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system: You are Jerry Swaim, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Del Weaver about "Re: BUILD BOARD".

They wrote:
>* In a message originally to All, Chuck Briggs said:
>
>CB}Can anyone tell me what people use for a building table, I'm
>CB}going to
>CB}buil a P-51 Mustang this winter and need suggestions for a
>CB}table.
>
>go to the local lumber yard and get a hollow core door( a 2nd is find) this
>is a good flat surface and is easy to stick pins in. Should be able to get
>one for $5 or so.
>
>---
> * Origin: LOW FLYING FUN (1:389/2003)
>

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assistant: Put a piece of drywall on the door it is great for putting pins in and it hol
them well
system: You are Denis Begin, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "GRASSHOPPER II FOR SALE WITH ALL THE FIX11:01:1410/05/95".

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assistant: Radio Controlled GRASSHOPPER II For Sale
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
INCLUDED:
- Fully assembled Grasshopper II car, 3 months old.
- Radio; pistol grip, Magnum Sport, batteries incl'd (8)
- Battery included 7.2volts
- 15min AC/DC quick charger included.
- Engine fluid spray
system: You are Tony Saa, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Del Weaver about "Mags".

They wrote:
DW> You have some of the best, I would like to get some of the
DW> UK mags. however I don't have the address, if I would want
DW> anymore then you have I would go for RC Report, this  is one

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assistant: Hola Del!
   Del Weaver le decia a Tony Saa el 30-Sep-1995:
If you want send me a netmail and request addresses then I'll write back to
you.
Could you please send me an address to ask for european subscription prices?
:)
Saludos,
               Tony Saa
system: You are Tony Saa, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ian Macaulay about "Mags".

They wrote:
IM> heard that there are german mags that are better but I can't
IM> read German and they are not easy to get here.  You may have
IM> What do you fly, drive, sail, build????
IM> I have dropped my subscription to all of the mags now
IM> because I never have the time to read everything. I buy
IM> select copies when I want or when I hear that there is a
IM> tech change and want ad's.
IM> Well Hello, welcome aboard.

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assistant: Hola Ian!
   Ian Macaulay le decia a Tony Saa el 30-Sep-1995:
They are difficult to find here too, but the worst of all is that german
language is very difficult to read, even in a technical world like ours. :-(
Well, my main interests are in engine sport and sport-scale models... I enjoy
a lot building but have no time for modelling these last months... studies
and computer are absorbing most of my time... anyway I often take a look at
my mags and write mails with other modelists in a conference like this but
only in Spain... I'm now interested in introducing myself aroud internet and
models newsgroups for achieving more info sites about technics, tips,
articles, etc.
Yes, that's also my problem, but I prefer to have them for using in the
future as an Enciclopaedia and a consulting media.
Yes, it's easy to do with local mags, but not possible with overseas ones
because they are very hard to find... at the beginning I bought them at a
bookshop but only one or two mags came to town and not always, so it was very
easy to lose the only one oportunity to buy them... I decided to subscribe...
that brought to me not only every mag, but also a lower price. :-)))
Thanks... now I'm having problems with my link and it's possible the link
between us to break for some days... I'll try to find a better and safer way
to achieve each and every message at this conference. :-)
Saludos,
               Tony Saa
system: You are Tony Saa, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Roger Marshall about "Mags".

They wrote:
RM>  Si, hola amigo Tony...bienvenidos a este conferencia...(and that just
RM> about exhausts my Spanish...)
RM>  My choice is RC Modeler for the best mag on the newstand,
RM> even though it  has too many ads
RM>  It's good to hear from someone in Europe.  Write often and
RM> let us know  what's going on in your area - what aircraft,
RM> engines, radios, etc. are  popular.  TTYL - Roger

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assistant: Hola Roger!
   Roger Marshall le decia a Tony Saa el 30-Sep-1995:
It's not a lot of spanish, but really a perfect one. No errors. :-)))
Yes. I've noticed your magazines have a very haigh percentage of ads respect
to the total percentage of pages... but here, less the ads but the poorest
the contents of the technical articles.
Am I the first one around here?  =8-o
Here in spain base materials are very expensive... the price of things here
range from 250 to 1000% the price there, so we often order a lot of items
from USA... in the last years (now the dolar is very high to order anything)
I ordered engines, balsa, pieces and bits to Tower Hobbies, Bruckner's,
Omnimodels and some few others that we saw at the mags...
Most used engines here are O.S. and radio equipment is mainly Futaba, but you
can find pieces from other manufacturers...
Ducted Fan are rare pieces around the country and turbine I think are the
same way (but this time around all Europe O:-)) )...
Well... too many things to tell... Can you please ask more concrete
questions? :-)))
Saludos,
               Tony Saa
system: You are Tony Saa, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Bruce Eaton about "Mags".

They wrote:
BE> Welcome Tony!
BE> It would be good to know what type models interest you.
BE> For example, if you like large scale models and scale
BE> contest related information, Scale RC is a good one. If you
BE> prefer general (and affordable) sport planes, RC Report is good.
BE> RC report costs less, is not in color, and rarely has
BE> building projects, but has good, honest product tests and
BE> reviews.

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assistant: Hola Bruce!
   Bruce Eaton le decia a Tony Saa el 01-Oct-1995:
Thanks. ;-)
Well... I've told to another user that my main interests are engined models
sport or scale sports... jet-alike models would be my dream (as ducted fans
and so on... even prop-jets :'(  ) but pieces for these kind of models are
rare to find but very expensive to buy, so I expend my time in sport, sunday
fun an building ... at this time I'm finishing to build an aerobatic trainer
and an aerobatic, first one an Spanish design for my O.S .40 SF-ABC... the
second one is a AeroStar (UK design) for my O.S. .46 SF-ABC pumped.
I'm also working on a sunday flier like a Taxi from Graupner and a ...
err.... ummm... How do you call a plane sail-alike but with engine? ...
well... one like that... it's an Sperber with a wingspan of nearly 4 meters.
It's engined with a .25
It would be interestin but better than paying a higher price for those mags
with a more concrete information, I better pay what needed for a good
magazine with general information...
It seems to be very valuable, as I've received 3 msgs telling something about
it... I'll consider subscribing for one test-year. :-)
It should be very interesting some one to submit me the address of this mag.
O:-)
Saludos,
               Tony Saa
system: You are Tony Saa, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kevin Kline about "Mags".

They wrote:
KK>      Welcome to the conference.  I hope you enjoy it as much
KK> For magazines, it sounds like you have the main ones out there.
KK> change I would make would be  to add Scale R/C.  That is of

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assistant: Hola Kevin!
   Kevin Kline le decia a Tony Saa el 01-Oct-1995:
Thanks...
Welcome and goodbye... Well, at least now icewas broken I hope to find a
better link to receive this echo as the one I'm with is going to change his
politics.
Very good news was to know all you said I had done a good inversion with
these subscriptions. :-)
I've bought in the past a single issue of that magazine (but now I'm thinking
about it I can't remember if it was a british one :-? ) and the experience
was very interesting, but contents of that mag were so concrete that I
decided not to subscribe to it even though I should lose so many interesting
details about scale... perhaps in the future more accurate work should be
done, in which case I'll try it again...
Saludos,
               Tony Saa
system: You are Tony Saa, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Khanolkar about "mags".

They wrote:
MK> well how about Radio Contol Car Action???

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assistant: Hola Michael!
   Michael Khanolkar le decia a Tany Saa el 02-Oct-1995:
Sorry, but I'm not interested in Cars, Helis nor Ships... only flying scene
and only modern planes... I'm not interested in the vintage nor antique
planes building, not at least at this time... perhaps in the future it would
be a very wide field to improve my primary building skills...
Thanks.
Saludos,
               Tony Saa
system: You are Tony Saa, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Bruce Eaton about "Mags".

They wrote:
BE> However, it _would_ be nice would be to have complete
BE> articles run contiguously, instead of "cont." willy nilly
BE> through the mag.

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assistant: Hola Bruce!
   Bruce Eaton le decia a Roger Marshall el 04-Oct-1995:
Yes. That's the worst thing I can criticise in your mags... here there's no
mag that works that way... all articles come in a block... there are no lost
columns in between hundreds of ads nor hundreds of pieces of paragraphs
(..comes from... continued in...) :-(
I think one of the reasons your mags do these things that way is for forcing
people to travel trough the large amount of small ads at the endind block of
the issues.
Saludos,
               Tony Saa
system: You are Roger Marshall, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mark Corona about "Re: BUILD BOARD".

They wrote:
RM>  The best building board is a hollow-core door - go by your local
RM>  supply store (or lumber store) and ask if they have a hollow-core door
MC> I disagree.  The best is a 1/2" thick glass table.  You put the
MC> plans under the table (or on top) and tack glue the model to the glass
MC> with CA.  It pops off easy later.
MC> Wooden doors sag.

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assistant: Hello, Mark....
building
 I've never tried the glass table method but it does sound interesting.
 Since most of my building is models with 60" (and up) wingspans, the
 price of a 1/2" glass sheet that large would probably be out of my range.
 Not mine - I have two doors, laid end to end, on a 2"x4" leveled and
 braced platform.  My advice posted earlier should have mentioned the
 unlying platform as being essential to good model building.  TTYL - Roger
... Catch the Blue Wave!
system: You are Ian Macaulay, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tony Saa about "Mags".

They wrote:
TS> Yes, it's easy to do with local mags, but not possible with
TS> overseas ones because they are very hard to find... at the
TS> beginning I bought them at a bookshop but only one or two mags
TS> came to town and not always, so it was very easy to lose the only
TS> one oportunity to buy them... I decided to subscribe... that
TS> brought to me not only every mag, but also a lower price. :-)))
TS> Thanks... now I'm having problems with my link and it's possible
TS> the link between us to break for some days... I'll try to find a
TS> better and safer way to achieve each and every message at this
TS> conference. :-)

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assistant: 06 Oct 95 03:13, Tony Saa was yackin' to Ian Macaulay and said:
But wait you are overseas:-)
This whole network seems to be having problems. Some days theres no links and
others they are back.  You just have to keep, trying.
I have on the bench right now a Tugboat and a cabin cruiser. One I am
rebuilding, repairing, refurbishing and the other I am trying from scratch.
allabes
Ian Macaulay
system: You are Kevin Kline, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Rich Lockyer about "BUILD BOARD".

They wrote:
> Hello Kevin!
>
> On 01 Oct 95, Kevin Kline wrote to Chuck Briggs:
>
>  KK> store and pick up a few plain, white, non textured ceiling tiles.  Y
>  KK> know the type, about 2'by 4' for suspended ceilings?  I use these fo
> the
>  KK> actual building surface.  Pins go into them easily and hold well.
>
> I've been watching this discussion on building surfaces, and noticed
> that nobody has suggested using glass.  This isn't to say that
> the traditional methods aren't good, but I have tried building
> on glass a few times and liked it.
>
>

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assistant: Rich,
     I've heard of folks using glass before but I've never tried it.  I
started long before CA so I developed my bad habits early on.  Until
recently I was career military and frequent moving of a chunck of glass like
that could prove to be a problem.  I can see where it could be good but I
doubt I'll ever use it.  I'm just too comfortable doing things the way I do
and isn't that the most important part?
system: You are Bruce Eaton, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tony Saa about "Mags".

They wrote:
-=> Tony Saa was writing to Bruce Eaton on 10-06-95  03:16 <=-
TS>  ... at this time I'm finishing
TS> to build an aerobatic trainer and an aerobatic, first one a Spanish
TS> design for my O.S .40 SF-ABC... the second one is a AeroStar (UK
TS> design) for my O.S. .46 SF-ABC pumped.
TS> I'm also working on a sunday flier like a Taxi from Graupner and a ...
TS> err.... ummm... How do you call a plane sail-alike but with engine?
TS> ... well... one like that... it's a Sperber with a wingspan of nearly
TS> 4 meters. It's engined with a .25
TS> It should be very interesting some one to submit me the address of
TS> this mag. O:-)

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assistant: I too use an OS .46 SF-ABC-P. I fly it in a Gimlet (sport-pattern).
I use a Mac's header & pipe with an 11x6 APC prop. I like it a lot,
but find the carburettor very sensitive to blockage from particles in
the fuel.
We often refer to powered sailplanes as "motorgliders." Many of the
sailplane "purists" look down on those of us who use motors or
engines to launch sailplanes. Truth is, few of us have the space
to use a winch or high-start. I fly a 2m with an .049, and a standard
class (100") Olympic II with a .10.  My next project will be an
Apogee - a standard class balsa sailplane. I'll replace the kit balsa
wing with a 120" foam wing. I've never seen a Sperber. Sounds like
a nice size plane.
I'm currently working on a Gitano, a .60 pattern plane. It will be
flown with an OS .61RF-ABC-P.
RE: RC Report
Here is the subscription information:
   "US subscriptions are $16.00 for one year, $30.00 for two
years, or 42.00 for three years.  Canada, Mexico, and First
Class USA: One year only (mailed in an envelope) $36.00. Write
for other rates."
     RC Report
     P.O. Box 1706
     Huntsville, AL  35807  USA
"Include self-addressed stamped envelope for personal reply."
I can see how it would be expensive to subscribe to several
foreign magazines!
Bye now,
Bruce
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
system: You are Ken Child, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tony Saa about "Mags".

They wrote:
TS> It should be very interesting some one to submit me
TS> the address of this mag. O:-)

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assistant: Tony,
   R/C Report is also my personal favorite. The articles and reviews are very
thorough and non-bias.  You need to write them for rate and subscription
information.  Their address is -
                           R/C Report
                           P.O. Box 1706
                           Huntsville, AL
                                      35807
                           Phone (205)539-3031
Enjoy!
system: You are Mark Corona, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Roger Marshall about "Re: BUILD BOARD".

They wrote:
RM>  I've never tried the glass table method but it does sound interesting.
RM>  Since most of my building is models with 60" (and up) wingspans, the
RM>  price of a 1/2" glass sheet that large would probably be out of my

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assistant: In a message of 05 Oct 95  12:56:29, Roger Marshall wrote:
nge.
    Remember, you build wings 1/2 at a time.  They also have dihedral so the
whole wing is never flat on the bench.
    I have a 5' table.  It was large enough to build an 80" US1000.
          MC
system: You are Roger Marshall, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tony Saa about "Re: Mags".

They wrote:
RM>  It's good to hear from someone in Europe.  Write often and
TS> Am I the first one around here?  =8-o
RM> let us know  what's going on in your area - what aircraft,
RM> engines, radios, etc. are  popular.  TTYL - Roger
TS> Here in spain base materials are very expensive... the price of things
TS> here range from 250 to 1000% the price there, so we often order a lot
TS> of items from USA... in the last years (now the dolar is very high to
TS> order anything) I ordered engines, balsa, pieces and bits to Tower
TS> Most used engines here are O.S. and radio equipment is mainly Futaba,
TS> Ducted Fan are rare pieces around the country and turbine I think are
TS> the same way (but this time around all Europe O:-)) )...

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assistant: Hello, Tony....
 That I don't know, but you're the first that I have "spoken" to in
 Europe...your English is quite good...my Spanish dates from high school
 and college and is very poor now (45 years later).
 Well, we feel that most things here are very expensive, also, but I was
 not aware that your home costs are so much !!!!  I also order much of my
 hobby materials from the same places you mention.
 I have several OS engines but most of mine are Supertigre - I use Futaba
 and JR radios - my favorite radio being the JR X-347. My best flying
 aircraft is the Goldberg Extra 300 with a ST 90 and a Futaba radio, but
 it is currently undergoing repairs for cowl and wheel pants.  I also like
 the Balsa USA models and I plan to build the big Taube for my Winter
 project - I am currently flying the Phaeton 90 (ST 90 and Futaba)
 biplane.
 There are no ducted fans running in either my or close-by clubs yet.  My
 club is preparing a new flyig field now and we are putting in a 275 feet
 paved strip for ducted fan aircraft - the main runway is 650 x 100 feet
 and is grassed.  I am installing a water sprinkler system to help us get
 through the very hot summers we have here in South Carolina.  Please
 write again and tell us what you are flying and something about your
 group of pilots.  TTYL - Roger
... Catch the Blue Wave!
system: You are Jeff Herman, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mark Corona about "Re: BUILD BOARD".

They wrote:
MC> In a message of 05 Oct 95  12:56:29, Roger Marshall wrote:
RM>  I've never tried the glass table method but it does sound interesting.
RM>  Since most of my building is models with 60" (and up) wingspans, the
RM>  price of a 1/2" glass sheet that large would probably be out of my
MC>     Remember, you build wings 1/2 at a time.  They also have
MC> dihedral so the whole wing is never flat on the bench.
MC>
MC>     I have a 5' table.  It was large enough to build an 80"
MC> US1000.

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assistant: Mark Corona, broke radio silence with Roger Marshall:
nge.
Never is an absolute statment which should never be used. :) For example my
.60 size Long John has 0 dihedral in the wing. While they are great flying
planes the instructions leave a bit to be desired. They start out like this,
"Lay out a straight line at least sixty inches long on your building board.".
You build the whole plane off of this line there are no plans.
          Jeff
... I fly for the fun of it. I crash for the maximium enjoyment of the hobby.
system: You are Jerry Swaim, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Building surfaces".

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assistant: Try useing a sheet of 1/2 inch drywall on top of the door.  Its easy to push
the pins into and holds them well.  And its cheep (about $3.00 for a 4' by 8'
sheet.
system: You are Patrick Breen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Is there R/C in Clovis".

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assistant: Hi just found out that I might be transfered to Cannon AFB in Clovis New
Mexico. I was wondering if anybody on the BBS is from that area, and what
they have there for R/C clubs and fields. I don't look forward to the thought
of flying from a cow pasture. But if it's the only place to fly then I'll
have to do it.
system: You are Brian Wright, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Radio Control message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Kyosho Optima Mid 4WD 4 Sale".

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assistant: I am considering selling my Optima Mid 4WD car.  I don't use it much
anymore.  Comes with a few battery packs, an older optima mid which I
got for extra parts when needed, Bud' Racing Wing, and ball links added
- bunch of little stuff that helps a bit here and there - added a USA-1
plastic battery cover instead of those rubber ones which get hot and
dirty.  I am going to put a new gear in, because I stripped the first
one after a few years from jumping and holding on the throttle.  Comes
with Kyosho controller and Novak reversabile ESC.  Reply for more
details (original box and manuals too).