David Ashby - Moderator Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Wow, that's quite a task you've set yourself there Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissflyer Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Kind comment, thanks Dave. Actually I feel it more of a privilege as I research the right colour schemes & photos of A/C types he flew. Father always thought he had the best of aviation. Sometimes when I look at the toasting fork he made from a rigging wire and a spark plug ring from Amy Johnson’s Gipsy Moth and remember him chuckling at Juan de la Cierva planting his contraption in a neighbour’s garden, I think he had a point. I have some of his tools and wonder which of them he used servicing 111 Hurricane Squadron at Croydon airport in 1940; they have a comforting oily sheen to them. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Parker Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Am the only one toadmit to be addicted to ebay. I have a flair Black Magic, a flair Patriot, flair Bristol fighter (the build frightens me a bit), flair DV!II, flair SE5a, flair Astro Hog (next to be built will start in the next month) flair Legionaire (parts missing) flair Cub in covering stage does this count), topflite P40 warhawk, topflite corsair gold edition, Carl Goldberg gentle lady, Cambrian Mig 15, Cambrian Hawker Hunter, Cambrian ME109 funfighter, Cambrian Spitfire funfighter plus the larger Mk 9, Galaxy models Chipmunk, CAP Beaver, Bristol Beaufighter 72" 9 maybe later this year. Global Cessna 172 skylane Also I have the following built but unflown kits / plan built plans; flair Harvard, flair patriot, Cambrian Mk 24 spitfire (just finished this one), 72" Lancaster, Premier / Aerotech 66" Tiger Moth, Cambrian Hawker Hunter. flair puppeteer (must be 15 years old now since built, buried in the cupboard) I must admit I haven't flown for a least 4 years and not stopped building. i now need to fly again to make space for more, I mean to clear the backlog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Errr.....21 plus.................in fact about 150 including a few model railways items............ If you'd asked me a month back it would have been much much lower, but that was before a friend was suddenly told he had only months left, unexpectedly wrote me into his will, then lasted four more days...........I miss him, and am determined to honour his memory by flying everything he had, already built or not......so far so good, have finished three he had in process, and set up and flown tham and ALL the complete RC ones (not listed above of course). Even flown a couple of his FF ones (never having done FF before). He did like ultralight tissue and balsa frame models though, so its going to test my building abilities as I have hardly been near non-foam ultralights for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hodgson Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 A big fat ZERO. I feel left out. If anyone happens to have a kit of the PFM Cap 21 (large one) I would happily take it off their hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWAL Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I've had this kit for nearly a year now. In the meantime I have built several gliders and IOM yachts. I am going to start this Premier Balsa Products, Topaz II thermal Glider just as soon as I have finished the Solange which arrived last Thurasday. I'd love to hear from anyone who has seen, flown or built a Topaz II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Wolf Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 1 Sig Ryan STA Special bought in the USA 22 yrs ago, also have an Goldberg Ultimate from same trip. This was built 18 yrs ago but has never flown (kids & DIY). Still feel as enthusiastic and get the same thrill from flying as I did when I first started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I have the following kits: -A 'Weston 50 size Velocity' that can fly up to 200mph! This was won at the club's 'Fly-in' raffle last summer. I was offered £50 'on the spot' for it but decided that this was 50% less than it's selling price and not a good deal!. It might prove a bit quicker than my Junior 60! -A Ripmax flexible YAK 54. I am not sure why I bought this as it requires a lipo battery which I am not sure I want to own. Part made. -A Keil Kraft Caprice -A keil Kraft control line team racer---I have forgotten the name! MJE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fylingdales Flyer Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Only four and I won't be buying anymore until they are built. Ben Buckle Elf biplane Great Planes Old Timer Balsa USA Phaeton 2 biplane SIG Hog Biplane and I'm just covering a Great Planes Slowpoke Sport 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area 51 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Three more added this week! Must stop going to the odd swapmeet... I got to get rid.. not buy another one, two errr... well three as of this afternoon! Tis' a great hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal brewer Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 mmmm...........let's try to remember them all............ Chris Foss Acrowot Ben Buckle Southener 60 Dave Platt 82" FW 190 Micro-mold P51b Mustang (quite an old kit) Brian Taylor 83" Spitfire (belair kit) Brian Taylor 82" Corsair (belair cut kit) Flair 1/4 scale Tiger Moth 1/4 scale Taylorcraft (artf) world models LA Racer (artf) 72" Pitts Python (artf) Pulse 40 (artf) 1/32 scale mosquito (airfix,does this count?) 1/32 scale Me 110 (ditto) 1/24 scale spitfire (ditto) 1/24 scale fw 190 ( ditto ) I think that's them all,Though possibly something else will turn up.Models built,but not yet finished,( most require painting,waiting for warmer weather ) Great Planes Super Sportster 72" ( kit built ) Wot 4 (artf ) Wot 4 ( kit built ) 1/4 scale Krier Kraft Acromaster ( own plans / o/d ) 1/5 scale FW 190 1/4 scale Little Toot plan built Deacon ( got to get it ready for Greenacres ) Think I'd better get building soon.............................Mal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal brewer Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Just found another one...................... Flair Astro Hog......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 down to 1 unstarted kit now. 134" lancaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Pearce 4 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 As someone returning to the hobby after many years I have none. No kits, no tools, no radio, no motors . . . Oh well, at least that means I have some space and no clutter! Interestingly if you asked the same question of plastic modellers (which I also dabble in) the typical answer would be between 100 and 500 judging from my local club. With Hasegawa 1/48 kits coming in at £40 plus each that's some very expensive loft installation! Cheers David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 None - but too many unstarted projects in my head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Kearney Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 David, 100+! I too dabble with plastic kits and I worry that is excessive! Graham, I don't think projects in your head count, they don't take up space or cost anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I've still got a Blue Angel and Popsie yet to start as well as the Super Skybolt that's ready to cover and paint, but I'm always on the lookout for future projects - Jungmeister by Pica, CAP or whoever, Goldberg Curtis P6E Hawk, Li'l Toot, Jabberwock, Typhoon/Tempest etc.. Anyone up for swaps on balsa kit against a completed Eros vintage cabin job or World Models Midget Mustang? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Like Graham C, lots unstarted in my head. Its the finished ones that take up the space!! And there are yet more on the other wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 None! I tend to fly them do death as quickly as I build them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Two if I can count the Topflight Spitfire I brought part built & the Topflite P47 that I am building. Oh and the DB Vampire edf that I am planing on building next, Oh and the.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bandit Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 At the moment, theres the Astro hog, GWS Harvard, a PZ T28 waiting to go into the loft. 10 in the Spare bedroom cupboard, about 10 already in the loft and 25 free flight kits spread between the spare bedroom and the shed, and 3 half finished projects in the loft. so thats 48 including the FF jobs but not counting half finished jobs. Cheers, Chris. Edited By Big Bandit on 13/07/2012 10:27:28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Sell that lot and you should have enough to pay for the treatment, Chris............ Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Posted by Pete B on 13/07/2012 12:11:43: Sell that lot and you should have enough to pay for the treatment, Chris............ Pete Oh Pete that is NABG! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Moore Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 None. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm woodcock 1 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Managed to get a 'Mini-Panic' on ebay for about the same price as from Avicraft, but less the postage and the hassle of availability. Got all the bits and look forward to putting it together, not enough biplanes for my taste, but that's just my personal prejudices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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