Tosh McCaber Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Lucky man Paul! Phase 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Think it's a Ripmax Stargazer Tosh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Looks in excellent condition Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Right, she's ready* 1/6 scale spitfire Mk1; P9374. This is a replica (let's not be too eager and call it 'scale'!) of the aircraft that crashed on it's second operation onto the beach at Calais and remained there until the 1980s before being removed and eventually renovated to flying condition. This is detailed in a wonderful book kindly given to me by Peter Miller. As happens with me, reading the book (and particularly John Romaine's pilot notes of the maiden flight) inspired me, and I was 'locked on'. This is the latest evolution of my learnings of how to make use of Depron. Particularly laminate flooring under floor insulation. This is sold by B&Q under the Diall brand in white in 3 and 6mm and their own brand in black at 6mm. The construction uses some ply and balsa to put strength where it's needed (a hard structure between wing root and motor mount), and B&Q 6mm square strip wood for the wing spars. It has flaps, retracts and Oleos and is set up with a 5065 320kv motor on 6S and currently spinning a 17x8 prop. I'm yet to do the full power checks, so not sure what the output is, but expect around 900-1000W. The battery (3300maH) sits vertically behind the motor, and it looks to balance without ballast. AUW is 8lb. As this model is 74", this is very light. It's the same size as Mick Reeves' Mk9, which apparently fly very well, and usually come in at around 12lb plus. Jon from Laser reckons this is the correct weight, so I may have to stake it down to stop it floating off! In any case, I should get a nice scale speed. It's covered in 25gsm glass cloth applied with B&Q water based varnish. Paint is good old valspar (again, B&Q) matchpot emulsion matched to the book. It's a tiny bit light, but the effect is good. This is sprayed with my little HVLP gun, and then sprayed over with a light coat of gloss varnish to give a slight sheen for the vinyl to adhere to. Vinyl, canopy, decals and the wonderful dash are all from Mick Reeves. The exhausts are 3D printed. *Some detailing to do, electrical checks, a lot of worrying, and purchase of bike clips notwithstanding... Graham 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Superb Graham!. Longing to see it in flight. Must charge the camera battery. Now, everyone get down on your knees an pray hard for some calm, sunny weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Lovely Spitfire Graham, all the better for the lightweight construction and especially that she has a story behind her. Best of luck with your maiden flight, 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Thank you both! Let's hope I can remember how to fly, or even remember my way to the strip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Taking depron/foam building to another level Graham, do you have any build pictures you can post up? Looking forward to some flight video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 29 minutes ago, martin collins 1 said: Taking depron/foam building to another level Graham, do you have any build pictures you can post up? Looking forward to some flight video. I have a few. Attached here. If anyone wants any details, I'm always happy to chat through what I did, how I got there and what my thought processes are! Graham 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futura57 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 In case you are not following my Strange Quark topic, here it is, my new model... 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futura57 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Futura57 said: In case you are not following my Strange Quark topic, here it is, my new model... See my Strange Quark topic for videos of today's first attempts at flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Maiden flight today. The big foam spitfire flew! Off the ground in 30ft, gentle climb out and flew like a big trainer. Once my vice grip is relieved on the sticks, I'll be getting to know this big beutiful lump of underfloor insulation! Graham 18 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Getting ready for a fly tomorrow. I'd planned to remaiden my Durafly Spitfire to Seafire XVII transformation and had put a dust coat of satin WBPU on this morning. However when I came to check the controls I found two dodgy Durafly servos, so she's gone back below deck for those to be changed out - too dodgy to risk a flight, so she won't be going to the field tomorrow. Plenty of other aeroplanes will be making the trip though - but no maiden flights. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Very nice leccy! I have one of those (not Seafire) - looks and flies great....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 It was a swapmeet bargain a while back GG - I've never liked the Spitfire XXIV but it was too good to leave there for the small cost. It had been very heavily weathered indeed, but I flew it and was surprised to find that it was about the nicest flying Durafly Spitfire that I'd tried. I couldn't live with that stock colour scheme though and I didn't have a Seafire in my multi-Spitfire collection, so it seemed the obvious thing to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Had the maiden flight today of my new plane the Avistar Elite. Flew lovely and landed nicely with the flaps deployed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 My latest build, a Brian Taylor Corsair, precut parts from Sarik. The plan shows fixed undercarriage, twist and turn retracts don't fare very well on our strip so no undercarriage and a dolly launch. Video from a mobile phone. 61" span 580kv 5556 motor 5s 5000 8lb weight ready to fly. VID-20240216-WA0001.mp4 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Maiden flight day 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, Eric Robson said: My latest build, a Brian Taylor Corsair, precut parts from Sarik. The plan shows fixed undercarriage, twist and turn retracts don't fare very well on our strip so no undercarriage and a dolly launch. Video from a mobile phone. 61" span 580kv 5556 motor 5s 5000 8lb weight ready to fly VID-20240216-WA0001.mp4 Lovely! I'd be pooping myself belly-landing that........ Edited February 17 by GrumpyGnome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) Where is the video Ron ? Edited February 17 by Eric Robson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 5 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said: Lovely! I'd be pooping myself belly-landing that........ It lands very well GG 11 flights up to now, unfortunately some of the sheep wander on to the strip and they provide the poop. The bend in the wings keep the fuselage clean so minimum mess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 20 minutes ago, Eric Robson said: Where is the video Ron ? Later Eric, it’s the final chapter in the VLOG, Chapter 30. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 JP MB339 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Looks really smart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmaz Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Just finished this Chilli Breeze built from the RCM&E plan (Electric version) using the setup recommended by Delks and 4 max with 4s 3000 mah lipo Ready for a decent day to maiden it. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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