ACCESSORIES

 

Pilots by Jim Reeves jim@jimreeves.plus.com www.jimreeves.plus.com


British Scale Colours.        
Spectrum polyurathane paint.

These paints will give a reasonably authentic
colour match as detailed below.
Spitfire and WWII
Top .- Dk Green/Earth (early). Dk Green/ Dk Sea grey (late).
         For Dk green, use Matt Olive Drab.
         For Earth use Matt Dk Earth.
         For Dk Sea Grey, Use Dk Grey, with added white .
Bottom.- Med Sea Grey or Sky or Black/white or Silver.
         For Sky, use Matt Duck Egg Blue.
         For Med sea grey use Lt grey with added black.
Roundels.- Red /white/blue/yellow.
         For red, use Matt Red.
Close, but add some yellow and black to get closer.
        For Blue, use Dk Blue
        For yellow, use Matt Cub Yellow
Sopwiths and WWI.
Top.- PC10 Greenish brown.
This was made to my sample from the RAF museum.
Bottom. -Natural linen.
Solartex Linen was made to match my sample.
Roundels. -As Spitfires above.

Matt Colours in 125 ml tins.£5 each.
Thin with white spirit,
       
Olive Drab Dark Earth Dark Grey Light Grey
       
Sky Black Red Dark Blue
       
Cub Yellow    PC 10  White Silver 


Matt colours in 400 ml spray. £10.50 each
Satin Clear.
To over coat the matt colours for an even satin sheen.

   
     Red         White    
       
Olive Drab Dark Earth Dark Grey Light Grey
       
 Sky  PC 10 Dark Blue Satin Clear


NEW . Foam for making scale tyres.
Very light.
1 3/4" x 12" x 12" £15.
1 3/4" x 12" x 6" £8.
7/8" x 12" x 12" £8

12" x 12" square. Will make two 6" and two 5" tyres,
or two 6 1/2" and two 4 1/2" tyres.
Mark a circle 3 mm oversize. Drill centre hole and saw to rough shape.
Mount on a bolt and fit in electric drill. Sand to shape with coarse,
then fine paper. Make the hub with brass tube, washers each
side and long bolts to pull together, or to suit the particular scale appearance

The foam givesgood performance and will take a good weight.


Air retract set. suits our Venom, Javelin, Reaper.
Every thing you need in the set.£150
2 main units, one steering unit. air bottle, control valve,
speed control, pressure guage,
filler valve, 3 & 4 way connectors, pipe.

Clear 1mm plastic for glazing. 8" x 22" £3

MINI AIRBRUSH SET £10

I have just sprayed my 1/4 scale Spitfire with
one of these. I like it because it is quick and
simple to dismantle for cleaning and at this price
you can afford to replace it if you forget and
let the paint cure it the gun, or have several going
with different colours.

12 paint brushes. £1.

resin/glue brushes £1.

1/4 scale oxygen hose.
Also good for cockpit edging
on biplanes, covered with thin leather. £1
 

Sliding canopy rails.
12 inch long brass. £6 pair
3/16" (5mm) square.
Slot takes an M2 screw head
which slides smoothly along.
Solder two screws each side to your
canopy frame.
Cut round holes in the rail at about half
way open so the frame can be
sprung apart and the canopy taken off.
Dont forget you will need the rails to be
twice the lenght of your canopy.

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SPINNERS
6" Spitfire. turned from solid. £42.
5" Mosquito -£32
4" Spitfire- £24.
4" Spitfire Plastic £6. -
3 3/4" Hurricane -£22

4 BLADE SCALE PROP KIT
1/6 for Spitfire.
blades also good for Hurricane etc.
See my model on spitfire page. £10
1/4 scale £20
2 1/2 Litre fuel tank. £5

Wing joining tubes.
Aluminium tubes with matching
phenolic outer tube.
1" x 36" £25
3/4" x 36". £23.        3/8" x 24", £8.50
Super 6" Carbon spinner.
Lightweight and strong. £70		  
SCALE RIVETS SYSTEM

1/6 scale  (1.2 mm)   £5
1/5 scale  (1.5mm)   £5
1/4 scale  (1.8 mm)  £5
1/3 scale  (2.4mm)  £6
5 rivets per inch. 12 inch long strips. 60 rivets per strip.
24 strips = 1440 rivets.
Each rivets is double type = 2880 rivets.
Two rivet types.are in the same packet.
Painted rivets. Stick the self adhesive strip to the model.
Use a small brush to apply primer or paint to the holes
in the strip. Peel off the strip when paint has dried.
(Only 2 minutes with primer). Now ready for painting.

Stuck-on rivets.
Save the backing paper from painted rivets.
Apply adhesive tape over the dots on the paper,
rub down hard with knife handle and lift off.
Apply the tape to the model, rub down and remove the tape.
The adhesive dots are ready to be painted with the model.
The stuck-on rivets are slightly smaller than the painted
type and stand out more on the surface.
The painted type depend on how thick you apply the paint.
Practice on plastic sheet with both types, then paint
them to see if the result suits the model you are building.
Experiment to get the right effect.

Scale paneling tapes.
£3 pack. 120 x 12 inch strips.
Stick the tapes to the model, spray over with primer.
A light sanding then removethe tapes.
Leaves a very narrow groove to simulate panel
lines. Should be done before the rivets.

Self adhesive silver vinyl sheet,
12" x 24" £2.50
Use for scale hatches etc.

Rivets on my Hurricane

SCALE RIB TAPES

Based on the full-size 2" wide,
5 points per inch, we have;-
1/3 scale, 0.66" x15 PPI.
1/4 scale, 0.5" x 20 PP
1/5 scale, 0.4" x 25 PPI
1/6 scale, 0.33" x 25 PPI
Each set has 20 strips x 28" long, plus 4 double
width and 2 half width.
£9 in Solartex linen
.£9.50 in silver
We can cut in any other colour, just send us your material.
These are not 'pinking' tapes but 'pinked' tapes

36 CIRCLES (12 big/middle/small),
say which scale you want.£9
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Solartex 'Linen'
10 meter or 2 meter rolls.

BRASS TUBE. 12" long.
each fits inside the next size.
1/16" £1.00.              3/8" £3.00
3/32" £1.00.          13/32" £3.25
1/8" £1.25.              7/16" £3.50
5/32" £1.50.          15/32" £ 3.50
3/16" £1.75.             1/2" £3.75
7/32" £2.00.         17/32" £ 4.00
1/4" £2.20.             9/16" £44.50
9/32" £2.40.         19/32" £4.50
5/16" £2.75.            5/8" £4.75
11/32" £3.00

. 1/4" o/d steel tube £6 per 3 foot length
. 5/16" o/d steel tube £7.50 per 3 foot length.
Stainless tube. 8 mm x 500 mm, 1/2 mm wall. £3




Robart air cylinder 38 gm £35 each

 



Jims model		 METALCOAT
Real sheet aluminium for model covering.
Self adhesive, Only weighs 9.4 gm per sq foot.
.Easy finish - stick it on, ready to paint,
polish or burnish to required effect.
Of course its fuelproof. Easily replace a patch if damaged.
600 mm wide. £3 per metre.




HEAT SHIELD. Ceramic blanket.
Wrap around rear ducting and hold with
aluminium tapeor duct tape.
£6.75 per foot x 24" 20 inch wide. Weight 72 gm

BENDY PIPE
Stainless steel. Bends VERY tightly
12 inches x Inside diameters.
6 mm £4.00 ............ 8 mm £4.00
10 mm £4.00 ..........12 mm £4.00
15.mm £7.00           20 mm £6.00
25 mm £8.00
Special pipes to fit into LASER cylinder head.
Laser 120/150/300. 10 mm. £6.00
70/80/90/100/160/180/200. 8 mm. £6.00
Silver solder for joining £2.50. Flux 50p.
     
     

INSTRUMENT PANEL KITS
For WW2 British fighters. As shown.
1/7 scale £5. 1/6 scale £5. 1/5 scale £5.   
1/4 scale £7. 1/3 scale £10.
Now included in our Spitfire and Hurricane kits.
Can be assembled in half an hour. See also Sopwith page.
JETSTRAP £17
Instant release steel strap mounting.
Remove turbine from model in 10 seconds
    (Please state engine model) 		 ..

spot welded jet pipes. 0.15mm stainless steel, made to order.

3-4" diameter @ £1.25 per inch length.

belmouth £6, mounting lugs £2 each, cool suport ring £20.
TORQUEMASTER £195. Export £170.
SPEED REDUCTION UNIT   for   ZENOAH 62
50% Thrust increase, from 20lbs for standard Z62 to around
30 lbs when fitted with Torquemaster.    
1. Bolt-on Unit. no modification to the engine.
2. More torque drives bigger props for increased thrust.
3. Moves the thrust line closer to the centre of the engine.- Easier cowling.
4. Ratio 1.75:1
Thrust - 30 lbs.          Weight - 2¾ lbs.     Length increase - 2½ in.
Prop shaft is 75 mm above engine shaft.     Pulley runs on two ballraces.
Prop .........RPM                  A well run in engine can give 10% higher RPM.
26 x 8 ......5400 (prop too small.       Suggested max RPM - 5100 on prop.
26 x 10 ....5200 (a bit small)
28 x 12 ....4600
28 x 14 ....4400 (takes my 1/3 Camel up vertically!)
30 x 11 ....4000    
32 x 12 ....2700 (too big for max power)
MORE INFO ON THE CHAT PAGE 
   
Torquemaster for Zenah 22 .     £125       
 

 

        


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Ian Redshaw's DH2 with 30" pusher prop on
Torquemaster with 9" extended shaft.
 
Tiny screws F, One of our most useful and unique items.
Opens up new possibilities for scale models
Hinges, canopies, and scale fittings can be held in place with screws instead of gluing on.
Easier to service and more realistic.
I also use them for practical things, mounting servos, rigging brackets, hinges, etc.etc.
Buy a packet to try.          
Items M,N, P fit our forkends.
A     2.9 x 8 mm
self tapping. £1 pkt 30.		 B      2 x 10 mm
self tapping. £1 pkt 30.		 C      2.2 x 8 mm
self tapping. £1 pkt 30.		 D       1.2 x 9 mm
self tapping. £1 pkt 30		 E     1.6 x 6 mm
self tapping. £1 pkt 30		 F    1 x 4 mm
self tapping. £1 pkt 30  
G      M2 x 25 mm
£1 pkt 20		 H      M2 x 14 mm
£1 pkt 20		 J      M2 x 10 mm
£1 pkt 20		 K      M2 x6 mm
£1 pky 20		 L       M2 nuts
£1 pky 20		 M     M2 x 16 mm
Small head
£1 pkt 10

N       M2 x 5 mm
Small head
£1 pkt 10
P      M2, small nuts
£1 pkt 10
0.8 mm Pilot drill for F
75p
Mini cross head
screwdriver set
Very good.    £3.00		    

Needle valve for speed control on
retracts. 4mm.£12
Acts one-way, allowing quick
legs-down for landing.


Needle valve speed control,
3 mm pipe. £10

Super metal ball link, M2.or M3. £2
no play, very free.

8 Prong nuts. M3 or M4..£1.

M2 Cable anchor.50p.
Tiny Eyelets.,for fabric, lacing.   
£1.50 pkt 100

Fine silver solder. For delicate work.
24" x 1/32" £4 . Flux 50p
 
Kevlar thread. 0.038". 10 metres £4.
Very strong. No stretch. . Yellow, but can
be dyed or painted.
Use for closed loop controls,
no radio sheilding effects.

Control cable,plastic coated steel. 12 ft £3.50
Heavy cable, soft, 49 strand,
1 mm and 1.2 mm. 50p metre.

Fuselage/tank Vent 65p.

Tank feed 1.60p.

Metal fuel Filter £3


Metal airline quick connectors
for 3/4 mm pipe.£3

Plastic air line connector
4mm 75p

Air pressure gauge.
1/2 inch diameter. £15


Brass hatch catch £3

Yellow 1/4" Tygon tubing. £1.25 per foot.
to link klunks etc. to 4 mm jet tube
4 mm clear jet fuel tubing. £1.25 per metre.
3 mm pipe, 4 meters each, two colours. £5
Felt filter klunk £6.50
Half price offer £3.

On/off air valve for brakes   
or retracts £17

Retract air valve. £8


3mm airline junctions.
4 way £1.60. 3 way £1.30

Plastic 3way for 4mm pipe. 25p


Retracts valve with speed control. £35



Light alloy sheet. 24 swg .
12" x 18".  £3

Ready to use tanks. £13
three litre. 97 x 130 x 345 mm.
[Lightning, Hunter.Reaper]



       
SCALE MANIFOLD
Fits most two stroke engines up to 15cc.
Less than an inch wide to fit inside cowlings.
takes 1/2" Bendy Pipe
Outlet can swivel 360 to best position.

SLIM SILENCER £8.00
1 1/4" x 3"
Inlet and outlet can be fitted in 3 positions.
Blanking plug in unused hole
Exhaust baffle/ outlet tube can be removed with
one screw to adjust to required noise/power levels.
 
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Universal metal engine mount.
Up to 30 cc. 3" long bearers. £8
Quiet mount. (Rubber bushes). £10

ENGINE TEST STAND.
Takes engines up to 30 cc. £15		  

SUPER RETRACT SERVO..80 lbs pull. £50
The most powerful retract servo in the world?
You need power and strength for reliability.

This 1/6 scale sergeant pilot (unpainted) £4
1/4 scale Mick, age 32! £3		  
   
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PRO-SKIN
PRO-SKIN is epoxy-glass sheet which has been moulded under high pressure and heat. R
esult is a perfect flat sheet with semi-matt surface which accepts paint and glues well.
It is waterproof and fuelproof, and will not warp.
When a model has been covered in PRO-SKIN, it will be ready to paint!
Gone will be the weeks or months of tedious dusty work of rubbing down, messy resin/glass
covering, filling, more rubbing down and so on.
PRO-SKIN gives you a representation of a scale metal skin which would be hard to achieve
normally, and its instant!
When you add it all up, PRO-SKIN is not only MUCH quicker, it is also cheaper!

I did a check building a 9 foot span pair of wings,
Balsa sheet              £35.    1120 gm
50 gm Glass cloth £15     135 gm
Epoxy resin          £17     200 gm
spray filler            £17     185 gm
sandpaper           £7
Total cost           £91      1640 gm
The cost of eqivalent area in 0.3 ProSkin - £84.
The proskin was a little heavier 1872 gm. but much stronger.

Use for Foam wings, instead of veneers.
Sheet is applied using Polyurathane adhesive. The adhesive has a foaming action which
fills the slight irregularities in the foam. Leading edges and wing tips are best made with balsa as normal.
Result is a hard surface ready to paint.
Wing is strong and stiff as it would have been with the normal veneer/glass/epoxy resin finish.

Built up wings instead of sheet balsa.
0.2, 0.3, or 0.4 mm PRO-SKIN is used according to the size of the model.
The wing structure is sanded until all ribs and spars are level, just as you would for sheeting with balsa.
The PRO-SKIN is cut with scissors slightly oversize.
(One piece covers the wing, no joining of sheets is needed).
Polyurathane adhesive is applied to the wing structure and the skin is smoothed down and clamped or weighted.
The adhesive foams up to fill any gaps and also give a filleting effect to make a strong bond with the structure.
The adhesive will be handleable in about 20 minutes, then the wing can be lifted and the operation repeated for
the other side. The PRO-SKIN will only work where there is no double curvature, so wing tips and leading
edges willbe made in the traditional way. The PRO-SKIN is now ready for painting!
Alternative adhesive is one hour epoxy with some filler to thicken it.
This allows more time to position the skins.
It is good practice to slightly roughen the ProSkin suface at the glue joints.

Hunter wing with top skin fitted.   Hunter flap only 6 mm thick and completely rigid. Took 15 minutes to make.

Fuselages, small assemblies, ailerons etc, anywhere that a flat sheet will fit.
Perfect sharp and straight trailing edges are easy with PRO-SKIN.
Scale hinging for metal subjects now becomes easy! Hinges can be fitted with our
tiny screws directly under the thin, hard PRO-SKIN sheet. Hatches?
Just cut the hatch in PRO-SKIN, place it on the surface and mark around with a knife.
Cut out, and line the hole with narrow strip of PRO-SKIN glued inside.
Place the hatch into the perfectly fitted recess and secure with MRM ‘000 ’ tiny screws.
Job done!
How?
Foam wings/tails/fuselage panels are covered in the thinnest PRO-SKIN, using polyu glue.
You must prepare the job well before applying the adhesive to one side of the foam,
spreading with a scraper. You must work quickly to get the PRO-SKIN in place within 5 minutes.
The inside of the skin can be dampened if you want the adhesive set more quickly.
The PRO-SKIN is then held down with weights, or clamps and left to set.
Adhesives.
Polyurathane sticks very well to most things (even your fingers).
It is very convenient to fit formers in glass fuselages because it needs no mixing.
Just squirt it from the bottle over the joint and it will form a natural, slightly flexible fillet.
Proskin will work with epoxy resins and cyanos. For an almost unbreakable trailing edge,
just apply normal cyano so that it wicks between the wing skins. It will set in a few minutes,
then you will be able to knock the trailing edge of your wing on the edge of your wooden bench.
The bench will be dented, not the wing!
Limitations.
As you might expect, being a perfect flat board, PRO-SKIN cannot cover compound curves in one piece.
Most wing panels can be dealt with, and the leading edge is most easily achieved with balsa in the traditional way.
Double curvature wings may be possible by slitting the PRO-SKIN near the wing tip,
but you must experiment with this. Wings with a change in section, such as the Hunter or Javelin
will require a short slit at the front of the Proskin
You can be sure that many new techniques will be developed with this new material when
ingenious modellers get their hands on it.
Polyurathane adhesive is very useful for all sorts of materials.
It needs no mixing, cures quickly and foams out to form filleted joints.

PRICES                                                    
0.2 mm. - Foam wings and small models.     36" x 48"  - £33.    Half sheet -  £17.    weight - 33 gm sq ft.
0.30 mm - Built up wings.                            36" x 48"   - £33.    Half sheet - £17     weight - 66 gm sq ft.
0.40 mm - Models.over 15 Kg                     36" x 48"  -  £33.    Half sheet - £17    weight -  88 gm sq ft.
1.6 mm   - horns and fittings. .                     6" x 12" -  £5. Also 5 mm and 6 mm - £10 per square foot.
Please note that the thickness stated is nominal.
The process cannot control the thickness exactly and so this will vary.
.......................................................................................PRO-BOND. ... 500 ml,.... £10
          

More details on 'Mick's Chat' page.

Offers

Two Spun alloy cowls. 13 5/8"  (343 mm) £15 each                                      




Large Props.
36 x 16 ,   £30
40 x 20.    £40

Silencer, 60 to 90 size. £4