Mowerman Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Nice idea Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowerman Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Nice idea Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Ok....I will move the Dan Air picture to the refurb thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Bought the Icon A5 new. for £70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Posted by Paul Marsh on 26/06/2017 20:38:56: Bought the Icon A5 new. for £70. Oooh , That looks like a big one Nice I am envious. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Williams Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 It's a SLEC/Apache Chipmunk, been building on and off for a couple of years. The kit is not very scale, more a Chipmunk looky-likey, but I decided to use it as a testbed to learn some of the scale techniques - glassing (with Poly-C), stitching and rib tapes, rivets, panels, lithoplate stuff, spraying and weathering. Mixed results, but I'm pretty pleased. I followed along with the Chipmunk builds on here led by Danny and although it's a different model the various techniques he and the other builders demonstrated were really useful. The lights all work and they're pretty bright. It's been sitting in the racks in the workshop untouched for a year or so while I was occupied with house renovations etc. Mad rush this week to finish it for club Scale Day tomorrow. Not had chance to fly it yet, so it will have its maiden in front of a crowd - no pressure then. Thought I'd take these pics today, just in case! Roughly 1/5 scale, 81" span. SLEC say 13lbs, but this is almost 14 with all the extra stuff. Laser 150 up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 that Chippie looks pretty darn good to me David well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Macleod Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 magic looking model. well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Parker Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 What a fantastic job you have made of your chippie, let us know how the maiden goes Regards Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luther Oswalt Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 David - A very nice job ... beautiful model! Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Parker Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Hi All, Just about finished my latest project, a Focke Wulf 200. The model is 72" wingspan and weighs 7lbs, powered by four brushless motors and a single 3s 6000 lipo. 6 functions with 4 individual flaps which took a little work to sort out but got there in the end. I've chosen the aircraft that flew non stop from Berlin to New York in 1938. It was tempting to build the military version but this is a little different for me. Just need to make a new Lipo tray as the CoG was very different to where I had hoped. Hope she flies as good as she looks. Regards Robert Edited By Robert Parker on 02/07/2017 10:29:02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ P Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 My Dyman Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Williams Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Update on the Chipmunk - it flew quite nicely, albeit with a fair amount of up trim, for about 4 or 5 minutes, then the engine stoppped. Didn't notice at first as I was still fiddling with trims, and someone was blatting a really noisy petrol engined 3D thing around in front of me. Anyway, it floated nicely back to the patch so no damage done. Don't yet know why it stopped (maybe overheated) but won the 'Best Homebuilt' at the club scale day. Chuffed. Oh - and thanks for the kind comments chaps. Edited By David P Williams on 02/07/2017 20:51:39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 More kind comments, brilliant job there. Surprised that a 3D thingy was allowed up at the same time if you were flying in a club comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Williams Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Not a comp really Martin, just a club scale day so anything scaleish was OK. Relaxed fly in style, members just voted for their favourites in a few different categories. Winner of best landing was one of the ones who landed out in the oilseed rape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenenglish Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Posted by David P Williams on 02/07/2017 23:18:54: Winner of best landing was one of the ones who landed out in the oilseed rape So how and where did the others land?!!! Have they found them all? BTW, all models on this page are superb! Thanks for posting, all of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy G. Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 The Condor is superb Robert! Looking forward to some flying shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Perfect day yesterday. Test flew my new design, Little Miss Honky Tonk. 650 sq in, 59" span. SC 52FS. Does everything at a civilised pace. Consecutive square loops on half throttle. Suits me as no stress aerobatics. We old codgers can't cope with the really hairy beasts now. She flies on the wing, not brute power On the first flight the engine died miles out from the field. Everyone was saying that we would be searching the bean field (Almost as bad as oil seed rape) but she just floated on and on and on and made it to the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Winner of best landing was one of the ones who landed out in the oilseed rape . I remember one Scale Day at the same club about three or four years ago where one entrant turned up with three different models and damaged all three of them in landing incidents. The piece de resistance was the third landing where he succeeded in landing on top of somebody else's model! He's a much better pilot now, or so I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Fairweather 1 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 She looks very pretty to me Peter. Plans available yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 The plans will be going off to RCMW at the end of the week. AFter that it is up to the Editor but he does like her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Williams Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 David - if you are talking about a large ex-Naval chap, it was indeed he who won the trophy! Things haven't improved too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Never does with Navel chaps, what are three most useless things on a yacht? To grovel before the Senior service, I am oiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luther Oswalt Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Peter as usual, great model. Looking forward to plans! Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 There are some superb pictures of SMFC's Scale Day here. **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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