Sheldon Holy
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Thanks. I can't wait to fly this, should be great!
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Whoops! Accidentaly clicked create thread... It originaly just has wire here where you see the plastic sleeving. The wire kept snapping so, i made hooks about half way down, and put fuel tubing through the hooks, and around the landing gear, if you follow me. I then put some plastic sleeving (not heat shrink) to make it look a bit neater. This fulfills the same job of the wire, but also gives me a little suspension. The insides, home-made 3300mah 6v NI-MH battery, standard servos. Yes - two elevator servos! I was uncomfortable with just the one standard servo on the elevator of this heavy model, so instead of spending money on a higher torque servo, i used two standard Futaba 148's, metal servo arms and some ball likns i has just lying around! Here's me (right), with a friend and the Stampe about to go flying, this is to show the size of it. I know it's not that big, but it's big for me. Well, for £120 it was an amazing deal! It should fly brilliantly as well. If it flies anything like the Hangar-9 1/4 scale Cub, it'll be brilliant. The plan is to put a smoke system on it in the near future. As for the Switch, i always make my own switch harnesses with very good quality, thick wire and plugs, and high curren switches. It's just not worth seeing any model go down because you decided to go cheap on the switch. A couple of quid more can mean the difference between the model going in or not. Sheldon
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Hi all, I've recently aqquired this new Precedent 1/4 scale Stampe, built by Colin Hammond (24 foot Lanc chap) 21 years ago. When i did a bit of work on the rear cockpit, it was signed 'Colin Hammond Sept 1980-May 1981. Not a build blog unfortunately, as you should have gathered. So, i got it from Mick Skinner, (some people down near Brighton may have heared of him - he designed the Wot 6 (enlarged Wot 4)) for... wait for it... £120 Rx and battery ready! I was on the phone to him, and he said he was going to sell it (not enough space) so i jumped in! My grandma duly purchsed it dor xmas (very lucky me!) It has a Super Tigre 2000 (one of the original Italian ones) and an 18/6 prop. It has a brass prop nut (or should i say weight LOL) as it was built very heavy hence it dosent have the usual 120 four-stroke. Enough talking, time for piccies! Sorry if some are not that good, but my hands are quite shaky It dosent have the wings on in any of theese pics (bar 1) as i just took them earlier in the third floor room/workshop (i also have another workshop at my dad's house (parents divorced) with a milling machine, band saw, lathe etc...). There was nothing in the way of instrument panels, so i made a panel out of scrap Depron, hot glued in, and just drew a panel (i had a peak in a Stampe cockpit at Shoreham airport when flying with my dad) and laminated it, and used double-sided toape to stick it to the depron. Here's the pilot bear - Tim. He is not just velcroed in, he has a proper 3-point harness! The rather big engine and prop.
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That weight sounds right. I have a fettish to one day build a one of theese sizes sof vulcans and use 2 of those tiny turbines. Looking forward to a flight report!
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Extra 300 S ARTF with different design
Sheldon Holy replied to Vecchio Austriaco's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
This looks very nice. I've done the same thing with a Richmodel Quickie. It's nice to have a model that looks different -
Have you thought about entering the BMFA uni heavy lift challenge...? Looks like an interestng project! If i've read it correctly, this will be landing in water, will you glass it etc... to make it watertight?
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Hinges on small models eh? On balsa or depron, UHU-POR is absolutely brilliant! It's a contact glue, so apply to both sides, wait 20 mins then push together. The hinge is very strong and very flexible. Sheldon
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Posted by Gareth Hatcher on 03/02/2010 18:06:07: Gents, if your glow plugs are falling out in flight you are running too lean. You must richen your mixture immediately or you risk total engine destruction. It wasn't running lean - i've had experiences with that before resulting in a hole in the piston! It was that i simply didn't tighten the plug *enough*.
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Ben, I had the exact same thing earlier with my Raven 50! It was inverted in a roll... and the engine stopped. I've never done an auto before, so i thought now might be a good time to try it! I got it down ok, and it turns out my plug fell out as well! As for the tail servo, i've got the GY401/S9254 on the Raven and it's great. I've flown a Raptor 30 with a standard jr digital servo on the tail, and it was fine. As said earlier on here, if it's working, leave it. Sheldon
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Ben, I had the exact same thing earlier with my Raven 50! It was inverted in a roll... and the engine stopped. I've never done an auto before, so i thought now might be a good time to try it! I got it down ok, and it turns out my plug fell out as well! As for the tail servo, i've got the GY401/S9254 on the Raven and it's great. I've flown a Raptor 30 with a standard jr digital servo on the tail, and it was fine. As said earlier on here, if it's working, leave it. Sheldon
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Wow..... Bert Krammererererererer(er) can really fly!
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Me please! I never got to play 'Airwolf'! Do you think a minature Hawkeye would fit....
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Yeah, i was just thinking it might be worthwile to mention, as i said, i'm sure they'll be fine. I'm actually considering this build... Are you going to glass it? I wouldnt, i'm all in favour of lite weight. Sheldon
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http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=6608&Product_Name=D-MG16_Metal_Gear_2.9kg/.08sec/18.8g I get all my stuff from there - look at the bottom of the page - the Reviews. I'm sure they'll be fine, but just wanted to say Sheldon
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I've ordered lots of stuff from Hobby King in the past, and the best way to get around customs is to leave the delcared valye at 30% and say it's a gift. I hate getting a letter from customs instead of a package This looks great! I'll be watching. Sheldon
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Hi there, hope it's not too late, but i've heared bad things about those servos! Nice build, are you thinking about a 'full' cockpit, gun turrets etc...? Would really look the part! Sheldon
