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Forum: Kit Building
12-04-2022, 06:24 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

I am currently building a vintage model called a...

I am currently building a vintage model called a Guidato as an ab initio trainer for elderly novices, mainly because it has a tricycle undercarriage and because I've never seen one before!

Plan...
Forum: Kit Building
12-02-2022, 09:02 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

We are all products of our time. Most of us...

We are all products of our time. Most of us builders are retired. When we were young if you wanted a model aeroplane you had to build it. I built my first model, a rubber powered free flight model...
Forum: Kit Building
11-24-2022, 09:29 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Not sure what you mean by "the importance of...

Not sure what you mean by "the importance of building airplanes" Airjockey but some things are more important than aeromodelling that's for sure. Since August I have lost my stepson who died of an...
Forum: Kit Building
10-29-2022, 01:53 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

I have three models currently in build: A...

I have three models currently in build:

A DB Sport & Scale "Sky Rider" which is being built as an advanced trainer from a short-kit for my partner who has insisted upon a purple and pink colour...
Forum: Kit Building
08-14-2018, 01:51 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vb...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/big_guff_plan_1__1d853176f76e906b554ae768d488ff9733723cbd.jpg...
Forum: Kit Building
07-28-2018, 06:17 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Michael if you can cover a model in Solarfilm you...

Michael if you can cover a model in Solarfilm you will have no trouble with Solartex. You may require a little more heat to get the glue to stick but it shrinks easily. It looks best on large open...
Forum: Kit Building
07-27-2018, 10:29 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

...and has been for sometime Michael. That's a...

...and has been for sometime Michael. That's a pity, I quite fancied a twin and their Douglas DC3 was top of the list. Looks like I'll have to send off a plan to a kit cutter.

As for Solartex, I'm...
Forum: Kit Building
07-26-2018, 09:36 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Official video of La Coupe Des Barons attached....

Official video of La Coupe Des Barons attached. Sixty eight entrants turned up on the day, nearly all of them self builds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7rgdr_y8Ng&t=5s
Forum: Kit Building
07-25-2018, 08:44 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Herewith a series of stills taken at La Coupe Des...

Herewith a series of stills taken at La Coupe Des Barons on 2nd June this year. Sixty-eight models turned up on the day, nearly all having been built by their entrants. ARTFs were allowed but they...
Forum: Kit Building
06-22-2018, 08:32 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Hi Michael Sounds like you've bought some...

Hi Michael

Sounds like you've bought some Solartex off the roll. Solartex is very easy to use and not too sensitive to the temperature of the iron but the recommended temperatures according to the...
Forum: Kit Building
06-19-2018, 09:02 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Yes you can still buy Solarfilm products but they...

Yes you can still buy Solarfilm products but they are running stocks down and are no longer making anything. They've already run out of Solartex Linen much favoured WW1 enthusiasts.
Forum: Kit Building
06-19-2018, 07:53 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

No it shrinks pretty evenly in both directions....

No it shrinks pretty evenly in both directions. You'll love using it. Shame it's no longer produced. Good job I've got pretty good stocks.
Forum: Kit Building
05-25-2018, 08:08 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

As far as I can work it out, 3/32" wire is...

As far as I can work it out, 3/32" wire is 2.38mm. SLEC in the UK offer a range of wires. The nearest to 3/32" is 12 (British) Standard Wire Guage which is slightly bigger at 2.65mm. These cost £1.24...
Forum: Kit Building
05-15-2018, 06:51 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

It's not so bad gentlemen. If there are no more...

It's not so bad gentlemen. If there are no more kits from the traditional souces we now have laser cutters who will produce a kit of parts for you.

Let's take WW2 warbirds as an example. The...
Forum: Kit Building
05-11-2018, 09:45 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Quite right. We had to build and we learned how...

Quite right. We had to build and we learned how to repair! :D

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/1280x960/super_60_3_86307cf02abf6336ae713ba915763b3996fb9ea0.jpg...
Forum: Kit Building
05-11-2018, 07:32 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

I agree with acdii. Although I have three...

I agree with acdii.

Although I have three ARTFs, they are a means to an end. Two are four channel trainers which I use to teach beginners how to fly and the other is a low wing aerobatic monoplane...
Forum: Kit Building
05-10-2018, 09:28 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

They're not offering Top Flite yet.

They're not offering Top Flite yet.
Forum: Kit Building
05-09-2018, 10:15 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

I only fly it on calm days.

I only fly it on calm days.
Forum: Kit Building
05-09-2018, 09:33 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Link to the Coupe Des Barons. Scroll down to...

Link to the Coupe Des Barons. Scroll down to "Video Coupe 2017," to see what it's all about. http://saffiotipatrick.wixsite.com/vl38/les-barons
Forum: Kit Building
04-28-2018, 08:28 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

I know what you mean Leroy, even this requires...

I know what you mean Leroy, even this requires you to concentrate all of the time. Coupe Des Barons site is still down....
Forum: Kit Building
04-27-2018, 09:36 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Leroy, I'm still building! I've just...

Leroy, I'm still building!

I've just finished this French trainer, called a Baron 1914, to participate in this year's "Coupe Des Barons" or "Baron's Cup," hence the prominent entry number on the...
Forum: Kit Building
04-27-2018, 12:09 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Sorry to hear you're not well Leroy.

Sorry to hear you're not well Leroy.
Forum: Kit Building
07-11-2016, 10:22 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Flyer, I used to use drugs when I was younger but...

Flyer, I used to use drugs when I was younger but I was never addicted to them. As for the cost of aeromodelling, I've been getting a lot of pleasure from my last two building projects, the Fun-Fly...
Forum: Kit Building
07-10-2016, 10:19 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

Fortunately, this time it was mainly a question...

Fortunately, this time it was mainly a question of copy and paste.
Forum: Kit Building
07-09-2016, 08:59 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,923

You asked for it! There's a Part 2 as well, "How...

You asked for it! There's a Part 2 as well, "How The Cardinal Met Its End."

Aeromodelling: How I Became Addicted.




In 1960 was about 12 years old and this is when I built my first...
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