aidan mcatamney Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Barnstormer 52 said: Just finished the trim. An Ian Peacock Bootlace (AKA Miss Tangerine) built one in the '70's from a foam wing that Ian sent me and I cut a foam turtle deck myself. Always thought a slightly bigger one might be nice so enlarged my plan to 125% to give a wingspan of 65". Weighs in at 5lb 8oz. This one is all built up though - no foam. Nice looking plane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Wheel pants on grass is a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnstormer 52 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Wheel pants on grass is a disaster. Alex Bush and his team do a wonderful job of mowing........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 10 hours ago, Barnstormer 52 said: Alex Bush and his team do a wonderful job of mowing........... So you have proper green golf course quality grass,😍 over here the smallest wheels to take off on a grass runway without spats would be 90mm,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Z Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 UHU revival, now with RC: 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Berriman Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 My latest project 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Barclay Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 19/08/2023 at 20:16, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Wheel pants on grass is a disaster. Funny that you should say that, as I was just thinking the same whilst sanding the wheel pants for my latest build. 50" JU87. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Yeah, it's a bit of a pain, but I still wear 'em. I just use fibre glass cloth and resin and car body filler followed by a respray. My local auto shop does a roaring trade from me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Michael Barclay said: Funny that you should say that, as I was just thinking the same whilst sanding the wheel pants for my latest build. 50" JU87. One of these ?. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Barclay Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: One of these ?. 2 hours ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: One of these ?. No. My own plan. Electric, in fibreglass covered Depron. Should be ready to fly in a couple of weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Michael Barclay said: No. My own plan. Electric, in fibreglass covered Depron. Should be ready to fly in a couple of weeks. Hi Michael, thought about glassing foamboard myself, but I hated doing it on conventional builds! I'd be really interested to see how that turns out. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Barclay Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Graham Davies 3 said: Hi Michael, thought about glassing foamboard myself, but I hated doing it on conventional builds! I'd be really interested to see how that turns out. Graham. Hi Graham. I don't use foam board, so I can't tell you. I build in 6mm Depron and I always glass my models using 50gram cloth and west system epoxy. It makes them ding proof and adds considerable strength for very little weight penalty if done correctly. Shown are a couple of my glassed models. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Very impressive Michael, any more details on the models, any build pictures of them before covering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Fantastic Michael. As Martin said, some details and tips on glassing these would be great, Maybe another thread? Graham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Billinge Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) Latest model off my building bench was delayed by some Chinesium items stuck in the post, but now ready for the maiden flight. It's a 2S motor glider suitable for thermal soaring or slope (I haven't got a slope, so I'll stand at an angle). 290g all up weight. The Flight Point SHAKA LINK Edited August 22, 2023 by Keith Billinge Why not 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 08/08/2023 at 16:50, jeff2wings said: World Models Blue Max Smashing !!!!! Bas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Barclay Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 17 hours ago, martin collins 1 said: Very impressive Michael, any more details on the models, any build pictures of them before covering? Hi Martin.Models are: Tempest with 52" span flying wt 1400 grams. Heinkel HE5. 54"span flying wt 1300 grams Avro 539. 40" span flying wt 1280 grams. All flying weights are with 2200 3cell and 35.36 900kv motors. All my models are built using 3 views downloaded on a couple of A4s and then scaled up directly onto Depron sheets. I work out construction details as I build. As to build photos, I do not take any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Barclay Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 17 hours ago, Graham Davies 3 said: Fantastic Michael. As Martin said, some details and tips on glassing these would be great, Maybe another thread? Graham Hi Graham. Only fibreglass tips I can give are to prepare well beforehand, brush a good coat of the resin onto the surface to be covered, and then lay the glass cloth onto the resin. Do not try to stipple through the cloth, as you won't get as good a bond. Remove excess resin by laying the kitchen-roll onto the saturated cloth when it is in position. Wings I do upper surface first, let that cure, then do underside. Mask off any areas you do not want to cover, and trim cloth to these areas with a sharp scalpel when the resin is just touch dry as you remove the masking tape. As with most things in life, practice makes perfect, or almost perfect! Practice on lots of scrap first. Hope that helps. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff2wings Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Just about ready for the maiden super pitts 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Ryan Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Is that a Phoenix Models Bulldog 😮 If so I had one years ago but when I had it It was a little above my skills at the time. It flew awesome but I just struggled a little landing it. Fast forward to now I wish I could get my hands on another one but they stopped making them years ago 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 It's an arf, have you checked whether the under carriage blocks have got any glue holding them into the fuselage ,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff2wings Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Glenn Ryan said: Is that a Phoenix Models Bulldog 😮 If so I had one years ago but when I had it It was a little above my skills at the time. It flew awesome but I just struggled a little landing it. Fast forward to now I wish I could get my hands on another one but they stopped making them years ago 😢 That's funny, I've tried selling it several times but no interest so thought I may as well finish it and fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Ryan Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 2 hours ago, jeff2wings said: That's funny, I've tried selling it several times but no interest so thought I may as well finish it and fly Mate if it was in Australia and close-ish to me I would have snapped it up haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 I've joined the masses with a baby warbird! TopRC FW190, bound to my TX16S - not entirely convinced the stabilisation is set for three modes, but we'll see..... hopefully tomorrow Arrived without battery (2 were promised) but I have half a dozen in differing sizes, so that's not the end of the world. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 You're going to love it. 🙂 I'm just waiting for delivery of my second Volantex Spitfire - super low price this week, this one will stay as Al Deere's KL-B and my old one will be airbrushed in a different colour scheme. It looks like they might be offering the Spitfire with a clear canopy, like the latest P-51 and Zero, which would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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