bert baker Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 A couple of years ago I was at a local field and won a new unopened Disco kit. I finally made a start the other day and progressed quite well I can’t decide if I should go electric or the traditional stinky glow motor route I’ve used UHU por and epoxy glues Covered in brown paper with wallpaper paste 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert baker Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 You get all you need in the kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bert baker Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 A pleasant change from the normal kit build, Some old school methods not widely used these days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 How did you cut round the outline of the "pilot" ? Hot wire? Old white foam is pretty crumbly stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 I had one of these many moons ago......a great fun model which was very popular being so radical!. However, with an OS .25 / tank / servos of the time (large / heavy), it was a bit of a flying brick. If I had to build one again, it would be electric, keeping it as light as conceivably possible. At the time, there was a glut of these early foamy models, another one was the the "Stratos", designed I think by Hanno Prettner. Sliding servo tray as there was no computer mixing as such, went well until I went inverted and the 4 cell 600mah Nicad pack fell out!. Great seeing pictures like this. Funny how I can remember the finest details of models I built in 70's to date, ...............but I can't remember what I did yesterday. Good luck with the model, and I look forward to your flying report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert baker Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 2 hours ago, David Ovenden said: How did you cut round the outline of the "pilot" ? Hot wire? Old white foam is pretty crumbly stuff! I glued a picture to one side and used a scroll saw to cut it out I thought it might crumble but it was ok 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Somebody flew one of these at the Bridgend show, it had a profile of Boddo with a real glass of "brandy" (his favourite tipple) perched in front of him. The glass had clingfilm over it to stop it spilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert baker Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 2 hours ago, bert baker said: I glued a picture to one side and used a scroll saw to cut it out I thought it might crumble but it was ok Hopefully you can see the video FullSizeRender.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert baker Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 If you go slower you get a better cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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