Thanks Bill.  Looking forward to the pictures.

--Ray

Have fun with the Snpper Bill.......it goes together very well. What engine are you going to put in it?

I don't have a Babe Bee (at least I can't find it, I HAD one!) so I'll have to use one of the other Cox engines I have: (2) Black Widows (a "new version" and an old metal back plate one) or an all silver Cox that has the big tank with two vents.

I also have a couple of good running McCoy/Testors .049s.

What 'cha think??

Bill <><

I don't have a Babe Bee (at least I can't find it, I HAD one!) so I'll have to use one of the other Cox engines I have: (2) Black Widows (a "new version" and an old metal back plate one) or an all silver Cox that has the big tank with two vents.

I also have a couple of good running McCoy/Testors .049s.

What 'cha think??

Bill <><

Bill pick the best running one.

My experience was that the Testors 049's would outpower a Black Widow.  Hope you have some glow heads, because I sure don't know where you would get another.  I've been trying to find a Cub 024 head without any luck.  These obsolete critters are that way for a reason, I guess.

Hi Russell,

These are the plastic tank ones that were the last series made.  What fuel did you use??  I have the two plus a spare glow head.  If all goes south with the heads,  I might have to drill out one and tap it for a plug or fit the Nelson plug.

I am really getting into some odd building desires lately!

Bill <><

I've been peeking in here now and then Bill to see how your Snapper is coming along. Any progress?

I got hit by both of those things myself last month...they kinda make you put models on a back burner.
I'm patient----take your time. I've seen some of the models you build so I'm sure the Snapper will be a gem.

You know I got a Snapper from Ray myself (two actually) one is built and ready to cover.

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Gret!! Good start.
Ray puts in quite  bit of work on these. Rudders glued, elevator wire glued and the fits are colossal. I guess I've gotten about 5 or 6 different models from him. They aall build very well and they fly good too.
Keep the pix coming Bill.

Today I got the fuselage built (you do it "on the wing"), stab installed, tail skid, fit the engine (I flipped the cylinder to an "inverted position on the Black Widow) and most of the top sheeting, plus fitting the hatch.  A *little* more sheeting, the head rest, and I can start the covering/painting.  I plan to cover it with red jap tissue on the wings, haven't decided on the fuselag color.

BTW: Ray, the nickle is a 1964, which is the second year I was "seriously" flying C/L!  I coulda built one of these back then.

This has been an absolute JOY to build, and one of the easiest kits to build I have ever done.  I didn't have to do hardly anything other than glue stuff together, parts fits were near perfect all the way around.  I like the way Ray does things. He marks positions and such almost exactly like I do! 

Pictures tomorrow, I left the camera upstairs at the computer by accident.

Here it is so far!  Not much more except sanding and finishing.

NICE!! that's looking good Bill.

So far everyone that I've talked to said that the Snapper is great flyer.

Thamks for the picture. Now I'm looking forward to one of those great finishes you do.

Thanks, Frank!  Boy, talk about pressure!  "Great finishes"!! I am trying to keep this one REAL LIGHT!

Bill you got me fired up...........I started doping my Snapper today.

Warps and pictures from Bill.

Groovy wheels there Bill! Do ya think it'll burn rubber??  Or just do a wheely

Bill,

I just noticed in the pic (while checking out those awsome wheels) that you left the starter spring on. If you intend to use that starter, make sure it has room to bounce around or it may eat up the front end of your plane as it bounces. Remember, the plastic part takes up some room, and the spring bounces off that.

Looking good.

George

Thanks, guys.  I just put the engine on with two bolts to see how much clearance I would need to sand into the nose.  Went ahead and took pictures to get them posted.  Might leave it off (spring starter) to keep from ruining the "look" of that nose.

Bill <><

Stick your hand in it, Frank...

I usually just use the rag trick.  But I found that wiith that nice smooth nose cone like Bill has you can pinch it hard enough to kill the engine, if you're careful.

--Ray

How's your Snapper progressing Bill?

I have mine covered now. I used Brodak medium silk span. I'm not going to cover the whole thing just the wing. The rest will be dope, primer and sanding.

HI Frank,

Had a *little* delay.  Most of the weekend was spent replacing most of the floor in one of my bathrooms........... puppy, old tile and................

All the wood work is done!  Even hollowed out Ray's head rest. 

I am using Jap tissue on the wings.  Red, of course!  The fuselage will get a nitrate base (can use nitrate as a filler and keep it light!) and dope color. 

Had thought of just using red tissue all over and touching it up with some color trim!   This would yield the lightest finish..........might just go that route after all.  On second thought, that's what I will do.

Bill <><

At first I'd thought about using colored Jap Tissue on the whole model but when I started plotting the steps I couldn't see a way to avoid overlapping the tissue on the fuselage so I abandoned that idea.

Hi Frank,

Several years back, a fellow who published the "Professor" (a built up fuselage Tutor, basically) did a video article for Bob Hunt on applying tissue with out leaving seams.  He is an excdelent wood worker and did most all his planes in jap tissue to show off the wood work.

It is like joining carpet or linoleium.  When it's overlapped, take a straight edge and razor, cut it, remove the excess, then seal the edges down good.  They pretty well disappear.   You know the drill.

Bill,

As you know I am in the finishing stages of a Snapper. I just got done cutting a 1/32 ply windscreen for it.
Well...........I was wondering if it would be o.k. to post progress pix of the work here with you or should I start another thread?

I don't want to be a bother.

 I for one would like to see your Snapper windscreen.  Kinda the same order as the one you made for your Autogyro, I guess?

--Ray

yes exactly the same ----- only different.

HI Frank,

post your pictures here!  I think it will be neat to have them both here (when I get mine with some finish on it, too.)

Kinda like that Queen Bee post............

Bill <><

Cool Bill!! I didn't want to just barge in on you.

So here's the update........I've made two attempts so far at making a windscreen frame for the Snapper. The first one was way wrong and..........well so was the second. I have some running to do taday and won't be able to go for try #3 till this afternoon. I have about 4 coats of clear on the plane so far and it looks like it's ready for a base coat. I'm having a brain block as far as a paint scheme. Right now I'm thinking white, red, and yellow for colors. The white being the primary and the yellow the secondary with red bringing up the rear. Or maybe red as the secondary. Maybe a sun burst. I don't know.
What are you doing with yours? Do ya have any ideas to steal??

Hey Bill................where are you? How's your Snapper coming along?? I feel like I have to go full tilt with mine because Ray and I will be starting our 1/2A arrows by the first of next week.
It took four tries before I got a windscreen I liked. I kept getting them cut uneven or just all cut up. But I think I figured a way to do it from now on. We'll see. I'm going to stick the windscreen on during final assembly so I can get some plastic in there so it looks like glass.
It only took about 45 mins. to sand it. And even less time to spray a coat of primer on it. One thing I know for sure now is that it is harder to get a smooth finish without covering the model first.
I'll tell you--the great thing about these little planes is that they are short projects compared to a stunter and you get a chance to try out different applications without wrecking a big plane.

Here are two pix of it in primer.

Very nice, Frank.  I like the LG fairings, shades of the Autogyro!  Looks good.  Stars, you think?

--Ray

Thanks Ray. The LG fairings went on aas an afterthought. It was too easy to do not to have them.

Stars I think. How do you think it would look with the fuselage and rudder blue with white stars and a red sunburst on wing and stabilizer?

doing a red tissue finish should slow you down Bill. It'll look really good though. I'm guessing black trim?