balsa heli on ebay!!

[fatmantom]

just thought i would share this with u....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Radio-controle...QQcmdZViewItem

crazy!! lol

[richieclarkie]

Nice decking

[fatmantom]

lol, i espiecially like the slate chippings in the 1st pic,

excellent contrasts!!

[Boggy]

and what exactly is wrong with my
balsa heli.....diy decking...and purple slate chippings???

[jamiem]

nitro too

[richieclarkie]

You could set it on fire and see how long it flys for

[fatmantom]

thats if it flys....

[Fixxxer]

Looks like sommat from the 'great egg race' days :O

[Boggy]

You could set it on fire and see how long it flys for

just rub its blades together!!!

[Biggles]

Looks like a micromold Lark to me...????

[Stuart]

Just wait it will turn up at a field along with a nice chap saying and I quote "I bought this off ebay, can you help me check it out".

Nothing against anyone who's done this, only wish that they'd called here first and asked before spending hard earned cash.

[G-DAVE]

All heli's where like that when I started

It's a MicroMold Lark - fixed pitch - circa 1975ish. originally the cabin was abs but as spares ran out people made there own out of wood.
The air frame was plywood - and if memory serves there was not a ball- bearing in the whole kit . They were all oilight things.
Dave

[fatmantom]

and they actually flew!!!!??????.......wow i want one now

[mchristyuk]

They definately flew... my old man has about 3 of them.. with a new one still in box.

The GMP Cricket was a copy of the MM Lark..

At the time of its release in the mid 70's commerically available helicopters (Schluter Cobra, Graupner 212) cost several hundred pounds. The Lark was around £60. It was what got a lot of people into the hobby because it was cheap to buy and cheap to repair.. in fact a lot of parts could be made yourself.

There was even a flybarless head available for it for aerobatics (yes it would loop with the flybarless head).. though I still can't quite get my "head" (ahem) around how a flybarless, fixed pitch, rotor head actually works... but work it did..

Mark

[G-DAVE]

Hi Mark
I remember seeing your old man flying one between rounds at the Nats.

Mine was always a bit down on power - but it was a plain HB 20 - looking back I don't quite know how it ever left the ground.
Dave