My REV1

[wufer]

VV

Well this is my attempt at a rev 1.

Didnt turn out too bad.

May need a stiffer l/e but thats for later.

Derek

[Baloo]

Yet another good looking Kite Derek, did you make the boat as well, is there no end to your talents?????

[wufer]

Baloo.

Yes the Bounty is my build too.

And i used to fly these noisy things before a got the rev bug.

Derek

[Penny Lingenfelter]

I'm looking and looking... and once again... I'm missing the boat. lol BB Penny

[wufer]

Just for you Penny.

Its HMS Bounty.

I made this about 25 years ago (yes 25 years ago so showing my age now !!!).

Its mostly made of mahogany and took me about a year to make.

HMS Bounty was made in Hull, Yorkshire.(my county)

And beleave me; its much easier building rev,s than a model like this.

Hope you like.

Regards.

Derek.

[Baloo]

And there I was thinking you were a fellow Teenager Derek.

At least I feel a teenager when I am on the end of a Rev. Just feel 50 + the rest of the time!!

[John Barresi]

B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l Derek!

[ant man]

man that boat is really nice i like the rev 1 too it looks like a big rev 2 have you flown it yet??

[Spence Watson]

Yeah. That kite looks nice. Is it hard to fly those little helicopters? They look like fun!

[Quad KiT]

I use to fly those helicopters, not easy at all. And they aren't little either!

[wufer]

Watty.

Flying r/c helicopters is just like flying revs; its relitively easy to learn to fly BUT its hard to fly WELL.

Baloo.

Iknow just what you meen mate.

ant man.

Had a bit of trouble to start with. The damb thing would not fly good at all. It would not stop on a drop-stop .. when i was flying left or right it was hard to turn, in fact it was a right sod to fly.

Then i found out what was wrong.When i built the bridle, i put the knots on both the upper and lower pigtails the same distance out from the bridle(about five inch) Then out of desperation, i tied some new knots one inch out from the bridle on the lower pigtails and Bingo, fixed it.

I didnt have enough brake to start with and putting the knots one inch from the bridle gave me a lot more brake.So now it flys like it should do.

But from what ive seen in this and other forums it might fly even better with vents in. Mmmmmmm.

JB. Thank you.

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You can just see both knots in this pic.

Regards.

Derek.

[Penny Lingenfelter]

Just for you Penny.

Its HMS Bounty.

I made this about 25 years ago (yes 25 years ago so showing my age now !!!).

Its mostly made of mahogany and took me about a year to make.

HMS Bounty was made in Hull, Yorkshire.(my county)

And beleave me; its much easier building rev,s than a model like this.

Hope you like.

Regards.

Derek.

Wow, That is awesome. Any one with that much patience should be able to fly the heck out of a Rev.

Thanks for the pic...

Penny ~not feeling like she missed the boat.