Tiger (moth) rebirth

Published: Wednesday, 03 December 2014 15:38 | Print | Email

Doug Radford recently flew a very fine Tiger Moth. There's a bit of a story to it. Click HERE to read part 1. Part 2 to follow.

Hurricane Diaries - Part 6 - fitting stab, fin, rudder, elevators and wing fillets

Published: Friday, 18 December 2009 11:05 | Print | Email
Part 6 can be downloaded HERE

Hurricane Diaries - Part 2 - fuselage

Published: Monday, 26 October 2009 07:52 | Print | Email
Part two of Stan's Hurricane story is now available - click HERE to download

Hurricane Diaries - Part 13 - flying

Published: Friday, 21 May 2010 03:02 | Print | Email
Part 13 is ready for download - [HERE]

Silver Soldering with Tom Sparks

Published: Monday, 04 July 2011 19:30 | Print | Email

A long and comprehensive video on Silver Soldering.

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Time out - smell the ether

Published: Tuesday, 19 June 2012 07:50 | Print | Email
Stan's prolific workshop turns its attention to all things diesel. Click here to read the article.

Hurricane Diaries - Part 5 - making & glassing wing

Published: Wednesday, 02 December 2009 15:54 | Print | Email
Part 5 of Stan's Hurricane build story is ready for download - HERE. We've just replaced the original file with something around 2mb for easier download - as of 04/01/10

Hurricane Diaries - Part 10 - paint, u/c doors and decals

Published: Friday, 19 February 2010 06:26 | Print | Email

Here you go. Part 10 - take a look at the paint and decal work...and weep.

Download [HERE]

Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane - part 3 - tail feathers and tail wheel 3

Published: Sunday, 22 April 2012 10:23 | Print | Email
Download part 3 of the build story by clicking HERE

Building a Mick Reeves hurricane - part 2 - fuselage framing

Published: Tuesday, 10 April 2012 16:14 | Print | Email
Click here to download Stan's article.

Hurricane Diaries - Part 7 - exhausts, lights, cannons

Published: Monday, 04 January 2010 14:19 | Print | Email
Here's part 7 of Stan's Hurricane build story to inspire your urge to do some balsa bashing. Click HERE to download

P40 rebuild part 2

Published: Sunday, 09 November 2014 10:18 | Print | Email

Stan's rebuild of his beautiful P40 continues. Alas it isn't going quite fast enough to have it ready for Spring Scale Day, but it will be ready for the autumn 2015 event. Click HERE to read part 2 of the rebuild as Stan wrestles with a $100 spinner and more plumbing and wiring than a small house.

Ed

Ziroli Kittyhawk - building the fuselage

Published: Sunday, 19 December 2010 01:58 | Print | Email

Here's the 2nd instalment of Stan's Kittyhawk story.

Download the pdf to read [here]

Hurricane Diaries - Part 1 - Selecting, researching, purchasing

Published: Friday, 16 October 2009 07:30 | Print | Email
Here's part 1 of Stan Begg's diary on the construction of a 92" Hurricane. You need to click HERE to download the 6mb PDF - great reading!

Ziroli P40 rebuild - part 1

Published: Monday, 13 October 2014 11:19 | Print | Email

Stan has been keeping a record of the rebuild of his beautiful P40 following a serious bit of damage at the last scale day. Click HERE to download the first part of the rebuild story.

As Stan points out, "it reinforces the profit of picking up all and I mean all of the bits and pieces at the crash site, it’s so much easier to repair than make new and fit to old bits and pieces."

Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane - Part 4 - Wings and Retracts

Published: Saturday, 05 May 2012 08:55 | Print | Email
You can download part 4 of Stan's Hurricane build report by clicking HERE

Hurricane Diaries - Part 11 - canopy, cockpit, pilot, instruments and weathering

Published: Monday, 08 March 2010 05:49 | Print | Email
Part 11 of the Hurricane diaries is ready for download here.
  1. Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane - Part 5 - Hatches, covering, panelling and cowl
  2. Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane 13 - Primer, Surface Prep, then Interrmission
  3. Banjo Patterson - report
  4. Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane - part 6 - engine, exhaust, servos and wiring
  5. Ziroli Kittyhawk - making the flying surfaces
  6. Ziroli Kittyhawk - decorating and fiddly bits
  7. Hurricane Diaries - Part 3 - cowl, engine & vokes filter
  8. Buidling a Mick Reeves Hurricane - part 1 - research
  9. Stan's Chipmunk - the finished product
  10. Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane 7 - Centre Wing Section and Fairings
  11. Where's the pilot?
  12. Hurricane Diaries - part 12 - engine, ignition and wiring
  13. Ziroli Kittyhawk - pre-flight testing and flying
  14. Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane 9 - Retracts, gear doors, radiator
  15. Ziroli Kittyhawk - painting, surface detailing, cockpit and canopy
  16. A tale of two pups
  17. Ziroli Kittyhawk - research an aircraft to model, and purchasing
  18. Mam'selle part 2
  19. Ziroli Kittyhawk - fitting engine and cowl
  20. Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane 8 - More Wings, Flaps and Ailerons
  21. Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane 10 - Half finished review, engine and wings
  22. Hurricane Diaries - Part 4 - stabiliser, fin, wing pt1
  23. Mike's Sopwith Scooter - Part 2
  24. Building a Mick Reeves Hurricane 11 - The Start of a bit of Detail
  25. Ziroli Kittyhawk - glassing, surface preparation and detailing
  26. Design tips from the Burglar
  27. Ziroli Kittyhawk - balancing the aircraft and running-in
  28. George's bifly
  29. Hurricane Diaries - Part 8 - wiring, covering and prep
  30. Stan's Chipmunk - a life in parts
  31. Mike's Sopwith Scooter - part 1
  32. Tiger Moth Reborn Pt3
  33. Tiger Moth Reborn Pt2
  34. Tiger Moth Reborn Pt1
  35. Astro Hog
  36. Ziroli Kittyhawk - fittings wings and tail to fuselage
  37. Arrowbile
  38. Ziroli Kittyhawk - fitting retracts, fairings, flaps, wiring and plumbing
  39. Mam'selle part 3
  40. Petrol engines
  41. The Weather Station is on the Way