Mike Hardy Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hi All master builders, Just want to wish you all well at Greenacres this week end and hope the Tucano's return home safely and in one piece!! As you can see I am about half way through and without the help and encouragement from you all would not have got this far. although I've had my fair share of problems I know help is not far away!! As a novice I have found the jump from building with a kit to working from a plan a bit daunting but I have another 6 months to finish. Now most of you on here have finished, and from your pics. to a very high standard - I hope you stick around and maintain your help to us novices. Mike. Edited By Mike Hardy on 20/06/2013 11:48:31 Edited By Mike Hardy on 20/06/2013 11:49:21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hi Mike stick around we certainly will well me for one anyway keep at it fella it will be so satisfying to fly when its done. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Hawes Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Posted by Colin Leighfield on 20/06/2013 00:00:57: If you would like it Nigel, you can use mine to practice your deck landings! Don't worry Colin, I'm pretty adept at hitting the deck with my own models, never mind other peoples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Mike, Greenacres is not the end of the mass build - that is when we decide it is! Of course there will be loads of advice available for as long as you want. As Phil says - stick at it - it is worth it! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Colin, it looks great! "Stand off" - I built mine on the "it might look OK passing at 40mph 100 feet away" philosophy! Even then you need to be wearing sunglasses on an overcast day! Really looking forward to meeting you all - see you there! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 It still looks good BEB and there's no question that the black and yellow scheme you have reproduced on the model is a classic in style. Mine is a figment of my imagination and an exercise in poetic license(!) Perhaps if I get the arrester hook working we could have a go at carrier deck landings like the control liners do. I need to get loads of practice in though, at the moment I'd struggle to get it onto the deck at all, let alone pick up the wire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hardy Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Not sure if this topic as been covered: - location and preferred method of fixing the ESC and receiver to the fuselage. Any ideas? Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Hi Mike, I don't about the "prefered method" but I can tell you where mine are. The ESC is immediately behind the motor - and it pokes through a hole in - I think - F2. The rx is fixed to F5 at the back of the cockpit. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Tucano News from Greenacres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Looking great guys, all of them but to quote another thread title, Don't just stand there, get one up! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanH Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 The assembled Tucanos look good! Even a patch of blue sky in one photo. Hope you chaps are having better weather there than here. Just been out cycling in a 30mph gale with storm clouds on the horizon. Kept wishing I was on a slope with my Middle Phase instead! Here's hoping you all get some flying in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Hawes Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Great to meet some faces behind the forum posts yesterday, sorry my visit to Greenacres was brief but it looked very well supported and I hope the weather improved for the afternoon. Sitting on a train in Birmingham Central ststion it looked like blue skies heading Greenacres way Loads of nice models and friendly people - I do wish I could have stayed longer. Oh well, there's always next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hardy Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Nice photo's Chris but could we have some names to the faces please. Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Just a reminder, folks, that if you have any pics or videos from Greenacres, post them over here, ta! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 It was great to see everyone today and yesterday and I've enjoyed the whole mass-build experience. It was a great shame that the adverse weather limited the Tucano flying, but I managed to get one in and I'm happy with that. I've put photos in as requested by Pete B. Many thanks to the Greenacres team who've worked so hard to lay this on. I hope that everyone has a safe journey back, some are going a long way. Also I hope that we can keep in touch on projects through this excellent forum. Looking forward to seeing you all again. Next big event for the SCRCAC members is Fradley Scale Day on 21 July. Let's pray for better weather for that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 You beat me to saying that Colin. Great to meet and now put a face to many of the people I have been conversing/arguing with for the past six months. Maybe we can try the Tucanos again at the July `do`? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 That sounds like a plan Martin and just to echo your comments really was good to meet all of you and put faces and names to forum names lol Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 That's a great idea Martin. I'll do some work on rhe cg in the meantime. Perhaps the gusty conditions didn't help, but I think your observation on this is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Well some very nice Tucano's on show at Greenacres, it was great to meet up with you all. I don't know how I managed to miss out meeting Nigel, perhaps next time.This has spurred me on to get mine finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Posted by WolstonFlyer on 23/06/2013 17:54:23: Well some very nice Tucano's on show at Greenacres, it was great to meet up with you all. I don't know how I managed to miss out meeting Nigel, perhaps next time. This has spurred me on to get mine finished You were just unlucky missing Nigel, James he was not there for long to be fair, have you seen the pics thread here yet? Phil Edited By Phil Winks on 23/06/2013 18:01:47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I missed the pictures thread, nice video's as well. I am just about sorted out after getting home, I will have a look at uploading some of my pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Looking forward to seeing them James I suspect your a much better photographer than me Phil Edited By Phil Winks on 23/06/2013 18:29:22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Well here's a statistic I didn't expect, 42.8% of the Tucano Mass Builders present were from my club - SCRCS. Many of you will know (or do know now) MartynK and myself however third from the left at the back is Tom Doyle with a very well made model indeed... tomorrow the world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Because of "marginal stability in the vertical plane"(!) evident on Sunday, i.e. twitchy on elevator, I took a look at the cg and despite my thought that it was spot on, it was actually a bit rearwards. (Correct diagnosis Martin). I put 40gms of wheel balance weights (very useful) in the nose and that put it about 6mm forward of the plan position. I've flown it tonight and it's spot on, absolutely on rails with precise control response and no sensitivity. The conditions were perfect, no wind at all and to be fair, doing the original flights in howling gales probably didn't help sort out trim requirements. It's now very nice to fly and the excess of available power means it can be flown between pussy cat and lunar orbiter without any vices at either end of the spectrum. I'm looking forward to getting a lot of flying out of this, it's definitely been worth the effort. If I get the time, I might even have a go at tidying up the scruffy bits of my painting effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Well I mentioned Tom Doyle in my last post - waving his Tuc about as if he was going to do something with it, then went home with it still to have a maiden flight. Today however: What a model - I had a fly of it and it's absolutely lovely. Leaves me lagging behind somewhat but I'll get there... after I've been on holiday next week. Edited By Ian Jones on 25/06/2013 23:12:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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