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Offline Scott Richlen

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Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« on: November 21, 2015, 03:14:22 PM »
Ran across one of these on E-Bay but got out-bid.  It is really a classic!  Anyone have the plans and decal sheet they could scan for me?  I'd love to build one just for display.

When I was a kid I don't remember seeing many Enterprise .049-sized kits in the hobby-shops.  Lots and lots of Scientific and also Sterling.  But not many Enterprise, so had never seen one of these before.

Scott 

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2015, 03:58:33 PM »
Someone had one to give away on another site a couple of years ago.
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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2015, 05:47:23 PM »
Thanks for the photo. I was really curious as to what it looked like.

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2015, 06:11:09 PM »
Calling Buck Rogers, calling Buck Rogers!!!
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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2015, 08:01:49 PM »
I believe that Paul Del Gotto was a large contributor to the Enterprise line up and I'm almost positive that that is one of his designs. Our hobby shop carried a lot of the Enterprise line along with Scientific kits. Really interesting toys in the day and I think that the Enterprise kits were in some ways superior to the Scientific. Looked at that model when I was young, the hobby shop had one but I passed and I never saw one flown anywhere. The Enterprise model that I always wanted was the Manta Fighter which was an actual design that had a mock up built but never went into production. Instead I got a Monarch Model kit which was high quality but didn't fill the space of that Manta fighter kit.
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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2015, 10:11:13 AM »
Del Gatto was a prolific designer and a lot of his designs were really cool.

Like the Balooney!

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2015, 10:12:13 AM »
But where can I find the plans for the Moon-Liner??

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2015, 11:39:27 AM »
I have the kit, let me see if the plans are full size....

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2015, 12:05:00 PM »
The fuse is hollow log type and the wing is pre shaped and the plans are not full sized. It is a strange one indeed...

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2015, 01:12:45 PM »
This would be a perfect fit for S.M.A.L.L.

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2015, 10:41:46 PM »
I hope Randy Powell doesn't see this...  LL~ Steve
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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2015, 06:54:01 AM »
Scott:

I sent you a PM.

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2015, 06:17:39 AM »
I see that the designer was really Jerry Brofman, not Palanek.  I can only find about 4 or 5 old FF designs of his from the 40s.  Was this his only CL design?

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2015, 07:07:58 AM »
The fuse is hollow log type and the wing is pre shaped and the plans are not full sized. It is a strange one indeed...


Yes, but it has "real spaceship performance"!

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2015, 10:43:44 AM »
I have one of the old rough-cut balsa "logs" like Scientific used.  If it is the correct length I might be able to build a Moon-Liner!

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2016, 07:42:28 PM »
I am still looking for  the plans for one of these.  Can anyone do a tracing of the parts for me?

Scott

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2016, 07:56:49 AM »
everyone plug their ears while I scold John for being un-helpful (and yes, he knows the difference between a Moon-liner and a Moon-liner.)

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2016, 08:32:26 AM »
Ran across one of these on E-Bay but got out-bid.  It is really a classic!  Anyone have the plans and decal sheet they could scan for me?  I'd love to build one just for display.

When I was a kid I don't remember seeing many Enterprise .049-sized kits in the hobby-shops.  Lots and lots of Scientific and also Sterling.  But not many Enterprise, so had never seen one of these before.

Scott 

252510586937 Item number for one on Ebay right now.

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2016, 06:39:10 PM »
    Here are a few pics from the kit I have. I scanned the decals but the instruction sheet/plan is too big for my printer/scanner.My kit has some very light wood like it was selected for the kit. Taking of from a ramp would be a new experience. I would make my ramp an inch or two longer you can`t pull it to far back before the prop starts chewing the ramp and will use a Baby bee engine with a dual port cylinder and TeeDee head. A Black widow engine will move the CG foward due to the longer tank.
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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2016, 07:44:06 PM »
Thanks Juan!  Can you trace the parts for me?  What are the dimensions of the fuselage block?

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2016, 07:49:21 AM »
It went for $23.00! :!

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2016, 10:33:05 AM »
Plus $9 for shipping.  And the only reason  it went for $23 is because I stopped bidding on it.  Whoever won it probably had a high maximum bid on it.  Every time I put in a new bid, Ebay would tell me I was still out-bid.  So, why ruin his day and bid him up?  I don't want to collect it, I want to build it.

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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2016, 05:54:58 PM »
Hello Scott
                        I can`t help you with the tracings,all the parts are in their sheets and if I don`t build it I want to keep it as it came from Enterprise just in case I want to sell it. If the kit on ebay that went for $25.00 it was not a bad deal I paid $35.00 plus shipping.
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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #26 on: September 05, 2016, 12:09:33 PM »
Hello Scott
                     Sent you some drawings,please post some photos when you get the moonliner done and tell us how it flys.
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Re: Enterprise "Moon-Liner" Control Line Model
« Reply #27 on: September 05, 2016, 07:16:59 PM »
Just to let everyone know: Juan has been a great help - he's scanned the balsa sheets for me and even hand drew some of the parts.  Plus he copied the plans.  I now have to print it all out and see how to put one together.

Thanks again Juan!


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