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  1. Somehow came across two old Status Quo boys playing with an orchestra and thought of this thread (apologies if already posted, a number of the videos are blacked out for me as they are in breach of copyright in my region): https://youtu.be/SWBRcWDsHkk?t=74 (got a message saying that youtube won't allow embedding of this video, hopefully the link will work if you want to follow it)
  2. Good to hear you enjoyed the video Steve. It was a bit of a rushed post, I meant to include that I reckon as far as the tail end is concerned you've nailed it!
  3. Thanks Steve, the shoulder has turned the corner and is slooooooowly getting better. Lack of sleep has made it hard to get enthused about things, the blogs and particularly that of another Avon builder are great motivation though. About to get back into it. I've posted a good Avon Sabre walk-around on my blog with a note at which point the tail is shown which you may find helpful.
  4. Today I found this Avon Sabre walk-around video which was only put on Youtube a few days ago, a bit over seven minutes long @Steve Houghton at 3:18 there begins quite a good slow shot of the fin fairing and then the tailpipe and the rear which you may find helpful.
  5. Thanks for taking the time to post the detailed explanation and the photos Steve - very helpful for me.
  6. Thanks Nev - that's brilliant! A great version by AC/DC is this live one ** LINK ** - crowd really into it at River Plate Stadium. In keeping with the thread topic and something a bit offbeat here's something for the Mozart fans:
  7. Thanks for the feedback (so to speak) John, Tim and Martin on the Sultans of Swing video. I’ve watched it many times and like John it just puts a smile on my face every time. The guitarist on the right in that video (and also the guitarist in the black shirt in Lindsay’s great post above) is Tommy Emmanuel. Here Tommy does a Beatles medley: ** LINK ** Edited By Skip on 31/01/2021 09:36:06 Edited By Skip on 31/01/2021 09:37:28
  8. Brian wrote for a quarterly Australian R/C magazine called FlatOut RC which unfortunately only lasted for ten issues and then ceased due to lack of advertising and the work required to produce it. Brian provided material for the first nine issues before his passing. The “magazine” is still alive in the form of podcasts and videos on their website. For anyone who would like to read more of Brian’s work Flat Out RC have made available Brian’s nine articles in one pdf file for free on their homepage. The file is 77MB so it may take a while to download. Here’s the link to the file: ** LINK ** I’m not sure how much overlap there may be with articles in other publications such as RCM&E. Although I’ve only flown gliders, like many I still found his articles interesting and entertaining. The first article in the file is an interview with Brian about how he got into the hobby which I found fascinating, I’ve read it a number of times. Cheers, Craig
  9. For anyone who hasn’t installed something yet may I suggest considering an infra-red heater. They run on electricity, they don’t make any noise and depending on the type, the heat you feel is produced from instantly to within 20 minutes after you turn it on. Infra-red heaters produce that part of the electromagnetic spectrum that you feel when you are standing in the sun regardless of the air temperature. Having the heater off is like standing in the shade on a cold day, turning it on is like moving out of the shade into the sunshine. They heat objects rather than the air so are often regarded as more efficient. I’ve had experience with them in a warehouse, a workshop for about 40 people and a church situation. The types of applications where it doesn’t make sense to try and heat the air. I’ve also seen them used in smaller settings such as outdoor areas of cafes and restaurants. The power rating is dependent on the square metres of surface area you want to cover rather than the volume. They fall into three categories, longwave (or far infra-red), medium wave, and short wave (or near infra-red). Longwave is least efficient as some of the energy heats the air. Short wave is the most efficient (some energy produces light). If you would like to know more the link below seems to be a good summary from what I know and will open a three page pdf document describing the categories, the heaters and has a diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum to show where infra-red fits in and : ** LINK ** A very cursory search of infra-red heaters in the UK brought up something like this (which are similar to the type I’ve had experience with) however I’m not recommending it by any means: ** LINK ** It’s rated for 6 sq m, which would cover a work bench and its surrounds if you are in say a garage. It can also be portable. Maybe something smaller for a shed? Prices seem to vary a lot for a given power output however that is probably dependent on whether they are short, medium or long wave. Stay warm! Craig
  10. For the record I’m in Australia, recently subscribed to RCM&E (rather than buying it in the newsagent), and received the November issue around the 23rd of November. The December/January issue arrived before Christmas. So the magazines are going out and the distribution process here is working. On the other hand I ordered a canopy from a supplier in the UK a few months ago, it was posted the next day and it took about six weeks to arrive and the box it came in was quite damaged. I think its luck of the draw at the moment with so much shopping being done online, restrictions in various countries etc. Especially so with Christmas shopping. Tim/Phil – I’ve noticed that my RCM&E (and Model Airplane News from the US which I also subscribe to) has a return address of Braeside, Victoria, Australia from memory. So it seems the magazine printers/distributors in the UK and the US use the same distributor here in Australia, so there are a few steps in the process. Maybe the same happens in NZ? If so maybe you can work out who it is (RCM&E may be able to tell you?) and follow up with them? Easy for me to say as my magazines are arriving (MAN was very irregular in the middle of the year though), however may I encourage you to hang in there! Craig
  11. Re the above post: Neglected to say that Steve told me that he gave me the discount on the price to offset the high mailing costs "only because the canopy was produced for the PSSA UK Mass Build".
  12. I’d like to acknowledge the recent help, great customer service and generosity of Steve Davis at Vortex when I ordered my canopy. The response to my email and then dispatching the order was very fast however the postal services were not so responsive. After four weeks I let Steve know that the canopy hadn’t arrived and could he chase it at his end which he promptly did and was told to give it another week. Straight away and without asking me he gave me a refund and also explained how he had given me a significant discount due to the high cost of mailing the canopy to Australia. I said that I wanted to bear some of the cost however Steve didn’t want to do that. Lo and behold the canopy did turn up a week later and I asked Steve to set up another payment for me which he refused to do and said to treat it as an early Christmas present! If I wasn’t nervous enough thinking about cutting it and attaching it to the fuselage I will be even more so now. This is how it arrived, there were four “Fragile” stickers on the box, it looks like it went one and a half times around the world rather than just half way (noting that I did cut the tape on the top of the box to open it). The canopy was in perfect condition though! Thanks again Steve.
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  14. Not much progress to report I’m afraid. Over the last three to four months I have developed what I’m now told is a “frozen shoulder”. It can be quite painful and as the name suggests some movements with that arm are quite restricted. Its my right shoulder and I’m right handed so some modelling activities have been difficult. So I have spent a fair bit of time tracking down some things online that will help with the build. The photos in the blogs have been very helpful in showing some tools and techniques that may not necessarily be described in the words in the blogs and they have given me a number of ideas. I decided to build the fuselage first. So I’ve been looking at how I’ll cut the balsa sheets into strips for the stringers and the planking. I inherited such a device that my father had made some time ago. I’ve been modifying it, more on that soon. I check the blogs every day, thank you to those who are posting, as a novice it is very helpful. Craig
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