David Davis 2

One pound is still eight ounces less than the weight carried by my first Junior 60! No chance of fitting a bigger battery? A closed loop system on the rudder would save a little weight too.

When the model is complete you'll have an aircraft which is a delight to fly even when you are capable of flying much more demanding aircraft.

I agree with everything Phil has said. Whether you mix the rudder and aileron control so that the rudder is operated by either the left hand or right hand stick is up to you. If you feel more comfortable with this set up go for it. I learned to fly on a Junior 60 with the rudder on the right stick. I had to adjust my take off techniques for my first four-channel model, a Chris Foss Unowot, but I didn't find the transition difficult. Mind you that was thirty-seven years ago! The Junior 60 is not sensitive to c of g position provided it is somewhere near the main spar. I had to add 1.5 lbs (680 grammes!) of lead underneath the engine on my first Junior 60 to get the cof g right; it was powered by an Irvine 20 two stroke glow. I had inadvertently made the tailplane out of heavy balsa. I made another out of lighter balsa and I was able to remove all of the lead but it still flew well even carrying all of that weight.

All I can suggest is to make the tail surfaces out of the lightest balsa you can find, to fit the biggest rx battery under the engine and to fit the servos as far forward as possible, mind you, that Megow must have the shortest nose I've ever seen on a vintage model! As JD8 has stated several vintage models flew with a more rearward centre of gravity than is the case with modern sports models so you could try moving the balance point backwards in stages. I will be building a Junior 60 over the winter, I'll let you know how I get on.

You could always put tissue or doculam onto the airframe first, then put your polyester lining material over the top. That way you might use less dope.

Some photographs would be useful but I believe that you have to put up at least five posts on this site before you can post pictures. Alternatively ask your dad for the name of each model, how big is the wingspan, whether it was built off a plan or from a kit and which engine powers it. If it is powered by an electric motor, how big is the LiPo battery and how many cells does it have. We would then have a rough idea of what they're worth. But to give you an idea, I paid the asking price, £90, for this Roy Scott 1/6 scale BE2e, complete with all the servos but without receiver, receiver battery or engine. I have a particular interest in the BE2e, a Great War reconnaissance, bomber and artillery observation aircraft because a man with the same name as me was shot down and killed while flying a BE2e by the Red Baron, Manfred von Richtofen, who was the leading fighter pilot of the Great War. Perhaps I paid over the odds for it. Those without such an association with the aircraft may not have paid so much. Just sayin'.

Merci beaucoup!

In his first post of 19th October 2021 Martin states that he has used the "Cliff Mcllwee Plan." A pm to Martin will advise you how you could get a copy.

All the best Matty.

Quite so Ron but I won the four-stroke class in 2021 and since 2020 I have always given a prize to the leading pilot who uses a four-stroke so I'm committed to flying a four-stroke in the competition. I don't see a competition number on your model. Will you be entering la Coupe Des Barons next year? If so, feel free to introduce yourself at Ste Marie d'Alloix. I speak passable French.

One or two of the glue joints have failed and have been repaired with cyano and epoxy in one case. I intend to do exactly as you suggest ED.

7 Currently flyable: Kyosho Calmato Baron Super 60 Guidato Seagull Boomerang BE2e Galaxy Models Mystic Awaiting repair: Big Guff No 2 Baron - needs a new wing. Senior Telemaster - it's just about flyable but the fuselage is rather flexible and an important glue joint appears to have failed on one of the wings. DB Sport & Scale Sky Rider Awaiting Assembly: B17 Flying Fortress ARTF electric powered foamie On the stocks: Uncle Ivor's Keil Kraft Outlaw. DB Sport & Scale Auster- currently at the paint sprayers. Stalled Projects: Cardon Baynes Flying Flea BE2e Unstarted Kits: Super Chaos Junior Supra Fly Stampe Monitor Hawker Hurricane I don't think I'll be buying anymore! 😉

Welcome back to the hobby from me too Maninder. We all buy more stuff than we've the time to build! I have a Honda engine in my strimmer and have often wondered why we never see one in a model. It would be ideal for a biplane with a rotary engine.

I preferred the Foam-E Wot 4 myself.

With my DX9 as the master transmitter I have connected to DX5e, DX6i, DX8 and NX8 transmitters.