Zflyer Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Simon what size motor do you have on your Vulcan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Posted by Zflyer on 02/02/2021 14:37:28: Simon what size motor do you have on your Vulcan ? D Power 2826 - 1400kv + 7x4E TPS Prop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Latest build Anglewings Sinbad. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Posted in it's own topic, but as this is my favourite topic... Cambrian 42" funfighter spitfire. 2lb 12Oz with a 3536 1200kv turning a 10x6 from 2200mah 3s Lipos. Covered in laminating film, painted with emulsion, panelled with gel pens and weathered with chalk! Graham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Peggy Sue 2 with proper prop and spinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Sinbad on YouTube First, short flight, there were a few others but the battery ran out on the RunCam! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ron Gray said: First, short flight, there were a few others but the battery ran out on the RunCam! Looks a bit nippy Ron, did the Runcam battery freeze by any chance?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 No, Bob, the only things that froze were my fingers and ‘the nethers’. Stupid really as I have 3 batteries and, of course, the other 2 are fully charged. Going to go out again after lunch and try wearing gloves this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Went out again late afternoon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Revived one of my late uncle's free flight models. His own-design, built in the 1980s, had a brushed (280?) motor spinning a hand-carved prop with power from little button NiCD cells inserted down a tube under the fus'. Flight duration depended on how much charge he gave the cells and he'd drafted a table of charging/flight duration times. I've used a 1S cell and a little widget devised by the very clever Chris Bott that has a little pot to vary motor run time and a micro switch to set it going. First flight as soon as we're let out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Carlton Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 LS Special by P.Miller, built from free plan in RM. 22oz AUW, Overlander 2836/08 1050 Kv. 3S 1600 Lipo, APC 8x6. 190W @ 16A. Just waiting for Boris to unground me now. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) I like the Wattsisnohm David, just like some of the rubber powered jobs I built way back when! Edited February 15, 2021 by Bob Cotsford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solly Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Last model built, a Parnall Elf based on the Shuttleworth example, built from my plans, 68 inch span, Laser 70. Test flown last year in between lockdowns. Photos courtesy of Brian Collins. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 That looks nice Solly. I can't tell whether it has a pilot in the rear seat, but it deserves one. ?✈️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solly Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 36 minutes ago, Gary Manuel said: That looks nice Solly. I can't tell whether it has a pilot in the rear seat, but it deserves one. ?✈️ Cheers Gary. At the time of the photo it didn't have a pilot, but it does now! Makes all the difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Quinn-Harvie 1 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) Here's my rather nice Freewing Spitfire Mk IX. Not much in the way of building, but I did give it the proper invasion stripes under the wing ( the kit supplies them for the fus but not the wings. ) and a little bit of weathering. Overall a very nice kit, but the trailing edges of the wings had "bowed" a little in storage. Happily the flap servos put enough pressure in the up position to straighten them out. ( Mostly) without unduly stressing the servos. Oh and the rather lovely looking stencil sheet is practically useless: the rub down transfers really don't want to leave the backing sheet. A good size at 48 ish inches ( 1.2m) As yet unflown ( It was a Christmas gift ) Finished as Pierre Closterman's aircraft. Edited February 16, 2021 by Stuart Quinn-Harvie 1 added info. ( kit ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pace Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pace Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) Not really new models ,built nearly 20 years ago but still not flown ,only posted this just to see how easy posting is on this new forum layout. Just for interest the twin boom models are from a GTBA design "lobbit" and the delta is inspired by the Finecraft deltas that were seen at Sandown some years ago now.The camouflaged model has home built Shreckling engine in not much thrust but runs well. John Edited February 17, 2021 by John Pace spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Lovely models John. Such a shame they've not flown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Thompson Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 On 11/02/2021 at 20:05, Ron Gray said: Went out again late afternoon Hi Ron, we seem to have some very similar models in our fleets. The first time I saw a Sinbad kit I had to buy one. It would be interesting to see how the anglewing kit compares to the Retro RC version I’ve built a couple of years ago apart from it a tad smaller. Definitely going to put one of the anglewing kits on my birthday list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Somerville Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Last tasks ticked off and ready to rumble. Brian Taylor P47 1:6.67 scale 72" span fitted with a Laser 180. AUW 17lbs / 7.7 kg. C of G worked out spot on without any additional lead required. I believe Brian's prototype was circa 15lbs, albeit on a Laser 150 and I don't believe he glass clothed his models. 10 months build time which would have been twice as long had I not spent so much time on furlough. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyP Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Very nice ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 58 minutes ago, DaveyP said: Very nice ? Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Looks great! Nicely weathered, dummy engine looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 A peanut-scale Comper Swift from the old Andrew Moorhouse kit. I'll test fly it in the park when the weather improves and we're allowed out to play. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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