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Hi Don, thanks. You mean a Leprechaun? If yes, I have been wanting to one of those as well. Hope the build goes well. I´m building a DAG R2 autogyro now, similar open structure. I love the look of models built that way. Cheers Hugh

Thank you very much. Yes several years old now but no regrets doing it this way.

Hi, thanks for the feedback, it's a great design. I don't remember the exact C of G but I set it up as per the plan and it flew just fine. During the build I focused on getting all the RC as far forwards as possible and keeping the tail light. This meant I didn't need to add any lead to get a good balance.

@@lowpass36 thank you for Info

Hei tusen takk. Jeg flyr ut i Nord-Jæren

@@lowpass36 Takk. Tippet det fra landskapet. Stuck på Romerike.. Hele tiden på jakt etter hang..

Hi, thank you very much. Yes still flying but not that much this year. Hope to have a go tomorrow, might be another video if I get some good footage. 5-6 knots forecast.

Takk Em ;-)

Hi Mic, I did a few mods. Made it with a removable tail. This saves a lot of space when storing it. Other than that I put some very small diagonals down the fuse. It twisted a lot when first built. I knew the covering would stop almost all the twisting but I wanted to be sure. Like I say very small diagonals because this adds weight where it is very easily felt and needs to be balanced with more lead in the nose. If you look very carefully at the film you will see vertical grain on the keel as well under the cockpit and half way aft. This was to try and prevent the grain of the keel cracking if there was a heavy landing. Repairing a model that has clear film on it will just make a mess of the model, so I have tried to build in a bit more strength at the same time trying not to increase the weight.Has worked well so far. Lovely model to fly, I can recommend it if you are considering it. Cheers, Hugh

Well it is quite a wide tailplane so I did this for the ease of storage through the winter. For the summer I leave it rigged. Less prone to damage if you have a rougher than planned landing as well but luckily that has not happened yet.

Thank you for the kind feedback

Hi, there is one on eBay right now. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Berkeleys-93-Super-Sinbad-Glider-R-C-Laser-Cut-Short-Kit/133237846820?hash=item1f05983324:g:GcAAAOSwQwFcCt0J good luck

Hi, I have another video showing the build of the plane. Hope you enjoy. thank you

Hi, I found mine on eBay, there was a guy in the USA who had made a few kits and was selling them off. it was only a partial kit but the quality was good. Good luck if you decide to make one, its a great model.

Look here: outerzone.co.uk/index.asp or here: aerofred.com

Hi, getting the nose covered was tricky. I used solarfilm and cut it as small as possible with several pieces. Lots of heat and worked it down, it was not done in 5 minuets. I had no pattern for the covering i just cut it to hide the RC in the nose. Good luck.

lowpass36 Ok, I sure like the way it looks. I’m going to try to do the same on mine. Thank you for the info. 😃👍

Hi, it comes into the whole picture, its filmed in Norway! :-)

Thank you :-)

To hinge the tail plane i use standard model hinges. I aligned and installed the elevator to the tailplane to confirm full and free movement. Once confirmed i removed the metal hinge pins from each hinge. Those were replaced with one long carbon pin 1mm . The carbon pin is about the same length as the span of the tailplane. It is just friction keeping it in place and with many hours of flying with the model it has proved to work well. I got the carbon rod on ebay.

lowpass36 many thanks. I appreciated your help, greeting and many flights

Hi, send me a mail to lekolber@online.no and i can send you some pictures. Thanks Hugh

@@lowpass36 Thankyou!

Hi, I posted a short vid on the tail if you want to have a look. Thanks Hugh

Hi, thanks for the kind words, did you start you model yet?

Thank you, yes its a great design. Hugh