Veron Deacon this was a kit in the UK that was started in 1957 and was designed by Bill Dean. It was originally a free flight model for a ...
LW PLA Graywing maiden (sort of…)
Maidened a new LW PLA version of the Eclipson Graywing today (https://www.eclipson-airplanes.com/egw-80).
What an excellent flier!
I’d ...
Neil’s Brigidier Build
So I haven’t built an RC plane from scratch since the early ’80s (and even then it was an Ugly Stick so fairly simple) so this ...
Lovely weather for flying …
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Rebuilding a Fibreglass Cowling
This is my latest COVID-19 project and its turned into a real saga. Once upon a time a few years ago I had a very pretty Phoenix MXS in red, ...
Friday is for Flying?
Great autumn weather makes for a good morning’s flying at Tharwa …
Another COVID Project
Learning how to use my DIY CNC Router. The goal was to build a router that I can use to cut plywood and balsa parts. I worked up the dimensions ...
Every lockdown has a silver lining….part II
The 3D printing has been going very well. Have now nearly finished two more planes since my last post.
One is called the Graywing from Eclipson ...
Update of Lockdown Project
Building complete. Final sanding & covering next
Another lockdown project …
I originally flew this Sbach (just before the coronavirus lockdown) with an NGH 17cc petrol engine but on the 2nd flight the engine broke ...
A New Eddie or Otto?
Ken’s “Eddie” is reborn. His original was held together mostly by the plastic film covering he had used all over as many ...
1.6M Edge 540 3D Print
Last Sunday Mark had his new 3D printed Edge 540 at Tharwa for its maiden flight. This model is interesting for its size – 1.6M wingspan, ...