AeroModeller – June 2018

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of the T.J.D. Display Team; he is currently

building a 102” Hellcat. When at work

Nigel will normally be found developing

Ripmax’s ARTFs for manufacture in

China, so these traditional balsa kits took

a diff erent type of concentration from his

normal role. Nigel told me he got a big

buzz from producing the models and has

found his stick and tissue building skills

have returned. Not only did he enjoy it

but many of his RC fl ying pals wanted

a go at the fl ying fi eld and are looking

forward to the release of these kits.

I’ve been impressed by the work

Ripmax are doing to produce these new

kits. They are not just a rehash of the

original with all their faults, but a quality

product with ready laser-cut parts, whilst

still holding true to the original spirit.

They are certainly many times better than

some of the Chinese produced glider

kits I saw a few years ago which had

production problems including dihedral

braces with a break in the middle! The

kit releases have taken longer than

expected due to the diligence of the

preparation, but as we go to press the

kits are expected to be available at the

end of May. ■

http://www.ripmax.com

The evocative style

of the naming of the

designs has been

retained. The Ace is

a 30” span rubber

duration model.

The 40” span Gipsy by Bill Dean is the largest of the Keil Kraft rubber powered designs. It is Free Flight but could be adapted to micro RC control for small

fi eld fl ying whether rubber powered or electric.

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