Brian Cooper Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I quite like building, but the best part is taking them out to fly. . . I can't wait. B.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Carpenter Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 None ! That’s what the nice Chinese are for !!!😂😂😂😂Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Posted by Martin McIntosh on 30/08/2018 20:48:04: Bob, I find covering the easy bit. Film, glassing, tissue etc which I am willing to do but at a price--------! Martin, I'm just a poor pensioner or I'd take you up on that! I have a 63" Lavockin sitting there in it's brown paper wrapping begging for a coat of paint, I've put it on the back-burner in favour of some ARTFs and refurbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 It appears I am odd, I like the covering, painting and detailing I wonder if there is a local therapy group..... Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wright Stuff Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I put 'building the fuselage'. I usually like building the first wing too, but the novelty sometimes wears off before completing the second... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I prefer the fuselage, simply because there is only one of them. For all the other parts - wings, ailerons, tailplanes, elevators, floats, there are two of them and the construction of the second tends to get a little tedious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Posted by Danny Fenton on 31/08/2018 13:42:08: It appears I am odd, I like the covering, painting and detailing I wonder if there is a local therapy group..... Cheers Danny Yes Danny, I believe it starts in October. Edited By john stones 1 on 31/08/2018 23:11:28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Posted by Danny Fenton on 31/08/2018 13:42:08: It appears I am odd, I like the covering, painting and detailing I wonder if there is a local therapy group..... It may start in October but Danny is beyond help! Personally I am a 'Wing' man and even stranger, I love cutting out the ribs. Am I the only one? Edited By Piers Bowlan on 01/09/2018 07:10:41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich too Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Posted by Peter Miller on 30/08/2018 21:06:11: All of it when I think about it, although I did not really enjoy applying almost 80 capstrips to the wings of my MAK 15 MP. One thing that I have learned over the years. ONLY WORK ON ONE MODEL UNTIL IT IS FINISHED or they will NEVER be completed. Great advice, but no fun and very difficult to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I am at the other end of the scale Piers and hate cutting out ribs, you might be the only one. I like old time models and am just starting a Veron Cardinal but it is a modern kit with all laser cut parts. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 It's been a long time since I last built a traditional balsa kit, but I'd put it equally between the research part, as I always really enjoy that bit, and the covering. Not so much the painting, but on kit builds I find tissue and dope, or even film covering to be very calming and theraputic. Even though the results are not perfect I do enjoy that bit. The main construction of the airframe is just a means of getting there and the sanding is a chore, made worse by the need to wear a mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Posted by Danny Fenton on 31/08/2018 13:42:08: It appears I am odd, I like the covering, painting and detailing I wonder if there is a local therapy group..... Cheers Danny Yes, the detailing is great - what I call Blue Peter modelling, fashioning little bits and pieces from scrap items found around the home. I'm a sucker for cockpit detail which never gets seen again. Love seeing your detailing tips in the column Danny - keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hess Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Where's carving the propeller.I used to do that when I was 11 years old on the rubber-powered planes of the day. There's nothing more satisfying than starting with a block of balsa and ending up with a beautifully shaped propeller. does anybody still do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Ashby (Editor) Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I'd have to say all of it. My biggest problem is getting sidetracked, going off on a tangent and struggling to get back. Keeping my existing fleet airworthy is sometimes challenge enough and usually provides the perfect reason to avoid a nasty job. What is it they say? "Never put off till tomorrow, that which you can do the day after" ...Seems perfectly reasonable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Posted by Dave Hess on 01/09/2018 11:19:45: Where's carving the propeller.I used to do that when I was 11 years old on the rubber-powered planes of the day. There's nothing more satisfying than starting with a block of balsa and ending up with a beautifully shaped propeller. does anybody still do that? I have carved a beautiful pusher prop (11 X 5) from the beechwood leg of a table.. I agree that it is most satisfying. IT worked really worked on an ENya 40 Fourstroke. It was mounted 1/2" behind the trailing edge to the wing and made a horrendous noise. The prop was broken when a friend picked to model up, ran his hand down the trailing edge of the wing. IT took eleven stitches to put his finger together at A&E. My beautiful prop was ruined! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I'd like to add an option that my most favourite bit not listed is the design activities if its a total scratch build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Reckon that falls under 'research' here Martyn. And it's the best place to solve problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Scott Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Wings. Love seeing the flying surfaces start to take shap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merco 61 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 What about the lovely aroma of that big stack of fresh balsa and ply.? Or peeling open some new 10a blades and prepping the sanding blocks,cleaning off the building board and sweeping up in readiness to embark upon making the best one yet? I must have built hundreds of models over the last 65 years and the buzz at starting a new one has not lessened and,I hope,never will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Flyer Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Completion is definitely my favourite. Construction is ok , but painting for me us the worst bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Cooper 3 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I like RC electronics - fault finding, trouble-shooting etc. Just building up test equipment at present... Also, I like modifying designs and experimenting with aerodynamics (must be my Airbus, Fleet Air Arm and Full-size gliding background !). One day hoping to do an 'own-design' and progress via PSS and EDF to Turbines. I have a bit of a weakness for the Jet Provost, Shooting Star and Grumman Panther (basically, the straight-wing jets as I think they will be little more forgiving). Looks like a very good forum this ! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Todd Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 For me its always been the design process, working out appropriate solutions and pulling the design together, the build and flying tend to mark the end of a project and I start to think about what next, Covering is my pet hate though. Linds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 There is one choice missing from the list of options writing the build log on modelflying.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2W Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 All of it except the sanding! William Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.