Dave S. Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Toaster? Never mind the toaster, what about the fridge, surely THE essential component in any workshop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Fisher Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Here goes to try to respond to several other posts... There's no room in my shed for such things as toasters, fridges etc, but I do have a portable radio permanently tuned in to Radio 4 to prove that I really am an old fart... How do those, who only manage red spots on their creations keep it down to that level? When I spill the red stuff it makes much more mess than that! As for glue, I mainly use PVA with some epoxy and some contact types. Balsa cement was the only thing to use when I started building and is still, IMO, the best glue to use when planking a fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Hi Guys, Here in la Belle France, my shed IS a wine cellar.......HIC ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S. Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Here in kaunis Suomi my shed is colder than the average domestic freezer; luckily we have several spare bedrooms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smalley Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 no need for fridge at the moment guys anyway i never drink and sand !!! mmmmm toast !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Ernie Fond memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy watson Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 What is interesting, given the views expressed above, is when was the last time a kit was reviewed in RCM&E? I have been a subscriber now for a few months, and don't remember a single one. BTW- I loved building my Flair DVII, and am now starting on a stuka from plans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hmm, well Pete Lowe has his column where he's built a few trad kits over the last few months and Janet did the Magnatilla a few months ago too. Gerard Feeney build the Sig Four Star 60 in last Autumn's 'Special' but trouble is that these are all existing time-honoured traditional kits that have been around a few years now. Brand new trad kits are virtually non-existant as far as I can tell unless someone knows different? New materials can blur the situation a bit. Do you call a Depron or foamy model traditional. The material might be new but the model still needs some skill to construct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy watson Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It's a difficult problem. I know I just missed the Magnatilla article(s) when I started my subscription. There is definately some scope for repetition- after all these long time kits are all new to people like me that are starting out in the hobby. Maybe they could be used as a basis for looking at different modelling techniques, rather than straight forward reviews? Or perhaps shorter reviews of a range, rather than in depth reviews of a single one. As the original post shows, the financial commitment of a kit is similar to that of an ARTF- just to buy it, more to complete it, and it can be hard to find out either what is available, or opinons of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 David To me all this foam / depron/ Expanded polystyrene/etc is tiny holes kept in place by a thin "plastic" membrane OK some bends a bit I'm told but can't see it replacing "proper" wood . Am I living in the wrong generation with Eric and all us other traditionalists ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 You don't have to be of a certain age to be a 'traditional' modeller Myron. Trouble is nothing stands still and in a few years time will we be saying how the generation of the year 2020 can't build like us traditional Depron builders did in the good old days? Andy - yes I agree, it shouldn't stop us re-visiting some of the classic kits along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 David Basically I think I'm confusing craftmanship with whatever material some now use, but I take your point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack lackmaker Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 throuble today is that in many cases it is cheaper to buy a ready to fly complete with all the gear than it is to buy a kit of much the same model that is bare of any of the parts that are needed to complete it .i to like building but the cost in todays climate puts me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smalley Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 David, there are still some fabulous kits out there, that have not been reviewed for more years than i care to mention, Great planes Ultra sport 40/60 anyone Sig Kouger ?? Galaxy Mystic?? and i understand that you are in the magazine industry and you have to publish stuff that will sell mags, but honestly there are enough of us idiots (trad builders) that would love to see a few more of these kits reviewed, although finding a reviewer able to build and with a linguistic flair may also be rather difficult !! I am a member of TMFC and hardly anyone builds or even knows how to build anymore, im sure that if they saw a kit reviewed that they fell in love with (steady on) they may even be tempted to find a swann morton and a 10a blade as for calling foam models a trad kit go and stand in a corner with your finger on your lips i have just finished a blizzard and that is far more involved than most other foamys but even so its just a big airfix kit, and it can hardly be called a build !! keep the dust flying chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Thanks Lee, hear what you say there and agree. Finding a reviewer won't be so easy as you say but we'll have a look at that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 mention dope nower-day's-you'll get locked up.......................all them year's ago-loved the smell of the stuff-never give it a thought about any missuse etc.................. ken anderson......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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