What a super effort! I've built a couple of homemade engines, but none as large as this or that run anywhere near as well!! Are plans for this super engine (carb and muffler too!) available or going to be available? I'd love a copy. Again well done!!! Guys like you help stem the tide of those dreadful e****ric models.
Cheers, mate. You are exactly correct - we do need to reassert the sheer joy and romance of oily, noisy, warm, evocative, quirky, non-conformist, individiualises, thuriferous live fuel aeromodelling. MInd you those words, except for the oily bit, just as well describe any ruggedly individial Aussie I even met too! Do yo live in the next street to my mate Brian Winch? I hear thet Australia isn't that big... Tee Hee Thanks again, mate.
I talked to my dad about the lathe you talked about in the other youtube video and he says if we had the money it would be a useful tool to have :) so hopefully if i get a job or something i might be able to get one, one thing my dad did say was you didn't talk about the auto carriage advance, is that good on the lathe?
Any news about the plans? I'm keen to try and make an engine like this. If you haven't managed to get them onto CAD, how about photocopies of what you do have? (will pay of course). They will be better than what I have (Nothing!). Can't find half decent plans on t'interweb.
As we speak the Firefly .46 is in the hands of the CAD Man. We hope the plans will come out late this year, 2009, in RCME. I built the engine as I went along, with the metal stocks I had to hand. Unfortunately, there was no plan as such, so I can't help you - yet.
Croeso! Thanks for the your kind comments. There is a tremendous rush when your own engine crackles into life. Now then Ralph, wipe away those tears of hirydd when you come home again to the Wrexham Club. I'm doing an RCME article on their Scale Day soon, so look out for it. Music is played into a computer multi-track recorder on a Gibson and pedals, a drum machine, and a couple of keyboards. Just a bit of fun, and it avoids copyright issues. Cheers Ralph - I'll remember you to the Wrexham Lads.
Well dude, must be a fine rush when yer hear a motor that you have made your self run so well. Well done! Liked the music DIY too? Go well n thanks, your column always gives me a little hirydd for good ole Cymru I was a Wrexham club boy for many years. However the Spanish weather is sooooo good for flying!
Well done, just saw your comments on the Barton Website (welcome by the way) thought I would have a look. I am impressed. Nice work.
bigdodgeaus 2 months ago
any updates on the plans for this engine? i was thinking of scaling it down possibly and make it a 25 sized
vanepico 3 years ago
What a super effort! I've built a couple of homemade engines, but none as large as this or that run anywhere near as well!! Are plans for this super engine (carb and muffler too!) available or going to be available? I'd love a copy. Again well done!!! Guys like you help stem the tide of those dreadful e****ric models.
Eatherbreather 3 years ago
Cheers, mate. You are exactly correct - we do need to reassert the sheer joy and romance of oily, noisy, warm, evocative, quirky, non-conformist, individiualises, thuriferous live fuel aeromodelling. MInd you those words, except for the oily bit, just as well describe any ruggedly individial Aussie I even met too! Do yo live in the next street to my mate Brian Winch? I hear thet Australia isn't that big... Tee Hee Thanks again, mate.
Shedpix 3 years ago
I too, if i managed to get a lathe would love the plans for such an engine :), how about, you get them out into an RCM&E instead of a plane?
vanepico 3 years ago
The plan is to make the drawings available, free, in RCME. However, at the moment I'm
learning the CAD package.
Cheers,
A
Shedpix 3 years ago
I talked to my dad about the lathe you talked about in the other youtube video and he says if we had the money it would be a useful tool to have :) so hopefully if i get a job or something i might be able to get one, one thing my dad did say was you didn't talk about the auto carriage advance, is that good on the lathe?
vanepico 3 years ago
Any news about the plans? I'm keen to try and make an engine like this. If you haven't managed to get them onto CAD, how about photocopies of what you do have? (will pay of course). They will be better than what I have (Nothing!). Can't find half decent plans on t'interweb.
Ellis J Simon
Edinburgh
ellisjsimon 2 years ago
As we speak the Firefly .46 is in the hands of the CAD Man. We hope the plans will come out late this year, 2009, in RCME. I built the engine as I went along, with the metal stocks I had to hand. Unfortunately, there was no plan as such, so I can't help you - yet.
Shedpix 2 years ago
Many thanks for the reply. I'll check each copy of RCME with bated breath! Keep up the good work in the magazine.
E
ellisjsimon 2 years ago
Fantastic! It must feel great! As a C3 user, I can't wait to see the plans in RCME so I can have a go. Well done!
Ellis Simon, Edinburgh
ellisjsimon 3 years ago
Croeso! Thanks for the your kind comments. There is a tremendous rush when your own engine crackles into life. Now then Ralph, wipe away those tears of hirydd when you come home again to the Wrexham Club. I'm doing an RCME article on their Scale Day soon, so look out for it. Music is played into a computer multi-track recorder on a Gibson and pedals, a drum machine, and a couple of keyboards. Just a bit of fun, and it avoids copyright issues. Cheers Ralph - I'll remember you to the Wrexham Lads.
Shedpix 3 years ago
Well dude, must be a fine rush when yer hear a motor that you have made your self run so well. Well done! Liked the music DIY too? Go well n thanks, your column always gives me a little hirydd for good ole Cymru I was a Wrexham club boy for many years. However the Spanish weather is sooooo good for flying!
Cheers, Ralph (Flanker)
Rincypoopoo 3 years ago