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Building advice required...
angry_muppet:
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BTW, I wont ask what it is you intend “rubbing” before you start walking. :oops: I’m sure it would be Too Much Information!
Little Keith
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Bloody autocorrect! :oops:
angry_muppet:
I think that may be just what is required.
Now, covering isn't included. So what to pick? Obviously something bright and easy to see.
The question is, what type? I see the "shrink" type iron on stuff or fabric. I may need additional equipment such as irons etc, so self build could be a lot more than the £60 for the kit!
Still, should be more satisfying than slapping wings onto a foamie? :P
Happy Days:
--- Quote from: "angry_muppet" --- so self build could be a lot more than the £60 for the kit!
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Ever tried buying a set of golf clubs? Or thought of taking up photography for a hobby? How about painting for a pastime?... Do you get my drift…………? :wink:
BTW, as you may know, the Skylark is a scale model, that fact might add even more appeal for you. :D
Coverings: I am just in the middle of covering some wings of a build I’ve been making for the past year :oops: . To be honest, I recon cheap £10 per roll polyester covering is as good as any. :clap: (At this point Keith puts his fingers in his ears so as not to be deafened by howls of protest from other modellers :roll: )
And if you ask the Financial Director nicely she might let you use an old electric iron. Assuming it is she who normally does the ironing in your domestic life. Yes a normal electric iron will do the job, it’s just a bit heavy and cumbersome. (Travelling irons are better) (Aero Modellers irons are better still. Probable cost around £25.)
How much covering would you need for a 72” span model? Two 2mtr rolls would do nicely I’d say. Big Bold patterns are what is advisable to maintain orientation when the model is in the sky. :clap:
You’ll also need a battery, 4cell Ni-Mh around 1200mAh would be more than enough. A couple of servo extension leads for the wing servos, and some lead to balance the model. (Fishing weights are a cheap way of obtaining lead. Just cut a bit off if it is too heavy.) These latter items, along with the covering are not likely to be needed for quite a while though. You’ve got to build the thing first! :D
so,..........when are you getting it? :?:
L.Keith
billscottni:
Hobbyking do film for <£10 for a 5m roll and it's OK.
Tesco cheapest iron is about £6, just don't use the steam!
As Keith says, ours can be a relatively cheap hobby compared to many others. Even supporting a football ( :evil: ) team would cost you far more.
Happy Days:
Hey, Mr. Muppet sir,
Work in progress….What a bloody mess!! :roll:
But if you look closely,…..on the right side of the picture…..underneath the shelf with all the chargers and connecting leads, and above the iron on the bench …..there is the end of a long box.
What’s in the box?
Da Darrr!………………..one West Wings Skylark. :clap:
Purchased in a moment of financial extravagance, (which is most unlike me, I normally need a general anaesthetic just to get my wallet open, let alone take anything out of it.) I actually started to build this model. …Was it last Christmas, or the Christmas before? I can’t remember. :?:
However, no sooner had I started the build than my beloved Phase 6 took a turn for the worse on Big L and had to be rushed into Intensive Care. :shock: So the Skylark got hurriedly put back into its box,…..and forgotten about.
The only work that’s been done on the Skylark is the assembly of the first 5 or 6 ribs of one wing half.
You want it? £50 stg.
Little Keith
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