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  1. Weather was poor today with freezing fog throughout most of the day - so no rigging and no photo in the garden... Instead I final sanded all of the tailplane, elevators, fins and rudders and gave them all their first coat of filler primer. The foam was placed inside the servo bays to avoid overspray. Quite happy with the finish, there are a few pin holes now evident in the fins where I was too tight with the resin (I glassed these some time back) and some damaged/pulled weave areas in the cloth on the tail - a little 3M putty will sort all those out before another sand ready for the final grey primer. I did a little more canopy fitting and alignment checking to the front fuselage too, still some work needed here... the canopy is formed in quite a thick material - almost 1/16" - I somehow need to blend that edge into the fuselage all round.
    5 points
  2. It has been a good week for flying, cold of course, but so calm and often sunny. I took the photo quad up yesterday, just to cycle the batteries more than anything but was fascinated by how the frost remained around the tree shadows near the club caravan.
    3 points
  3. Another super winter morning's flying today at the local site, very light wind, cold sunny, massive blue skies. A bit soggy underfoot, but the grass is still short enough for landing and take offs if you select the right models. Just a couple of hours at the patch before lunch, which was just about right -great to have a wee catch up with my clubmates and didn't break anything all weekend, which is a good result. ?
    2 points
  4. Finished off the last of the litho panels around the bulkhead. Came out pretty well, chuffed with that. Back inside the cockpit next, picked up some red X7 Tamiya red for the interior panels. Will have to be brush painted, I hate brush painting! Cheers Danny
    2 points
  5. Hi Ken, I am at the other end O gauge, I don't do much now that I am back to aeroplanes but while my wife was alive I was looking after her almost 24/ 7. I tend to scratch build, the station is made from card and Depron the stonework was done with a pencil digging grooves it the white Depron then painted with acrylics. The loco is scratch built with brass and nickel silver. I will get back to it when I hang my flying boots up.
    2 points
  6. Really all that needs to be done is wait for some decent weather to do the maiden. ? Hope you found this thread of interest. I will try to post a video after the deed.
    2 points
  7. Second side done. The bottom planking next. ?
    2 points
  8. Before the moulds were closed , the contact area's were waxed to prevent them from sticking together when exess gleu finds his way out of the rudder. I was carefully with the gleu and it paid off ! The new rudder parts left the mould very easy. After a clean-up i was very pleased with the new parts ! 225 gr on the scale ! 95 gr less than the first one ! The seams look very good and the parts still feel very strong ! I just need to spend more time on the first layer of glass in the moulds as i find here and there some small defects in the surface , nothing that can't be solved with some primer. I only have one set of rudder moulds so next week i'm doing the other side ! Stay tuned !
    2 points
  9. With our latest Mass Build project all wrapped up, a group discussion over a few pints of Tim Taylors Landlord had us thinking about a different way of building in an attempt to have some fun over the winter break and producing some exciting new PSS models to test at the start of the 2022 flying season. The focus was on a relatively small, cheap and quick to build scale model and we came up with the concept of the 48 Hour Build Challenge – ‘One Sheet is Plenty!’ The aim is simple – Using only a single sheet of high density foam board and a single sheet of balsa – each modeller will scratch build and finesse a scale R/C model fit for use on the slope within a 48 hour build window. The model must be representative of a full-size powered aircraft, and after the 48 hours are up it must be in a fit state to fly from the slope. The choice of subject, it’s size, scale and complexity are left completely up to you, your only limitation is the raw materials used for construction and the overall time allowed for the build! Typical R/C fittings and hardware can be utilised in the build as needed but the primary building materials must be limited to the foam and balsa sheeting! Work on the design concept, plans and preparation for the build can start now in advance – the 48 hour limit is solely for the build! Ideally the model would be a bespoke ‘Own Design’ creation but builders can also adapt an existing plan if that’s less daunting. As with the traditional Mass Build concept we’re all in this together and the aim is to build simultaneously over the chosen weekend of 5th and 6th March. We will run a pre-event Zoom call on the Friday evening for anyone who is keen to register and take part. The Zoom call will enable us to introduce our chosen subject matter and show off any drawings you may have already compiled to aid your build. The build itself will commence from 6am on the Saturday morning and will run until 6am on Monday 7th March. Monday evening we will aim to repeat the Zoom call to show off the fruits of our labour – no doubt with a well earned beer! For anyone wanting to take part who’s unable to match those exact timescales due to work or family commitments – please join us and pick your own 48 hour window as close as you can to the target weekend – we’d really like as many members to take part as possible! The aim is to bring all of the 48 hour build models together when we meet for our first event of the 2022 season on The Great Orme on April 9th and 10th. So that’s the plan – we’ve already seen a lot of interest in the concept and I think we should have a good collection of bespoke hand crafted foam models at the slope in April – who knows what types of PSS model it will generate!? Use the time now to choose your subject and get drawing/sketching so you can commence your build running…The clock will be ticking! If you would like to take part in the Zoom call at 8pm (UK time) on Friday 4th March please drop me an email to register and I will add you to the invite when it goes out – [email protected]
    1 point
  10. One of our club members asked me if I wanted some engines, as I like "playing" with them. Well, what could I say ! Anyway he tells me that one of them is a brand new Jen 37 that he has had an "arrival with and it has a crack at the bottom of the casing. I had a look and thought that if I stripped it down I might be able to seal the crack. After all, it was actually a brand new (one flight) engine. So I stripped it down and all was well until I removed the crank shaft. I now have a collection of new spares for a Jen 37. Unless anybody has some really good glue.
    1 point
  11. Got the field for the first time in over 13 months yesterday, only me there very cold and very wet ground too. I took two planes, one the engine refused to run evenly or at full revs, I did manage to get two 20 minute flights with my Bi-stormer but on landing the second time I discovered that we had a camouflaged arrestor system in place for overshooting disguised as a small bush which ripped off the u/c. Repaired today the bi-stormer and replaced the "O" ring to the carb on the extreme so should be good next time. Regards Robert
    1 point
  12. Hi Stephen, I am interested to know if you have experimented with the span wise CofG position. In particular the effect of moving the CofG further towards the tip and if so have you found a sweet spot?
    1 point
  13. Hello Adrian,Google 'Suitcase Trains'and check out some of the layouts,made and for sale by a lass called Sheena...and Metcalfe Models for buildings and accessories. inspirational.. Ken Anderson....ne..1...railways dept.
    1 point
  14. I don't have much of an interest in trains as such but I do find model train layouts provide an enormous breadth of modelling opportunities from topographical, architectural, vehicles, etc that are difficult to find in other disciplines. If I had the space I would love to construct a giant diorama which would perhaps include some track and a train along other details such as a river and/or canal with boats and locks, and suitable waterside buildings. A meadow with some cows and sheep; a campsite for motorhomes, campers and tents with a swimming pool and a kids play area. A small wooded area with tree houses and whatever else the imagination fancies. I am currently investigating producing one-off architectural models at HO/OO scale in order to generate a little income.
    1 point
  15. Ken I have just started looking into building a model railway as well. I'm going to a local model railway club meeting tomorrow evening and my main questions will be whether to go N gauge or OO I am leaning toward N gauge as you can fit so much more in a small space.
    1 point
  16. The canopy fixing is fool proof by the looks of it. there is a ply catch which fits into a sprung pin. The mechanism is a bit stiff, but better that than too loose. I will have to be a bit careful as some have report splitting the canopy corners due to rough treatment.
    1 point
  17. I had the same problem, this fixed it. For scale fidelity, one of the jastas did this modification ( fact), so you con any anally inclined interrogator, that your machine is ex of this jasta. Bit of brass tube, aluminum for the brackets.
    1 point
  18. I used to have a Belgium railway 'fanatic' come over to my area in the summer, and stock up with mini servos and 2 channel radios which he installed into his locomotives to run them,, So when will we see your engines running ,.
    1 point
  19. The smaller the scale the more problematic smooth running becomes, i.e. keeping rails and loco wheels clean and electrical pickup good. Larger scales have space inside the loco bodies for flywheels and or 'keep alive' capacitors, both energy storage devices. The battery and RC technology we see in model aircraft can also be applied to model railways. Making the rails for guiding the wheels only and putting battery power inside the locomotives is now a minority interest. The model railway industry has such a huge investment in DCC (Digital Command and Control) however that battery powered RC toy trains are a DIY option. Have fun Ken!
    1 point
  20. I built an N gauge circuit around 1971 the trains then were a disaster they would keep stopping and starting with the electric contacts on the rails failing the only one that didn't stop were the ones running from the pantographs, the Z gauge was no better, good luck with them.
    1 point
  21. Thanks, Testing day today. ?? Steve.
    1 point
  22. excellent Stephen56g,i wouldn't have thought it would need a lot of movement for the size/weight.. ken anderson...ne..1..SJ fan club.
    1 point
  23. Been flippin' freezing her in East Riding. Wish I'd had time to stop and take photos yesterday morning - the freezing fog had coated all the dead flower/weed heads. Stayed in the warm and played with my new toy...... Sooooo much easier to fly than my old mcpx!
    1 point
  24. Thanks Rich, ?? Forgot to mention the weight is 56g ? Servos fitted and tested. Just a preview of the controls need to set-up the correct angles. Happy with the weight and power so far. Servos do not seem to have a lot of movement though. Steve
    1 point
  25. Great work Steve, looking forward to some flight footage. Rich
    1 point
  26. So my latest victim is this innocent PAW 15 nothing wrong with it mechanically, justa bit boring to look at ?!
    1 point
  27. Ok a little update. I have soaked 2 stripes 0f 1/16th Balsa in water and put them in a make shift foam former to dry which may take some time in are cold weather also foam and plastic sheeting will hold onto the water a little longer. When dry I will use them to form the top part of the body. Steve.
    1 point
  28. Nothing like a twin 4 stroke, but you can smell my video,,,?
    1 point
  29. And on to the litho plate sheathing around the nose, really enjoying the progress lately. I have used double sided carpet tape for the first time, and its working really well. Would have no doubts electric, but with this oily thing up front who knows if it will still be on the model when it lands ? Riveted with a rounded piece of piano wire from the inside, then a length of brass tube from the outside. NOTE the rivets are at every intersection, then spaced out to fill the gaps. This is where your rows of sticky rivets will always look wrong to me. But that's just my opinion Cheers Danny
    1 point
  30. Superb way to end 2021 yesterday with a 'high octane' PSS Fly-In upon The Great Orme - 12 pilots I counted at our peak (some of the locals only joined us for a couple of hours) and we enjoyed a sunny, dry, blustery day with epic lift throughout!! Some photos in the link below - the title Image shows Andy Meade with his new F-105 Thunderchief which was bravely and succesfully maidened in winds approaching 70mph. Impressive stuff! Happy New Year to everyone!!
    1 point
  31. I'm on a bit of a 'stick and tissue' roll at the moment. Just finished this KK Cadet from an old 'cut out the bits' (they weren't always the good old days) version. Will tow it up next Spring and see what happens.... ?
    1 point
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