David Davis 2

Ditto

The nazi swastika was displayed diagonally with the arms arranged clockwise. During the First World War some German fighter pilot's mother suggested that he adopt the swastika on the side of his aircraft as his personal marking, because it was considered a symbol of good luck in India. Many other German fighter pilots adopted the swastika as their personal markings, most ironically Fritz Beckhardt, who was a Jew.

Thanks Don. Scrap the idea then!

Does anybody know whether a Laser 150 V Twin will fit under a Stampe cowl?

Finally Jim Jamieson scratch built RAE BE2e, just got the receiver in this afternoon and hoping for a re-maiden soon. How big is the BE2 Leccy?

The Junior 60 was my first successful r/c model and it taught me how to fly in 1988, then about ten years later I built a second Junior 60 which was my first electric powered model. I am currently building my third and will use tissue over doculam to finish it but it won't look as smart as yours.

I agree entirely. Of my sixteen surplus engines I have two HP VTs, a 25 and a 49. These might be worth something but the others including a Thunder Tiger 46 PRO, fitted with an OS carburettor, will not command much of a price. It's bonanza time for two-stroke lovers but those who want a small to mid-size two stroke have probably already got one!

Once upon a time, when they were available at a reasonable price and I lived in England, I had a WOT4 Foam-E. In fact I had two because I wore the first one out with my less than perfect landings. I enjoyed flying it but it did not give me the same satisfaction as I get flying something which I have built myself. As I stated on page 1, I have thirty-three model aeroplane engines of which seven are installed in models. I also have the following models on the stocks. Junior 60. This is an exercise building the model light enough to be powered by an OS 15. DB Sport & Scale Auster. I intend to fit either a Laser 70 or a Laser 75 to this model. I have three 70s and two 75s! Roy Scott BE2e (Laser 70 or OS 61 FS Surpass.) HM-18 Flying Flea started by my late best friend over twenty years ago but never finished. (OS 26FS or ASP 30 FS.) DSM Aerostar 62. This is already built but it looks very scruffy. I plan to re-cover it and fit an OS 61 SF. I also have the following kits which I've never started: Hanno Prettner Supra Fly. (ASP 61 two stroke.) Joe Bridi Super Kaos Junior. (Irvine 39,46 or 53.) Stampe Monitor. (OS 48FS Surpass) WR Hawker Hurricane. (Laser 80, probably.) David Hurrell's 1/4 scale Fokker Triplane. (Laser 160 V twin.) So the future of the hobby lies in electric powered artf foamies? Well perhaps but it's not my future. I turned seventy-seven on 11th March so I probably don't have a particularly long future to look forward to anyway! Mind you that's thirty-three engines, minus seven already in models, minus a further ten earmarked for future projects that leaves sixteen looking for a home. Perhaps I ought to sell some of them! 😉

Welcome from me too. You'll find that there are quite a few of us expats on this site though none I think in such an exotic location as yours.

Hitec HS 311 standard servos will be fine.

I lost my Big Guff and a WOT 4 XL to an unsupervised LiPo fire. Since then I've always charged them in the workshop when I am also in the workshop or charged them outside when it's dry.

Just a brief aside about the Kyosho Calmato Alpha, it used to be available in three colour schemes; red, blue or purple. Now they are only available in red. Similarly the Calmato Alpha was a reduced size version of the original Calmato suitable for a 46 engine as opposed to a 60 which was needed to power the larger model. The larger model is no longer available at least here in France. I suppose that the smaller model would prove more popular being more easily fitted fully assembled into the family car. What else has caused these changes do you think? Lack of demand? Covid? A few years ago our club treasurer crashed his larger Calmato. He put the wreckage into the club's workshop intending to repair it but he was killed shortly afterwards when his car fell on top of him while he was fitting a new exhaust. Several of the boys have started to repair the model as a joint exercise for the winter. Over the years our club has been given several old engines probably by people having a clear-out. I found an MVVS 75 with an after-market silencer and a Super Tigre 61 amongst them. Either of those would power the larger Calmato adequately.

Dunno. Too late now anyway. Square section tube would have been an option. I have covered the leading edge in 1/16" (1.5 mm) balsa which has produced a very rigid wing which will not bend in the pylon race though perhaps its a bit heavy. I still need to build the tips and to add the cap strips.

I had a similar experience.