Jim Barr

Thanks for that, I take it you are using these materials for the same purpose? I will try Studio gum first if it is like CowGum, also, my experience of the spray version was its life after opening was limited, Thanks again Jim

Hi all, I have not given up completely on the flying 2X KK Fairey Gannet, but focus on a 'decorative' piece to exercise, my mind etc. Still not problem free, during the 1.5X build, i did notice some of the scaled components where not as accurate as I would have liked, I put it down to my age and reduced skills. With the 2X build, the discrepancies are large, (>3%), and need to be corrected. Someone else must have done this before without this problem. I made 2X copies of the main drawings for layout, (professional printer) and also photo copied the balsa panels, (formers, wing ribs,etc); these where also 2X copied. I used PVA glue to put the paper copies on balsa panels.... they shrink. I have tried copydex and that may work but V hard to apply with adequate evenness. I Could of course do some calculations, (x,y shrinkage not same) and print over-size to allow for shrinking. wasted wood on trials would be costly. Ideally, I need a better glue, anyone remember CowGum from the small newspaper print days, (cv late 70's)...

Hi All, thanks for the welcome... And thanks for the encouragement (or is it a warning of impending DOOM) I have built a 'few of the wall' flying things with various degrees of success but I nust say this would be the most expensive... (maybe the least dangerous). If I drew a Venn diagram of all the variables, of "requirement" and "availability", "capability" and "luck", and it filled an A4 sheet, the overlap would be a 10mm blob in the middle..... well that's what it sounds like! Anyway, re ALL your comments,.. thank you... Hi, Simon B, I'm from Celtic ancestry born in Cornwall, but there are a quite few Barrs around! Like MANY Celts, I have Haemachromatosis, If you are a Celt, GET TESTED, it is NOT something to enjoy but it can be stopped easily. ( sorry, maybe that should be off forum). Hi Kevin, Robin, NO! it's bad enough without that complication, just add a bit of fin twist for counter torque. Hi SImon C, Good looking model, did you make hinges for the tail plane or use commercial ones, I have been experimenting with full width home-made ones that seem ok but maybe too much extra weight. .......... If I can source second hand components for most of of the power and control, I may proceed, even if I can only taxi round the dining room! otherwise this has just emerged as a project to keep me entertained. No problem!

Hi all, I am not new to model aicraft building or a bit of RC addons, (hovercraft), but a new project has revealed some big gaps in my ability. I am the wrong side of 75 and not as dexterous as I was and eyesight is a bit challenged so I decided to open a 40+ year old Keil Kraft Fairey Gannet kit and scale it up to a more doable size. 1.5 * scale worked and is sort of finished so I decided to do a X2 version with RC. I have 'created' a 3D printed nose cone to carry a lipo motor and am working on selecting all the stuff to drive and control the model. I need help selecting these bits and pieces and wondered if there is a particular area of this forum to address these queries. 4_Max have been very helpful but It is not fair to utilise a commercial operation as a free training college! Hence join a forum Background, I have a workshop, (a Myford Super 7 , Miller, and the sort of kit you would expect), I have qualifications in Math Physics, electronics and engineering. Looking forward to getting on before my ability fades even more!! Best wishes, Jim Jim Barr Best is the enemy of good enough Barrs Law Of Recursive Futility If you are smart enough to use one of these... ,,, you can probably manage without one!