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Thanks Jim found the Canopy and cowl on e/bay but unable to ship to Australia ?? would like to get the mag with the article in Jan 1984 radio modeler , found it on E/Bay but whole year and will not ship to Australia ,

found building a bit of a challange still working on the wing ,

Thanks John Borrill

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Posted by john borrill on 07/02/2015 13:12:15:

Thanks Jim found the Canopy and cowl on e/bay but unable to ship to Australia ?? would like to get the mag with the article in Jan 1984 radio modeler , found it on E/Bay but whole year and will not ship to Australia ,

found building a bit of a challange still working on the wing ,

Thanks John Borrill

Can't they just put the stamps on upside down?

Seriously though, I can't see why that would be a problem. I sent a little OS Pixie single channel set to someone in Japan by airmail at very reasonable cost - no more difficult than sending it to Tunbridge Wells, bar filling in a customs declaration.

Some info here - and maybe more usefully, a possible link to Roger Pegg (from 2012 so fairly recent).

Edited By Martin Harris on 07/02/2015 13:41:51

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Kc, just to clarify, I didn't say that it was the Jan issue that was needed. I simply pointed to an available copy of the Jan mag as that is what John himself said he was looking for

Posted by john borrill on 07/02/2015 13:12:15:

....... would like to get the mag with the article in Jan 1984 radio modeler ,............

Thanks John Borrill

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Jan to Jun is only 1 letter difference!

It's definitely in the June 84 Radio Modeller. I have the magazine, but there is some problem with my scanner at the moment, but in due course I will scan it if you haven't got a copy frome somebody else first.

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Thanks Guys for all your help , but would you belive rememberd one of my Mates down in Sydney had a great pile of old Magazines so gave him a call !! and you gused it he had a copy of the june RCM with the Chipunk in it , he is going to post to me

Nice to be in touch with some real modellers , must admit I do have some Fomies shame on me Ha Ha

will post some photos of the wing up to date

John Borill

Edited By john borrill on 08/02/2015 11:08:13

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Hi Guys

Just fitting the wing to Fuz but it seems to be to high at rear not much info or photos ,is the T/e shaped to conform to the rear of Fuz just a little confusing ? everyting appears to the correct size , found some photos in the Chip Shop

one shows a nice Texta line where the wing is carved to fit the shape of the Rear Fuz but plan a bit Vague in this area can not seem to find a good photo , of the center section in that area ??

Thanks John

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You may be interested in my own Chippie built from this plan when it first came out (was it that long ago, really?) It was not what I would call an easy build, challenging more like, but very satisfying. This was in the days when servos were not throw away items like today, so economies dictated a single aileron servo centrally mounted with Sullivan gold rods to bellcranks to the control surfaces - all Futaba S128's if I recall - the standard 4 cell ni-cad, and (luxury, here!) a brand new Laser 75 up front. I flew it for many years, regularly, broke the cowl frequently because of the bendy undercarriage, and other minor bits of hangar rash. It was epoxy-glass sheathed, with solartex flying surfaces, and in RAF trainer colours. I loved it. Many years on, I sold it to a fellow club member - a very experienced display pilot, who was looking for a scale 'hack' for everyday flying. He replace the virtually knackered laser with a 150, replaced the single aileron servo with outboard mounted S148's and bought a new cowl. That was about six or seven years ago, and he is still flying it as his favourite model, day in, day out - it has had probably had approaching a thousand flights in its near 30 year history, and is still much admired. John flies it beautifully - and it still has the wobbly undercarriage!

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