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General => Rotary and General Chit-Chat => Topic started by: MrHanky on August 01, 2010, 05:38:15 PM

Title: New toy!
Post by: MrHanky on August 01, 2010, 05:38:15 PM
Stumbled across this yesterday and thought I would treat myself, as well as hopefully educate me a little bit.
 
http://curiousminds.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/622
 
Anyways I went looking for a Rotary version as well, and found this in the states.  http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXAY31&P=W#tech
 
Might get this if all goes well with the combustion engine.  Anyone else used any of these?
 
Mark
Title: New toy!
Post by: clive on August 01, 2010, 07:07:09 PM
Good find Mark,

Sorry I couldn\'t get the phone earlier ref track day, I will see if I can get you in tomorrow and give you a ring ,
Title: New toy!
Post by: leggysrx7 on August 01, 2010, 07:14:21 PM
I\'ve got the rotary version in my loft....unbuilt!!!!

Had it for about 5 years
Title: New toy!
Post by: johnf on August 01, 2010, 08:01:22 PM
Quote\'ve got the rotary version in my loft....unbuilt!!!!

I\'d leave it there - it would only throw a tip if you built it.

Sorry couldn\'t resist
Title: New toy!
Post by: MrHanky on August 01, 2010, 08:43:37 PM
Quote from: clive;708137Good find Mark,
 
Sorry I couldn\'t get the phone earlier ref track day, I will see if I can get you in tomorrow and give you a ring ,

No problems Clive.  Might speak to you tomorrow :)
 
Quote from: leggysrx7;708139I\'ve got the rotary version in my loft....unbuilt!!!!
 
Had it for about 5 years

Is it a Haynes one that you build up yourself?  Think I will get one of these to help me and my brother understand.  At the minute my brother believes that the rotary engine works with black magic :)
Title: New toy!
Post by: leggysrx7 on August 03, 2010, 08:47:35 PM
my wankel one im sure isnt a haynes one. I\'ll need to jump up into the loft
Title: New toy!
Post by: MrHanky on August 03, 2010, 10:55:57 PM
Oh right, I didn\'t think they made one.  Started making the 4 pot at dinner and learned all about the 4 cycles of a four stroke engine :)
Really good little kit for numpties like me who know nothing about cars ;)
Then my brother complicated matters and started explaining how a 2 stroke works :(
Title: New toy!
Post by: leggysrx7 on August 04, 2010, 09:59:45 AM
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/leggystt/593c2a45.jpg)


Just pulled it down from the loft. Box a little dusty lol
Title: New toy!
Post by: leggysrx7 on August 04, 2010, 10:18:46 AM
Checked out the contents and all the plastic bags are unopened.

I bought this the day I agreed to buy my 1st rx7, thinking that I\'d build it and learn more about the engine. TBH I learned all I needed to through this forum and helpful local members to me.
Title: New toy!
Post by: MrHanky on August 04, 2010, 11:31:19 AM
That looks cool.  Think I will be getting one at some point.  There is a lot of information here, but I find it loads easier looking at this sort of thing.  I spent dinner yesterday putting a few things together, reading the manual and identifying the parts.  I learned more about a combustion engine yesterday dinner, than I ever have with the likes of my brother trying to explain.  
Im just mechanically inept.
Thats fine though as my brother is thick when it comes to things like Access and Excel :D
 
Mark
 
 
Quote from: leggysrx7;708612Checked out the contents and all the plastic bags are unopened.
 
I bought this the day I agreed to buy my 1st rx7, thinking that I\'d build it and learn more about the engine. TBH I learned all I needed to through this forum and helpful local members to me.