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PSS / SU25 Frogfoot

« on: November 02, 2009, 14:23:31 PM »

Bloody wonderful flying in Wexford yesterday (pm)  

Where were you guys???

Keith

John & I sat at the hill for over an hour waiting on it lifting, all to no avail!

Plenty of wind 20mph + but hissing down with it.

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Scale / Astir CS Mould Build

« on: November 01, 2009, 16:47:43 PM »

As we didn't get to fly today, I've been doing a bit of surfing, (wet enough on the bloody hill to surf!). Came across this Spanish site with a photo montage of building a  mould for an Astir CS

Enjoy    

http://aeromodelismoextremadura.jimdo.com/nuestros-aviones/astir-cs/

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PSS / SU25 Frogfoot

« on: October 31, 2009, 20:27:16 PM »

A little more progress. Printed out templates for cutting the wing & tail. They're stuck to formica and will get cut out shortly.



This is the reason progress has been a bit slow, but it's now finished and should get a maiden shortly. 1.5m parallel chord 32 degcree sweep back. tip fins and a small centre pod for the RX & batt.

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Misc / Composite Podcast

« on: October 30, 2009, 20:25:34 PM »

Very interesting podcast on composites and model design on the Glide Fast Journal blog

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1299642/RCA%20Klein%20Podcast.mp3
 :clap:

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PSS / Large B52 PSS

« on: October 30, 2009, 20:15:17 PM »

No further yet John, been trying to finish the 1.5m wing. It has servo's in now, just needs all hooked up and balanced.

Went in to Belfast Model shop today looking for 1/16 ply. Guy says don't have any thinnest we have is 1/4. Asked when they were getting any. Told not until 1/4 sold out!!!!!!!!!!!!  :!:

Be a long b***y wait then

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PSS / Large B52 PSS

« on: October 30, 2009, 16:09:11 PM »

Look great John, nice finish, lovely straight grain

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PSS / Large B52 PSS

« on: October 28, 2009, 08:32:43 AM »

Not with the forecast we've got :cry:  :!:  :!:  :cry:

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PSS / Large B52 PSS

« on: October 26, 2009, 22:37:52 PM »

That's not allowed John :x  If you work on it you MUST take pics :wink:

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Slope Soaring / Some older Pictures - late 80's

« on: October 23, 2009, 19:40:14 PM »

Came across a few pics that I thought might interest some;

This is one of the first places I flew a slope soarer from; Duart Point on the Isle of Mull. Mull is a great slope place. Slopes for every direction by simply driving across the Island!



A few pictures taken flying with the Clwyd Soaring Assoiciation above Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen, N. Wales. with Ray Jones and Vic Steele

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PSS / SU25 Frogfoot

« on: October 23, 2009, 12:57:09 PM »

Like that last scheme Fred. Wouldn't fancy painting it though!   :?

That scheme is on a "plastic" model and the colours look very flat to me.
Have the full size pic at home, will post later.

I still fancy the red white and clue training shool scheme. Its bright enough to be visible when flying, but still looks simple enough to paint. But, I'm open to alternatives!

Still a bit of building before I need to start worrying too much about it!

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PSS / SU25 Frogfoot

« on: October 22, 2009, 23:22:43 PM »

Could manage the bottom one. Not good enough with the airbrush to do the splinter effect :cry:  :oops:

I have quite a collection of pics of the frogfoot in various colours. There's quite a nice one from the training school in red, white and blue

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PSS / SU25 Frogfoot

« on: October 22, 2009, 19:44:38 PM »

bit more action.

Formers glued in to 1/8 sides and battery box installed. Access to the battery is only available from under the wing, so it gets slid into the tube.

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PSS / SU25 Frogfoot

« on: October 21, 2009, 23:41:00 PM »

Thanks John   :clap:  :clap:

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PSS / SU25 Frogfoot

« on: October 21, 2009, 23:32:30 PM »

Sounds good John.

Add a sound system with gunfire and we're really rockin' :twisted:  :twisted:

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PSS / Large B52 PSS

« on: October 21, 2009, 23:21:33 PM »

I'll bring the Frogfoot