thanks for your replies so far.

I failed to notice that. I always use dual ailerons but SMC do not stock the alternative and I have managed to cancel the order.

Looks to be what I want so have ordered one, thanks again.

Thanks, I shall look at those.

Thanks for that but I already have too many Rxs, looking for a plug in one which could be transferred from model to model initially.

Can anyone recommend a reliable and reasonably priced stab. suitable for small/medium sized scale models? I have dabbled with one or two from HK but do not really trust them. Just to stop them bouncing around in the wind would be good as I do not need one for normal flight. Some can be enabled/disabled using a spare channel but not had much luck getting this to work. A course in Chinese would probably have helped.

Having now got my vision sorted out I decided to fly it a few days ago. Luckily I tried it on high rates because I needed 1/2 up elevator to keep it in the air and had to dump it in the long hay crop which resulted in the fus breaking in two and a gash in the wing. Totally my fault because I had the tail at completely the wrong incidence! Lots of work correcting this using a laser incidence device. Took it up again today and it flies perfectly, which is more than can be said about the landing which resulted in damaged retract units but I was well pleased with the result in general.

I see that you mentioned 17kg estimated for this. Mine turned out at about 12kg (28lbs). Are the motors 52s or 70s ? I only had 2x OS52 Plus 2x OS 26 which was only just enough.

If it is of any help, I use an acrylic satin finish or Rustin`s satin floor varnish depending on electric, petrol or glow power on my WW2 birds.

OK, I see what you mean. I have always done as marked on the `official` scale drawings. This probably changed over the years.

Do not really want to nit pick the fantastic job you are doing, but is that dark earth Spektrum (Guild) or Humbrol because it looks to be a bit on the orange side like some Hurricanes. Also, the dark green (olive drab) should be on the top of the left inner cowl as I remember from the scale drawings. Please accept my apologies if I am wrong!

Cheers for that, now I only need to see if I still have it. I have this up for sale minus the i/c engine and all gear but have decided to electrify it and reinstall the servos. If a mod sees this could you remove my ad please since we do not have the means.

Can someone remind me of the mag. issue this was in because I am converting it to electric and the cg position I have marked seems to be unattainable, even with a 3s 2600.

My first TN 72" Spit. was very heavy (18 lbs) and was intended for a 30cc petrol but that would not fit so I got a Laser 180 - fine. My Stampe is only 6.2 kg and its 180 gives that extra bit for outside loops. Have not yet plucked up courage to fly my 2m Sea Fury with one, The 18x6 carbon prop does not stick out far round the huge cowl but on test there is lots of pull so fingers crossed. Model weight 16 lbs.

What are the spinners made from and are they 3.5" by any chance?

Complete model with servos, 28-26 motor, ESC and retracts. Copy of the original, not the newer ARTF. This is a well flown model, warts and all but still performs perfectly and is very aerobatic. Recent mods to the battery hatch to make it more secure. Takes a 3s 2200. Bargain at £60.

I have used Tony Nihuis riveting tools for years. About 20 or so pieces of piano wire ground to a cone shape then soldered to some 1/10 or 1/5th inch pitch Vero board in a slight curve. These can be dipped in PVA and then rolled on to the surface. You can also do double staggered rivets. Works a treat and you may be surprised at just how quick and easy the process is.

Impressive photos.

Eh? I said the Balsa Cabin stuff, not SLEC.