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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-24-2014, 04:39 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,899
Posted By W.E. Fan

If I may just add my own two cents... World...

If I may just add my own two cents...

World Engines may an awful lot of radios sold as "house brands". Kraft did the same thing, so did E.K. These "house brands" certainly must have increased...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-09-2014, 11:49 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Les, I'm with you. The Pilot kits I have...

Les,

I'm with you. The Pilot kits I have built myself always had two things in common:

- Excellent parts fit

and

- Very often an incorrect wing incidence unless you corrected it during...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-08-2014, 11:44 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Socrates, Yes......the good old days with...

Socrates,

Yes......the good old days with the die-crunched parts......especially if they were plywood. Like you say, it was not always easy to even tell the shape of the particular part. One of...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-04-2014, 01:19 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Don, Some of the Pilot kits could be tricky....

Don,

Some of the Pilot kits could be tricky. That excellent parts fit so typical for a Pilot kit could really fool you sometimes. My own experience is that you had to keep tabs on the wing...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-21-2014, 10:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,894
Posted By W.E. Fan

Hello Jay, I feel your comment regarding a...

Hello Jay,

I feel your comment regarding a technical expert that does not understand the actual use of R/C is dead on. Over here, in this club, I know of one very experienced R/C flyer (he began...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
11-20-2013, 04:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,288
Posted By W.E. Fan

Goatbasket, Regarding your RCM&E...

Goatbasket,

Regarding your RCM&E digital......if the resistors have aged, you should expect the same from the ceramic capacitors. The tantalum capacitors will of course age as well. The only...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-30-2013, 02:20 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Socrates, I do not have any solid experience...

Socrates,

I do not have any solid experience from using the all plastic Pilot ARF's, but if I may use the EZ Super Box Fly .40 or the Super Box Fly .10 as a references.....yes, the plastic did...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-25-2013, 12:17 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Socrates, OK- I stand corrected....don't...

Socrates,

OK- I stand corrected....don't know where I got Sotiris from but like you say.......it is a Greek name too.

Doug
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-24-2013, 06:21 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Roguedog, Sotiris may be interested in your...

Roguedog,

Sotiris may be interested in your plans. When I listed the Pilot kits myself, I concentrated on the ARF's and nothing else. And.....would you believe I have uncovered even MORE Pilot...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-21-2013, 09:47 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Sotiris, World Engines was a...

Sotiris,

World Engines was a manufacturer/distributor located in Cincinnati, Ohio. I still have (and use) World Engines radios, thus my nick "W.E.Fan". WE also marketed some "foreign" made...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-20-2013, 10:09 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Socrates, OK...........will try to fill in...

Socrates,

OK...........will try to fill in the missing blanks. Or rather, I did not know you needed a bit more info, but here goes.....

Ref the World engines 1974-1975 catalog.

The big...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-19-2013, 06:13 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

Thalis (and the rest of you) ;) I just...

Thalis (and the rest of you) ;)

I just remembered an old World Engines catalog I had. It is the 1974-1975 catalog. It shows three pretty ladies (all WE employees at the time) on the cover. Pages...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-17-2013, 09:25 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 168,788
Posted By W.E. Fan

My own contribution to the lists above- and there...

My own contribution to the lists above- and there are probably still more missing.....

- The Box Fly series of ARF/kits. These were "sort of" ARF's where the wings were just about complete but...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
07-13-2013, 08:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,533
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Heathkit radios

Jay,

Interesting reading......especially the part about Phil Kraft. He was clearly an opportunist, he had to be. However, knowingly transferring a problem to a second mfg, and charging money for...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
07-10-2013, 07:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,169
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: RCM Issue Publication Dates

RCM Issues...

1963- Oct, Nov, Dec

1964- Jan, Feb, March-April, May,June-July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 

Doug
Forum: Questions and Answers
07-05-2013, 10:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 508
Posted By W.E. Fan

All(?) -well, almost- Digital now??

This subject may have been discussed here before, but I'll ask anyway...

I have been informed by another modeler that the recent rage of equipment (read that as 2.4 GHz sets) is almost 100%...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-28-2013, 05:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,430
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Vintage Center Loaded Antennas

JMP Blackfoot,

You are cheating,,,,,:D.....original Tx AND original Rx is the way to go. Easy to say though, not that easy to do. I have tried (unsuccessfully) to make a Controlaire receiver work...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-28-2013, 12:57 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,430
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Vintage Center Loaded Antennas

JMP Blackfoot,

You are right about the length too........forgot about it, as I was using the formula from memory. Must be Alzheimers.....

Other then that, I too suspect the Controlaire is your...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-27-2013, 07:42 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,430
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Vintage Center Loaded Antennas

JMP Blackfoot,

No offense, but I believe the inductance values differ a lot more than .3 uH. Looking at the Controlaire and Testors coil values, I notice the number of turns are rather similar...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-24-2013, 08:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,435
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Our Old Heathkit Radio

SGibson,

So I guess it is not you that is selling an old World Engines set on e**y then? A bargain(?) at only(?) three hunnert honeybucks. No box, certainly no papers, and definitely questionable...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-19-2013, 08:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,435
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Our Old Heathkit Radio

Russ,

A recap is always a good start. Please do not be suprised thoughif you shouldexperience problems down the road, since transistors could be acting up too. They may not be that easy to detect...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-18-2013, 11:59 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,435
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Our Old Heathkit Radio

I agree with ukengineman. 27 MHz frequencies are not any problem today. As for the old radios, it becomes a different story. Anyone who decides to use an old 70's radio as is with basically nothing...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-15-2013, 10:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,326
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Muffler for Gold Head .60

Skyraider 71,

If we were to use the advertising of theAmerican distributor at the time (World Engines), it seems like the Gold Head was introduced early in 1971. In late 1974 World Engines adsthen...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-12-2013, 07:42 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,326
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Muffler for Gold Head .60

There is currently an OS 704 up for sale on e**y. Seller seems a bit optimistic with his buy-it-now price for 50 even, but who knows?Maybe this muffler is rare and worth every penny.

Doug
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-08-2013, 08:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,987
Posted By W.E. Fan

RE: Vintage RC Radio Repair and Reconditioning

Bob,

I agree with you when it comes to old R/C, and the 27 MHz frequencies. In fact, I do believe CB's were no major problemeither way back in the 70's. I lived in the US and Canada during the...
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