Stuart Quinn-Harvie 1

No such thing as "just a Wot 4" I reckon. I have never seen one not flying well, even one so badly set up ( by folks that were refused entry to our club because of their, frankly psychotic flying practices ) that it was flying straight along a line but pointed along a different one. ( Masses of electronics, a poorly set up gyro and a cavalier attitude to life and limb were involved.) Great history too - thanks for that. I must get one ( a Wot 4, not a history ) one of these days.

I have been after one of these for ages - it was the first RC model I ever built and it didn't last the first day's flying. This one is beautifully built and has all the original 70's / early 80's decals on it. It's even covered in the box colour scheme. The ony thing I am not sure about is the chrome tape trim, and there's a tiny dent in the port leading edge. Just needs RX and servos fitting and setting up. The tailplane looks like it's not on straight - it's just very lightly banded on for the pic. Lovely!

Hi folks, the Foxjet is nearing completion, but it has occurred to me that I don't really know how much it SHOULD weigh: the instruction and plans contain no guidelines on the subject. I have heard that the FJ is a hefty lump of a thing ( and that it flies VERY well, and is a lot of fun, I am not denigrating it ) and can attest that it seems a little on the "massy" side. I am no lightweight builder myself so I am wondering what others have experienced / achieved with this model. Mine is currently 608g with battery, all gear except prop and no covering.

Firstly. I thought politics were off the menu, discussion wise, and secondly, Perhaps you should join an Incel forum.

Well, here is where I am so far, a bit of work earlier before going out, It'll be ready for Ponte along with the Mini Robot and a Cardinal. ( despite my glacial building speed ) As far as covering goes, I am considering tissue and dope because I like the look of it and it seems...right I suppose. Anyway, after some fettling here it is so far: Thinking about colour schemes, I quite like the RAF Raspberry Ripple but might just go either RAF trainer red/grey/ white or something involving dark metallic red and silver. I will see what I feel like when I come to finish it. It's going to be electric on 3s.

Hi Piers, I already have done, and youre right I don't think anyone does this sort of thing on purpose 🙂 It just feels shoddy and not what one would expect. They certainly know there's an issue now. I have worked around the plan and made up ( and installed ) the formers anyway and the fus should be done later today - it wasn't a massive delay just not the experience I was expecting or looking forward to. The model will still fly and will be going to Ponte next month.

Cheers Pete! It would be great to meet you there 🙂 It's certainly looking optimistic, I have hinged the elevator and rudder, made the main gear, ( I want it to be a trike as per box/prototype, despite that not being the most practical ) and just need to finish off the battery hatch, hook up the surfaces to the pushrods and finish the radio install. I may do a bit more trim as well, because I'd like it to be turned out well 🙂

Oh this is a brand new kit, not old stock. The delivery was fast and I have no complaints about that side of things - There was a facility on the Pegasus website to be informed when they had stock, this worked and I ordered the kit to recieve it a coupe of days later. Great. Of course what's in the box...not so much, sadly.

Look, I know a modeller is supposed to be able to do maths but I don't expect to have to resize a plan or in this case it's measurements, like it's an article from RM back in 1975. I'd quite like to have a full size plan so I can transfer the former positions with some extended lines, in 30 seconds, rather than have to mess about with a ruler and a calculator. And if the instructions say I have some laser cut formers thus avoiding the need to get out the calculator again, then I would like to have the things. Which I don't. Yes none of the work is overly onerous, but it simply shouldn't be necessary. It's SHODDY. Very disappointing, especially for a kit made this year. I have contacted Pegasus for comment.

*Morgan Freeman Voice* "It did not, in fact, fly that Sunday. Instead, he got drunk and fought a racoon." To be fair, the bit about the drinking and the racoon is a lie, but it's true I didn't fly that Sunday. In fact, it still isn't done, because life got in the way but it's getting there. The plan now, is Pontefract. It should be joined by a Cardinal and a Foxjet. I hope. Anyway, the servos and snakes are in, the motor mount cut and drilled what's left is hinging the rudder and elevator, making and installing the UC, and putting the last of the rado gear in. Oh and making a battery hatch. Motor is a 2212 /1250KV on an 8x4 with 3s. ( I will try it with 2s as well just because. )

I have been thinking ( I know ) I have at least 4 half built models, and it occurred to me some time ago that they are all at the same point: Radio installation. I can't go any further until the radio and associated electrics are in. This is clearly because I hate installing radio. I mean to the untrained eye they look like they are at different phases but they all need radio/ power systems before any further progress and I am willing to do almost anything to avoid that. Including leaving the model half built for nearly three years. Procrastination IS something I am good at. Anyway I will be screwing up my determination and getting on with it soon because I only have one non Ultra Micro that's flyable, so necessity in this case is the mother of determination. I was also wondering if you have a similar point that slows you down or brings you to a grinding halt?

Blimey that was quick - thanks! I'll try both when I can get down the patch again ( and after a happy evening or two sticking the aeroplane together 🙂 )

Hi folks, I have googled looking for one of the above motors, assuming that if it's ok for the Mk 2 I can use it on a Mk1 Tutor with a bit of woodwork in the nose. I can't find one anywhere and my brain has basically had a small explosion and told me to get lost. SO: can anyone suggest an equivalent? ( I tried googling KMS 4120/05 equivalent but got nowhere fairly quickly ) I have no problem buying a new one but I DO have beside me an FMS Predator 3648/770 and a 60a speed controller which I have been speculating about - would that work? If not, can someone help out a melted brain type and tell me what to buy? If you're wondering what I am doing with a Tutor 40, I got it unbuilt in the box and would love to have it pootling about for calm Sundays, as I passed my A on one back in 2003ish but that one had an OS40LA in the front and I am a sentimental old tw** as my girlfriend would put it. And I do recall enjoying flying the thing: it got a LOT of repairs back in the day resulting eventually in a total re cover ( apart from the fin, because why not ) eventually buying the farm after a downwind loop at zero feet. ( I know ) Anyway, thanks folks.

Cheers! Good advice 🙂 Thanks.

Hi Rich, it's a Mk2, and yes, I shall definitely be doing the Making Patterns thing. It's the 4 channel version ( the one I bought back then - I remember vividly buying it from Manchester Model shop a good 20 years before I worked there - now very sadly gone thanks to ...well, I better not get started ) Chris sold it so me, along with the Enya 40, a glo start, Solarfilm and various glues. I bought the radio, a Futaba Challenger 6 the following month. I should be starting the build over the weekend, and I STILL haven't decided how to power it so I need to make that decision fairly quickly. Also, obviously, I have er...*counts up* another 5 projects on the go but they've been sitting on the Shelf of Doom for a while so I don't think it's TOO much of a disruption to put the HB to the front of the queue.

I just picked up a kit fro one of these for a tenner, still in the box. The catch is someone has done a TERRIBLE job of starting it. The good news is that they didn't do much, and the glue they used appears to have slightly less sticking power than a post - it note. I will make a new servo tray and the two formers that go around it but other than that it's all pretty much ok. Wings are happily untampered with and it has instructions and decals /stickers and most of the parts including hardware. I am torn between converting it to electric or using an Enya 40ss because that's what the one I had back in the day was fitted with. I remember it flying very well, and I landed it on my first flight ( which was supervised but not buddy lead connected ) and I liked the thing, but it got sold when circumstances led me away from the hobby until my return about 23 years ago. It felt...settled, I think is the word I would use to describe it - the not-insignificant weight lent it energy which you had to account for and treat accordingly. I am looking forward to having another soon 🙂

Mr S, I promise I wasn't referring to you. Aside from anything else, I didn't see you demanding someone be fired :-) I helped with my schools first computer in 1974 ( it was bui;t by one of the teachers in a massive plywood box with an 8 light readout ) Poor choice of words, I should have said a "Type" rather than a generation. And also that the sort of person I am talking about was generally nowhere near the blitz chronologically.

Exactly, particularly when the shrieking is largely from a generation given to waxing lyrical about "geTTing oN with it liKe WE did iN the bLitz" but demanding the firing of someone for ...THIS. Seriously some of you need a word with yourselves.

Removed.

Extended nacelles just mean it's a late model with the two stage Merlins. 🙂 that thing is great! Has it flown yet? Edit: I see it has! Very well too! Great work.

Yup, back in the old days you had to think. So what's stopping anyone having to think NOW? You just said you find it a "mystery" You have to think of different things is all. I am not denying free flight is an art, but this "Oh it was better in the old days when nothing worked, cost an absolute fortune but weren't we all clever?" Is a bit disingenuous if we refuse to engage our much vaunted brains with a computer radio and a manual. Different skills, yes, but not necessarily better ones - evolution in action.

This is great Steve - I just went to my first indoor session last week and seem to have caught the bug a bit so I'll be putting one of these together - thanks!

Hi Mike, will Sarik be doing a set of formers as well as ribs? ( I am really looking forward to building a new one to go with my 3 year old :-) )

Still looking folks.

Yep, I have had three of these now related to my ad for a Cambria Eagle.