Ron Gray Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 A couple of vids of the Thunderbob, first the maiden flight followed by its second flight in windier conditions Second flight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 THUNDERBOBS ARE GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Wow, great videos with lots of info. I'd like to have a go at making one from Foamboard. Any idea where I can get / download the plans from please?. Oddly enough, by coincidence several of our club members are appearing with small models similar to this..............and having a lot of "Fun"!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) RC Plans If you look up the Winter Pojects thread you will also see other links to the same plans. Edited September 29, 2023 by Ron Gray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Great, thanks Ron. Think I will scale it up a bit, but potentially could make a great club model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 I found that this year’s club model, the Hanky Planky, was a great success and these are a similar size. Club members found them cheap to build and were more or less disposable so they had great fun flying them. Being able to reuse the powertrain and servos from the Hankies means that these are going to be even cheaper as I’m hoping to be able to produce the cut parts for circa £10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Our club model this year was the BILL KITS Big Fun. I had 13 purchasers. Most of them are getting sold on after our last event on Sunday, but the innards could be used on a slightly larger Thunderbob easily. Hard work getting members motivated, even if the project is cheap!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Does anybody know how to increase the size of a plan? Ideally, I would like to double the size and print out in "tiled" fashion!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Adobe Acrobat (latest version ) click on 'Poster', Custom size and ' scale to' .....percent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Great thx. Just scaled it up to 1000mm w/s. 3542-1250kv motor. Possible club model if I can extract enough enthusiasm from the chaps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Great model Ron. These things offer disproportionate amounts of fun. My fatty Me109 never fails to raise smiles, and flies far better than it has a right to. And it cost pennies! What's not to like? Graham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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