Tom Thomas Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Thanks kiwi, looking forward to seeing it airborne John! Great advice onetenor, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thomas Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Disappointed with my efforts to fit the right wing aileron servo. The rear sits proud of the surface not by much...... Patched over with yellow, but will probably put a black strip from l.e to t.e to blend it in a bit better. Anyway, when it's in the air who's looking right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKid Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Posted by onetenor on 04/09/2017 22:58:51: That Ninja flyer was very naughty by flying so close to the hang gliders. Don't panic, the parapenters were friends of mine (we drove out to the ridge together) and also RC pilots and everything was carefully choreographed with plenty of separation. I also used to fly hang-gliders in my younger days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightflyer Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Don't worry Tom I am sure you won't notice the aileron servo when flying. The model does look very nice and will be great once finished and flying. I am following this build with great interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thomas Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Thanks nightflyer, it's not perfect but as you say once it's airborne it won't stand out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thomas Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 I'm waiting for my local Inexcess to restock they're epoxy, £ 1-99 a pop it's great and cheap so worth waiting for. Need to order some rare earth magnets for the canopy and the hinge tape (thanks for the advice on that!) Then it will be the maiden, so until, the maiden I'll sign off on this one hope you pop in on my new build, I know..... But idle hands etc Thanks for following gents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thomas Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Little update, have used the crystal tape (thank you to those that pointed me to it) to reinforce the hinges. Have also permenantly joined the wings together. The rare earth magnets I ordered were too small so for now I've used two thin dowels either side with a band to hold it, not pretty I know but it works. Cut the name from film tonight and added it to the wing then noticed that the bands overlap it.... Doh!...... Still you get the idea!. So, all that's left to do is balance her and await the maiden, probably going to be in the spring but well see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stevens 1 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hi Tom, In answer to your question, Yes I have had one of these. I bought mine new back in 1985 so that gives you an idea of how long since those came out. Mine had the same box as yours too. I kept it as the original 2 channel design & had a lot of fun with it. It flew quite well off the Great Orme (my local slope) I did a couple of slight mods to it, one was to make the rudder 1/2 inch wider and I made a fibreglass canopy for it as the original clear plastic one eventually split. I used the original canopy to make a mould for the new one before it split too far You can see mine here - There is also a video of one on Youtube. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EihWGK8Sslk Good luck with yours, I know you'll enjoy it. Mark Edited By Mark Stevens 1 on 13/10/2017 01:50:05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thomas Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Wow mark, looks great! I see you opted for rubber bands on the canopy too. Just watched the vid and it flies fantastically, I'm looking forward to the maiden, but I'm going to use my Wildthing for experience first. Thanks for sharing mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stevens 1 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Posted by Tom Thomas on 13/10/2017 02:46:09: Wow mark, looks great! I see you opted for rubber bands on the canopy too. Just watched the vid and it flies fantastically, I'm looking forward to the maiden, but I'm going to use my Wildthing for experience first. Thanks for sharing mark Hi Tom, Thanks for the kind comments, Yes I did opt for the rubber bands for keeping the canopy on - as well as the wings, No-one is going to notice them once it's up there airbourne lol I don't think you will have any problems flying this one, it was easy enough on the 2 channel set up when I had it, now you have ailerons on yours it should be a much better flyer. On reflection, I think it should have been an aileron / elevator design from the start - it could have still been 2 channels but even much better to fly. You've seen the video of the original, forget the Wildthing and get yours up there. I would love to see some footage of yours with the aileron set up Mark. Edited By Mark Stevens 1 on 14/10/2017 04:27:14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thomas Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Hi mark, I'm hoping to maiden the Wildthing on Monday, I hear it will be a bit breezy so I may go for it. I'm not maidening the Amethyst until I've clocked some stick time on the Wildthing as I'm worried about breaking it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightflyer Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hi Tom, Love the pics of the finished model. It may be an 80's design but it looks up to date with the scheme. Can't say I blame you holding off flying it until you have some stick time in. The wait will be more than worth it as you are bound to end up having oh so much more fun. I was chatting to a friend of mine who built one who told me that he made his a little bit more nose heavy which made it less floaty and more agile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thomas Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 H nightflyer, thanks for the kind words mate I'm going to use the Wildthing as a trainer because I need to get used to not just handling the model, but sloping in general, I'd hate to have inexperience re-kit the Amethyst! Thanks also for the nose weight tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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