What I've been doing during lockdown

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Colin talk to your solicitor about maybe setting up a Family Protection Trust,
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well done on the build Colin, looks awesome.

I like the elevator interpretation. I've never split one like that before. How much play do get on the unsupported piano wire?
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Thanks for the recommendation Nick. It's something Lynn and me have on our list of urgent things we must do. Too late for mum's estate though.

We did try to set up something similar years ago as mum and dad always spoke that they wanted the bungalow to go to me and my sister as our legacy when they were gone. But my dad was adamant he wouldn't sell us the bungalow even though protection contracts would be legally drafted to prevent the sale whilst either or both were living and that they would be able to continue to live the house rent free. After dad's death mum also adopted the same attitude. When she is coherent and understand the reality of her situation she bitterly regrets that decision. se la vie.
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ed wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:46 pm well done on the build Colin, looks awesome.

I like the elevator interpretation. I've never split one like that before. How much play do get on the unsupported piano wire?
Thanks Ed. Thought you would appreciate the beauty of the model.
There is no slop in the linkage movement to the elevators. If you look at the 6th photo posted above of the rear of the fuselage showing the tailplane you will note the red plastic snake that terminates in a 1 to 2 connector (one of these https://www.rcworld.co.uk/acatalog/Trip ... ml#SID=557 ). The snake is fully supported within the fuselage to prevent slop. The out rods connect to the white plastic fuselage exits (SLEC) one per side. There is then a shortish length of 2mm piano wire with ball links either end connecting to the transfer arm and control horn. The photos below may help:

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#20 Re: What I've been doing during lockdown

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Very nice build Colin.
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Wow sorry about your troubles Colin, and glad you're OK. :shock: And the plane is ace.
 
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Yes, Colin, please keep getting better.
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Best regards for a full recovery Colin.

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OK so again been a while since I completed the frame build of this project but now I have the model covered, painted and the radio gear installed. Just need to establish the C of G location to balance the plane before it's ready for it's maiden flight. The current AUW is 2.9Kgs which is quite commendable for a 2.29m (89 inch) span RC model plane. I expect I may have to add some balancing weight to get the CG in the right place.so expect the total AUW to be a tad over 3.0 Kg or 6.6 lbs in old money depending how much balancing weight I have to add. So I don't expect the Saito 45 special 4-stroke engine to have any issues hauling this big ship around the skies. I'm now just waiting for spring and some improvement in the weather.

Like most folk are finding it is difficult to source a lot of things these day what with the pandemic, lock downs and the that big container ship getting stuck in the Suez canal and so it was getting the iron on fabric covering for this model. I had to wait for several weeks for a new delivery of the Diacov 1000 to be back in stock. In total it took 7m of this material to cover the model. Diacov 1000 is made by a French company that specialise in heat shrink fabrics for full size airplanes. The material I used is lighted version especially developed for used with model airplanes and the bonus being it is translucent so you can see the under structure to great effect.

Anyway less of my ramblings and so for those few that are interested on to some photos of the finished model.

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Considering it's been over 10 years since I last did any balsa bashing I'm really pleased with the finish and look of this model. Haven't lost all my marbles yet!
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That looks great Colin, very impressed. Roll on spring.
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Super build Colin.
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Thanks Nick and Ray.
It's been a bit of an epic to get to this point but with some encouragement from Lynn and you guys I got there. Certainly has helped me through the last couple years.
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#28 Re: What I've been doing during lockdown

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truly awesome, well done.

Can't compete with that at all, but I did build a limbo dancer in the middle of last year, which I suppose has the same sort of skeletal look. I've spent most of my flying time in the last 12 months on the hill. Still get more satisfaction out of things without engines or motors.
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#29 Re: What I've been doing during lockdown

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Looks great Colin, cracking job.
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Ed,
That Limbo Dancer looks fab in it's clear Yellow Solarfilm you have done a superb job mate. Looks like a small outrunner electric motor, yes? Thought about going electric but what puts me off is the limited motor run time one gets even from todays high capacity LiPo battery packs. Typical 5 - 6 min motor run times, then it's either wait whilst one recharges the flight battery at the field or you have to have more then one battery pack. It then becomes expensive on batteries and a decent charger. Something for me to ponder for the future.

I did a little of slope soaring in my early years of RC modelling flying from Pendle hill, but most all the guys at my local club are IC power fixed wing modellers and I have several 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines sitting idle in their original boxes that are begging to be used. Quite fancy building a PSS sometime though.

Ed, I have a fair bit of Oratrim and Solartrim here in a few different colours if you'd like some to add to your Limbo Dancer to aid orientation? Could bring it to the next Owston, whenever that will be?
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