Conference vmszoo::rc

Do you want what we expect to get done or the depth of our building 
queue? 8^)

I STILL hope to finish an RCM P-38 that I have bought the plans, wood 
and cowls for at various points. This originally appeared on my 1991 
winter building list 8^)

I have an UltraSport 60 in progress (last years Christmas present)

I have a Graupner Jet fuselage in transit that I hope to put my Astro 
25 into.

I hope to put a Race Cat together and mold some Kevlar fuselages for 
it.

I hope to put a dent into my pile-o-kits waiting in the queue.

    
    1. Have a Sparrow slope soarer on order from NSP. Hope to get it this 
       year. 
    
    2. Need a 2-M ship badly, haven't decided what to get. Prefer high tech
       to gas bag.
    
    3. I'd like to get an electric to wrap around my Astro Cobalt 05
       system. Any suggestions? Falcon 550E? WACO *mumble*?
    
    4. Would like some sort of new power plane, maybe a biplane with a 
       4-stroke. No big thing to a lot of you guys, but it would be new
       to me.
    
    5. A clone, to go to work for me while I build planes.
    
    Dave
    

    Complete the following:
    
    1. F7F 	  - in 1/2 built state
    
    2. Hurricane  - in box
    
    3. Gryphon    - in mind/wings cut
    
    4. Graphik    - in box
    
    5. Boxer 120  - in progress, plan purchased. 
    
    6. Draw propper Goblin Plans for fellow loonies.
    
    Hmmmmmmmmmmm I need help.........
     
    EVL-2
    
    
    

    
    My list is quite short, which is a good thing if you consider my
    building speed!
    
    1) Finish Flair Puppeteer
    2) Repair Bi-Fly 25
    3) Repair Black Magic (using the .20 kindly supplied by Eric H!)
    4) Fit my Gentle Lady wing to an O/D Electric fuselage
    5) Wait and see what Santa brings! 8^)
    
    Nigel

    
>>    1. F7F 	  - in 1/2 built state
    
    


   Hmmmm....who do you think will finish first...me with my L4 or Eric with
his F7F???  So far I'd say we're about neck and neck!  :^)


   At least my list (for *this* winter) is a bit more reasonable...


              1) Finish US40

              2) Build Boxer 60


      
   The following wood is still aging:  :^)


              1) 3/4 built L4
              2) Spirit glider (n.i.b.)



               Jim

    Did I read that right, Build a box for your Ultrasport 40? :-)
    
    Whaddayamean "Neck and Neck"?. We haven't even made it past the
    ankles???.
    
    EVL-2.
    
    

    I also have big plans for the winter:
    
    
    	Finish my Graphik - should be done in a month.  This is a 60
    Pattern ship with a wood fuse.  It's at the final finishing stages.
    
    	Build a Boxer 120 Pattern Ship.  I have the plans and I plan to
    have this built by spring.  Several of us are doing Boxers so we should
    have some fun building sessions.
    
    	Clean out my shop - this should take all winter.  I'm a pack rat
    and I've accumulated too much RC stuff.
    
    	I also have a Spirit Glider still in the box. (It may stay there)
    
    	And an Acro-Wot also still in the box.  (Won't be built this
    winter)
    
    Charlie
    

    Just finished a Hobbico ARF Flightstar 40 and plan to check it out this
    week end. Using a Super Tigre .45 for power.
    
    90% complete on a Great Planes Trainer 60.
    
    Currently, scratch building a Ford Tri-motor from RCM plans.  Have
    completed cuting out all formers, ribs, etc.  Tail feathers have been
    completed, but most of the work sitll ahead and have no idea how long
    it will take to conmplete.  A Super Tigre .45 will be used for power
    with free wheeling props on the two outside engines.
    
    Ollie
                                                 

    My number _ONE_ winter project this winter will be to find another
    job:-(
    
    After - or amidst - this, I will have to clean up my workshop and
    finish the
    
    	- Talon and
    
    	- ElectriCub
    
    to make them ready to survive a move as good as possible :-( :-(
    
    Both are ready to be sanded and covered, but priorities currently are
    on the number _ONE_ project :-( :-( :-(
    
    Sad note, this one...
    
    Hartmut

Soon to start on this list I hope...

1. Finish Dynaflight P-51 Mustang (40 sized). Mostly just needs radio installed

2. Finish Great Planes Decathalon. Needs wings, tail feathers, fuselage
sanded, fuselage / tail feathers put together, covering, radio install.

3. Finish Twin Star (25 powered twin from RCM plans) It's in about the same
stage as the Decathalon

4. Re-do/finish A-26 Invader (scratch built) This was my first atempt at a foam
wing. It didn't turn out as well as I hoped but it was fun trying.

5. Finish P-38 ( minor enlargement of the RCM P-38 Jim's working on) I've got 
the booms ready to be shaped. Project is really held up by a lack of a wing.
When the A-26 gets a proper wing, so will the P-38

6. Finish Hughes 500 fuselage for my Concept 30. Just needs some paint touch up.

7. Finish rebuild on my 1/6 scale Bell Jetranger. Lots of fiddly paint work.

8. Start on the 60 sized Airwolf fuselage I picked up last Spring. Needs to 
finish stripping the original paint job and then start from scratch installing
my Cobra mechanics and the retracts that cam with the fuselage.

    Oh, yes, add to my list:
    
    * Aerochopper simulator for PC. A bit extravagent, but looks like a lot
      of fun and will keep the fingers in shape during the winter. And, if
      I get really good with the chopper, maybe Dan Weier will let me just
      hop right onto his and try it out! Then again, maybe not...
    
    

    Glider mode has a killer thermal.  I have not played with the glider
    parameters much but I've tried flying it a couple of times.  I fly the
    chopper mostly - since I like the high degree of difficulty!  
    
    C.

Plans for Winter...

This is always my favorite topic:
Only problem is how guilty it makes you feel about last years performance.

First I've got a few things half done.

  I would like to finish my scratch built Tugboat.
    Last night I was grinding a steel cutting tool to custom
    cut Portholes on my lathe.

  I would like to fly the Royal Zero that I finished last year.
  The only thing stopping me is fear.  I was hoping to get more
  stick time on power planes this year first - it is ready to go
  but I anticipate problems with the dual tank fuel system.
  It has a 54" span and with the retracts and flaps and lights etc.
  it weights 9 pounds.  Sure to be a lead sled.

  I hope to get more time on the Sig Clipped Wing Cub.  In fact I would
  like to enter it in novice pattern or at least sportsman scale competitions
  next summer.

  I only have 2 days flying on a Pivot Plus so I'd like to get accustomed to
  it.

That gets me up to new stuff:

  I recently came into a bunch of good balsa so maybe I'll finally
  start that Dave Walter Predator.

  I've always wanted to build some of those rubber parlor planes - maybe
  I can talk Santa into bringing one.
 
  I've got the following kits competing for my time:

        2 Gremlins
        Dodgson Camano
        Dodgson Pixy
        Panic
        Pica Aeronca Sedan
        Optica
        Lacey M-10 rubber kit
        Guillows Zero rubber kit
        I probably forgot a few :-)

If that ain't bad enough I can't get the thought of slope soaring Gremlins
and Warthogs out of my mind.

Also I really wanna build an RC Sailboat and Submarine but not this year.

Wish me luck.

Bye          --+--
Kay R. Fisher  |
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    Gremlins need an 8% Eppler 374 for slope work.
    
    
    E.

    My winter queue is pretty short, but it will be a stratch to get it
    done.
    
    1) Top Flight P-51D Mustang with retracts fore and aft, flaps, glassed
    and painted, and I might also add a smoker.  Just got an early
    Christmas present of an OS 120 4-stroke for the power plant.  I'm going
    to take this one slow and try to do a primo job.
    
    2) Ziroli 88" span Taube, sctrtch built from plans.  I plan to enter
    this in Rhinebeck next year.
    
    3) Repair the wing on the Extra 300.  I just took delivery of the ribs
    I need to do this.  Also, I ordered a foam version of this wing from
    ... the name excapes me right now.
    
    4) Maybe make a new flight box.  A good plan would help me a lot.  Any
    Ideas?
    
    5) The usual maintanance of what's in the hanger.
    
    But the Mustang will be top priority, and it just might take me all
    winter to get it done.
    
    Regards,
    Joe

    First: refurbish this years (and some of last years) Knocks and scrapes.
    
    3M Algebra - Recover wings, mend the cracks and respray the fuz.
    Fendon - Reglue the wing sheeting to the ribs/spars and recover, or
    	     give it a spit-and-polish and put it in the Xmas auction.
    Alpina (5M special) - rebuild the rudder, finish the solar trimming.
    Phase 6 - reglue the fuz sides (someone else put it together originally)
    
    Next: Finish the unflown/ part built ones.
    
    4M O/D Rudder Elevator - wings done
    3.5M O/D R/E/Aileron - Wings (fendon) almost done.
    
    Next: (no bloody chance..)
    
    F3B/F3F: find some wings for aquired Glass (copy) fuz.
    Refurbish my old Spitfire (Mick Reeves converted) Sloper.
    
    Hope I get lots of mini servos for Christmas
    
    (You Wish)	Trevor

    Maybe I can;
    
    1. Finish up the Cloud Dancer.
    
    2. Start and finish Brian Taylor P-51 from plans.
    
    3. Start Innovative Hawker Tempest from plans. (No glass fuselage)

    Thoughts for the winter from a fellow Thermal modeller of mine..
    
    "I must stop building these multi ribbed stick insects and get down to
    struts, spats and things, something with a bit of variety and building 
    interest, even if I have to put one of those noisy bits on the front"
    
    T (still with the insects)

    Well, I find it hard to believe, but this fall, I have actually been
    able to find an antedote for balsa-slo...  I don't know what it is, but
    I have been building!!
    
    Anyways, the projects for me this winter are:
    
    	- Finish Junkers that I got at Rhinebeck..  I actually am in the
    final assembly stages!!  But then comes covering and painting....
    
    	- Build Chuperosa...  I need a lunchtime/handlaunch glider
    
    	- glue another joint or two on my Proctor Nieuport-11.  Its been
    so long since I worked on this that the plans that are tacked to the
    wall are fadding!
    
    	- finish another gremlin that has been sitting in the corner.. 
    This really doesn't count though :-)  I just wish Charlie had cut my
    streamer 21' closer than he did..  I really need to retire that lead
    sled wing... 
    
    cheers,
    jeff
    

    Fly against me and I'll retire that Gremlin for you.
    
    Crash E.
    
    P.S. It's all s secret plot  to sell more gremlins....now where did I
         put those templates????????????.