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A chap I once new worked at an electronics firm that had closed. He met an former colleague in a pub and the were discussing work when a young chap butted in and said  You old blokes would be lost on modern game players, what did you lot do for fun! The colleague replied. We invented the machines for morons like you to play on!

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

Managed 4 flights with the Warbirds Replicas FW190 before tain stopped play. I bought 4 4s 3600 batteries from Hobbyking at a good price and after a few cycles I am getting 7 minutes flights with 35% left, they also fit across the cowl moving the c of g slightly forwards. The elevator is less twitchy now .

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Thats what I thought, the red is too small. Apart from that looking good for a quick build. 

The weather at the moment should see a few made for the summer whatever day it comes on.

[6V Ignition system for petrol engine, NIMH AA or Sub C and capacity?]

It depends on the ignition system Martin, RCEXL systems take 6v to 14v. Evolution 6v to 9v. On one of my RCEXEL units for a twin cylinder engine I have a 2c lipo 1000 which lasts for a days flying and more . On my Evolution I use a 6v 2000 rx battery which has been OK.

I would not use a 3s lipo on a RCEXEL system as it can exceed 14v after charging. 

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1 hour ago, leccyflyer said:

They do if they are commemorating D-Day Eric. 🙂

 

Looking very good Richard. Nice one. 👍

 Many were built after D Day. I'm sure you and I have enough appropriate models to commemorate D Day Brian.😄

If this weather continues we will all be grounded 😶

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They don't all to be grey and green 

[Experimental build - 1.7m wingspan F8F Bearcat]

15 hours ago, RICHARD WILLS said:

Yes , but what scale is the Orange ?

Could be a chocolate orange they have been scaled down while the price has gone up. 

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You had your chance on the last one Richard, 🙂

[OLD LIPOS]

No it was rain water.

[OLD LIPOS]

I threw a 4s lipo in a tub of water in the garden after cutting the leads off in February nothing happened, a few weeks later I put it on a stone slab in the garden. After reading this thread I went to check it, 2 cells had 70%left in reading 3.9v. Its been out in all weather's including snow and below 5 degrees. I should rescue the 2 good cells, seems they are indestructible. 

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1 minute ago, Paul Johnson 4 said:

Seeing Richards 'Great paint Adventure ' now you know why one of 'The Boys' is green.....

And the other is grey.

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39 minutes ago, RICHARD WILLS said:

HOLD IT !!!

The green looked like it had a bit of blue in it . I didnt like it . 

There was nose wrinkling . Following by some "tuts" and then , worst of all , teeth sucking .  

I thought about complaining to the manager at B &Q but I am a club card holder so didnt want to rock the boat . 

After all , Ive already been banned from Halfords ..... so my paint options are drying up . 

So I went to a different B&Q and got the nice lady to mix me up some "wood pidgeon "             .

Bloody marvelous , but also confusing because the wood pidgeons I see are grey . 

I thought about bringing this up with the lady , but as my mum always said "less said soonest mended ". 

Anyway , at £4 for a pot that will do three planes it was a result . 

wood pigeons fly pretty good so it should be OK 

 

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Richard took the same electrical course in wiring as me. It was held in a spaghetti factory 

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12 minutes ago, Paul Johnson 4 said:

Obviously you haven't met the boys...especially the green one.

Survival kit. LOTS  of sugar based confectionery for the green one.

Ankle protection for the little grey one.

It helps if you can borrow a ice hockey goalkeepers kit.

You might just make it....

 Might!

I blame their trainer, their spoilt and lack discipline. 

[The future of ic engines in our hobby.]

Some time back I had a gallon of methanol  and some oil  given, from a retired modeller. He used to do pylon racing and mixed his own fuel, he didn't have any nitro left, I mixed the fuel and oil as advised and tried it in an old engine it worked fine. I used the rest up mainly in my Acrowot.

The point is that if fuel blending companies close down would there still be a source for methanol which could be bought in quantities for modellers to blend there own or maybe the club could buy it in bulk.

To end all the doom and gloom I think IC will be with us for many years to come. I have all my options open as I  fly electric, petrol and glow, but don't do the free wind power gliders. At 88 years or age I  think IC engines will be still going when my spark has gone.

[Should I scratchbuild a plane modelled from a picture I found online?]

I don't know if you have seen this it may help, I googled BVM super bandit drawings and got this lead.

Hope it helps. 

[Should I scratchbuild a plane modelled from a picture I found online?]

Hi Paul, is the plane a model or an  actual aeroplane? If it is a scale model then there is always plenty of information on the Internet. If it is a model then plans may be available from outerzone if you have the name of it.

Like Graham I have scratch built many models mainly warbirds from 3 view drawings, most having a flat bottom/ Clark y type wing , some have been in depron and foamboard some balsa built . The main thing is only add weight and strength where it is needed and getting the c of g right. There is a great feeling when your scratch built plane flys for the first time. 

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20 minutes ago, Peter Miller said:

Been there,done that, only 40 minutes wait

Struggling to pay my tax online, I  phoned them and after 20 minutes,"Can I help you ".  me " I would like to pay my tax bill."  You can do that on www etc he replied and put the phone down.

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3 minutes ago, Brian Cooper said:

Inland revenue is the worst,  it's music is designed to make you hang up or jump off a roof.

[The future of ic engines in our hobby.]

1 hour ago, leccyflyer said:

One other aspect which hasn't really been addressed it that there does seem to be a bit of a nostalgic uptick in the use of small diesel engines, though I accept that could conceivably just be my perception since I'm noticing them more, having brought a few back into use. However there's certainly a number of FB groups dedicated to vintage diesel usage. I've kept a very small number of glow engines, for purely sentimental reasons, but now have more small diesels than glows and a sum total of about half a dozen small engines. The fuel is ruinously expensive and they are undoubtedly messy, but I'm hoping to have my first diesel powered flights later in the spring when the weather improves a bit- since I'm far too nesh to be bothering with diesels in the freezing cold of winter.

There has been a big upsurge in vintage diesel powered models in our club at least 7 members are active in that field with more showing interest. The fuel is expensive but most use about a teaspoon full. It doesn't appeal to me, done it in the past and it is not great for warbirds although the exhausts are small or non existent.  

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

My Hurricane looks like that after belly landings on our strip. Wall to wall rain again today. 

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7 minutes ago, leccyflyer said:

B and Q will never run out of sample pots if you take something in to be scanned. Those are then bespoke colours which you can save to your profile. I'm getting towards the bottom of my sample pot of Sky Type S, which has provided for several models in the past few years.

I did take a sample to be scanned Brian,  the store has,  I think 3 different pots bar coded for the type of paint requested. I wanted matt emulsion, they did not have that pot in stock.

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3 minutes ago, Paul Johnson 4 said:

Eric Really... a gentleman of your years queuing for POT....

I'd never have guessed....

Got addicted sniffing dope in the early modelling days 😆

[Fouga magister 1/4.5 moulded from scratch]

34 minutes ago, dirk tinck said:

One thing i learned over the years is that you can never have enough SPACE AND TIME !

I worked all my life to have my own shop , wich i build myself .

It's 100 sq M , two stories high , very happy with it !

 

You would be too old to enjoy it if you lived in England it would take years of planning permission and red tape before you could dig the foundations. 

Great work on the Magister and workshop Dirk

[The Big Question ?]

13 hours ago, RICHARD WILLS said:

I bet they all got shot in the back . Rearward viz is non existent !

Forward view not good either with the pot stove chimney in front of the windscreen,