Forum members' new models: Let's see them.

[Anthony Scott 2]

My Seagull Spacewalker, Laser 150 power.

[David Holland 2]

Afternoon All, do you remember, I think it was about 2014, Kevin B and ZK BAP arranged the importation of a batch of Airsail kits from NZ? I got a DHC 1 Chipmunk and I have just finished it. Not going to lie, I am chuffed to bits with it!! The kit was a pleasure to build and I tried a few new (to me) techniques finishing it. It weighs about 7 1/2 lbs with a 6s 5000 lipo and I added flaps and nav, beacon and landing lights. I met up with a delightful lady who displays WG286 (G-BBND) based at Old Warden and we had a great day flying from Sywell (my home base) to O W and crawling all over ND photographing its every detail. Also got loads of pictures of the Shuttleworth SE5a for my next project. Anyway, would you mind if I am really show-offy and stick a few pics of the finished article?

[Piers Bowlan]

Beautiful work David, you are right to be pleased. Just wish I had the patience.

[Martin Harris - Moderator]

Wow - that's beautifully detailed with a convincing finish and makes my own Airsail Chippie look very basic.

[David P Williams]

Excellent David - just love Chippies...

[Manish Chandrayan]

Oooo! That's a lovely example David.

[kevin b]

Very impressed David.

The kits have now moved on to their new owner and hopefully will be back in the shops before the end of the year.

That includes the rubber powered free flight scale kits as well as the RC ones.

Kevin b

[David Holland 2]

Thanks for the kind words, guys. The chippie is such a pretty little aeroplane, isn't it. It was fascinating to do a bit of research during the build. Clever design touches, firewall to just behind the rear cockpit is parrellel, then the rear fuselage is a straight taper, conical though not circular in cross section. Doesn't look at all angular, though does it? There is then a band riveted around the join to reinforce it. Then there is a panel, hinged at its trailing edge on the top of the canopy which can be deployed in the event of it being necessary to depart the aircraft in flight, using the slipstream to assist the opening of the canopy. Looking forward to the maiden. Good to know the kits will be available again, quite fancy the Auster. Certainly the quality of the Chipmunk kit was right up there.

David

[Peter Garsden]

Posted by Alan Gorham_ on 07/04/2019 21:40:47:

Here's my PSS Hawker Hurricane from the Matt Jones plan on the Great Orme today.

Great finish to the plane Alan, looking forward to seeing it fly.

[chris Bond - Bondaero]

Demo Acrostar now complete except for stickers

[Tim Flyer]

Acrowot ARTF with Laser 70 maidened very successfully today

[Tony Bennett]

Well my slowpoke has flown and is now in a new livery.

Before.

After,

Tony B

[Dwain Dibley.]

That is very nice Tony, Well Done Matey.

D.D.

[Colin Leighfield]

That really adds to the character of the plane. Could easily be a USAAC basic trainer, circa 1939/41.

[Colin Carpenter]

[Colin Carpenter]

Maidened this Arrows Bearcat today. Bit of a handful despite adding 2oz lead upfront. Needs more! Had already taken the precaution of using small control movements but they needed further reduction. Still ! 3 flights and still in one piece. Flaps bring it down nearly vertical but it still stalls last 18 inches despite throttle management. Real problem is I can’t tell what it’s doing despite adding more orange on tail and wingtips! Invasion stripes next ! 😳Colin

[Paul Marsh]

Mini Panic. Some might recognize it from All Electric RC in Kidsgrove. A club member bought it and damaged it on take-off. I bought the slightly damaged airframe, as he didn't want it. Now repaired (fuselage broken back).

[martin collins 1]

Bring and buy special, it seems to be a bit of a Wots Wot rip off, got rid of the oily smelly thing up front and converted it to electric, 6s on a 12x7 prop, pulls under 40 amps, motor is an E Flite 52. Junked the old oil soaked cowl and replaced with another bought from a different bring and buy. I shall re name it WATTS NOT, Flies nicely, just needed a couple of clicks on the trim, i may recover it or maybe just move on to my next conversion.

[J D 8]

Colin,you could adjust both aileron's up a bit to give the wing some washout. Often helps.

[Stuart Quinn-Harvie 1]

I love that Chipmunk - a work of art! Some nice stuff here - especially the Hurricane and the Wot's Not is interesting too

Here's my new one: It's a Chilli Breeze by Mike Delacole - first published as a free plan in the June 94 edition of RCM and E. Unflown so far ( I only finished it the other night ) but hoping for a maiden either tomorrow or Friday.

Cowling will come along soon, but I want to see her fly soon - all up weight 3lb 11 oz including a 4s 2200mah lipo.

Oh, and she needs a racing number on the roundels.

[Colin Carpenter]

Thanks JD 8. Don't think it's tip stalling. Probably just a function of too steep an approach from flaps ! Only one landing with flaps / no flaps so far so early days ! Real problem is that crap colour !😥 I have a Freewing Mosquito which tip stalled in under a circuit when power pulled back so that's getting reflex plus stabilization ! Must stop being attracted to planes that fly on US model runways with large airspace .I fly on a postage stamp surrounded by hedges and trees !😣😣 Colin

[Peter Jenkins]

I think I'm the 4th owner of this Loaded Dice III. This is the 2 mtr free style version of the Loaded Dice stable. It now has an electric drive train. This provides 2,500 watts of power at 65 amps on a 10 cell pack. The retracts are EFlite 120s, installed by the last owner, and they work reliably. The biggest difference between this aircraft and current F3A birds is the side area of the fuselage and so it requires much more rudder movement for both rolling and knife edge flying which is as expected. Apart from that, it's a lovely model to fly.

[Ray Wood 4]

Hi All,

Here is Raven a glider designed by Jack Headley from way back when! I must have had the drawing 35 years so it was about time I got back to some balsa bashing. I have had a break 10 - 12 years from regular club flying to play with fullsize boats and model boats, having said that I have always kept my eye in flying an Electric Acrowot down my local football field. I have found the Raven build most enjoyable, the plan is available from Sarik if you fancy some retro slope soaring it's only rudder & elevator

Regards Ray

[Karl-Georg Krafft]

Made the first flights with my latest creation this week. It`s basically a Peter Miller`s Peggy Sue ; I only designed a different fuselage for this shoulder-wing version.Powered by a OS 40 Surpass it flies beautifully.

Karl-Georg

[Karl-Georg Krafft]

Made the first flights with my latest creation this week. It`s basically a Peter Miller`s Peggy Sue ; I only designed a different fuselage for this shoulder-wing version.Powered by a OS 40 Surpass it flies beautifully.

Karl-Georg