I have been asked a few times to do another tutorial on how to design and print a 3D printed RC airplane. I have a quiet few weeks at the...

I posted a while back that there was another Grumman model in the works, the X-29. I have been fairly busy lately getting the other...

I finally managed to get some flight video of the Porter this week. The Porter was the first of our designs and it is one of my favourite...

This project began back in March when the world and the UK where I live was thrown into COVID-19 lockdown.

Location, location, location. The biggest problem I have with model flying. I live in south west London where space is generally at a...

Last week I manage to find some space to take the Mallard for its maiden flight. I flew the aircraft from grass and managed a successful,...

On more than a few occasions I have wanted to build the internal structure of my models in a similar way to the Vickers Wellington bomber.

What happens when you leave black PLA in direct sunlight?

I am currently printing a prototype of the Grumman Mallard. I have printed a lot of planes now and have seen many of the problems that...

Several years ago, my day job was flying corporate jets around. For a few years I sat in the left hand seat of a Learjet 45. It was a...

I have recently shared a few new or ongoing projects and I thought I would share another. I started this one back in December. It took a...

With the easing of the UK lockdown restrictions I had an opportunity to try and take the Skymaster for its maiden flight. I had some...

Ever get an idea and feel so excited about it that you simply have to stop what you're doing and flesh it out a bit? This often happens...

With the Cessna 337 finished but lockdown continuing its time for a new project. I have a couple of other projects going on in the...

After a frantic start where I could achieve a lot in a short space of time the design process slowed to a halt due to running out of PLA....

Making Test Parts and Some Early Print Troubles

The tiny part for my printer I needed finally arrived and I have set off on the first print of our prototype. I started with the aft...

Ever since I was a kid with a window seat I have been fascinated but the mechanical goings on of the wings. Even now as an airline pilot,...

Ok, my printer is still broken, despite attempting a short-term epoxy fix. My replacement parts are still are not here but due in the...

The first iteration of the model is compete and it's time to start printing... Unfortunately my printer is has broken under the strain of...