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Navigation lights and LED’ sources

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:21:25 -0600

Just about time to add some navigation lights for a TF Piper and it needs some red, green, and white lights. Also some strobe lights.

It seems every cheap to expensive ARF has them and I am not going to let ARF's look better than a kit built plane ??.

Anyone knows a good source for buying these? Every search seems to pull up car LED's.....

Thanks for looking

Jerry

MVVS 30 IFS

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:05:27 -0600

Gents,

I'm looking to rebuild my MVVS 30 IFS however it looks like MVVS have closed down and I can not locate parts anywhere.

Engine would not turn over freely with significant clunk as it was turned over TDC. Opening it up shower significant quantity of bright metal particles including brass from the con rod brass bearing.

BoM:

- Piston & ring

- conrod including its bearing

- liner

- main and front bearings

Be grateful if anybody has these parts they would like to on sell.

thanks

Regards

Wanted : Your tired Laser engines

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:56:17 -0600

Friends , I'm trying to keep several Laser engines alive for a few fellow flyers. With Laser engines shut down , parts are limited and Leeds Model Shop will not ship parts outside of the UK, period .

I need your Laser engines in whatever condition they may be in to keeps things going .

If you have a broken engine , a tired engine, or just one you no longer want . Let me know .

Please PM me with what you will be willing to part

Many thanks ,

Chris

New Albatros on youtube

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:23:54 -0600

Unsure of the kit or plans, but I know you guys will be happy to see another Albatros up there... I am unsure if this belongs to someone on the board here? But I thought I would share the link after it popped up on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC8HCHEUD9E

1/3 Steve Wittman D-12 ’Bonzo’

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:25:23 -0600

Scratch build 1/3 scale of Steve Wittman's D-12 'Bonzo' Golden Age Racer

Can't believe I first started this project in 1994 (32 yrs ago!) as part of the USRA's Golden Age Racer class I helped develop. I first showed the plans to our organizers for the Galveston Air Race of 1995 including Frank Tiano who came to Houston for planning. It's taken career changes, family moves, etc., etc., to finally pick this up last year and move to completing.

I'll be finishing as Steve's 1939 entry #2. I Have used the EAA's display of his restored #6 in Oshkosh along with internet research and the YouTube restoration video By EAA Chapter 252 in 1982 for the Grand Opening of the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, WI.

Ziroli Zero Build

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:33:44 -0600

So, I've never posted here before, been following several builds in the past. I'm just started building a Ziroli Zero. This will be my second build Ziroli build. I built a P-40 last fall and absolutely love it, and it flies great! I got a ton of help from RB27989! Ryan's build thread was super helpful on my build of the P-40. https://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=360 74&KW=p%2D40. So, I'm going to try and do the same. So here we go, Got the plans, canopy, cowl from Ziroli, Wood kit from National Balsa. Going with G62 for power, Sierra mains, fixed tail, Robart 5" wheels, Spektrum for guidance, Hitec servos, 32oz. fuel tank, full cock pit (I got a Topflight GS Zero kit), Warbird Pilots figure. Still 100% sure on the paint scheme yet. Still, lots of time to make my mind up.

Got started on the fuse a few evenings ago

Love the way Ziroli makes it easy to get going with the crutch!

Air tank and removable fuel tank fitted.

6 servo screws to remove tank from bottom of fuse for maint.

Rudder and 2 elevator servos will go here with pushrod tubes installed.

Almost ready for stringers. Until next time, Happy building.

Roy Vaillancourt Hurricane canopy

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:03:34 -0600

Because I had the mixture set wrong the idle was too high and the Hurricane did not slow down enough upon landing. It nosed over and caused very minor damage to the vertical stabilizer but more importantly...to the canopy. After quite a bit of searching I am having no luck finding a canopy here in the US for the Hurricane canopy. I found one in the UK but unfortunately it is in a package with other parts (and expenses) I do not need.

Does anyone have a Vaillancourt Hurricane canopy that is in excess to their needs that we can work a deal on? And, does anyone have a solid US lead on the purchase location for a Hurricane canopy? And finally, I'll even reach out overseas for a canopy if necessary. If anyone has a lead for a Hurricane canopy overseas without buying a package deal, that would be helpful as well.

Thanks for your assistance.

David

Solidworks 2026 "maker" édition Critical

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:56:24 -0600

I have a "real" problem:

A problem which could cause at least one, if not two month interruption in my Morane-Saulnier MS-230 project.

Problem:
A 72.SLDASM file is the image below.

When the author saved in "native" Solidworks 2026 "maker" édition I have not been successful converting ("save as") in a .3ds file format.

I tried to use an application designed to do mesh file conversion of Solidworks format to mesh .3ds (NOT .3dsMax). Conversion failed to initiate...it did not fail after beginning. Failed without explanation.

Is there someone onboard RCSB using Solidworks 2026 "maker" édition willing to assist in converting a project critical file?

Thanking you in advance...

Ed

Not mine Don SMith full wood kit 141 B29

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:34:44 -0600

Its listed on rcgroups, and I thought someone here might be interested. Looks like the seller has some sales to his name.. Not a first time seller.

Don Smith 141" B-29 Kit

Everything is new in the box and includes a full wood kit by American Kit Cutters, plans, and the clear plastic parts set from Precision Kit Cutters.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4931599-Don-S mith-141-B-29-Kit

Dino’s Warbird meet at Macs

Thu, 04 Aug 2026 14:58:32 -0600

What are the is Dates of this meet this year?

Alan

Pace Maker vs Magnet building system

Thu, 04 Aug 2026 13:49:19 -0600

In June, I had a heart valve replaced along with a pace maker installed. Some of the medical instructions included "magnet warnings". Don't let TSA use the wand to scan you at the airport. No MRI scans.....etc.

Since I have been building with Neodymium Magnets and fixtures, for the last twenty years, I am asking anyone with a similar situation, how you handle things.

I have read about 6"s and 12 "s being a safe distance to keep away from the unit..............

Is it just time for me to go back the pins and cork or is there a safe way to use my fixtures and magnets.

John M.

WTB - Cessna 195 top hatch and antenna

Thu, 04 Aug 2026 11:23:51 -0600

Looking for the top tach and main antenna for a Seageull Models Cessna 195 Civilian model. Yes, it's not built, it's an ARF, but it got me out of my building rot...

DK’s Dauntless Overhaul

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:04:21 -0600

Good afternoon! Thought I'd share this Ziroli SBD Dauntless project I've just recently started working on. I picked it up along with a Z. P-38 awhile back from a fellow club member. It was built but never flown. The original builder (who has passed) never fully finished it to fly, but instead set it up as a static display. Which looks great from afar, but upon closer examination its obvious its in need of some TLC and upgrades. The biggest win for me is already having the retracts for it included and functional when I tested them.

I started by fully stripping the fabric type covering that the whole plane.

Then the process of starting to tinker. I decided to start at the tail and work my way forward. It appears that the horizontal was covered then installed, which resulted in damaging the tail fairings on the tail cone. So I started by rebuilding that area.

Sierra 60 size rotating retracts

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:18:29 -0600

Does anyone have a set of Sierra 60 size rotating retracts, I'm looking for the dimensions to see if they will fit in my Brian Taylor 65" Hellcat that I'm refurbishing.

Thanks

Richard

For Those in Search of a New Project #392

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:17:37 -0600

Similar in concept to the de Havilland DH.88 Comet the Caudron C.640 Typhon (en: Typhoon) was designed by Georges Otfinovsky and Marcel Riffard for use on long-range postal routes. The first aircraft first flew on 17 June 1935. The aircraft was a twin-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction. Seven C.640s were built. The Typhon established 5000 km speed records. It was not a success in operation as its flexible wings experienced buffeting and vibration problems.

August Site Supporter Monthly Offer

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:59:31 -0600

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Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:51:21 -0600

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Zenoah G-38 Engine with Spring Starter

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:18:43 -0600

This Zenoah G-38 Engine was flown 12 times in my Hanger 9 Fokker DVII in 2024.

Includes, B&B Spring Starter.

B&B Custom Exhaust manifold with flexible exhaust pipes.

Power Ram on Carburetor body.

Hanger 9 Giant Scale Optical Kill Switch for magneto engines.

Falcon 20 x 6 wood prop.

8mm x 1.25 WWI Prop Hub with small washer.

$400 Firm plus shipping to your location.

August Model of the Month

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:11:52 -0600

This month's winner of Model Of The Month is

Ben Andrus’s Fairchild 24

This is an awesome model and build thread that certainly deserves

this award from the craftsmanship and information in Ben's thread!

Follow Ben through his build process and watch this model come alive.

Click here for more information

August 2026 - Ben Andrus’s Fairchild 24

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:08:59 -0600

This month's winner of Model Of The Month is

Ben Andrus's Fairchild 24

This is an awesome model and build thread that certainly deserves

this award from the craftsmanship and information in Ben's thread!

Follow Ben through his build process and watch this model come alive.

Click here to visit the build thread

For his efforts, Ben has won an RCSB SWAG PACK that includes

an embroidered RCSB hat and a large RCSB Mug.