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THIS PAGE is reserved for pictures of your own models, not necessarily built by you but  those you own and fly. Give us some details of the model if you wish and let the rest of us share the pleasure of the results of your hard work or even drool over them with envy! Picture files are best sent as JPEGs (.jpg) to save transmission and downloading time.

Rob Sherratt's scale model helicopter

rob heli1.jpg (108238 bytes) These two thumbnail images are of Rob Sherratt's Schweitzer 300, based on the Robbe Hughes 300 kit and Mosquito XXL mechanics. Rob is currently working on a scale cabin and pilot for inside the cockpit, but couldn't wait before getting out flying it! Click on the thumbnail for a full-screen view and on then on your Back button to return here. robheli2.jpg (409581 bytes)

This is Rob's latest heli which he is preparing for the Felixstowe Show this year (see the www page). He has modified the canopy quite a lot to get it fitting right. Rob says the standard kit is not scale - the cockpit is at least 20mm too far forward and 25mm too low to be anything like the pukka full size bird, so he cut it about a bit and it now fits real snug and looks great. The mechanics didn't need any modification other than cutting an inch or so from the front of the radio tray.

Rob writes: At the  moment the 300C is giving me a lot of fun - it bounces around really reliably and looks just like the real thing. It's helping me to fly nose-in because I get a much better visualisation of the whole helicopter with the body being "fatter" than the usual pod and boom, also the scale undercarriage has real springs in it and an extra metal brace assembly, and the tail is very rigid with four metal struts. So I think the heli is very hard to damage on a heavy landing. Just as well, given the number of times I've auto'd it down hard after the fuel ran out mid flight . . . ! As you can probably tell, I'm not yet up to BMFA B test standard, but I'm working on it.

I'm hoping Rob will keep us posted on his progress with the scale cabin and pilot.

You can meet Rob on the personal profiles page and there's information about the Felixstowe Show on the www page.  

Now let's enjoy a sight of your favourite model (aircraft or heli, of course!)