MODEL CONSTRUCTION

ELEGANT NATASHA

05.06.201813.05.2018Auto show

In recent years, publication in the journal “modelist-Konstruktor” of the Amateur autocostruzione Willy-nilly suggests that homebrew almost refused to create a full character, complexity and depth of cars in favor of predominantly simplified in design “midget” two stroke engines. We are glad to inform that this is not so. Proof of that is created by our reader V. Revoluta from Stavropol NRA beautiful design passenger car “Natasha”.

SUPERDATABASE

05.06.201813.05.2018World of models

Only laudatory conclusions on flight characteristics received from everyone who was able to make her acquaintance, new polupoltina RC car. A great combination of handling and stability in all axes, a surprisingly low – speed flight, small sensitivity to sudden gusts of wind and good properties in the plan after stopping the engine and landing — here is the list of its advantages. The model is so poised in the air, despite diskoplana scheme, it can be recommended even for beginners in radiopilot to purchase both initial and follow-up skills in management. The latter makes this cruise a very versatile machine, especially considering its just amazing strength.

SKI OR CATAMARAN?

05.06.201813.05.2018Design

The boats, which we would like to introduce to the readers, it can be attributed to the category of small vessels. And how else to call a couple of universal self-propelled floats, which are easy to use and as gidroliz, and double pleasure catamaran. As can be seen from the drawings, each of the floats is a miniature boat with a power unit including battery, motor and propeller. Displacement of one float is about 140 kg, which allows not only to equip its power plant, but also allows for “skier” when you need to rely only on a single float, not fearing that he will go under water.

MINI-JEEP: PULL, NOT PUSH!

05.06.201813.05.2018Design

The vehicles of the “jeep” has always attracted Amateur by automakers its pronounced functionality: as they say, a jeep is a machine “advantage.” And, of course, the plainness of the external forms and the complete absence of surfaces with double curvature — and therefore, easy manufacturing of the body from any sheet material, ample inner space. In short, the machine with the appearance of the jeep will always be preferable for those who starts creating his very first vehicle. It was decided to develop a car like the jeep. However, the portrayal of the machine was that the plainness of its external forms is only apparent, and create a truly original body is very, very difficult. All of my “designer” refinements led eventually to the appearance of the paper machine is clearly artisanal. In the end had to turn to classical models by taking as a basis the famous “jeep” of the forties. In fact, I do, in General, a layman in design, to compete with the professionals who created a kind of reference appearance of this vehicle.

THE AIRBOAT: SCHOOL, SPEED

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In modern modeling design aerovision championship-class technologies have gone far ahead, and currently only a handful of athletes capable of creating competitive devices. In the conditions of the road and at home to make the modern model of the average Amateur athlete is very difficult. Practice runs aerolizer and the engine (especially if you have a part in competitions of any rank — from vnutritrekovye to on) on “fighting” techniques are not always appropriate. However, the experience and the ability to absorb necessary. To have technique training “for all sluchai”, but is simple to manufacture and launch, I had to think carefully about possible options.

A PIECE OF IRON WILL BE SHARP

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Qualitatively the condition blunt piece of iron of a plane is not easy even for an experienced wizard. Especially manually. As anyone tried, but to preserve the desired sharpening angle thus practically impossible. Another thing, if you use any device. For example, a wooden plank with a sloping cut. The width and thickness of cut Read more…

FROM FLASHLIGHT INTO A FLOAT

05.06.201813.05.2018Small-scale mechanization

Many are addicted to fishing for them this activity is a fascinating vacation. The very same UDA, rod, adise is one of the oldest fishing gear; by definition of V. I. dal’s dictionary, it is “spun horsehair forests, with one (or more) hook, which is sometimes linked to special powada; hook is attached above the sinker, above, depending on the depth, the float, the upper end attached to the rod, the shaky stick”. However, progress is inexorable. To replace the forest horsehair came nylon fishing line, floats of nylon and become electrified. Improving manual fishing gears and devoted this article.

THE LABEL “SCOTCH”

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You will agree that even in a darkened cellar will not mix banks, for example, blueberry and blackcurrant, if they have labels with information about the contents. Someone as label uses paper someone a band-aid. I take a transparent adhesive tape (“Scotch”), enclose under it a narrow paper strip with an inscription, say, “Blueberries, mashed Read more…

BED: AND THE SHELL, AND SPRING

05.06.201813.05.2018Own hands

In many homes, especially in rural areas, and in the cottages, too, remained not long ago, the popular and favorite due to its “softness” a bed with tubular grid. Indeed, they “rest” — how the cloud fluffy, and dreams are seen the same pleasant, light. And that they gradually disappeared from our daily lives, do not blame the mod. Just over time, the tubular mesh is stretched and after a few years turned into a kind of hammock in which to sleep was not comfortable tan as before. I managed without much parentage to return this bed to its former comfort by combining after modernization, the benefits of the “shell” and the usual cushion springs. It took only two solid boards and some coil springs from an old sofa.

HEAVY TANK is-7 (“object 260”)

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In the postwar period the plans for the organization of our armored forces military experts associated primarily with the latest heavy tank is-3. Commercially the tank was produced at the Chelyabinsk Kirov plant in 1945-1946 very fast pace. So, in the summer 1945 issue was, for example, 250 items per month. There were manufactured 2305 machines.

However, in the beginning of the service in the army revealed a number of fundamental flaws. The fact that many of the mechanisms and units, the is-3 proved to be unsuitable for prolonged use in peacetime because of the very low reliability. Apparently, affected the calculation of the short military life of machinery, which lasted in combat just a few weeks. Therefore, after 1948, they were subjected to alteration and modernization program of eliminating design flaws at the same Kirov factory in Chelyabinsk.