If you need something turning, send me a sketch and I’ see what I can do. I’m interested in seeing how this develops as I’d like to add something similar to my Crash Tender.
Hope you don’t mind the PM but I didn’t want to offer in public and find I get inundated with requests for turning.
HI JB ,
Very nice - they are both either FB5's or 9's - single seat fighters. Are they kits or did you mould them yourself?
The T11's and 55's I flew in had a much wider cockpit with two ejection seats - which the single seaters did not have - the only way to bail out was turn upside down and jump out - if you tried right way up were usually cut in half by the tail........
We only used ours in desperation and lost one rather dud ex RAF pilot who never even tried to bail out........
The Vamps had two bad faults (all models) - if you let the port tank run almost dry before changing over they were prone to an incipient spin from which it was impossible to recover and the Goblin engines were prone to flameouts usually at the most inconvenient time . The only way to recover was using a shotgun type cartridge in the Kaufman starter - for which you needed height to spin the motor first in a steep dive - so a lot were lost early on in all Airforces as flameouts occurred near the ground.
It had been found that most ejections of all aircraft take place on takeoff , followed closely by those on landing - all others are a small percentage.
I actually had about 70 to 80 odd hours on Vamps - had forgotten about a trip to Beira in what is now Mozambique with the squadron to visit Portuguese counterparts who were flying US Shooting Stars...........
Was not too impressed as one Vamp FB55 ran into a hailstorm - stripped all the cloth covering on the nose and caused the inevitable flameout - fortunately veteran pilot kept his head and recovered. Had not fully dawned on me that they were made the same way as a Mosquito in WW2 from moulded plywood.
Cheers
Peter G
Hi JB, that would be good . They are fairly simple to design once you get the hang of it - my problem being I do it the other way round - setting up to cut on the laser........Would be simpler to cut & build - then draw parts as Dodgy does.
Regards
Peter G
Hi JB - how about joining Martin & myself making a EeZeBilt 50+ for Dodgy's site now you have finished the Launch. (it must be finished by now?).
You must have some ideas lurking in your head - remember it can even be a caricature of a boat you like or have dreamed up like Martin.
Regards
Peter G
PS don't want to pressure you - tell me to take a jump if you like - just thought it might be a nice gesture for Dodgy after all he has tried to do.
I am much BETTER at building than no think computers.
How could you have possibly got it so right about the foot wear!
It is beyond me how clever some others are. Also did you see that they wear the wellies on the wrong feet.
I have to give up now as I am overwhelmed at your accuracy . Also on the 4 3/4 inch prop to absorb the enormous power of steam as the hull will not allow any bigger diameter I do NOT have scale rivets NOR a cat on board ship . Not a feline fancier Regards Lyle.
Hi John,
It's a better habit than smoking and cheaper.
I get a year's club membership for less than 40 cigs.
Just been thinking about the boats I have, earliest was built in 1914, made of papier-mache over a card frame with wooden deck and powered by a clockwork motor.
Sadly the motor rusted to dust and the Hull is suffering from delamination. And my newest usable boat was built in the 80s. We have a total of 37 between my wife and I that are used when we get the chance, problem is there is no sailing water near us, my club water is a round trip of 104 miles.
Plus we have at least 20 undergoing restoration or rebuild.
Just a few pictures from my last show display.
By for now, hope I haven't bored you, cheers Colin.
Good morning John,
I hope my first contact with you didn't put you off this wonderful hobby.
I still comment when I have something to say.
But I read through all posts daily, and try to be a useful member, but sometimes my memory needs a reminder and I have to check back with my notes about the models I have built or restored to give a useful comment. As my fleet has been growing since my 5th birthday (still have my first boat) and I am now 70.
My attic and garage as well as my home plus a trailer are used to store my fleet. That should be our fleet as my wife has boats as well.
Thank you for reminding me of long ago posts.
Cheers Colin. 👍
Ron here...since this kit was is a Billing’s “bookshelf model” not intended for RC the rudder size just might be the issue. How much bigger should it be? 1/4” CA glued to the back edge? Or is it a try this, try, try, situation?
