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John Robertson 3

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  1. My copy has arrived at last - on the last day of 2020! It made for a Happy New Year ...
  2. 48th wedding anniversary! I was out sharpish for a short session on our wee slope. Very refreshing and cooked the Mrs a nice dinner in return. All is well.
  3. I have a number of 410 and 620 rxs. I fly at a problematic site as far as DSM2 and DSMX is concerned but these models seem to have overcome the "Holds" which used to plague me. I still get "Fades" as reported in the telemetry but have had absolutely zero "Holds".
  4. At LAST - my copy was delivered this morning. Happy days.
  5. Is anyone else waiting for their copy to arrive? Will they all have been sent out at the same time? I hesitate to do anything to formally report non-receipt just in case of a hiccough in the distribution system.
  6. Can I mention "Almost unique" and "One of the only"?
  7. If you have a voice alert set for switch A it can be set for something like "Motor Off" or whatever you choose from the menu.
  8. Oh dear - it must be me! I THINK that I can sort-of-see it, but maybe not ...
  9. "There's also a ghostly cat in the first picture - see if you can spot it! ...". Try as I might, I just can't convince myself that there is something around the cat toy hanging from that stick. I HAVE tried! Go, Martin - se if you can convince me - or have I looked at that area too long and ignored something else. A sleepless night beckons.
  10. Matt Carlton/Martin Harris/EarlyBird - would these help? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnatel-Binocular-Glasses-specatacles-enlarge-the-world-and-look-cool/283784252501?hash=item4212dc0c55:g:dKkAAOSwe5peSGga Edited By John Robertson 3 on 14/10/2020 22:40:07
  11. Blast - my £5 offer for the Graupner Cirrus has been rejected! **LINK**
  12. kc- I have indeed seen the Mass Build thread, thank you. My plan is from Nexus Plans Service and is for the STOL Mk2. It's described as a 55 incher and that's what my measuring tape shows. It's a flat-bottomed airfoil. A number is printed in the lower right corner of the plan - "1445". Sarik's catalogue the Mk2 as "RC1445", so looks like it ties together. I have measured the wing seat on my ex-Shropshire David Davis-supplied Fuselage and it agrees with the plan's dimensions. It also has a faint label inside which reads "STOL Mk2", so I guess that's what I have. I'm not particularly fazed by plans as I just enjoy getting the aircraft up in the air, so I am unlikely - on past form at least - to completely follow the blueprint. For example, I would get no pleasure out of setting up bellcranks when I know that a pair of servos would be relatively painless to install at the building stage. The 262 and 363 Deltas are waiting in the wings - so many projects, so few years left.
  13. I am the Scot referred to in David's post: "... I picked up a fuselage and tailplane of a STOL from the Boot Hill Corner of the Shropshire Model Flying Club years ago. Never got round to building the wing and gave it to a Scotsman I'd encountered on these pages while he was on holiday in France last year.". Having ground my way through my existing fleet - repairing, remodelling, rebuilding and a couple of new builds - I have at last come to my lovely STOL Mk2 fuselage, and it's sitting on my building table. I have researched the thing to death this evening and have gathered together pretty much everything available on-line, including the RCM&E article on the Mk1 in May 1973. Obsessed? No - just plenty time on my hands as we are still in full lockdown in Scotland, so no flying. At least not legally. It may be that a Weasel Trek fits in a rucksack and can be taken, on foot, onto the well-isolated cliffs 1 mile from my front door. Ahem . . . No doubt wing-building etc. will come to a screeching halt the moment lockdown is eased - I have so many aircraft to maiden and re-maiden!
  14. I'm having exactly the same problem. It's really, REALLY, irritating.
  15. Chris Walby & JD8: "...I have a good true story about being careful regarding thinking things are too strong because they never failed, but its off topic. Could be persuaded...". Go On, Go On, Go On. Please.
  16. Doc Marten - "... Store it upside down, the crust will then form across the bottom of the bottle and not block the top. …" Doh! Why didn't I think of that? Thanks.
  17. I have quite a few Fleet servos. Changing the plugs isn't a problem and the servos seem to work fine - much nicer-sounding than the few remaining cheap, modern ones that I have.
  18. Ok - let's rephrase that as: ""This channel is not on Freeview, but is on Freesat, channel 156." - NOW it is - Freeview Channel 91""!
  19. " This channel is not on Freeview, but is on Freesat, channel 156. Oh Yes It Is -Freeview Channel 91.
  20. MikeQ - to get back on track, Marionville Models was a wonderful place in the 80's. I visited them in Livingstone at Marionville Models, Unit 2, Eliburn Industrial Park, Appleton Park Way, EH54 6GQ ', their new premises. I bought a couple of small items, but I don't think it's worth a detour. They seem to be very much a "Drone" operation these days, with Warhammer activities as well. Having said that, if one is into multirotors it seems to be a good place to go to for sales, service and set-up. Not for me, though!
  21. "... how many of the 18 screws will be found when it comes time to reassemble it? …" 17. Naturally!
  22. Another vote for SSDs as the OS drive and an older HDD for storage. No more staring into space while waiting for something to happen!
  23. Tempted by the 5% offer, I checked the seller's other items. Sadly, no other "giant scale" models listed, so I guess I'd have to pay the full price.
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