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by gossie
Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chasing Models
Replies: 1
Views: 13036

Re: Chasing Models

Shanks pony does me.
by gossie
Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:24 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: 1953 Thermal Thumber.
Replies: 3
Views: 15781

Re: 1953 Thermal Thumber.

It flew okay Jim on low turns, but it got sold just before Christmas with a few other things.
by gossie
Sat Nov 26, 2016 4:02 am
Forum: Construction Projects
Topic: "Ganagobie" Peanut scale
Replies: 9
Views: 13319

Re: "Ganagobie" Peanut scale

Cute airplane that fly okay in Peanut size.
I built a Peck one from a kit I won back in the '70s.
by gossie
Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:41 pm
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: 1953 Thermal Thumber.
Replies: 3
Views: 15781

Re: 1953 Thermal Thumber.

Performance should be okay at a guess.
My trimming field is the local quite large park for these sort of things, so it's 2 or 3 hundred hand turns maximum with short DT. It is a bit heart in mouth at times though, and it needs to be very calm of course.
About all it needed was for the wing to be ...
by gossie
Sun Nov 20, 2016 1:28 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: 1953 Thermal Thumber.
Replies: 3
Views: 15781

1953 Thermal Thumber.

Thermal Thumber finished and flies. Using 30g Senator motor.
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by gossie
Mon Oct 17, 2016 9:01 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Vargowock
Replies: 8
Views: 16244

Re: Vargowock

Covered the stab yesterday with the orange domestic tissue and it's awful.
Tried steaming it, but still awful, so it's coming off and the model will be covered in good old Esaki.

Will use this domestic tissue for wrapping gifts etc. as it was/is designed for.

Will post a pic when it's finished on ...
by gossie
Sat Oct 15, 2016 8:14 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Free Flight trimming
Replies: 6
Views: 13967

Re: Free Flight trimming

Try PVA as an adhesive.
by gossie
Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:43 pm
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Vargowock
Replies: 8
Views: 16244

Re: Vargowock

Well done cd_webb.
Thermal Bug it is.
I intend to cover the wing and tail with some hard domestic tissue I've had here for a long time. Will use thinned with water PVA to attach it and leave it as it is......No water shrink or dope.
I even thought I might only single cover the stab. and fin as a ...
by gossie
Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:33 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Vargowock
Replies: 8
Views: 16244

Re: Vargowock

Here's another sideways pic off this "smart" phone.

I reckon Jim will know now what it is.
by gossie
Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:16 pm
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Vargowock
Replies: 8
Views: 16244

Re: Vargowock

New rubber job on the way.

Guess what it is?

Oops. Sideways sorry. Can't seem to get it correct of my iphone??????
Might make it harder to guess??????????