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  1. Mark Agate
    Hi Shaun, take a look at this: **LINK** One Tony OShea flew one in the world championships in the late 1970s, having added flaps to it. Check out this link: **LINK** It was an expensive model in its time, being supplied ARTF when practically everything else was kit-built, so I wouldn't be surprised if there were some collectors value. It was made by EMP (Edmonds Model Products). The designer, Dick Edmonds, also designed the Keil Kraft Scorpion with an ABS fuselage and foam wings, which was my first RC power model (not the same as the older wooden KK Scorpion).
  2. Mark Agate
    I used to make foamies using either latex adhesive or epoxy to attach obeche veneer, but must confess I've never thought of using Gorilla Glue. It does seem a bit thick to spread over such a large area though. Do you thin the glue using some kind of solvent, or have you found a trade type that's a bit thinner anyway?
  3. Mark Agate
    Thanks for all the messages of support. I now believe I may have been suffering from cognitive dissonance due to the possibility that the splodge more closely resembles a Twinjet than a Funjet (can just about see the Hurricane too). Anyway I'm feeling much better now, and have learnt that it's no good crying over spilt milk.
  4. Mark Agate
    Thanks! It's good to know there are people out there who understand.
  5. Mark Agate
    After 36 years of RC flying, I can't see a magazine lying on a table without thinking what a great aerofoil the pages make where they fold into the spine. Sometimes I see a simple cross on a piece of paper and think what a superb high aspect ratio glider it would make. Tonight my son spilt some milk on the dining table, and all I can see is a funjet flying left to right. See picture below. Do I need help, Doc?
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    Or Funjet?

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    Or Funjet?
  7. Mark Agate
    Not just a good supplier - there's lots of useful tips on the 4-Max website as well. Edited By Mark Agate on 26/04/2013 13:50:52
  8. Mark Agate
    See this thread also: **LINK**
  9. Mark Agate
    When Michael Foot MP was put in charge of a committee to examine the case for nuclear disarmament, the Times ran the headline "Foot heads arms body".
  10. Mark Agate
    The dangers of polystyrene fumes when cutting foam wings are well-known. But did you know that obeche can give you veneer-eal disease?
  11. Mark Agate
    Sounds like a good plan! BTW, there's an even cheaper 450 here: **LINK** You have to supply the radio, gyro and batteries youself, but it still looks like a good deal.
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  13. Mark Agate
    I've also got a 450 which I really enjoy flying, but I got the FBL100 because I wanted something I could fly in the road outside my house on a calm day! We've also got a meeting room at work which is just about big enough for tight circuits with a micro heli. I don't think flying a 450 there would go down too well!
  14. Mark Agate
    I bought an FBL 100 helicopter, available on Ebay (HiSky) and also Hobby King (Turnigy). It's very similar to the MCPX, but comes with its own transmitter, at a comparable price. The Tx is fairly basic - there's no rates, exponential etc, but the sticks are good, and I have to say that overall I've been very pleased with it. It does have an idle-up switch so loops and rolls are possible. I've seen videos of it doing inverted flight as well, but I'm not quite that proficient with it yet!
  15. Mark Agate
    I could have sworn I was driving along in front of Van Morrison the other day. But then I realised I was looking in the mirror, and it was a Morrison's van.
  16. Mark Agate
    March 1980: April 2011:
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    Very cool! I like the swarm putting on a light show too: **LINK** Should cause a few UFO reports!
  18. Mark Agate
    If you do post photos, don't forget to turn them upside-down first.
  19. Mark Agate
    Let's hope his persistence pays off this time! **LINK**
  20. Mark Agate
    We've experienced freezing at our site too. It's been particularly bad after all the flooding we've had...
  21. Mark Agate
    A little more information at **LINK** The company website seems a bit coy about the Black Hornet, but some interesting products at **LINK** The MAV-07 claims 10 minutes from a 200mAh LiPo. The other products' flight times sound a bit more realistic.
  22. Mark Agate
    Good to see such a valuable use of our technology! 20 minutes duration seems pretty amazing, given that it's powering the camera as well. **LINK**
  23. Mark Agate
    In the Tesco canteen you can't get burgers as a main dish - they're under starters orders.
  24. Mark Agate
    The girls, the fast cars and the money. I've been terribly disappointed.
  25. Mark Agate
    A friend of a friend was once flying a thermal soarer covered in the stuff at Richmond Park. He was tapped on the shoulder by a police officer, who said "Heathrow radar report an unidentified object at 1000ft. Please get that thing down."
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