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    Model / Engine / Prop

    I'm not sure whether or not this is best place for this post so if one of the moderators wants to move it feel free to do so! Over the last few months I have been conferring with other modellers on the subject of model / engine / prop combinations, the discussions really spurred on by my...
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    Google Earth Search

    If you’ve got Google Earth on your computer enter this in the "fly to" box Ratcliffe Road, Leicestershire Do you see what I see?
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    Caveat Emptor

    I took the caravan down to the “Nationals” over the weekend and spent a couple of excellent days model watching and amazingly getting a suntan! On the Sunday morning they hold a “giant swap meet”, which I wandered around not really intending to buy but then I saw a bench disc / belt sander...
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    Plunge Moulding

    This is a way of producing small plastic mouldings without the need for any vac-forming. The first stage of the process is to make a hardwood plug, the better the surface finish the better the final moulding will be. If you’re being pedantic make it smaller by the thickness of the plastic...
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    Making Lots of Wing Ribs

    When faced with the need for lots of wing ribs, cutting them out individually is very time consuming and boring, an easy way is the use the “sandwich method”, which involves fixing several balsa “blanks” between 2 “template” ribs made from harder material. Most built up wings use at least 2 ply...
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    Aileron Differential

    In my SE5a thread I have mentioned using the differential mix; in the model shop this morning I was talking to a modeller who is fairly new to the hobby who asked what differential mix is, so I though a simple explanation might be helpful. What is Aileron Differential? It is simply when an...
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    Williams Bros. Accessories Available!!

    If like me your local model has told you shop that Williams Bros. accessories aren’t available (I’ve had 5” vintage wheels on order now for 6 months) your worries are over! DB Sport and Scale have certain items in stock, so check their web site, but will order for you direct from the...
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    An Aero Modeller And Proud Of It!

    It was with a mixture of amazement and amusement that I read the article in the December BMFA News that culminated in the plea to stop calling ourselves aero modellers because it “sends out the wrong message”. Apparently we are now sportsmen (and women); when I launch my slope soarer I’m akin...
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    A Sign of the Times?

    Sunday dawned with a clear blue sky and a steady N.W. breeze, a perfect day for slope soaring if only it was 20º warmer; this particular Sunday was New Year’s day 2006. During the winter months I regularly "cycle" my TX / RX batteries so all that was required was a quick top-up for the flight...
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    SE5a CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING TO . . .

    I HAVE NOW UPLOADED ALL THE  PHOTOS I CAN FIND THAT HAD BEEN "LOST" FROM THIS THREAD, I'LL KEEP LOOKING FOR THE OTHERS AND UPLOAD AS AND WHEN. THE LINKS STILL DON'T WORK BUT THEN THE TUTORIALS ETC THEY "POINT" TO HAVE NO PHOTOS; IT WOULD APPEAR THAT ALL OF MY PHOTOS HAD BEEN LOST...
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    Help

    My next scale project, an SE5a, is at the early design stage. One thing I’m considering is to use scale closed loop control runs for the ailerons and elevators but for this I need some small pulleys. They need to be near enough the correct dimensions as they will be visible through the...
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    Slope Soaring with a difference – Part 1

    During the long summer holidays (I knew there was a reason I wanted to work in education!) I spend quite a lot of time away from home in our caravan. So as not to miss too much of the all too short flying season I always take a couple of models with me. Limited space and the stringent COSHH...
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    What is scale

    Whilst having a well earned break from flying a few of us got to talking about the pros and cons of the various disciplines of aero modelling, some of us even reminiscing about our youthful participation in control-line combat! As I espoused the case for scale models, the comment was made “ Of...
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    Spraying 2 Part Fuel Proofer

    Is it best to add the hardener and then thin the mixture to a “sprayable” consistency or thin first and then add the hardener? My guess is that it probably doesn’t matter a great deal one way or the other but if anybody had experience of spraying 2-part fuel proofer I would appreciate his or...
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    Fuel Filters

    In a reply in another thread, Four Stroke Torque, I mentioned that I use multiple fuel filters and thought that an explanation as to why would not go amiss, so here goes: I used to only have a fuel filter in the feed pipe to the carburettor but one flying session was cut short because the...
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    Glass Cloth and Poly C

    Not a tutorial as such but I thought this was the best place to put the post. Over the last many years I’ve used fibreglass cloth and resin for a multitude of jobs from moulding a complete glider fuselage to strengthening engine bays. One thing that all these jobs had in common was that they...
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    New Look

    I like the “new look” website but unfortunately it does have one drawback for me. Having spent some time carefully matching the background colour of my avatar to the “old look” it now sticks out like the proverbial sore thumb!! Let’s try this for a match. Looks OK!
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    In Praise of Morris Dancing

    Now I don’t want to offend anyone but "I quite like Morris Dancing." can be relied upon to stop dead in it’s tracks the conversation that starts with me bemoaning yet another wet and windy Sunday morning in mid summer and progresses to the better half wondering "why don’t you get yourself a...
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    Yes We Have No Bananas

    One fault that really makes a model look odd is the “banana” fuselage when the sides have not been pulled in equally at the rear; this is all too easily done, especially if the sides are not of the same density so if “scratch building” try your hardest to get matching wood. To quote from a kit...
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    Doublers

    Doublers, usually but not exclusively ply, serve 2 purposes; they strengthen the construction around high stress areas and also transfer the extra energy to other parts of the airframe. Firstly a bit of theory, but if you only ever build from kits or plans and never think about “tweaking” the...

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