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The recent build threads of Vintage RC models from Aeromodeller and RCM&E on RC Groups had Vintage defined as at least 50 years, so models built from plans pre 1973.
The Vintage Radio Control Society has their own definitions
PIONEER - prior to January 1, 1955
CLASSIC - prior to January 1, 1965
NOSTALGIA - thirty-five years before January 1 of the current year.It's going to be a moveable feast and also vary by location - models deemed to be Classics over here certainly would include some that don't fit those criteria - by common parlance over here the Wot 4 and Mick Reeves Gangster would deemed Classics, but I think those would be a bit later than 1965.
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2 hours ago, Piers Bowlan said:
According to his website, the Tony Nijhuis 72in Mosquito weighs 14lbs and has a wing loading of 40oz/squ ft.
Tapered wings and a high wing loading is not a combination made in heaven. ☠️Yep, agreed - nice, but just a bit too big, too heavy and too heavily loaded for my flying fields. I think the 60-odd inch size that Eric is talking about would be the sweet spot for me, for a Mossie. So much so that I managed to resist a 73" span CMPro one that went to auction on eBay at the weekend and went for a song. Didn't look half as nice as Eric's one there though - the CMPro one has quite a portly fuselage and there is something about the nacelles too.
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A beautifully sunny day here in the middle of Scotland, blue skies, fluffy clouds, light winds and even a bit of warmth in that sun. Got a few hours in at the local field, where it had dried up enough to give the field the first cut of the season.
I hadn't expected the field to be cut, so had picked my models accordingly, so that was a bonus being able to take off with my wee Parkzone P-47D. I'd also taken my venerable and rarely flown Modelshack Cricket and had a very enjoyable first flight of the year with that, but broke the u/c mounting nylon bolts on landing a bit quickly. Still had other models with me to fly, so not a problem. All in all a good morning - just nice to sit in the sun and have a chat and the field is looking great.
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I find the Frog tape to be just about the best for masking my models - I take the extra step of sealing the edge with a smear of WBPU to prevent any creep. Still need to be super careful taking the tape off to avoid liftin the paint though.
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I'd have a WR Bf110 in a heartbeat. I already have a similar sized scratch built Zerstorer (and an unstarted Flair kit), but having seem Ron's and others fly on video, I'm sure I could squeeze one into the BoB fleet.
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Nice work Simon - that cockpit is a work of art.
I used the thin ply and sheet balsa technique for the wing seating fillets on my Beaufighter, so will have to give that some consideration.
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That's good news Matty - here's to your continued and complete recovery. 👍
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There's been about four or five different ARTF or kit-based A-26 Invaders on the market in the past few years, from Phoenix, Nexa, VQ and ASM plus plan packs from Sarik, so it's reasonably popular as a type in the USA at least.
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@Ron Gray - superb videos of your Zerstorer - that's made my day that has. 😎👍
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Few good saves on the video there - when I saw the spindly legs at the beginning of the video I wondered how the landing would go, but superior pilot skills worked their magic.
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1 hour ago, Learner said:
The fact that they are more of a challenge to build and fly is the reason I'd buy a twin.
I can't see the fascination of all these warbirds that all fly/ look the same.
If I wanted that I'd camouflage my acrowot! 😉
For me it's about the desire to research and replicate certain key, historical aeroplanes, which means that, even for aeroplanes which are exactly the same model and so which do fly exactly the same as their duplicates, the associated history and interest in realising those colour schemes and wee tweaks, gives me immense pleasure. To that end I do have multiple duplicates of a number of aeroplanes, some different marks, but some which are exactly the same mark and exactly the same kit, which works for me. Personally I can't see the fascination of even scale aerobats, like Edges, but even there I do have a favourite one, which I quickly sought out a duplicate, just in case the original ever get broken. I've flown the duplicate Edge just once in a dozen years. Different strokes for different folks.
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The first time I used it was to recover the replacement tailplane on my Henschel HS129 refurb, using matt film supplied by Ron Gray of this parish and I was immediately impressed with the ease of application, added strength and base it provided for paint. I've since used it on a couple of other models and the paint adhesion is quite delicate with water based paints, requiring extreme care in masking, but still a super surface to paint on. Where the laminating film really comes into it's own is in concert with tissue, where it makes a superb finish, which can be left as essentially doped coloured tissue for sports models or then as a base for paint in scale models. It's been the best thing since sliced bread in the past couple of years for me.
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Could it just be a carry over from the days of IC twins when the dreaded engine out was pretty much a death sentence? I watched a group of clubmates - all experienced modellers - build a big scale twin every winter as a joint project, equip it with a pair of intrinsically unreliable strimmer engine conversions and do the engine out spiral of death on the maiden flight three years running before they eventually gave up. That fear should be missing from an electric twin - it isn't actually, for example on my first twin adventure I lost a prop on climbing out and did that engine out death spiral anyway 😄
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Basic Spektrum receivers were £30-40, so I bought loads of them, excellent bits of kit, but then HH HHiked their prices up, making the AR620 (previously £34 each) >£50, which I thought was unacceptable given the market. The new generation Lemon 7 channel receivers with stabilisation and telemetry now fit in that space.
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On 09/07/2013 at 05:43, avtur said:
Insomnia is getting the better of me tonight and for some reason my mind is wandering down r/c memory lane … Back to the mid/late ‘60’s I think it was when my Dad bought me a ‘radio control system’
I seem to remember that we drove from home (near Stockport) all the way (in the family Morris Minor) to Roland Scott Models at Walkden somewhere on, or near, the East Lancs Road as we then called it.… does that name ring any bells with anyone ???
The set my Dad bought me was Mainstream Simprop single channel, with a single big white button in the middle of the transmitter. I think by the standards of the time it was a “de-lux” set up because it came with two motorized servos … (in aircraft configuration) one for rudder and a second was a sequential motor control.
So with the ‘big’ button … it was one for left …. two for right and (with practice!) two and a quick third press would give you one sequence change on the throttle. The throttle had three positions so you had to be mindful of where you were on the throttle sequence. Is this bringing back any memories ???
This radio set was put to use in a range of models … on land, sea and in the air ….
In the air it was used for my early attempts with a Veron Impala, with modest success. On water it worked well in 36 inch semi scale ‘torpedo boat’ … the speed controller worked well there. And then on land… well this was a long shot but it worked very well (this was way before modern electric cars) I had a static Mamod steam engine which I built into a Meccano ‘vehicle’ chassis, so I had a steam powered vehicle with both steering and throttle control …
That simple ‘push button’ radio set achieved a great deal of success in these different vehicles … at the time very few people shared in that success … but I know if it happened … these days I would have had this all over You-Tube …
After the steam car I went on to ‘invent’ lawnmower racing … but I was 20 years ahead of the time … that’s another story …
Does Roland Scotts in Walken ring any bells?
It certainly does - that's where I got my first radio control set in about 1973 - the notorious Mainstream Gem 1+1, to go with the Keil Kraft Outlaw which was to be my first radio model, purchased from the Manchester Model Shop in Deansgate. Me and my pal had been watching and hanging about on the slag heaps of the Three Sisters near Wigan, where a couple of young fellers were flying there Yamamoto trainers with the very, very plasticky Gem 4 proportional radio sets and they were doing great. Our previous aeromodelling obsession had been free flight and a dalliance with control liners, but this radio lark looked amazing. I couldn't stretch to a 4 channel set, but the Gem 1+1 was just about within reach and the Outlaw was duly equipped with a proportional rudder and a push button sequential throttle control for the PAW RC diesel. The big day came and the flight was measured in seconds and not too many of those, with the Outlaw dashed to pieces on the hard baked earth. Further unsuccessful attempts with a KK MIni Super followed, which couldn't get off the ground and the radio and PAW 2.49 then did have some success in a Keil Kraft Vosper Air Sea Rescue launch on one of the flashes at the same site
Fast forward 50 years and I was able to finally get an Outlaw flying last year, thanks to the help of Phil Green and Shaun Garrity, who sorted me out firstly with a Gem 1+1 converted to 2.4ghz and then with the encoder for my own conversion of a Digimac III set to realise that ambition. All happy days though and fondly remembered. I've since converted another couple of Macgregor single channel and 1+1 sets and have plans for all of them - this nostalgia lark is great fun and steering a model round the skies with the button has been a nice addition to my hobby.
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Rain stopped play yesterday, but was able to get out for a couple of hours this morning, though overcast and the 4-7mph slight crosswind felt colder than that. Good fun was had, though not the day for any maiden flights, hugely enjoyed flying my PZ Martlet and Bf109g, as well as my Su26 and some wee fellas. Got to take those opportunities when they present themselves.
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9 minutes ago, PatMc said:
But Toto wants to fly at a fairly constant airspeed not groundspeed in order to maintain a constant altitude without adjusting elevator trim, therefore he only needs to alter the throttle trim when/if the model has wandered above or below where it should be regardless of windspeed.
IMO a buzzer indicating trim setting would only be an unwanted distraction.
IMO Toto shouldn't be touching his throttle trim at all - it's an electric model and that throttle trim lever is completely redundant, third in line behind the chocolate fireguard and the ashtray mounted on the motorbike handlebars. As you say a buzzer indicating throttle position would be an unwelcome and unnecessary distraction.
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Yep - in my experience, which isn't huge, EDFs need to either have tarmac runways if fitted with retracts, be super powerful if aiming to use retracts on grass, be small enough and with sufficient excess power to be hand launched or need a bungee. Fixed gear is right out. My clubmates have had lots of success with the wee Arrows 50mm Hawk and T-33, my attempts with the tN Gnat and Jet Provost have been much less successful.
If you are really into jets, those hurdles are surmountable with some effort, but as a dyed-in-the-wool propellor fan I'd have to think twice about whether to go for a large EDF build. Unless it were a Hunter, or maybe a Harrier, or a Phantom. 🙂
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What GG said. It strikes me that, at this stage of his model flying training, Toto would be much better concentrating on learning to fly, getting the hours in the air, enjoying himself and familiarising himself with the sit of his aeroplane at different throttle settings in different conditions, rather than worrying about attempting to programme his transmitter to beep at him when his throttle is set at a particular datum power.
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PlaneOldeBargain have one for sale on eBay at the moment.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305351665728
There have been quite a few ARTFs and kits of the Turbo Raven available over the years. Like most models the manufacturers are likely to have designed them from publicly available three views, rather than requiring access to the original full size manufacturers blueprints.
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Rain stopped play today, so moved onto motor tests for the FW190, three motors (AXI 2826/12, AXI 2826/10 and Thumper T4240/10 with multiple props to test, around 11x7" - 12"x8", including making up some adapters to allow mixing the 3.5mm and 4mm bullets which are fitted to the various motors. Tried three different battery packs too, some older G-Power 4s1p 4200mah, standard HRB 4s1p 3300mah and my newer Zee Power 4s1p 3300mah- the latter working out slightly better. If I find I need more weight to balance there is always the option of the HRB 4s1p 4000mah packs, which are meant for my P-38 Lightning and so still have their horrible XT60 connectors.
Results were good, giving an informed choice between 500-600w in, with current draw at WOT between 34 and 45 amps, which I guess will rarely be needed and that equates to an estimated 130-150w/lb, if the model comes out around 4lbs AUW..
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Warbirds Replicas FW190 - the 2023 version
in The 2024 Forum Mass Build
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Quick question as I'm lining up the motor mount - did anyone else need to trim the ally spinner to fit an APC-E prop in there? The spinner cut outs don't seem anywhere near deep enough to get an APC-E 12" x 8" in there without making them larger in both pieces.