A bit more covering at lunch time and some hatches Just the tow hook and the winglets to go and I think that's it ready for a test flight. Oh gotta straighten up the camera as well, It's on a ...

Well it flies !! I managed to get in a test flight today despite the weather and some small technical problems. Problem no 1 was I'd set the model up with wing mixing and tested it all then...

Drew Wrote: (04-04-2011, 06:16 PM) -- I really like your total disregard for the initial function, carving holes and notches where it suits for your equipment :). I really like building and experime...

I started building this a while back but I took photo's with my iphone at various stages so I could look back at it after a while. The object of the build is to end up with something practi...

kizza42 Wrote: (04-04-2011, 01:43 PM) -- Awesome, I love your work! I take it you've been looking at Trappy's stuff ;) -- Oh yes Definatly Trappy is the inspiration behind getting this old sloa...

Next it needs a mount for the motor I decided to combine this with another spar. What better place to mount the motor than onto the strongest part of the wing. This wing already has a spar. It'...

Cool are they two pocket long sleeve cotton shirts ?? I like long sleeves saves getting sunburnt arms two pockets are dammed handy for putting things in like camera/iphone/battery checker etc And ...

Look if they are for free then grab them for sure !! We'll use them

Nice pics John !!

There will certainly be some great flying to watch on sunday. There's a few big IMAC style Gassers going to be tearing up the sky. Brilliant to just to watch!!

This is the one your most likely to see at McCoy Park Red bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) It's quite a timid creature and will normally flee long before you see it. Red bellies will ...

Nice link Gazz some really good infor Here !!

Here you go Wayne Here's landing the DW with the rates reduced for more stick throws, no flaps http://youtu.be/8T61pFXJjSw should be up soon

Thank's Wayne, yes your right I should decrease the rates to make the stick movements more pronounced but thinking about it, If I do that it makes it less realistic Here's a Cuban 8 http://www.you...

Here's another one Slow roll with mode one stick movements shown and an immelman turn http://youtu.be/DfzUfdtzyLM The roll could be a bit slower and I should up the rates a bit so the stick moveme...

Flying fisho Wrote: (12-02-2013, 06:52 AM) -- I actully posted this thread as a result of a question I received at the field on Sunday. In the site'e Plane Aerobatics menu selection, there are video...

Panspermian Wrote: (31-08-2012, 04:45 PM) -- Who would like to fix these wings for me? Jason? I pay for materials and case of beer or something like that for their labour..... -- Tell you Wh...

Wayne I couldn't agree more, Safety first, allways, you do not want to get bitten by a snake that's for sure. And you are right some people can be very susseptable and others not so much. Also it's...

They don't bother me very much, Snakes just about allways flee when you get near them. every one I've ever caught I've had to chase after. If you Pin a redbelly Black snake it will rearly...

You could allways cut a groove in the wing so the spar goes in and ligns up right, and then bog the spar in with epoxy and micro light filler. beign carefull to trowl it off nicely so as not to have t...

It looks like that big bipe is almost plug and fly, the motor comes with it ?? just add ESC BEC and RX servos are already fitted Nice !! I know what you talking about when it comes an addic...

The wind was shifting often today. There were quite a few take offs made into the wind that were in the opposite direction to the circuit as breeze shifted from one direction or another. There was...

Heres a picture of it fueled up and ready to race at Bendigo

I guess I didn't finish off with a report on how this machine flies so here it is. The Harmon Rocket was test flown 10 minuets before the start of racing back last year at the first Large scale rac...

The cowel fits with the muffler on Yay! [hr] [hr] Tank and throttle servo are in plumbing is done

Well after quiet a while back to this project ;) Hopefully its going to be ready to race in Canbera in the midfle of the month Here's some pics of the frantic effort recently re-undertaken ...

Symo, Life has been busy, busy at home, busy at work and busy putting this machine together so It can be test flown before the weekend. I'm starting to look at ordering a bulk quantity of red bull to ...

RAREBEARS BACK IN STOCK AT AU WAREHOUSE !! http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=33635 Get one set up for the Willows cup !! Well try and run another one later th...

Well the engine runs and runs pretty well It's doing a solid 10,000 rpm even with 25% oil in the fuel I'm hoping it will pick up still more with a leaner meaner 18% oil Here's the engine moun...

I did a bit more work on the engine over the last week. There's a bit of an issue with the OS engines getting hot in the MXSR airframes. I'm not sure how much this has to do with the design of th...

A little more improvement this time to the connecting rods. These things get to flail around pretty hard down there in the crank case, I didn't want to take too much meat off them but I did want to ma...

In this class competitors can modify their engines and run what ever fuel they choose. Never in the history of areomodling have engines been so cheap this is an ASP 120 from HK for under $130 and the...

I did some more work on it this evening All the servos are in except the throttle This Kit goes together very nicely the fit of all the parts is brilliant !! I've used HXT 12 servos for ever...

All in good time Steve, probably better to put the bigger power plant in it and use an 8X4 prop instead of the 8X8 that would tame down the top speed and reduce the torque reaction and you'd till have...

Very cool Steven!! You can certainly race the Pogo in The EF1 class, That class is getting quite a decent following now you should come out to Pitt Town next weekend and have a look !!

After enjoying Pylon racing for a little while I thought I might give large scale racing a go. There are, I think only 3 or 4 events a year The models are not specifically racing models, and for most...

Pylon 3 ?? Oh yes, if he'd just made that visit to the optometrist, he may have seen the 3rd one. BWWwwwwaaaaa HAAaaawwwwwwwAAA Rhubarb........ Rhubarb........Rhubarb

rocket41 Wrote: (16-06-2014, 08:09 AM) -- Hey Jason is the std spinner faster than the small aluminium one? -- I believe that you do get a modest gain in speed from using the standard spinner. ...

That's interesting Andre!! I did some scale calculations years ago working on wind speed and turbulence. When you think of the scale factor in those terms it's pretty scary, an average day where the b...

A bit more done this evening. The motors were removed the cling wrap went taken away leaving the motor mounts nicely bonded to the fuselage. Then any extra glue that drooled out and might rub on the m...

The mounts needed to be cleaned up as the old glue is quite tacky and probably wouldn't make for a good bond with the epoxy if left on. I scraped it off with an exacto knife and remove the shine off t...

For servos I used HXT500s on the ailerons http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__663__HXT500_6_2g_0_6kg_08sec_Micro_Servo.html and 9g power HD's for elevator http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__4...

I put the tail group on them this afternoon. I just bonded them on with thick CA, that has worked very well in the past. Just gotta make sure that the elevator linkage is connected and the keeper is ...

Did a bit more work on the RareBears this evening. A 3rd one turned up so now I've got 3 to put together. :) Smuzz I owe you one !! I took the 3 motors apart to pot the windings. This makes the m...

Did a bit more sanding this evening some masking and some painting. I don't put a lot of paint on, just one coat and just enough to make the colour even. Paint is surprisingly heavy so I try to keep ...

Quote: -- Posted by rocket41 - Today 02:14 PM Thanks JV for posting that info. Please tell me do you just let the epoxy gravitate down towards the middle from one end and then the other or what? D...

Thought I'd put up a couple of pic of how I put together my Racing Rarebears. These are the naked Rarebears that come with no decals or covering. The first thing to do is remove all the li...

BUGGER !! Sorry to hear about the loss of the new machine Frank. I've got a glass fused ARF Viper sitting there at home you can put those retracts in it and the fan will probably fit. It will be q...

Classic !! The Viper jet is a good one for EDF it's got some wing area and a nice planform, it should handle well in the air and not be difficult to land. Lookin' good !!

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