The BAE Hawk is a favourite, and my original was a Tony Nijhuis nitro-powered design. But like a silly sod, I sold it when I converted to electric-only models. I should have kept it and converted it. My 2nd BAE Hawk I did make another using DevWing Foam and DevFus Foam on my CNC Foam…
The Ptera Flying Wing is my first attempt to build a forward-swept wing. After doing much research on the internet and looking at a lot of similar designs I made a start. The inspiration for the design came from one of the flying dinosaurs the Pteranodon and hence the name. It’s pronounced like “terror wing”…
My first Mig-29 This Mig-29 Fulcrum was built from an RCPowers plan. http://www.rcpowers.com I built this No. 1 version several years ago and was really impressed with it. I’m now on my third, so that says something about it. Dave at RCPowers has got the motor and prop selection absolutely perfect. I fly them with…
When I purchased my FW190 at a model show I neglected to check if there were any decals in the kit. For several reasons I didn’t start the kit for a couple of years after I bought it. AeroTech went bust so I couldn’t get any from them. I searched around and I couldn’t find any…
Cheap and Strong I’ve used the brown paper method on several projects, including my flying wings. It makes an incredibly strong wing and can be finished in a couple of ways. Best of all, it’s cheap, all you need is some brown parcel paper and PVA white glue, also known as Elmers in the USA….
This gallery shows pictures I’ve taken at the flying field. I’m a keen photographer and these are some of the shots I’m most pleased with. Some of the models are mine but most are club members. My camera is a Nikon D5300 DSLR and I use the kit lens Zoom 18-55mm Nikon 20050 AF-S DX…
The FPV wing I built with my CNC hot wire foam cutter didn’t last very long. I added a HobbyKing 3 axis gyro to it and it felt very strange on the first flight and then disaster on the second. The wing flew OK before the gyro but not stable enough for FPV, I tried…
DH-98 Mosquito Build This is my build of the Tony Nijhuis 46” De Havilland Mosquito. Here’s a link to Tony’s site where you can buy the kit or just the plan http://www.tonynijhuisdesigns.co.uk/multies.htm. It was a free plan in RCM&E in the June 2005 edition. Update 2021 I’ve repaired the damage, upgraded the motors and repainted…
This is how I built a Radio Controlled Vickers VC-10. It took me 3 years from my initial idea to my maiden flight. This wasn’t a continuous 3 years but when I could spare the time. I sometimes thought I’d been too ambitious and wondered if it would ever fly. It did and what a sense…
Nitro-powered P51D Mustang This is a Cambrian P51D Mustang I built in 2005. I think the company has ceased trading. When I built this, it was my first proper build, and it turned out much better than I expected. The first flight was very good, I got one of our club’s more experienced pilots to…
My third Focke Wulf 190A This is my latest Focke Wulf 190A from RC Top Hobby which now has a 3d printed spinner, see later in the post, and flies very nicely. I do like the FW190 both versions will need to add an FW190D at some point. This one has light, flaps and retracts….
This is my Depron Extra 300 electric park flyer built from 6 mm depron. The plan was from RCPowers no longer available Power is a TowerPro 2409 1000KV brushless turning a 10×3.8 slow fly prop. The battery is a 1300mAH 3 cell lipo with an 18Amp speed controller. Maiden flight was a complete success with…
Build of an RC Avro Vulcan B2 Bomber This is the Avro Vulcan B2 Bomber 36″ or 914 mm wingspan built with depron foam and two brushless pusher motors. It was a kit produced by Green Air Designs who are no longer in business. If you are looking for something similar then try this one…
A Little History Here is the build of a Radio Controlled Avro Lancaster Bomber from Priory Models which I’ve rebuilt twice and modified a few times. Whenever I fly her the sight of those 4 engines and twin tails in a banked turn is just majestic. The Lancaster was a World War two bomber used…
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