The Taipan Tyro - A 50 Year Old Model Engine Restoration - Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2024
- In this second episode of the Taipan Tyro model aircraft engine restoration I complete the finishing processes on the remaining parts and test run the engine. We'll be doing some surface finishing, anodising, zinc plating and laser cutting. All the good stuff! Enjoy.
I told my wife that you said I needed a CO2 laser cutter. Like your engine, it didn’t fly! A really enjoyable restoration. Looking forward to the next project, whatever it is.
Oh well, it was worth a try. Maybe leave a few pamphlets lying around and look a bit maudlin over dinner. You never know...
Regards,
Mark
Correction: It didn't fly again. It didn't get all those touchdown trophies (dings) from never flying.
Maybe the wife will come around once the pamphlets have buzzed the tower a few times. ;)
Thank you for shaking off the daily sadness with a healthy dose of nostalgia.
When I was a kid, every time I had to make a support to run an engine, the wood was never the right one, nor were the screws! And my father no longer had the patience to look for his tools, he locked them away! So I had to start by finding a way for the padlock.
My dad was the same. He locked the workshop and I had to crawl under the house and jump down off a retaining wall. I am sure he knew I was sneaking in there though.
Regards,
Mark
Oh that is sad to read. I am very fortunate in this respect. My dad, getting on now, we both share the same love of tools and wander over to borrow bits an pieces from each other. I have the mill, he has the lathe
Hi Mark, You are never too old to fly. I have been flying model aircraft for over 45 years now and still doing it.
I don't think I could bend down long enough to start one now!
Regards,
Mark
That was a great flashback. I still have my first Taipan 2.5 diesel from 62 years ago. It still runs, been stripped once to clean out some araldite a jealous 'friend' filled it with. The trainer was my first c/l plane, then followed with a Krazy Kat I rescaled from the old MAN magazines (Model Airplane News) from the local library. Went through the gas motors & R/C phase, then shut down into the electric era. Insurance got too expensive. Thanks for the memories.
Peter, I recall scaling up the plans from the Aeromodeller magazine too. I was too poor to buy the full size drawings but with a pair of dividers, a drawing board and a tee square it wasn't too hard to get a good replica.
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58 Yes, back in the days of the true hobbyist. Today, unfortunately, it has become too easy to purchase ARF style models, no construction, or thinking involved.
Thank you very much for shoving us a diesel engine for rc , i never knew they existed . Ivan from Denmark
I am not sure how popular they are these days but back in the earlier history of model aircraft engines they were as plentiful as glow plug engines. There's no need to have a battery to start them and there's no issue with burnt out glowplugs.
Regards,
Mark
I remember how messy these engines were... a vividly remember how much my Mum complained the fuel stains didn't wash out of my jeans & t-shirt and how I was ordered to always wear that pair if I was ever going near that plane again (it was a friends!). But the smells, the memories! Just hearing the tyro run bought back the taste in my teeth :D
I was totally surprised by how much oil that engine sprayed out. I suppose the fuel is roughly 1/3 oil and it mostly doesn't burn so it ends up everywhere. Yes, the smell and the sound takes me back too.
Regards,
Mark
Oh Mark good old memories. I started with a 1.5ccm diesel when I was a boy. But mine made 30k rpm until the crank pin broke. Went with the bicycle to the manufacturer with the broken crank shaft and back they were so nice to me (I was around 12yo) showed me around the production line and gave me a new crank shaft and a glow plug cylinder head as I was scared to break it again with too much compression. Then I converted it and still got close to around 25k rpm. I miss these good old days.
Wow! 30k rpm. That's getting into turbine territory. Nice story about the manufacturer helping you out too.
Regards,
Mark
Tip Top workman's ship Mark. Shout-out for whoever passed along the dental floss polishing idea! My bet for your next project is... A Hemingway Kits Quorn tool grinder??? Would have been handy for the special cutter grinds on the Titan build. Can't wait to find out what is next, whatever it might be. Cheers!
That dental floss trick worked a treat! I do have a Quorn tool and cutter grinder but I rarely use it. I find it hard to read the protractor settings and the locking handles don't work as well as they should. The next project is completely different to what I have done previously but it has all the good stuff in it.
Regards,
Mark
Thanks again Mark! Another job well done! The old Singer oil bottle was cool. Love your display cabinet...Macon Georgia.
That bottle of oil belonged to my mother and it must be at least 50 years old!
Regards,
Mark
Nicely done! You continue to demonstrate your eye for design: that display stand is perfect!
Thanks. I was after a sort of mid century modern look. I love that era of design as well as art deco.
Regards,
Mark
Good Shoe Mate: That was fun. I'd only seen one diesel, model airplane engine. Never saw one run. Never got to fly control line. Flew lots of RC. Broke lots of airplanes. That's sorta what happens.
You made a Grand job of that little engine Mark, it looks better than new, thanks for the vids - Paul
The little red spinner nut does make it look nice. When I first bought the engine it just had a plain steel hex nut to hold the prop on.
Regards,
Mark
Great job there, really enjoyed watching. I could smell that thing running, took me back a long time!
Great results as usual. Thanks for the video.
Another great running and looking model.
Nice job that engine came up great, I think most of us at our age spent many hours building and flying model aircraft, my personel favourite which I still have is the little Cox .049 "Baby Bee" I think that engine went in every control line plane I built, some great memories.
Chris, I have one of those too. Nice little engine!
Regards,
Mark
I built a Taipan trainer as a kid and had a 2.5cc Taipan diesel. I flew that plane until it was falling apart and diesel fuel and oil had soaked into the wood. Eventually while doing a wing over one of lines snapped and the resulting impact sheared the head bolts off.
It was a great engine. I had the compression adjusted such that I never had to adjust it again. I used a thick leather glove to start it. It had a mean kick back!
I think we all have fond memories of cut fingers and bruised knuckles. I never had a control line break but I had quite a few aircraft turn in on me and lose control. It was then a case of how fast can you run backwards!
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58 Haha yes plenty of fond memories. I bought a cox pt-19 plane and got sick of flying in in circles so I use to run in straight line along side it. I couldn't do that with my 2.5cc planes! 😆
Thankyou Mark for both the informative videos on restoring the Taipan Tyro. I have vivid memories of my first control line aircraft which was the Aeroflyte Taipan Trainer as shown! My first engine was a FROG 150 purchased in 1958 when I was 11. Later I had a "SABRE" 2.5CC engine which I believe was also a Gordon Burford product. Most of my "diesel" engines now are P.A.W. from the UK. I should look for a Taipan to add to my collection. Thankyou, Mike
Mike, I was unaware of how many engines Gordon Burford had produced during his career. He pretty much started making and assembling engines on his kitchen table. They weren't exactly super high performance but they were rugged and reliable. Perfect for a novice like me. I recall reading the old Aeromodeller magazine and the names you mention bring back lots of memories, mainly lusting after engines that I could never afford!
Regards,
Mark
Very nice. I love the way that engine came back to better than new condition. Great display cabinet too. The Anodising had a descent shine to it as well. Regards
Steve.
Thanks. The spinner came out much shinier than I usually get. The reason why is still a mystery.
Regards,
Mark
Presso - the finned cylinder cap looks great!
Extraordinarily resilient engine the Taipan Tyro.
On more than one occasion two of the cylinder bolt heads broke off but the engine kept running with the cylinder pivoting and oscillating off the remaining back bolts.
Yes, they were a rugged little engine and mine survived quite a few "forced landings" I believe this is also called "voiding the ground contact warranty" or "sticking the shadow to the aircraft". 😁
Regards,
Mark
You have inspired me to get out my PAW. Great video.
That stand for the Tyro looks amazing!
That is Really Neat Mark ! So Cool ! Thank you for sharing !
Cool build, as for me I have never seen a diesel model aircraft engine. Enjoyed the refurnish.🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸
The big attraction for me was not having to lug a heavy battery around to start the engine.
Regards,
Mark
thanks again Mark, sounds just ljke my old o49 from 60 some years ago.
I can smell that motor!!! Good memories :) Diesels always caught me - I could tell when a glow motor was going to fire but diesels seemed to always surprise me... I still have the scars on my knuckles 40 years later. Port Elizabeth South Africa
Vaughan, my workshop now stinks of burnt castor oil and my car has a fine sheen of oil all over it. I am glad the Tyro ran so well. It provided me with hours of fun when I was younger. I will add Port Elizabeth to my map.
Regards,
Mark
You never cease to amaze me, you seem to hit all the things from my youth. My first control line model circa 1968; was a Taipan Trainer. Thanks Mark.
I think my Taipan trainer was first flown around 1970. Stacked it on the first flight!
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58 I was quite lucky, it lasted a couple of years, I don't remember the next model. It was powered by a Taipan 15 glow motor.
Awesome end result. Look forward to next weeks new video.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the videos concerning the engines. I don't know what's next to come but I'm sure it will just as interesting. Well maybe. Anyway great content. Thanks for your time.
The next project is very different indeed. But, some metal casting, metal fabrication, electroplating and electrical work. Lots of fun!
Regards,
Mark
Reminds me of a little diesel model engine my uncle Bert gave me in the 1960s, I can't remember the make, nor can I find it, but then I haven't seen it since about 1972! It had a leaky compression screw and made a terrible mess. It had some sort of cast silencer. I never tried it on a plane, my dad helped me make an aluminium block mount to fix it to a little Meccano propeller-driven go-kart. It was smelly and made an awful racket, but when you're nine, those are good things!
Absolutely agree about the powerful memories that this little engine bought back for me. The smell in particular is very distinctive.
Regards,
Mark
When you battled to start the glow engine that you built, I didn't think you could hand start a diesel engine.
Glad you proved me wrong.
I was familiar with the Taipan but the Titan engine was a bit of an unknown. I wasn't sure if it would backfire or even start since it was a home build and completely untested. Very early on though, I got it to pop a few times so I was reasonably sure it would start if I could find the right fuel setting.
Regards,
Mark
Wow! Well done there Mark and thank you for sharing this enjoyable video. I started with one of those 1.9 CC Taipan diesels and also a Taipan trainer, which I'm almost pleased to hear was hard to fly, you mean is wasn't me! I was really proud of building it and yes I also crashed it on it's 1st flight... Then I bought a 'Stickie' from a man called Dick Steele who I'm sure you must have heard of, put an Enya 15 in learned how to fly control line with that, and progressed from there. They were great days and a lot of fun.
Yes, that Taipan Trainer was indeed hard to fly. The very last model aircraft I flew was a large stunt plane with a Fox Control Line Special in it. It was so much easier to control and it pulled like crazy on the control lines. I remember my horror when the lines went limp on my maiden flight with the Taipan Trainer. You can guess the rest!
Regards,
Mark
My first engine was a DC Merlin. It had a red top too, made a lot of noise first and scared me to death. Put it in a Kielkraft Ranger control line racer. Yours has lasted much longer!
I'm sure there is still a Taipan prop somewhere in my toolbox though.. Perhaps an 8X6?
Memories are more important. Thanks for keeping those awake, Mark.
Mark, I loved the weeeezy sound and the oily mess it created. Nearly could smell it too. Thank you for this nice restoration. Cheers Ulf
That lazer cutter is amazing. The engine looks fantastic and yes you are correct about the engine being oily, messy, and smelly. That will stick in my head as long as I live.
Lasers are awesome and I am constantly finding new ways to use it. Despite it taking up a lot of real estate in the shop I wouldn't be without it.
Regards,
Mark
2 Thumbs up! Well done, I really enjoyed this series.
I had the exact same engine in a guide line control plane too. lol Bit of nostalgia OMG hadn't watched the end yet , and discovered I had the same plane kit.
I suspect that hundreds of those trainer kits were built and crashed. But, that's how you learn.
Regards,
Mark
I could smell that all the way to the UK. Ah, the memories.
Mark, Love the attention that you give to making the mounts and name plates look as good as your restored engines. Also that little glimpse of your display case. Some very nice items in there!👍
Thanks. One day I will pull a few of those models out and feature them in a video. The one I really like is a little model formula one car that I helped some students to make. For the last 10 years of my teaching career I was involved in a STEM activity called F1 in Schools. We competed in London at the World Championships and won our category and placed third in the world. We met Lewis Hamilton and toured the McLaren and Red Bull factories. Amazing times!
Regards,
Mark
Fantastic episode, you must now be very proud of your effort in this restoration. Thank-you.
very entertaining and nostalgic. Thanks Mark, much appreciated!
That is an awesome engine! Thanks for sharing.
Runs well, looks good and sounds good. Thanks
Hi Mark. I really enjoy your video (Dro and Titan 60 too )and your enthousiast for diesel engine. I bought mine a MP Jet without knowing how wonderfull stuff it is. Nice works keep on. Cheers Christophe
Great restoration Mark. I enjoyed watching you create / work on both model airplane engines. More Please!
I actually found an old 6cc Fox engine just a few days ago while looking for some totally unrelated tool. I thought I had given it away and now it's sitting there daring me to restore it.
Regards,
Mark
Wonderful work the anodized cylinder muff and prop driver looks great, diesels are messy I run my homemade 10cc Diesel outside , love it. Bob Kerwin crib point
Bob, my workshop now stinks of burnt castor oil. I thought it would go away after a few days but it's still there.
Regards,
Mark
Yep that's why my mother got so mad at me when I started one in the bedroom 56 years ago hehe
Loving that laser!
Best tool ever!
Regards,
Mark
Gday Preso, the Taipan looks fantastic, the red anodising finish’s the engine of nicely, the cO2 laser is an amazing bit of gear, I’ll definitely be telling Bec I need one, Preso said I did, what can go wrong, I’ve got no bloody idea how to drive it but for making name plates and gaskets it would be brilliant, great video mate, throughly enjoyed watching, cheers
If you have the room, a laser is a really handy bit of kit. They are a lot easier to drive than a CNC router. There's nothing violent about them at all. However, one teacher at my former place of employment managed to set fire to the big 100W laser. You have all the ingredients for a fire, heat, fuel and plenty of oxygen from the air blower!
Regards,
Mark
Well restored, Great video 👍 It would be great to see a video on your miniature loco hiding in your cabinet🤘😎
Steve, I have been shamed into showing some of those models by others so I will endeavour to get some out over the next year. The Conway is a 3 1/2" narrow gauge loco. I built it over many years and finished it in 1998. I have a short track with both 3 1/2" and 5" gauge lines at the back of our property and a driving truck with brakes and a passenger truck. I stopped running the engine when our kids grew out of it but now that my nephews have kids of their own I promised to run at least one of the engines at some point.
Regards,
Mark
Great video Mark , thanks for sharing. As always my best to your family from my family.
Nicely done Mark, great work on the engine stand.
Another enthralling video episode. Great result.
Wow, fabulous tune up. Enjoy all the effort you put into it and taking the time to document it. It runs fantastic
Stunning finish to the cooling jacket. I liked seeing how you reformed the metal to reduce the nicks, not seen that before. You were scaring me using your finger to start it though :-O My parents made me use a piece of doweling rod. It's obvious you know what you're doing though.
David, it's surprising how much you can move metal around if you apply the force strategically. I think the Tyro engine was fairly benign in it's starting characteristics. Most of the injuries I got were from getting careless around the prop while the engine was running. I have a prominent scar on my right hand little finger from reaching over the top of the prop to adjust the mixture.
Regards,
Mark
Thanks for doing another engine, sir .
“I need a Co2 laser”
Sadly my wife said “no you don’t”. 😢
Thank you Mark for yet again a very interesting episode. Here’s to the next one. 👏👏👍😀Andrew
Another outstanding job Presso👍 Looks great. I reckon you should give us a better look at the things in that display cabinet
If I run out of projects to make I will certainly do that. There is a little model car in there that was built by some of my students for a competition called F1 in Schools. It is made of balsa wood but you wouldn't know to look at it. It's a little bit of high tech wonder. Keep up the Can Aided Design! 😁
Regards,
Mark
You, run out of projects???? 🤣
I'm in the midst of reviving a Saito 125GK that got burnt to a crisp in some sort of shop fire at some point. Was locked up, paid just 5 for it. New carb, new bearings, gonna try to run it this weekend. Think I'll leave the finish scorched up though; I love patinas and I think it'd be more impressive seeing it run looking like it came out of a fire than if I polished it all up brand new like.
I should have video of that start attempt uploaded in a couple days.
I just watched it. Those 4 strokes sound really nice.
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58 They really do! Especially when they run that nice. Cant wait to get it airborne! Gonna pop it on a 15cc Waco model once they restock.
Wonderful job. Now I understand the compression screw and contra-piston. No glow plug-- ignition by compression.
Jay, that's it. When you see all the bits laid out there is surprisingly little there. It's a wonder they run at all.
Regards,
Mark
Looks great Mark! very nice display !
Excellent job - looks and sounds great!
Thx for the video Mark.
Really cool if a bit messy. Nice restoration.
And it runs! Nice work! Nice display stand! Great idea to use dental floss to polish the inside of the fins (I thought of using cotton thread, but it was too late to comment). Good incentive with the laser - I have a slightly smaller one still in the box, for some 3 years, due to problem with location for venting the fumes, powered by a lot of laziness 🙂
I must say I am a bit casual about the fumes from my laser. I just open the roller door and the built in fan blows the smoke outside. Acrylic is probably the worst material for fumes. I can smell it but it's more of a nuisance odour. In high concentrations it can make you quite sick. I guess if you have a basement workshop it could be a case for some sort of venting though.
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58 Thanks Mark! I was given so many warnings, that I thought I needed to make a venting duct from the laser fan, straight outside, and couldn't decide on where to do it (kind of "what if I change my mind after I make the hole in the outside wall?"). I'll take that in consideration and maybe decide on it soon 🙂
If you have a window that opens, maybe make a wood panel to attach a duct to, similar to portable air conditioners.
@@ADBBuild Yep. Probably not the best location. I'll have to check - maybe a table on casters, that I can move close to the window when operating.
Nicely done, Mark 😁. The re-forming and polish work great, gotta get me some of that paste 😊.
Really love that red. I have a project going right now thar would look amazing in that color 😀. Thanks for the share!
Cheers!
I had forgotten I had that Autosol polish. I think it's sold in auto accessory shops for polishing mag wheels. Hint, hint!
Regards,
Mark
First time to see a model diesel run.. I always used glow engines. Looks great!!
I'll post a video for you of a P.A.W. .46 diesel I have. It starts and runs so nicely. Plenty of power too.
Many thanks Mark, always great videos!
Excellent work as always. Looks better than factory!!
My dad tells stories about flying string control planes when he was a kid. He'd buy used ones for a few dollars, cover them with model glue and light them on fire. Then fly them for as long as they would last!
Sounds like fun! Our favourite was to take a crashed plane that was deemed beyond repair, untether it from the the control lines and launch it "free flight". Points were awarded for the number of seconds it remained aloft.
Regards,
Mark
That's a amazing job! It's almost a shame to see it go unused but I completely understand. I see I will have to up my game on restoring rc engines!
Interestingly, having stated that I wouldn't be doing any more model engine videos I found an old Fox glow engine at the back of a cupboard just yesterday as I was looking for something else. I am thinking it will now have to go in the collection as well!
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58 heck yeah. I have some real old McCoy's a frog deisel and some testers motors in my collection. I usually get them out once a year and run. I really like my old como and super tiger blue head engines. I need to start making some carb parts for those. I have missing peices from a few.
I Freaking love that awesome trick to fix that dent. It's like magic. Adding metal without adding metal. But I couldn't help but think, why didn't mark just zip a slight chamfer? Work smarter not harder. Sure that wasn't original but besides yourself who'd notice. Well thanks for another wonderful peice of valuable and practical knowledge. Guday Mark
At the end of the day I just wanted to see if rolling the dent out would work. In theory, the metal needed to fill the dent was still there, just moved somewhere else.
Regards,
Mark
Great job Mark!
Yes built the trainer .. mine had a 1.5 Enya engine .. it flew well but eventually came home in a bucket ! Then made a three line Roberts control line set up. Third line for throttle . There was a bit of work in making the handle . And bell crank assembly .. oh the memories
Mark, I had a book with a diagram showing how to make the balanced bell crank assembly for throttle control. I adapted my 3.5cc Taipan glowplug motor with a baffle on the exhaust which acted like a crude throttle control but I never got the bellcrank assembly to work correctly. Yes, wonderful memories.
Regards,
Mark
Beautiful work.
Well done! Yes takes me back. In the states I'd guess 99% of the model aircraft engines were glow plug type diesel engines were rare, not sure why.
Amongst my friends who I flew with, I was the only one who owned a diesel. I later graduated to glowplug engines because the fuel for diesels was expensive and it was very difficult to make your own. Mainly because of the difficulty of getting the ether. I had to have my parents accompany me to the chemist to order and collect the medical grade ether.
Regards,
Mark
Fantastic turned out awesome...enjoyed thanks Mark! I've got a Cox .049 packed away in a box somewhere...Hummmm ?
I wonder how many of those .049's were built and sold. Hundreds of thousands I am guessing. I have one too. Maybe that and an old Fox engine will get the same treatment as the Tyro.
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58 My buddy and I used them on our gliders with a above the wing stand off mount while learning to fly. Would gain about 500" of altitude before the fuel tank ran out. We got about 5 minutes of flight time before landing (well more like crashing) in a big field of tall grass to soften the blow, I mean landing..Lol Ah the old younger days...
As a kid I always used glow plug engines. At a friends I picked up a diesel engine in his room and gave it a couple of flicks. And to my surprise, it started! I held onto it until it stopped but his mum wasn't impressed with a room full of diesel smoke:)
That was one reason I bought a diesel as my first engine. No batteries or glow plugs to worry about. My friends all had glow motors and if the glow plug failed it was the end of their flying for the day.
Regards,
Mark
Nice one Mark! A look at the locos would be nice :)
I have a short track built up the back of our property and it needs a fair bit of maintenance at present but the plan is to get the Conway out for a run at some point.
Regards,
Mark
Superb. Again!
Nice motor! Thanks for your job!
Very nice Mark. 👍🏻
Thanks Mark for sharing your interesting adventures with us here in the UK
I recall running a couple of small Frog aircraft engines as a kid before progressing to playing with motorcycles in the same shed but not quite as successful as your Burt Munro.
Take care & stay safe Mark
Regards from Westgate-on-Sea 👍🇬🇧🍀
Burt Munro was a New Zealander but like Russel Crowe we would accept him as an honorary Aussie. 😁
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58
Haha I didn't think he was from Westgate-on-Sea,
but he was Gentleman just like you Mark 👍🇬🇧
Mark, regarding 'prop out of balance because of reflective tape': place also one on the other side of the prop and divide the measured frequency of reflection by two (2) to get the actual RPMs... ;-)
In reality the little bit of tape didn't make any noticeable difference. I have read that you can add two or more pieces of that tape to slow moving shafts to give more accurate readings. Never tried it though.
Regards,
Mark
Beautiful job.
Hi Mark, thanks for the video. I'm down in Sydney on acreage in the north west suburbs. We've had a Scrub Turkey visiting for many years to steal the bread we put out for our sheep. He's been alone for about 12 years now, after his original mate got run over, or eaten by foxes or dogs.
Late this week he brought around a smaller one, perhaps a new girlfriend. Woo Hoo - get down and dirty, gobble gobble!
We did some reading about the mating habits of the bush turkey. Evidently the male will invite more than one female to lay eggs in the mound if there are a few females in the area. Our male comes around every morning to summon Tammy to the mound and she has been doing this for about two weeks. I guess they only lay one egg a day and some mounds will have up to 40 eggs. Apparently, the mortality rate is very high with only a few chicks surviving.
Regards,
Mark
For fuel I think we used a 1:1:1 mix of kerosene, ether and castor oil. Used castor oil in the glow plug fuel mixes too with Shell racing A formula, it was purple. Everything, including me, was covered in oil. These days I avoid get my hands dirty at all costs.
I still have to wash my car which is now covered in a fine mist of castor oil. The workshop stinks too.
Regards,
Mark
Nice job 👍🏻🇬🇧
Yea thats a classic engine right there. I remember seeing those in magazines for sale. I think those were about 25$. Diesel cheap compared to Nitro. I never really got into control line as much because it scared me and I used to crash them all the time... LOL
I learned to fly on a Taipan 2.5. My diesels had a locking tab on the compression screw. It was anodised. Can't remember the brand of the smaller engines.
You could of boiled in water the T-handle to convert the rust into a protective carbide layer. And then card it with a soft brass brush giving the result of a black protective layer.
Reminded me of Woody being restored in Toy Story. Looks Brand new!
I recall watching that scene in Toy Story. So beautifully done.
Regards,
Mark
I still have my Aero-Flyte Taipan Trainer I brought on layby in the early 70's as a young boy. It was my first model I built and was never flown. Hence the reason I still have it I suppose.
Sadly, I don't have any of the models I built, only a few of the engines. The one remaining plane I owned was disposed of by my parents when I left home to go teaching in a far flung regional town. Thanks mum and dad!
I am glad you still own the trainer!
Regards,
Mark
G'day Mark, great restoration. I like the look of the boat on the top of your display cabinet, any chance of a closer look and a few details. I am looking to build a Clyde puffer and yours looks similar. Cheers from Belair South Australia
The tug is a scale model of the Cervia, a Thames river tug. I believe the original is in the Kent Maritime Museum in the UK. My model has a twin cylinder Stuart steam engine and a scotch tube boiler fired with LPG. It's a powerful model but since completing all the details on it I am reluctant to fire it up again because the oil and condensate all goes up the funnel and it makes a mess of the upper sections of the decks. I could probably convert it to electric but it's not quite the same.
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58 Thanks for the reply Mark, were plans ever published?
@@belair_boy6035 The plans were published in a model boat magazine and the original contributor was Vic Smeed. I have the original scale plans but I scaled my model up by 180% so that it would take the boiler and engine I had already made for another hull. I found this website that still sells the plans www.sarikhobbies.com/product/cervia-tug-plan-hull-set/
Regards,
Mark
Very nice sir!!
Very nice outcome , runs great and looks beautiful. On my hit-and-miss Engines I have had good luck on pitted parts with using Hammertone Paint . Kind of like cheating but looks ok 😉 .
Thanks for sharing 👍 Just a question, who has ever flew control line airplanes and never did a face plant has never really flew control line airplanes.
Luckily, we always flew on sports fields so the dirt was at least somewhat forgiving. I remember seeing photos of engines with cylinders torn off after they crashed into asphalt.
Regards,
Mark
@@Preso58: Yeah, I was one of those. We had a concrete pad and I payed the price.
I'm probably not the first to point this out in the comments so apologies if it's already been covered. At 26:40 as you crank the engine over there's fuel coming out on the back side where the sleeve screws down to the case. Sorry, I don't know the proper part names, I just stumbled across your video. So in addition to the fuel being lost at the compression screw there's a good bit leaking at the laser-cut gasket you made.
I must say I didn't notice the gasket leaking. Don't forget that there is an exhaust port at both the front and the rear of the cylinder liner and these engines spray out a lot of unused oil in the exhaust. I think that is what you could see.
Regards,
Mark
When I was a boy, my dad had me wipe down the old hardware store truck with diesel fuel to make it shine. Ah ! I can smell it right now. Thanks
Call the FINNED CYL... THE HEATSINK! THAT'S THE PROPER NAME FOR IT!!