some old, some gone, some still going.

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Piper Cub L-4 Converted from the Carl Goldberg Kit

  • A scale head sculpted by a good friend of mine!
What a shot, Thanks Alec
What a shot, Thanks Alec

Tiger moth

My first Tiggy! 5th scale built from the Practical scale Kit.

I bought this of a fellow club member; it was in a fairly bad state,

So I made the decision to strip and re cover it.

It was only after pulling the old covering off that I found a mouse had

Made a home in the tail end! Using the stringers and cross braces for its bedding.

 

The model is well over 25 years old and is still going strong.

I am currently using it as a test bed to run in my Laser 150 for my ¼ scale Moth.

ARC Cardinal

  • ARC Cardinal 9 years ago my son 10 yrs old, passed his A at 8 yrs old not flying now, found other things to do

The ARC Cardinal with OS91 4stroke even had landing /nav lights and strobe.

Came to an untimely end at the defunct RAF Binbrook ending up in a cabbage field

Crystal failure!. Still got the fuselage you never know one day it may rise again.

Betty Bipe

Betty Bipe was a big biplane for her day (late 80s).

She was a Sabre-Tooth Tiger designed and built by Alec Barber and the plans are still available on the Traplet site I bought a 35cc Quadra engine of him (he is a fellow club member) and attached to the back of the engine was the airframe!.

I striped her down and re covered her and named her Betty, changed the engine to a Zenoah 45.she was a beautiful plane and flew well until she met her end in a large gust of wind on takeoff, at Binbrook airfield.

Betty in flight
Betty in flight

The Seagull Plasma one of the best ARTF planes I have ever owned!!!

I rate Seagull models very highly good build quality and nice planes,

The plasma had an OS 52 four stroke and at times a 4 bladed prop she looked a bit Mustangish

And flew like a dream, so well that when I killed it doing low inverted passes at speed, I went and bought another.

For some reason Seagull stopped making them, all I know is if they brought them out again I wouldn’t hesitate in getting a new one.

Plasma
Plasma
On the start bench at the field this summer
On the start bench at the field this summer

Another Seagull model this time the PC9, as with the Plasma a lovely model this one has a Merco 61

Up front and flies like it’s on rails.

I did have a little trouble getting the Merco to run well but now its set up its fine.

I have been flying it all this year and has become one of my regular hacks I am never at the field without it.

another one, with my Raven in the shot and Alans lecky Yammy on the next bench,and Phantom in front.
another one, with my Raven in the shot and Alans lecky Yammy on the next bench,and Phantom in front.
Rad-Jet
Rad-Jet

 

A new acquisition, the Hobby King RAD-JET, excellent value for around £50 all in, Cant go wrong

needless to say, there are a few up at the patch now.

The Hummer.

Boy have I had fun with this all year!

£ 50 all in and loads off fun.

Twinstar.

I have had this donkeys years running on a 3s LYPO and the original Can motors,

they haven't burnt out yet ! 

2 new foamy gliders from Hobby King.

BFG 1600 and BFG 2600

the 1600 is a really good flyer and is a good entry into powered gliding.


The 2600 will be test flown this next year, should be good if its little sister is anything to go by.

This Ripmax Harmony I have had a few years now but still haven't flown it, my buddy Steve is working on a twin synchronizing glow unit !!!!!.

I will explain all when its finished and tested.