Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Water Models / May 2007

Hi , has anyone tried making a tuned pipe using the tuned pipe designer
from the home page of this site??????
If so do you think it would suit around 26cc make gas engines. As it
say upto 14.6cc at top of page.

i made up a timing disc on solidworks and converted it to jpg so you
should be able reduce or enlarge it to your required size and print it
off. you can also cut it down using the circles marked as a guide if
they are close enough for you. you might want to stick it to a piece of

hey guys, my name's will and im new to rc boating. im building a 48"
woody with a homelite 25cc and would like a small electric cat to play
with but i tried to download a plan from the site but it said i wasnt
allowed to. what's up with that? i hope to learn alot of information

just thought id mention that im a toolmaker and have cad cam etc so if
you need any custom parts machined let me know (doesnt matter where you
are) give me an idea what your looking for maybe even a sketch or photo
ill see if i can do it

i am using a strimmer engine the strimmer is made by McCulloch so i
think everything i do to it will be new as ive not heard of anyone
using this type before, but while i was in b&q the other day i noticed
they have started selling homelite stimmers for 68GBP i always thought

How flexible are receivers to using different freq crystals?
I would like to use a VEX 75 Mhz FM PPM TX sending to  a 72 PPM
receiver with a 75 crystal plugged in.

While loading our van with our vendor stuff at the SEFF meet, a little 15"
R/C Hydroplane boat was stolen off our table. It is white. It's a one of a
kind. It says Micro Bat on it and has our website on it too. If any of you
happen to stumble across it, let me know.

The first step in making your own mold is to build your plug (and not
just use a boat someone else built). See picture. It must be fair and
true or your mold will make bad boats of no value. Spent the time to
get the plug right.

Gday all.
Almost finished my hydro now and could do with some help painting it.
Inside is fibreglass, and i want to paint it white. What sort of paint
should I use. I was told i need a special boat paint to paint on