Andrew Moore 7

Many, many thanks for the sites guys - I only actually was aware of one of them ! Going to have a good look around them all

Where do people buy decent gliders these days ? (been out of hobby for some time). Looking for circa 2M+ with composite body & wood veneer covered foam wings - assuming they are still made.

Apologies, its for my various electric models - aint got any fuel foamies

Sign vinyl sounds a great idea - saw some white duck tape but not sure it will be upto the job with fuel etc

Struggling to find a white tape suitable for the underside of foam wings to cover servo wires. Can find every colour other than white - dont really want the transluscent stuff. Any ideas ?

Thanks for the debate guys. We had a club meeting last night and most people agreed that the recent FRSky receivers, whilst being much less expensive than the equivalent Futabas, are good quality and have not let them down. Going to try one anyway and will give it a really good range check

Thanks for all the comment and help. I'm strictly a Futaba man but would like to try alternative RX's for some of my smaller, less loved, models as the price difference is huge and I've only heard good stuff about the FRSky receivers.

Thanks guys - wasn't aware of this

Do you mean these ? https://www.robotbirds.co.uk/default/frsky-v8fr-hitec-receiver-minima.html Are they reliable ? About half the price of the Futaba (non telemetry though, no issue)

Wasn't one on my Gangster of the late 70's

I use the Futaba T6K V2 transmitter (a current model) - are there any alternative receivers i can use as they are quite pricey (£43+) although good ? I've heard FRSKY receivers can be used although not sure if the work with my TX as its not a FAAST but uses T-FHSS & S-FHSS Any ideas

General but basic question (new to hobby):- I'm about to put a different IC engine in one of my models (OS 46 to OS 55). Do I have to worry about thrust angles ? I suppose what my question is really is are there some sort of down/right built into most models (Firewall ?) or all engine mounts ? I will be using a new radial engine mount as the OS 55 wont fit my existing mount. When I look at existing motor/mount it looks fairly straight with little or no down & right thrust already there. Do I need to be concerned ?

Does Duct tape stick to foam though ?

Wouldn't look so great on underside of a wing though

Some of the white tape used to hold servo wires on the underside of my wings is getting tatty and needs replacing. Cant seem to find any WHITE that will stick to foamies ;like the original stuff. Can someone point me in right directions ?