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Excellent, yes, I'd love to see the pics. Well done!

Now that would be something, and very pretty! Ducting the airflow for edf would be the difficult bit. You'd want it in the middle to look right? You build one ? 😉

Nice. I'll add those to my list!

After 12 under my belt I'm trying to figure out my next #Lidl project. Help! 😟

Most of mine have come from a woman I know who gets through loads of the 'one use' vapes and she saves them for me. The batteries are usually the cylindrical 360mA type but I've also found the oblong flat ones and bigger ones. I've been considering using a pair in parallel for slightly bigger motors too as the C rate doesn't appear to be very high. but theres a limit to how many you can use, yup it's such a waste that they are being binned all over the planet.

I don't see many but according to reports I've seen on tv they are becoming an environmental blight. Should disposable vapes be banned?BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-... 24 Oct 2022 — Up to 1.3 million single-use vapes are thrown away each week, according to Material Focus, a not-for-profit organisation focusing on recycling e ...

The joy of retirement (if there's such a thing) coupled with a lack of flying weather! 😒 But yes, the foamie jet has been interesting, especially making a cavity inside to get rx, battery and esc in. I'm just waiting on the servos, but then I'll be waiting on the weather for a maiden! 🥴 Model shop sold it to me for a fiver, but I see they're more like a tenner online. Build blog will happen sometime too.

I posted a video a short while back about vape batteries and their usefulness for small RC models. I picked this up in the street the other day and it's even better. It has it's own charger! Just saying, keep your eyes open, there's some useful stuff lying about! 😀

Hi Chris, thanks and yes, I always set up dual rates on both ailerons and elevator, regular and 'sport' mode. Shop bought kits, and even the Flight Test foamie builds usually advise what the throws should be in degs, but with an experimental own design you have no idea until you fly it how it will respond to inputs. Too little and you may not even have enough control. I like to have a good throw on elevator to start to be sure I can get off the ground! This was very responsive hence I could reduce throws a lot after first test which was a bit scary! After I reduced it was a joy to fly, easy but still very quick and manouverable! I'm dead chuffed with it.

Finally after all the problems and frustrations I had with this build, including the train wreck maiden, I enjoy a blisteringly good 2nd 'maiden'! 2nd test after I'd trimmed was amazing. Quick, stable and very maneuverable.,I'd say this is the best of all my 9 Lidl RC conversions. Motors, props and other details are in the build blogs and in video description.

Well done, that's amazing. I'm going to have a go at a simplified version in foamboard.

Very interesting article you linked, thanks. Reflex was mentioned by the guy I met at the strip. Definitely a combination of factors were preventing a successful flight for that creation. It's all a good learning process!

Nice one Simon, thanks. Any pics of your creation? PS I love foamboard! Cheap building fun.

Thanks mate. I found it quite interesting and maybe useful to share my learning experience!

My Lidl Stumpy RC conversion had yet another redesign after a few too many fails. Here's the story and why it has gone to the great RC plane graveyard in the sky.

My Lidl fusi foamboard Vulcan had another test flight. It flies well but really needed a motor upgrade. Watch this space, a new test will be coming soon with bigger motor fitted!

Ha ha, I doubt I'll be the last either!

Hi again, build blog is here ... props changed since that of course, and speed controllers!

Hi Rich, I think I mentioned it in my build blogs, but motors are D1806 2280KV 2-3S Brushless Motor CW CCW which is the same as BR1806. these were £13.43 the pair from Ali Express. I think they are cheap Chinese copies of BR1806. props are Gemfan CW CCW 5" 5045 5x4.5 fitted counter rotating of course, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192629894865?var=492770721681 Speed controllers Simonk 12A from AliExpress, £12 the pair. But they took 26 days to arrive in UK! It said 12 days guaranteed delivery! Lipo is 800mA 3s Zop Power. More than enough power here with a 3s, I think this would fly with a 2s, but still have to try another maiden as the first was a disaster! Don't know the 4 max economy packs, sorry.

After a disastrous maiden, I got a lucky break and discovered why my twin motor , twin fusi latest RC build had such a huge difference in thrust between the two brushless motors. You never stop learning in this hobby!

It's an idea, but my videos have varied content, Lidl chuck glider conversions, foam board builds, flight tests and problems I've had with a build where I wanted feedback. If it was all in one video thread people might miss something they might have appreciated? If it's in latest posts it's just as easy to pass by and not click on it, or alternatively you might be grabbed by the title and decide you do want to see it?

It's an idea, but my videos have varied content, Lidl chuck glider conversions, foam board builds, flight tests and problems I've had with a build where I wanted feedback. If it was all in one video thread people might miss something they might have appreciated? If it's in latest posts it's just as easy to pass by and not click on it, or alternatively you might be grabbed by the title and decide you do want to see it?