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  1. There are sadly no winners in this situation. Just look at the publicly available accounts and you don't need to be Sir John Harvey-Jones to see why we are where we are. I'm surprised many folk are surprised. The figures are self explanatory, and the writing was all over the wall I'm afraid for a while. The loyal following and the people here who invested in the new projects all in good faith are left with uncertainty, and bitterness, which is wholly understandable, as the owners appeared to let things continue, with you guys and Jon. knowing the inevitable was on the cards. I truly hope AGC are able to complete the items as a parting professional and reputational gesture and with Jon's admirably principled approach to his customers, the chapter has a happy ending. Fingers crossed for you all. Here's hoping.
  2. Umm. I find petrols vibrate, I find cyno is brittle and won’t like vibration. I pin my Clevis through the rod and use a less brittle glue.
  3. H all, I was sat on the train to London this morning chatting to the guy next to me, I showed him a picture of the missus and he said, "You should see my wife", I said "why? Is she a stunner as well", he said " no, she's an optician"
  4. wishing you all the best and a speedy recovery Matty
  5. Very happy for the English team, they went for it and it paid off. They deserved it. The refs needs to clamp down on Ireland always complaining. Chirruping away. It really annoys me..
  6. I do the exact same thing!!, after an experience with a particularly grunty YS.. as Jon says works a treat
  7. I'm not actually, but have considered many times. I too have the run of the mill extra's, 3D stuff and enjoy those, but as you say, the F3A stuff from that era tend to be a positively different experience altogether. The model which I fly alot and has a little of both is the Fliton Inspire 60 with a YS... probably my favourite to fly. I'll look out for the UKCAA meet ups, but from memory, not too many near Manchester
  8. Forgot to say, and for those who cant read the stickers or notice them... Dave Smith Excelsior 150.. Undercart moved out of wings to just in front of the leading edge on the fus.. better on grass strips. I do find models from this era tend to fly very very well indeed, as they had to be designed for that. Once the ARTF Extra, Yak's edges etc came in, they kind of took over, but if you get a chance to build something from back in the day, I have found they are really nice to fly and are improved even more by modern radio, materials and power plants, leading to lighter AUW.. etc..
  9. The little one, Rossi 53 on a quiet pipe.
  10. In this situation, I think Jon's advice is sensible, in terms of giving yourself the best odds to succeed. I have many corona servos operating fine in smaller models, mostly midi mini, and micro size, aswell as many many futaba, Savox, Hitec..hyperion, sanwa, Emax JR etc.. but then again, I have built up some experience and know what has worked for me in which application. It is true when the "Chinese" type brands entered the market there lots of reports of quality control, more so than the more regular brands, but nowadays if they are legit and not copies, then the news of servo issues, tends to be somewhat similar across the board, with some notable exceptions. Given personal experience I dont use Towerpro, and NewPower, I'm sure there are good ones out there, but for me, I saw poor quality, poor centering etc, so given the wealth of choice, I have no need to go back there. Stick to the less risk brands given you are a returner.. and then go from there.
  11. Model shop Leeds has kavan 1x1000mm https://www.modelshopleeds.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=55691&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuL-u7fPThAMVWo9QBh3NPw2xEAQYAyABEgI1p_D_BwE
  12. Good news, little late on the forum today as I've been for a job interview at a place that makes car batteries................They asked me if I could start in the morning!!
  13. wow, fantastic and fast repair of the depron spit.. The poor old hurricane I'm sure will rise again, less heftily hopefully. Good luck
  14. Must admit, I am slightly disappointed by the lack of scale crash photo's. The very least, I would have expected is the pile of bits to be in a field in the south of England, maybe some scorch marks!, flames etc hahahaha. Building lightness is an art, one which not all can perform well.
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