Bruce Collinson

Balance them all. There’s enough vibration going on without a simply fixed prop imbalance. + for Dubro balancer. BTC

Irritating. Mods? I take Geoff Sleath’s point but is it really needed? BTC

Got first 3, working on more and may have them shipped prior to June if the numbers stack up. BTC

All, I have a couple of PMs in addition to the above. When LA wakes up I'm hoping to hear that three I found in Hicksville at under $2 are ordered, then in a week or so I'll place another order for the rest and see if the boy is up for posting them. If not he's back in June. I have a pair of those ball drivers Peter, different sizes, bought from MS Leeds I recall. If you (or anyone else) wants to specify the item, ideally a hyperlink to a US source, I'll add them to the list. Pro tem, Ron, I'd like one of each of yours but I'll rustle round the boys at the Fun Crash on Monday and try to bulk up the order a bit. Many thanks in advance. BTC

£45 seems a bit steep. Paul d T, I have tried with a ground down screwdriver but it can slip too readily. At $3 US, if I get my son to bring a handful back from L.A. in June, is there an appetite for the proper Sullivan ones? BTC

#metoo but can't readily find one in UK ($3 in US ....) BTC

Aeromodelling philately, almost. BTC

watched one yesterday, very capable plane, tempted myself. BTC

My pleasure!

Have you tried to download the manual for the ARTF version, which can be either IC or neutron powered? Hatch under the front fus behind cowl, battery strapped to a tray which is secured at the cowl end with a nylon bolt. Mine flies 5S. The ARTF has an electrical conversion kit, tray, hatch, standoffs etc and buying one of those might be a start. 4 Max can specify motor, esc, prop etc. BTC

Hot news, the LMS Modelshop Leeds (we refer to it as the Precious Shop) has Lasers in stock. Even more precious now! BTC

Zap skinning epoxy is good kit. BTC

The only one I’ve identified is to see who can drift downwind furthest off-topic without attracting opprobrium from the moderators. The prolific Ron Gray has adapted my clubmate’s Hanky Planky design into Depron and is running a delightfully risqué-sounding fun fly comp at his club with full details recently posted. BTC

All part of the race to the bottom, cheapest is best, shave a halfpenny off by buying from the Far East etc. In life, you get what you pay for. BTC

that's part of the problem Ron; some are excellent, e.g. the Harrogate ones near us, whereas the Leeds ones comply with Collinson's First Law of the Public Sector; never get caught in possession of a decision, then you can't lose your pension. Once spent an absolutely grim Saturday de-cluttering a hoarder's flat, white disposable suits, face masks, the lot; into about 30 black binliners; into my half-decent car; 15 mins to the tip, outside Bromsgrove; no council permit, no tipping. Literally, ended up in adjacent carpark for the council to collect it on the Monday. Madness, but it's all about the process, not the outcome. BTC

Would be amazed. Observationally, the most numerous plane at my club. Is this perhaps an urban myth based on the horrendous supply chain issues which have been evident for several years? Latterly they and Acrowots appear periodically and sell out fast, rumoured to be issues getting them off the docks in somewhere to the East of here. BTC

Start by binning the clevises for, E.g. Kavan which have been reliable for me, then do as above and check the pushrod threads for an adequate fit. There seems to be a recurring pattern with Chinese wire; soft. BTC

Still can't fathom why nobody has either. I remain convinced it is/was a product primarily intended for an industrial/other application, as in the scheme of things we modellers are scarcely significant in market volume terms. Half hoped the Bristows might pick up on it. BTC

Excellent presentational skills and no waffing about. PS where's my kit? BTC

Cancel him!

Been shopping at Modelshop Leeds, Martin?

I find 2x4s LiPos far easier than contemplating 8s and they fly several other planes on 4s. Also my 4Max 4 channel charger which runs off 12 or 240 v only goes upto 6s. Charger is excellent. BtC

Shouldn’t that be, “are they”?

There might be one coming soon …

If I had to do that, I’d try to get the local Dentmaster bloke to look at it as I understand they carry mandrels of all shapes and sizes. BTC