Don Coe 9 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Here we go again! Yet another nightmare. A fully rigged biplane with dozens of turnbuckles, spoked wheels and time consuming to rig! Based on the dreadful kit from Arizona Model Aircrafters I started this model a couple of months ago and have reached the stage where I don't know what to do next. Anything I do now relies on something being completed before the one I've just thought of! You've all been there I know Here's a few pix. No captions needed, methinks. Any questions? Link to post Share on other sites
Her Klunk 0 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Wow what a great plane keep up the great work. Love that engine... Link to post Share on other sites
Lofty 5 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Every time I see a post by "Sir " Don Coe, I just go into a state of shock, for a few min's! Link to post Share on other sites
dyls1 0 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Whooo...mmmm...slobber. Nice one to the one and only D.O.N.. Link to post Share on other sites
Don Coe 9 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 An update . She's now on her feet and awaits the final rigging and warp system to be finalised. Link to post Share on other sites
Don Coe 9 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Plenty done over the "holiday" to reach the final stage of the build. That is radio link up to the on-board glow system. The rigging is complete except for a couple of braces back to the fuselage from midpoint on the wings trailing edges. Link to post Share on other sites
Club Members Peter Royall 47 Posted January 7, 2009 Club Members Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hi Don, Happy New Year 2U and the Missus! Avro's looking good, cant wait for OW weekend! Now you mentioned Warps, if you need some, I've got some kicking around, and I think Rog has a doosey as well Ha1 Ha!, see you soon, TTFn Pete and Sue............. Link to post Share on other sites
Don Coe 9 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Thanks Peter! Especially for the Good Wishes for 2009. Let's hope all goes well for all of us! Here's a couple more of the AVRO - taken some weeks ago. Will you be able to get to the Indoor Scale meeting at Crawley on 1st Feb? Link to post Share on other sites
Don Coe 9 Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 For all you lucky chaps who didn't attend the Club Night last Thursday, here's what you missed... Link to post Share on other sites
Peter 0 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Don, It was a real pleasure to see your creation. Looks great hope the first flight went well. Pete Link to post Share on other sites
Don Coe 9 Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 (You must be sitting by your PC, Pete). I aim to maiden the beast on a Sunday morning ASAP. Could be next week - I'll let you know Link to post Share on other sites
Don Coe 9 Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 I must apologise to those I promised to advise the maiden flight but it was all a spur-of-the-moment enterprise. A phone call from Hastings reported the conditions ideal so I just had to do it! The guy holding the video camera screwed up somewhat (!) but one of the members wives had her camera with her and shot some great stills. Anyway, all went well in the end and I've uploaded the video onto You-Tube for laughs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSBR3eGAAtA Here's a few of Heather's stills (in reverse order, as usual!!!!!) Link to post Share on other sites
Darren 0 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Congratulations Don, I bet it looked great. Link to post Share on other sites
Club Members Peter Royall 47 Posted April 23, 2009 Club Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thanks for that video Don. Did you miss the fabulous sound of that engine? Well worth the £25 you told us you paid for it!? I've set one of the flight pics on my desktop, so thanks to Heather from me too. Hope to see you at OW soon. TTFn Oily.. ( I'm getting on with my Tomboy! ) Link to post Share on other sites
Don Coe 9 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Those of us who attended the Old Warden Scale meeting last weekend had a great time. Mick Reeves and Richard Crapp were among the Good & the Great and Philip Kent said nice things about our Club. David Bishop had some time on the mic. and helped the public understand what was going on. My day was somewhat marred by totalling the AVRO 'D' and I would like to thank those who scurried across the airfield to pick up the pieces. Here's how it looked. No flowers, please - cash will suffice. [attachment=5]OW1.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=4]OW2.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=3]OW3.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=2]OW4.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=1]OW5.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]OW6.jpg[/attachment] NEXT ! Link to post Share on other sites
Club Members Bravedan 106 Posted July 27, 2011 Club Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 Where's the "bowing respectfully, cap in hand" smilie when you want it....................... Link to post Share on other sites
Peter 0 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Don, What a tragedy,lot of hard work went into the model. Did the engine survive unscathed Pete Link to post Share on other sites
Don Coe 9 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Thanks to all who sent condolences The engine appears to be OK, Pete. The prop broke in a way to indicate that the engine was turning on impact but there was such a lot of structure by way of struttery, skiddery and wirewok in front that it sort of cushioned the worst if it. There was no sign of earth or grass anywhere near the engine and it felt OK when I turned it over gently so, fingers crossed, a bench test will show if a shock loading has affected it. The sum total is that the remains were collected by the bin men this morning as part of the Great Landfill of East Sussex. Now for my next trick... Link to post Share on other sites
Club Members Peter Royall 47 Posted July 29, 2011 Club Members Share Posted July 29, 2011 Great shame Don! Unfortunately, my video of the event captured mostly sky, and no model content! The pictures you have posted say it all! So! What's next? TTFn Oily Link to post Share on other sites
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