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Show Us Your Twisters
« on: January 16, 2016, 05:50:06 PM »
In memory of Mike Gretz, I'll start a Twister photo thread.  Hard to believe this is the only Twister I've built and I did the Fancher mod just by using the MA article.
OS FP .25 for power.  I still have it.

I just procured a new Walter Umland Fancherized Twister kit which is the Bob Krueger updated version.


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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2016, 05:53:33 PM »
Fancherized and Huntized, but still a Twister.

Edit: And it's taken me from Intermediate to Expert, which ain't bad.
« Last Edit: January 16, 2016, 07:03:29 PM by Tim Wescott »
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2016, 06:59:48 PM »
16"x20" acrylic-on-canvas, presented to Mike at a Sig CL meet several years ago.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2016, 10:29:04 PM »
My first Twister is on the table now. It's about time to start thinking of color schemes.
I hope to fly this one out of Intermediate and into Advanced. That was the plan last October too, so we'll see how it works out this May. I've been in Int. too long now.

I have a couple of sets of plans. I'm building off the 2011 set.


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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2016, 10:39:00 PM »
 I once bashed a Twister into a "Stuka" with a bunch of TLAR Fancher type dimensional changes, I called it the "TwisterStuka". In it's final form it ended up powered with an FP.40 and it turned out to be one of the best flying models I've ever had. The only photos I have of it are in this old post:

 http://stunthanger.com/smf/open-forum/twister-my-way/

 A couple years prior to that one I had a box-stock built Twister with a hopped up Fox .35 that was an excellent performer as well.  

 I need to build another. y1

  
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2016, 10:58:26 PM »
Here's the twister that me and cake built. This was how i met Mike Gretz through this forum. He was very helpful in the info we needed

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2016, 11:19:14 PM »
  Tomorrow I'll send a picture of my Twister/Shark to someone to post for me. It's the only thing Twister I have right now but will build another one, box stock and finished like the box art picture like Dane has done. Let's all not forget that Mike designed the Akromaster also, along with the Mustang Stunter. Not sure about the Zlin. Mike has a website up on the net about the history of all the SIG stunt models and is an interesting read. I hope they can be maintained for the historical value and as a tribute to Mike.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2016, 03:39:11 AM »
This is the TwistMaster, basically a Fancherized Twister built from a SIG kit made to look like a Ringmaster. This was the 2nd airplane I built when I returned to CL back in 98. This airplane served me well and made it to the middle of Advanced with a Saito 40. This is the airplane that was ultimately responsible for the development of my Saito 4 stroke set up and was the camera carrier for the first in-flight video ever recorded from a CL model.


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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2016, 05:08:41 AM »
I had at three Twisters in the past. All served well but met an untimely and violent end. The last was scratched built with a. Sheeted leading edge, cap strips, Fancher mods, wing mounted gear, etc. I failed to factor arm and wing span into the tight flying space and hit a shrub.
 
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2016, 06:40:38 AM »
Mig-3.

This Mig-3 was built using a "Sig Twister" wing kit. I was going to sheet the wing from the spars forward, but I decided not to just to save the weight.

With all the detailing and changes, the model turned out extreamly heavy for it's size anyway.

The Mig-3 was a good lesson in experimenting with surface detailing. I'll carry what I learned over to my next model, which will be a scale model of a Gee Bee Z.

The Mig-3 won't be a performer but will be nice to look at.

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2016, 09:25:56 AM »
My Twister has been a very very long time in the re-build shop. But here it is currently with some mods.  Can't believe how time "flys" by.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2016, 10:36:07 AM »
My Twister has been a very very long time in the re-build shop. But here it is currently with some mods.  Can't believe how time "flys" by.

I've heard that "Time is fun when you're having flies"  LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~

I like that cheek cowl.  y1

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2016, 11:04:15 AM »
Delete. wrong picture.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2016, 12:28:47 PM »
 
 Here's a couple photos of Dan McEntee's "Shark" Twister...

« Last Edit: January 21, 2016, 09:38:26 PM by wwwarbird »
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2016, 12:45:14 PM »
I've heard that "Time is fun when you're having flies"  LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~

I like that cheek cowl.  y1

Jerry


The cheek cowl is blatant theft from the Goldberg Shoestring.  While not building and flying c/l as of late, except for a couple demo flights at my sons school (science class) the past two years, I have continued flying in another manner during my absence.

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2016, 12:49:53 PM »
My Twister has been a very very long time in the re-build shop. But here it is currently with some mods.  Can't believe how time "flys" by.

 That's a great looking model, and it still looks like a Twister. I like the cheek cowl addition too, the look fits the design nicely. y1
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2016, 01:00:06 PM »
 Not only is the Twister a classic and dare I say timeless piece of c/l history it's component parts are also rather resilient to a degree.  My wing survived to be used again other then some center section sheet repairs.

 
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2016, 01:04:41 PM »
Fancherized Twister with LA .46 and Sig Fazer landing gear.  Flys much better than I do.


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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2016, 07:25:32 PM »
Here's my latest modified Twister. This is the 15th Twister I have built. One of them is nearly 10 years old and has over 300 flights on it.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2016, 08:25:14 PM »
I still have it, I have no idea of how many flights it had made before folding its wings in Catoosa, hope to do some restoration on it this Winter.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2016, 08:31:57 PM »

 Here's a couple photos of Dan McEntee's "Shark" Twister...

 http://webmail.q.com/service/home/~/?auth=co&id=103920&part=1.2.2

 http://webmail.q.com/service/home/~/?auth=co&id=103920&part=1.2.3

   Thanks for posting the links Wayne. They won't open for me on my computers, but may for the others interested.
   I built this model in the late 1990's to satisfy an urge for a profile Shark. I always lusted after the adds for the Shark .15, but was disappointed in how small it was when I finally got a sample of the kit. After building my first Shark.45, I traced the outline of the fuselage on a set of Twister plans, made the adjustments for the Fancher mods and proceeded to build the model from a kit. I used every piece of wood that came n the box, and added balsa where needed to make the outlines like I wanted. I trimmed the ribs to allow for leading edge sheeting and cap strips, used the stab and elevator parts but added wood to get the correct shape to resemble the big plane, and the wing tips were copied right from the Jetco Shark.45 kit and fit perfectly! I just blended the ends of the flaps to fit. Original power was a stock OS FP.40 and was replaced with a Brodak .40 when they came out. Many, many flights on the airplane by myself, Sean and several others who borrowed it and a few trophies earned with it also. Weight is in the high 40 ounce range and flies very well.
   My first "real" stunter back in the mid-80s that I built when I thought I would try stunt was a Twister with a fuslage shaped to resemble a Nobler. How many of us did that!?? My next one will be box stock, finished like the box art, and powered with a Fox .35 or a McCoy .35, just because.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2016, 09:05:36 PM »

 Hmm, the links open fine here Dan. I wonder if others are able to open them?
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2016, 09:19:26 PM »
Hmm, the links open fine here Dan. I wonder if others are able to open them?

I tried Wayne. I got the same error Dan got

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2016, 09:39:41 PM »
 Thanks for letting me know Dane, I just got it fixed.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #25 on: January 21, 2016, 09:40:26 PM »
Won't work for me.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #26 on: January 21, 2016, 09:45:52 PM »
Won't work for me.


 Are you scrolling back up to reply #13? They're there in living color now when I look.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #27 on: January 21, 2016, 09:51:48 PM »
Thanks for letting me know Dane, I just got it fixed.

Boom! There it is!

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #28 on: January 22, 2016, 12:13:48 AM »
Thanks to those who have posted pictures of their Twisters. 
Here are are a number of good pictures of Twister and Twister-oids that have been posted over the years. 
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« Reply #29 on: January 22, 2016, 12:25:21 AM »
Some more Twister pics.
Laser-cut, "Ted Fancher Precision-Pro" Hard Point Handle Kits are available again.  PM for info.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #30 on: January 22, 2016, 12:38:29 AM »
Tell 'em what they win, Jim....
A shiny new toaster, and...that's right....even more Twisters....
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #31 on: January 22, 2016, 02:46:29 AM »
A few more Twisters.
« Last Edit: January 22, 2016, 03:06:32 AM by Brent Williams »
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« Reply #32 on: January 22, 2016, 02:54:16 AM »
And...a few full body Twister selections.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #33 on: January 22, 2016, 09:26:02 AM »
Some more Twister pics.
Hey,, where did you find the picture of my Green and white Twister, ,LOL
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #34 on: January 22, 2016, 12:05:36 PM »
And...a few full body Twister selections.

In what issue of FM did the article appear?  I wanna see if it's in my collection.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2016, 01:36:01 PM »
Fancherized Twister with LA .46 and Sig Fazer landing gear.  Flys much better than I do.


Update 1/22/16:


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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2016, 01:59:03 PM »
In what issue of FM did the article appear?  I wanna see if it's in my collection.

Tornado, by Allen Brickhaus - Flying Models November 1991

I can email the full article if anyone wants it.  The file size is too large to attach to this forum.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #37 on: January 22, 2016, 03:22:44 PM »
Hey,, where did you find the picture of my Green and white Twister, ,LOL
My first "competition" airplane,,
Its still hanging in the garage,,
though not quite as pretty anymore

The pictures came from posts here on Stunthanger, or were lifted from Flyinglines.org.

Great looking Twisters! 
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #38 on: January 22, 2016, 03:39:31 PM »
Jim,
So sorry about your Twister.  That ground must have been really hard (frozen?).
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2016, 04:05:12 PM »
Jim,
So sorry about your Twister.  That ground must have been really hard (frozen?).
Rick

Thanks Rick,

I'm in Phoenix, it was about 70 degrees out today. I ran it out if fuel straight overhead. I knew I was low and shouldn't have tried it. Rookie mistake.

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #40 on: January 22, 2016, 09:45:52 PM »
Oh no.  Sorry, Jim.
I just reread your extensive build thread a week or so ago, looking for tips for mine. I've also been looking for color schemes and I liked it a lot. I think I'll pay homage yours by using the same colors.
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #41 on: January 23, 2016, 06:22:56 AM »
Jim,
Don't feel too bad.  Here's my "Orange Twister" after a bad crash.  Two weeks later, it was flying again.
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« Reply #42 on: January 23, 2016, 06:28:42 AM »
Sorry,
Here's the "repaired" photo.

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #43 on: January 23, 2016, 08:14:59 AM »

 Here's a couple photos of Dan McEntee's "Shark" Twister...


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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #44 on: January 23, 2016, 08:52:49 AM »
Jeez, I don't know, Rick. Not to minimize your wreckage, but I think Jim takes the prize on this one Lol
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #45 on: January 23, 2016, 12:19:12 PM »
This is the TwistMaster, basically a Fancherized Twister built from a SIG kit made to look like a Ringmaster. This was the 2nd airplane I built when I returned to CL back in 98. This airplane served me well and made it to the middle of Advanced with a Saito 40. This is the airplane that was ultimately responsible for the development of my Saito 4 stroke set up and was the camera carrier for the first in-flight video ever recorded from a CL model.



Bob,

You should repost that video if you've still got it.  It's fun to watch and instructive as well with regard to how the fuel in the tank responds to G forces.  Sort of a graphic representation of the forces acting on the whole airplane.

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #46 on: January 23, 2016, 12:23:02 PM »
iPad crashed and lost tons of pics, but I do have a couple of my Twist'Stang fuse with the crutch being glued in.

 I've had /crashed 2, one is still repairable. This kit was fading out in a hobby shop window, got the kit for $35 or so and am bashing it into a Mustang, and have 1 more in the box.

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Offline Steve Scott

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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #47 on: January 24, 2016, 02:14:20 PM »
And these sent via Keith Sandberg.  He says the orange one is a 1930's-style air racer.


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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #48 on: January 24, 2016, 03:44:49 PM »
Not a stunt guy so back of my bucket list but solidly there

what i like about this thread is all the different planes , mods, and finish schemes

The Twister and Primary force are each in my future to build and SH personalities have given me a LOT to consider and plan for with each build

Thanks to all who posted
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Re: Show Us Your Twisters
« Reply #49 on: January 24, 2016, 04:53:51 PM »
I see one of the posted Twister photos is my own version, called "TWISTEY".  I don't really remember the modifications, but it was enough to warrant a name change.  I flew this one a few times, and wasn't real excited by it.  I eventually offered it as a contest prize (I believe it was a meet at McMinnville, OR).

I have since given away all my profile ships, including a Brodak P-40 and a couple Ringmasters. (not a big fan of profiles)

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