Control line stunt model

Still looking looking for the engine
I have a friend who has a L A engine i can have for free
We used to fly in competitions against each other 50 years ago
But i dont know what an L A is
Im looking for a .46 size, i usrd to use Merco 35 back in the day

The LA series of engines where built by OS specifically for control line, I've never owned one but I did manage to coax the old brain cell into remembering the name!

The OS fx is a better engine. The following is a sort of consensus.

The difference is night and day.

FX: Ball bearing supported crank shaft instead of power robbing bronze bushings on LA
More power!
Twin needle carb for more precision in engine tuning.

LA: Economy engine
Not very powerful because of bushing and restrictive carb throat and engine porting.
Cheap and atypical quality from OS.

If you wish to get a great running engine but don't want to spend the money for an OS FX but like the LA .46 price then you may want to purchase one of these other brand engines; deleted

BB, I have the following 46's
2 x OS Max FX, 1 has some damage but not serious the other was in my Thor 40 and has been stripped for cleaning.
2 x Evolution, 1 well used, the other just run in, (I was told!)
1 x New in box ASP, ABC
Tell me what you want!
All of this stuff was bought back in the days when I had a disposable income and bought anything that appeared on the market!

Thanks for the offer Tony but ill.take my friend heres offer of the OS LA46 hs been flying stunt for the last 55 years so you can imadgine the amout of gear he has
Thanks bud
Still no pins lol

They're there if you need anything. I remember Mr Sephton used to get his pins from somewhere in Eastern Europe.

Here they are!
Andy Sephton wrote: Thanks OF. They originate in the Czech Republic and are supplied by Flighthook, who'll be at Old Warden if they are trading this year. The pins are quite expensive at around £2.50 a small box (there's four boxes of 'em in my pin container in the pics), but they are fine (they don't split thin balsa) and extremely sharp (they go in a long way before you realise it if you stab yourself, the pain can only be described as exquisite!)


Are these the insect pins on Flitehook's website. If so, which size?
I find the search section quite difficult to use since it will only give 30 results, perhaps Phil could speak to Mike about this? I used the search string 'pins' 'one year ago and older' and 'Free Flight' without the quotes.

The pin sarga continues
Balsa cabin have not posted them yet
Just had a email from them saying the postcode i gave them is different to my address, now i gave them my Bebington address with the postcode
They say the postcode i gave them is for an address in Bebington not my address in northampton
You could not make it up
:woohoo: :evil: [badass]

The LA46 is a well proven stunt engine. There is loads of info on the stunthanar website. stunthanger.com/smf/engine-set-up-tips/l...-up-for-the-os-46la/

THE BLACKBIRD wrote: The pin sarga continues
Balsa cabin have not posted them yet
Just had a email from them saying the postcode i gave them is different to my address, now i gave them my Bebington address with the postcode
They say the postcode i gave them is for an address in Bebington not my address in northampton
You could not make it up
:woohoo: :evil: [badass]

Have you got a hobby craft shop near you? the sell many different types of pins.

See my post 13, page 1 of this thread. [badass]

Doug wrote: The LA46 is a well proven stunt engine. There is loads of info on the stunthanar website. stunthanger.com/smf/engine-set-up-tips/l...-up-for-the-os-46la/

Thanks for that Doug, perhaps you might like to reply to my PM of last December?

I need a 3/4" prop shaft extention on this model, anyone know or if someone has them for sale

Cut out fuselage sides from 3mm balsa with 2mm ply doublers
Added the 3 formers
Built the tail feathers, they need sanding to shape
Added the top block, again needs sanding

I have just bought a LA46 on eBay
For a tenner supposed to be in good nick LOL.