Richard Acland Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Although my main interest is building and flying RC aircraft, I sometimes like to go back to the early days and do a bit of free flight. Since losing our old flying field the club has now got a new field which is very large so I hope to be able to use it for a bit of free flight. My old Vic Smeed "Miss 38" was looking very tatty so I decided on another of his designs and bought a plan of " Mam'selle'. I have used my ED bee as a power unit and am now waiting for a calm evening to test it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wesley Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Heres my latest creation, not a build, but make over of a Chris Foss Acro-wot foam e 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Nice! Williams fan? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wesley Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Heres my latest creation, not a build, but make over of a Chris Foss Acro-wot foam e. Loosely based on Nigel Mansell's Williams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wesley Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Yeah, sorry sent text twice Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Goodwin Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Red 5, Mansell’s car I believe, I built his car as a Tamika kit back in the day. Nice decals though we’re do you source them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 That’s a sweet colour scheme KW ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wesley Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wesley Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Hi Steve, Bought the vinyl logos from Callie Graphics. They were meant for a Freewing BAE Hawk, but I just liked the look, so cut my own yellow and blue and adapted most of the vinyl logo's to fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Goodwin Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Kevin Wesley said: Hi Steve, Bought the vinyl logos from Callie Graphics. They were meant for a Freewing BAE Hawk, but I just liked the look, so cut my own yellow and blue and adapted most of the vinyl logo's to fit Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 Mirus .25 finished. now have the .40 and .25 versions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 First flight on my Smith Mini plane today, bought it second hand and it was obviously built quite a few years ago and had already been converted to electric. I have put a 900kv motor in it on a 3300 4s pack and 11x8.5 APC e prop, performance is good but flight times are only 4 mins on this set up. Handled this breezy conditions very nicely and despite being a portly 6 lbs 2oz it slows up nicely when landing. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Had three successful maiden flights yesterday, but it will be a few days before I have any pictures. Here's a preflight snap of my Wot 4 Foam-E rescue though. The model was a crash victim, one of several that I had for the cost of a healthy donation to Parkinson's research at a deceased clubmate's estate sale a couple of years ago. The model was pretty badly damaged and Les had made some modifications to it -some good, like the fantastic "Big Knob" tm wing mounting bolt that provides easy one handed wing retention and some not so good, like several big cooling holes poked through the fuselage sides with a soldering iron. The motor, motor mount and front end were goosed, aileron torn off, elevator halves disconnected, undercarriage torn off and the model had a really scruffy, rattle can paint job. I repaired the front end, added a cowl, put some silicone hinging to reattach the torn off aileron, filled in the fuselage holes and fixed the elevator joiner. For the paint job I went over the spray job with brush painted primary colours, but the yellow didn't cover some of the semi-random graffiti-style spray lines. I covered some of those with a Mondrian inspired set of lines, applied with a Tamiya dark blue paint marker. I liked the look of that, so used it to outline the other coloured areas and I'm quite pleased with the effect. It's still a bit scruffy, but it really stands out in the air. I was worried that the paint might have added too much weight, but the model is a delight to fly and I'm really pleased. Just like my Dallas Doll P-51 refurb, which was another of Les's crash victims, it will make me smile to think of a much-missed lovely man and a very enthusiastic modeller every time I fly the Wot 4 Foam-E. ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepish Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Flair Legionnaire maidened yesterday it was modiified to look like a Nieuport 27 with inspiration from an old build blog from Geoff2wings. Powered by an OS 48 Surpass and covered with Oratex with painted markings and weathering. it flew OK but needs some down thrust adding but has plenty of power with the 25 year old OS. Next up is an Aeolus 3 slope soarer from the Dave Woods plans probably followed by a Krier Kraft from the Gordon Whitehead plans and I need to do something about my building addiction because I’m running out of space. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Sheepish, Nice scale detail, I particularly like the radar, only I don't think they had them in those days. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 I crashed my Funcub a few weeks ago, attempted a repair which was unsatisfactory, so looked around for a replacement. I soon found that, due to Covid, stocks of most high-wing Cub type planes were non-existent. The only thing which appealed was the latest model of Multiplex Funcub. The problem there was that it really needed a larger battery than those I have and the motor mount isn't compatible with the motors I have, and I really don't want to buy more equipment when I've got perfectly serviceable items in stock. So, the answer's obvious, use the salvable parts, wings, tail-feathers and all the electro-mechanical parts from the Funcub and build a new fuselage. It's taken a bit longer to build than I'd hoped but I maidened it today. It flies beautifully so I'm really pleased with it. The only problem is that the nice shiny fuselage makes the wings and tail look decidedly scruffy! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 THat looks very smart. The first step in "own Design" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Here's the successful maidens of a few of the fixer-uppers from the weekend, courtesy of my pal Derek behind the lens. First up that Wot 4 Foam-E refurb, then the Mini Astro Hog Dark Nights Fix Up 2020 veteran and finally my recently acquired E-Flite F4UA1 Corsair - which feels like a much bigger model in the air -and fina;;y my P-47 Thunderbolt. I mist make some undercarriage doors for that one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 You are busy Leccy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Yes indeed Murat. The lockdown left quite a few models that had been repaired, refurbished or assemble anew over those several months. I still have a few that haven't yet had their maiden flights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Thorpe Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Great photos and well done gettinh all the refurbs done, with successful flying! I have the same P47, snorting Bull, it is one of my fabourites to fly, really docile and looks great in the air! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Super set of photos! They look great Leccy- see you on the field! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Alan Thorpe said: Great photos and well done gettinh all the refurbs done, with successful flying! I have the same P47, snorting Bull, it is one of my fabourites to fly, really docile and looks great in the air! The Parkzone P-47 wasn't really on my radar, though my Parkzone Spitfire is probably my most flown model. However on mf the guys I chat to online had been raving about how it was the best PZ model - but discontinued, I searched for one for a while then pretty well give up. Once I stopped searching one showed up online and was brand new in the box - the parts were still in their sealed plastic bags. I'm so impressed with the Thunderbolt - the sit in the air is great and, like the FW190 doesn't seem to want to hit the desk -dive at the field and she levels out on her own. Pretty quick on a 3 cell pack too -definitely a real favourite now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) Big Guff (re) maidened on 4th September. The fuselage and tailplane of the original were lost when an unsupervised LiPo exploded and set fire to the model and to my WOT 4 XL which was hanging on the wall next to it. My clubmate Guy Auvieux built the tailplane, fin and rudder for me and Bertrand Viol carried the beast to the runway. Laser 70 fitted. Edited September 6, 2021 by David Davis 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Yesterday was test flying day. I flew my new design, "Hound Dog"Which is very nice and aerobatic but needs some tweaking of the throws and trying a different props. Span 50" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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