[Electric Cars.]

I would suggest listening to those who actually own EVs for ranges they have achieved.

[The Big Question ?]

FWIW, my input. Single engine jobbie, P47 (Sea Fury I want but will mod a Tempest kit). Twins just got to be the Mossie. And I would add that I’m more than happy with dolly launch / belly land rather than retracts.

[The Big Question ?]

8 minutes ago, Gordon McConnell said:

twist and turn retracts, maybe not

Dolly launch, belly land. Does away with the twisty turny things altogether.

[Laser engines - the state of play following their closure]

1 hour ago, Jon H said:

That's probably it from me for a bit.

A true gent to the end, many thanks Jon.

[The Big Question ?]

3 hours ago, leccyflyer said:

Agreed - twist and turn retracts are even more of a pain than plain ordinary retracts.

My eFlite retracts on my H9 Hellcat were a right pain so I modified them to have the external ball links, they are now far better.

[Laser engines - the state of play following their closure]

Well said Brian.

[Laser engines - the state of play following their closure]

No, the thread should not be closed.

 

I see not posts of a complaint nature on here, most are discussing the situation and there are some who are unsure about what is happening with regard to orders (unfulfilled despite being paid) and ‘repair’ work that has been promised. It’s all well and good for Jon to post on here but with respect he is no longer an employee of Laser and it would be rather nice if an official Laser (AGC) response to those affected was made (not through this forum).

[Laser engines - the state of play following their closure]

37 minutes ago, Don Fry said:

the tooling is the company, and they have nice tooling.

Probably not owned by them, just hired.

[Galaxy Models Mystic - a build VLOG]

At long last, another chapter, this is no6 and is a short one so that you know I'm still alive and its about the flap / aileron conversion I've done on the wings - enjoy.

 

 

[Warbirds Replicas Hawker Tempest V -Mass Build 2024(part two) .]

Superb!

[Laser engines - the state of play following their closure]

Yes, a very poor copy of a Laser, poor materials and bad machining.

[Laser engines - the state of play following their closure]

31 minutes ago, kevin b said:

Remember Solarfilm anybody ?

That was a lot more viable business than Laser (with all due respect), yet nobody took it on.

They were beaten at their own game by Far Eastern products that were / are arguably better than their own (with the exception of 'tex and Clear Coat). Regarding taking it on, I did enquire about the rights to produce Clear Coat but was told that I couldn't afford it!

 

34 minutes ago, kevin b said:

The obvious way forward was petrol engines

Not necessarily, the sub 50cc market wants 4 strokes due to noise restraints and Laser offered an excellent range to suit that (dwindling) market and as for mess, what mess, the latest Laser engines running low oil produce no more mess than a petrol jobbie.

 

37 minutes ago, kevin b said:

manufacturing anything in the U.K.

Various options here, as a cottage industry you would seek out precision engineering companies who would produce parts in their 'down time' so it would be a limited supply but still a supply. Alternatively, there are precision engineering companies in India who could produce small runs of the parts. The assembly of the parts would then be done here, in the UK by a one man band type setup. Over simplifying I know but..........

[First taste of the sky]

Being able to perform well executed circuits and fig 8’s will get you flying solo long before low passes and touch and goes will and those skills are the bedrock for everything else.

[Laser engines - the state of play following their closure]

I was thinking more on the lines of a 'cottage industry', as a full blown business it just doesn't stack up.

[First taste of the sky]

41 minutes ago, toto said:

I would like to introduce low fly passes and touch and goes.

IMO that is not the correct way to progress! Consolidation of what you have been doing with particular emphasis on level flight control and neatly executed rectangular flying circuits (downwind parallel to take off leg and consistent height) together with figure of 8’s (same size circles irrespective of wind direction) should be your aim! 

[Laser engines - the state of play following their closure]

29 minutes ago, Cuban8 said:

but the fact of the matter is that the bosses of Laser are perfectly entitled to do as they please with the business as they see fit and suits them best

And we mere punters who have put thousands into their coffers (possibly only covering their costs or maybe not even that) are entitled to query the, on the face of it, very selfish attitude of taking the Laser name to the grave with them rather than allow an opportunity for others to step in to continue it (much as Neil did when he retired). Of course there may well be no takers but at least keep the door open.

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

I fly mine with a Jumper T-lite Tx and find that it’s far better to fly it with stab on!

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

54 minutes ago, Zflyer said:

Has anyone found out how to fly these without the stabilisation

Yep, carefully!

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

Ah, sorry Eric, I misunderstood. For my dolly I made it so that the foam support pads are removable so a new set of larger ones would raise the model up enough to clear the intake. 
 

In fact I’ve made some other parts for it so that it can be used for ‘bacon slicer’ pushers too! Prototype shown here

 

 

 

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

Personally I would use a dolly and keep the belly intake on as it's such an iconic part of the Hurri. I would then reinforce it so that belly landings can use it as a skid! Funnily enough, my 82" Laser 200 inline powered Hurricane has had to do a couple of belly landings due to landing gear failures but the (reinforced) rad intake has stood up to them without issue!

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

17 minutes ago, Geoff S said:

using launch dollies has given me cause to wonder.

Go for it Geoff much easier, reliable and cheaper than retracts.

[Video editing]

Interesting, DaVinci Resolve is free and gives Ultra HD exporting plus loads of others.

[The Big Question ?]

I'll see your bunker and raise you a T2 hanger

 

[The Big Question ?]

2 hours ago, Paul Johnson 4 said:

Ron, you may have a long one but.... our 'shed' is better than yours... even has a WW2 bunker incorporated too  

And even an authentic crater by the looks of it!

[The Big Question ?]

I’m up for building anything, simple complex etc but if part of the aim is to take new builders through the stages from simple to complex builds then I think it needs to be a bit simpler that the Macchi. We’ve started with the simple FW190 then progressing with a slightly more ‘complex’ Tempest so another one slightly easier than the Macchiato.