Hi all Have put the ME 109B/C plans in files. Some of you modeling folk may have made this a/c, I downloaded the plans from the Windy Sock a long time ago and...
That is great! Incidently, there is a 20" Vultee Attack plane, a 16" Boeing P-26/281, and others in that fine flying series. A GRAND OLD "THANK YOU" from all...
I have begun a new album of models by Dick Fors, a PT-19, 22" span Earl Stahl 1947 design for starters. Dick has got a really fine Zero that is performing very...
Saturday, 2 August 2003...Brad Nickels' Hayabusa soared into blue Florida sky against a backdrop of boiling towering cumulus... done up as Major Tateo Kato's...
Nate, Thanks for all the great photos. Brad did a beautiful job with the Hayabusa. Do you know what he used to "paint" the model? Jim in TX ... Brad...
Jim, I used Tamiya acrylic paint on the Oscar...the paint was first mixed 50-50 with Tamiya's clear gloss as a carrier, then the mixture was mixed 50/50 with...
It was a special treat to see Nate trimming out the Oscar. I noticed that he used test glides, which I rarely do (a legacy of building too many peanuts I...
Hey I've got this idea for a WWII flying scale postal contest, how about five flight times? How do you feel about scoring...average of five or best time? Send...
Nate, What are you thinking of in terms of duration for the postal? And models would be any WWII era stuff of roughly 1/24 scale? Hmmm... my just have to get...
Brad, Thanks for the info. - lots of great tips there. I really like the idea of overlaying tissue to get different color margins. Once again, beautiful job! ...
Nate, Sounds like fun, but my schedule is pretty stacked until this fall. The best three out of five consecutive flights seems to be a pretty popular scoring...
Yes, best 3 flights out of 5 sounds fine to me. I think that maybe we can run this from Sept 1st to Oct 31st. No special need this time to build anything...
Best three shots out of five, added up for total duration. And the planes can have a wingspan within 1" either side of the 1/24th scale (1/2" to the foot)...
... scale ... Sounds like fun,Nate. I am curious about landing gear. Does it have to be built in the down position? Or can it be built Plug-in style and...
With or without undercarriage, but it should be at least illustrated in up position (doors, wheels etc in tissue trim, paint, ink or whatever) if left off or...
The Stahl Spit Mk9 is 18". perfect. great model. Yes, I will total the time. any opinions or better way? Nate ... the ... glazed, ... are ... a ... I'm ... ...
Kumo no hatte...up to the limit of the clouds Brad launches the Hayabusa into the face of a breaking storm at USF today...his student Monica taking a fine...
New photos of Dick Fors' work now appear in his album. PT-19, Albatros, PZL 3 and 4, Zero, Spitfire and a fine old time rubber job, looks like an Easybuilt...
Hi Nate Thanks for sharing those fantastic photos. Photo of the unfinished tail section on the Spit really lets you appreciate the quality of the building and...
Yes, Dick's planes really are something. I like that Zero too. By the way, Dick has told me that the green and yellow endurance rubber ff is an Earl Stahl "Hi...
Dave -- Looking forward to the TBF/M and Val kit. Are you considering the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)? I finally got started on the Ki-43 MkIIIa and it is...
Don, Had some family activities that prevented me from coming. Can't explain the 1/4" off on the side longeron. I built the prototype from my drawings and it...
Hi group. I'd like to get some comments about my Helldiver kit. I have been working on it for a while now...maybe 6 weeks or so. I have been busy. I have most...
If it is the same kit/plan that someone has posted pics of it looks like a rather complicated model! I notice many kits often have little sniglets in...
