Field Case

ian1954 wrote:

Cribbs74 wrote:Hey Ian!

I have the exact same case as my flight box! Funny!
I plan on making one out of ply. I wonder if there is plans somewhere?

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1217563

Ron, This one that Ian listed, looks like it would be better for your larger models... The 1st link was cool too... but a completely "open" design, which gets dirty inside real fast. You "can" however see everything... and the bins are shallow. I don't like having to "dig" for things either... You can always design your own; taking from other designs features... to perfectly suit your needs. 1/8" plexi-glass hinged "bin covers" would keep dirt out, and give you a visual of where items are.

Seems a good point in time for a New Year's resolution. How about designing/building a new field tote for 2020. Better yet; design and build what we'll call a "Field Companion" for a particular model that you plan to run. An extension of the model itself; a tote containing possibly; spare glow-plugs, propellers.. special tools pertaining to that model, and maybe a notebook for jotting-down any particulars.. on a particular day. A "Field-Companion" would tell the story of your experience with the model. A worthwhile testament to leave. A model might well survive its creator..

944_Jim wrote:Does this field box need to be big?
ISTR posting one I built from a kit, and Roddie had line drawings on old computer paper. It is a 12" base, with two slide-open compartments on each side, and a larger one in the middle. The center section has V-shaped rests for holding a model for various tasks.
I bet I could find pics, or that post once again.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3069170-Lets-See-A-Picture-of-Your-1-2A-Field-Box

It was called the "Little Pit Kit" by Global.




I left mine natural.. and applied clear varnish/poly. The photos below were taken just now, with one round/quart fuel bottle in the central compartment.

This tote is small.. but it has enough space for an average afternoon's 1/2A control-line flight-support. The open/central compartment below the carry-handle measures; 5"W. X 10.75"L. The inside walls are 5.75" vertically, along the length of the tote. There's ample space for several reels of line, a couple different handles, starter-battery/leads and clip, sunglasses..  




The two side-compartments have sliding panels on top. TOOLS, spare propellers, glow-heads, line-clips/connectors, razor-knife, glue, back-up 1.5V battery/clip.. wiping-rags.. would all easily fit. Those side-compartments measure 11.5"L X 3.0"W. X 3.75"H. each.  

I suppose that a mini-panel could be installed.. if that's something you want. I'm used to having a panel-type glow-driver.. but this tote is too small for my standard-size panels. I use a Cox glow-clip with 18AWG wire and banana-plugs to start my Cox engines most of the time. I imagine that there's compact Lithium batteries that can power a panel.. and possibly an AC inverter if need be.

Now that I took another look at this little tote (was packed-away in a wardrobe..) I see a lot more potential with modern electronics/batteries.

I Like that mini-panel Jim. Hobby Shack has a "Turnigy" mini-panel for around $10.

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-mini-power-panel-12v-with-auto-glow-driver.html

It measures 85mm across.. which is about half the width of a standard power-panel. I'm thinking it would fit nicely in the lower-wall below the handle. There's 5" inside-width to the central compartment. A partition and lid could be made to isolate the panel and its battery from the rest of the center-compartment.

EDIT: currently out of stock and no ETA