mini model making

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Once again we have Balance to the Force!

New Hobby, not weather dependant!

https://www.metalearth.com/

I love Airfix, but am running out of room for the big scale models...

[gts055 (Mark)]

I am also running out of room , but I always manage to find more
1/4 scale WACO YKS-6 with Saito 270 45 cc twin cylinder four stroke engine.
Nearly ready to fly.

[Exfso (Peter)]

My antivirus has blocked that link unfortunately..

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by gts055

I am also running out of room , but I always manage to find more
1/4 scale WACO YKS-6 with Saito 270 45 cc twin cylinder four stroke engine.
Nearly ready to fly.

Holy crap! That's awesome. My wife would kill me though

[PaulSthcoast (Paul)]

Ok....so....

I will be the one to ask....

gts055( Mark),

how do you plane to get the model plane out of the room ?


Paul.

[Ukastronomer (Jeremy)]

easy

[gts055 (Mark)]

Hii Paul, the port and starboard wing pairs are removed for transport. I have a trailer for large models and some fit in the back of my Landcruiser ute that has a canopy on back. I took a video file of the engine running after tuning today. If you tell me your email I can send it to you. Wingspan is 2.6 meters, weight 9.7kg. Its relatively light with a wing loading of 19.73 oz/sq foot or 60 gm/dm2. Hope to give its first flight this weekend. Mark

[gts055 (Mark)]

Jeremy, I think I would take more care dismantling the house

[glend (Glen)]

I love watching the crazy RC guys who build large scale (1/4 and larger) and them take them out to hobby air shows, mainly in the US and UK, but there are some pretty mad Germans as well. Utube is full of first flights, some of which end in disaster.

Check out this 747

https://youtu.be/akoJ2zBwX1o


I built a fairly large dihedral wing RC glider when i lived in Calgary, and promptly destroyed it on the first flight, lesson learned.