Another Update. After much cursing, gnashing of teeth and hair pulling, the Fuse is finally finished being covered. Next, the various peices of the tailplane is glued into position and hinged, con...

Just a little more update. It's slow going mostly due to a bad spot on my roster where I'm working a bunch of really wicked shifts (which is why I've not been down to the field since christmas :( ) bu...

Thanks for the replies, it is a confidence booster. I am really looking forward to finally finishing this project. When I started, I didn't realise actually how much work was really in it, not that I ...

Not much has been happening on the build lately due to christmas and other silly season activities however I have fitted the servo tray and then fitted the servos, RX, ESC and other bits. Motor is in ...

Just to re-open a really old thread, I think I've found the reason why the camera is wavy, finding a solution may be a little harder but it might be worth while noting the reason in case someone else ...

paulj Wrote: (23-11-2010, 01:44 PM) -- Doing a great job with that build Mick. Looking forward to seeing it fly. -- Thanks, I can't wait to see it fly either. Just hope I don;t go in nose first on t...

Some more build pics Doing the rear deck stringers and then a dry fit mock up of the plane. I've also done a few close-ups of the wing attachment. It's a clever comination of wire loop and wing ski...

Hi All, Need some advice, I think I'd like to go with this colour scheme for my plane: Looking through the HK website, there are 2 silver covering films. No. 406 (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyk...

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone knows if the Turnigy Covoring Film Iron (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8507) is any good? I just got an email from our friends at...

kizza42 Wrote: (11-11-2010, 07:21 PM) -- Wifey was away at Nelson Bay for a midweek holiday with her mum when she called me last night and said "Get up here, You have a personal tour of RAAF Williamt...

Drew Wrote: (08-11-2010, 08:54 AM) -- My Great Planes PT20 was built similarly with full planking and turned out quite heavy. See Rob's and my other threads about cutting weight from the plane. We ...

paulj Wrote: (05-11-2010, 11:27 PM) -- thanks for the info Mick. I'm building a bandit from depron and I estimate that so far it's cost me about $30. I won't have much left over so probably cost ar...

paulj Wrote: (05-11-2010, 01:35 PM) -- Hey Mick, Just wondering if you can give me an idea of how much it has cost you on Balsa so far. As you know I've been using depron and would just like an id...

kizza42 Wrote: (04-11-2010, 12:06 PM) -- No motor/esc, you ordered a pilot model and clevises. They're on their way now -- Hmm, Not sure what happened with that one then, must have not hit the "pos...

Quote: -- Approx US$44.70 Landed -- Yikes I didn't think it would be that much. Maybe leave it with me while I decide what to do. Also, did I put in an order for a motor and an ESC and props and stuf...

kizza42 Wrote: (03-11-2010, 10:09 PM) -- I can order it, Just a heads up that it will cost more to ship than what its worth. Aslong as your cool with that, I'll put it in asap -- Any idea of an app...

Kieran, I'm getting emails from Hobby king to say that the FlyCats are back in stock: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=4953 Is it too late to get it added to the...

Some More pics. This time of the fuslarge going together. First off, cut all the bits out then just glue them together. Fuse is kinda build upside down so the big open bit is at the bottom and the bas...

samste Wrote: (29-10-2010, 03:08 PM) -- :D Happpppppy Birthday Mick :D -- Thanks Steve. Had the day off work so I had some more time to work on the build. Next to do is the tail plane. this was pr...

Glue in the 3 internal Ribs, the main spar and the remaining Dihedral Brace. Note the Servo Wire holes on the inner ribs. Add the Trailing Edge block and wait for it all to dry. Once dry it's time ...

brotherblonde Wrote: (22-10-2010, 09:54 AM) -- Someone once said that hovering a heli is like trying to balance a ping pong ball on a piece of wood while it's balanced on the end of a stick. I agree....

More Pictures. Next Step, trim up and round off the wing tips. Once they look ok, then glue in the 8 outer ribs and wait for the whole lot of them to dry. While it's drying, cut out the Dihedral...

Quote: -- if that weight you gave is without battery then you add you batts at say 170g that's about 900g all up flying weight so with a SF prop 9x4.7 it will have maybe 800 g thrust which should cru...

~KevJ~ Wrote: (19-10-2010, 11:26 PM) -- whats the wingspan going to be? and total weight without battery you think? -- According to the magazine: Wingspan: 35" (889mm) Fuselage Length: 28" (711mm)...

Hi Again, I've had a really quick look at the HK website and I think I've narrowed it down to 2 choices. Either the Turnigy 2209 26turn 1130kv 15A Outrunner (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking...

Hi All, Thanks for the replies, thay have been fantastic. I picked up the Spar & Lite ply today from Hobbies in the Hills in Castle Hill so now I'll be able to finish the wing and start on the fusal...

Hi All, I need a couple of things for my Luton build but I'm having some troubles. First off, The Plans/Article specify a AXi 2208/34 motor with an 18 amp ESC. Initial searching show that this mo...

Hi All, The horrible conditions on saturday got me to thinking that it would be nice to have something to work on when I'm unable to fly. It just so happens that the September (http://www.modelflying...

Quote: -- Plans show wings as a flat section but I'm seriously considering using depron ribs to give the wings an airfoil shape and sheeting with lightweight balsa. -- You may wanna check out this...

Hey Kieran, Do you have any idea how much the postage on a Combat & Slope Soaring Wing (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=11440) would be? Alternatly, does anyon...

gbanger Wrote: (04-09-2010, 11:46 AM) -- Just a few pics I took down at the field last Sunday. Next time I will switch to high res. -- I love that last shot of Darren with his Habu. That was timed...

I have a broken bone in my hand so I'll be out of action for a while and so i wont be there on the weekend:( Mick

Hi all, I found a TB-20 Electric ARF Airplane KIT (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=12886) on the Hobby King website. Seems pretty cheap but it looks ok. Does anyone...

kizza42 Wrote: (16-08-2010, 05:58 PM) -- Sorry about your hand, hope it mends soon! The spare AIL is just a Mirror of the other AIL port, Like an internal Y-Lead. On a AR500, you can only plug ...

Hi All, It's gonna be a little while before i can fly again as I managed to break my hand last week so I was gonna have a go setting up my gyro in my trojan just for something to do. In the trojan...

dingy Wrote: (09-08-2010, 05:15 PM) -- You can make an adapter - I have because I didn't want to change all my dean plugs including the battery charger contacts I also use the XT60 with the dean ...

I'll add mine of the weekend as well since I'm particually proud of the landing that I did! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDKVfTgtUc[/youtube]

Quote: -- Not if you're using an AR6110, we'll do a mix in the radio. -- I will be using the AR6110. So your saying that I don't need a Y cable? How does that work? :? I know that my trojan uses on...

Hi All, I need a Servo Y Adapter for the wing servo's in my FlyCat. I got kinda lost looking on the HobbyKing website for one. Either I'm going blind :? or dislexic :? cause I couldn't find them. C...

Quote: -- Don't know much about those particular servos. I've been using these ones for awhile now and found them great. -- Thanks Paul, thats exactly the sort of info I was looking for. I typed in 9...

9g Servos Just going through the build instructions for the HK FlyCat (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=4953) and it specifies 9g Servos. Had a browse on the HobbyKi...

Hey Steve, Quote: -- Still looking for some really good editing tool for video clips. -- Don't know if it's what your looking for but I use a program called VirtualDub from http://www.virtualdub.org/...

Anyone got plans to go flying this week? I'll b able to get down from around midday this week. Mick

Quote: -- I may try later to go down the field for a Fly if anyone is interested as the weather seems to be holding pretty calm, will post if heading down if weather stays good. -- Steve, I should b...

Quote: -- After analysing your flight path, I think this is the location of the plane from another view. Do you agree? -- I think that area would be real close. I've scanned through my other footag...

Anyone looking to go flying tomorrow 5th? I will be able to make it down from about lunchtime if anyone else is gonna head down Mick

Quote: -- just a bit before that, looking underneath the plane tail below the numeral 8 theres a white spec that appears to be a plane. -- Are this the frames you mean? I grabbed a series of 4 from ...

Hey Paul, Quote: -- Hi Mick can't help you with your camera problem but can you please try a stop frame view of your video titled flight 1 at around the 1:45 mark. I can see something white in the re...

Hi All, I'm looking for some opinions on what might be going on here. My "You Beaut Dinky Di Super Cheapo Car Keys" video camera has been making some odd wavey patterns and I've been trying to work o...

Ok, Here is something interesting i noticed on one of my recent videos from that camera. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Wn1Nd32A8[/youtube] The camera is mounted on the canopy facing rear...