RC Model Shops and Manufacturers
Hobby88 Chinese manufacturer of value-for-money RC models. The quality is certainly not comparable with the European or Japanese models, but as such prices, who is complaining Super and Cheaper Australian online store with good prices and low postage. As of 22 May 2014, a large model was AUD 13.00 postage from Sydney. World […]
Flying in the pit area
Twice I have launched and landed in the pit/car park area to keep away from the main flying activity. This is not setting a good example and is fraught with danger, of course. No more excuses for me – I won’t do it again. A partial exception could be the hand-launching of a glider, when […]
Magpie Attack
Three years ago, in Queensland, we had a vicious magpie at our slope soaring site. During breeding season it was almost impossible to fly without being constantly harassed by this bird. One of my gliders had a balsa wood nose and you can see the result of the attacks in the picture below. I went […]
Bird of Time glider
This glider design just doesn’t want to die. It has been around for many years and is still available as kit and ARF model by Dynaflite.No wonder, as it look stunning in the air. This plan is for the glider version. In other words, you will have to modify the glider if you want to […]
Paul’s Model Railway
When flying the Bixler is getting too exciting, Paul relaxes by driving his model railway. He has done a great job displaying a working coal mine – in part, based on the Fingal mine.
Super Glue and Baking Soda
Today, I was working on a smashed-up floater (won’t tell you who the owner is), and used an excellent method to fill gaps. Super glue is very thin and needs to have the parts perfectly fit together. In other words, it doesn’t bridge gaps well as epoxy or PVA (woodworking) glue does. However, if you […]