For those of you interested in Depron scratch builds.

[guest325]

This link shows where a lot of plans can be accessed:
http://www.rcfoamieplans.com/free-plans.html
Below a pic of my Depron flying boat, very cheap airframes to make!

[Biffa]

I am planing on making a hydroplane as soon as I find the time, but here are some of my past efforts.

[fruitsalad]

nice funder and lightning..
im building a sopwith swallow..
nearly done just landing gear to go..

[Biffa]

Cheers Fruit

Sadly the Funder is no longer with me

It had one too many high speed landings and had to be put out of it';s misery but it';s a lovely plane to fly (like it was on rails) and was my first ever build. It shall rise again though but with hot motor this time.

[guest325]

I built the Polaris because it will take off on almost anything, plus it flies like it';s on rails - well recommended!

[Biffa]

I have the Polaris plans saved somewhere I think. It';s a sweet plane for sure and I really should make some use of the lakes near my house...

[guest325]

I have the Polaris plans saved somewhere I think. It';s a sweet plane for sure and I really should make some use of the lakes near my house...

You wont regret it, it is a nice model and flies really well - I think there is now a comercially available kit for it (shows it';s good eh!). One of the reasons I like it is that it';s not a pusher, the prop is well protected and it flies so well - it cost me about £80 to get into the air using reasonable quality parts.

[Biffa]

I have a couple of motors and plenty of HXT900 servos kicking around - think I';ll have another look at the plans.

[teslahed]

I';ve made a few foamies in my time.

Here';s a small EPP flying wing i made using flat sheets of EPP folded to make a simple airfoil.









(catching quadcopters feels like cheating in comparison!)

[Gaza07]

Well seeing as we are showing off our planks heres a few pics of my old North Star the plane that inspired the polaris as far as I know 

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[Biffa]

I am slowly being inspired, and for once it wont cost any money as I have some Depron in the shed

[guest325]

Well seeing as we are showing off our planks heres a few pics of my old North Star the plane that inspired the polaris as far as I know 

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Yup, that';s the one - I';ve now strengthened mine by putting light glass matt on with Easycote - really makes a difference! I put extra on the fuse bottom to protect it better when taking off and landing off grass or snow.

[fruitsalad]

heres a couple of my creations,and my latest the green unpainted sopwith..

[gowen]

I know I could Google it, but can you suggest a good source of depron?

[fruitsalad]

I know I could Google it, but can you suggest a good source of depron?

uk or ??

[guest325]

Try Depron UK, prices are pretty good!

[gowen]

Yes. UK.

Depron.co.uk was rather too obvious wasn';t it.

[fruitsalad]

take alook for geldipac its not as brittle as depron and lighter.
or use depron aero which is lighter than normal depron...

[Biffa]

Been tinkering the last couple of days and cobbled this together.

[guest325]

Been tinkering the last couple of days and cobbled this together.

Nice, it';s a bit like the Crack Pitts Bipe I';ve been lusting over for a while, my Crack Yak is one of my favourite toys!

[Biffa]

Nice, it';s a bit like the Crack Pitts Bipe I';ve been lusting over for a while, my Crack Yak is one of my favourite toys!

It';s based on a Pitts but the plans were for a small uber light 3mm indoor model and had no horizontal part to the fuse. So a little bodging ingenuity and I managed to make a proper airframe.

Just managed to get the electrics fitted earlier and just waiting on some wire to link the upper and lower ailerons and wait for some nice weather.

[fruitsalad]

good job.
gives me the incentive to get my sopwith swallow finished..
now wheres that paint brush 

[Biffa]

Well as my last two builds have ended in the bin I have gone back to a plane that I know flys very well indeed.

The Funder and Lightning.

[fruitsalad]

interesting choice of colours..
still not finished mine as yet,might be airbourne sometime this year,only started it back in november

[Biffa]

My last version of this plane was orange and white. The lumo colours look really nice in the air, but not everything lends itself to them.

[nub]

i like thats pretty funky looking

i';ve always quite fancied a flying wing, maybe some day.

[guest325]

Not depron but something I';d got to get done for a while, my Multiplex mentor set up as a Glider tug. Started tonight, progress so far: fuse together with servos for rudder, elevator and tow release - in between taxi service for her indoors!  Hopefully be ready for maiden by the weekend -weather permitting!

[guest325]

Disaster struck!!!
Everything set up and working how it should so took it outside so I could run the motor up, got up to about 3/4 throttle and the prop flew off about 30 ft in the air taking the end of the motor shaft with it     
Maiden off until I can get either a new motor or get my hands on a piece of 4mm silver steel to make a new shaft.

[Biffa]

Harsh! Did the shaft just sheer?

I may take mine for it';s maiden later this evening as I still have a little more work to do on it.

[guest325]

Harsh! Did the shaft just sheer?

I may take mine for it';s maiden later this evening as I still have a little more work to do on it.

Yeah, it just sheared off -  but when you think about it a 4mm shaft on a 750 watt motor is pushing it a bit!
I think the prop adapter may not have been quite true so that might have contributed to the failure.