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Title: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 23, 2011, 01:42:44 PM

Excuse the bad pun...Nevertheless I refurbished my 25 year old Sig Deweybird.  Power is a Cox Babe Bee.  It really flies great!

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Tim Wescott on November 23, 2011, 04:50:31 PM

Very nice.  I had one of those when I was a kid.  I flew the snot out of it, and learned basic stunting.

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: ray copeland on November 23, 2011, 06:45:43 PM

Larry looks great, i still have one , it is the plane that got me going back on control line after a long lay off!!

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Larry Renger on November 24, 2011, 09:26:21 AM

So come fly Kwikee Stunt with us on Dec. 4th!   ;D

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: wwwarbird on November 24, 2011, 03:27:05 PM

 Looks great Larry! y1

 I've always thought the Sig Deweybird was a neat little plane, I keep telling myself I've got to build one sometime.

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 24, 2011, 07:58:38 PM

Hi Larry,  If I was a little closer to the West Coast, I would love to enter the Kwikee Stunt event.  That would surely be more fun than fighting snow flurries and strong winds here in Illinois.  LOL

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Larry Renger on November 25, 2011, 12:22:50 AM

Well, in the spring, stage your own event!  The rules should show up on KOTRC.org pretty soon if not there already.  And they have been posted in this forum and in "Half A Flyer" and "Stunt News".  A search should reveal all!

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Bootlegger on November 25, 2011, 10:13:00 AM

 :!   Are there any spec's, and plan's on the Dewey B1rd?  Looks good enough to build one..  Thanks, Gil     y1

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Tim Wescott on November 25, 2011, 10:20:34 AM

Gil, I'm pretty sure that the kit is still available from Sig.  And it's a nice kit.

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: pat king on November 25, 2011, 11:52:55 AM

Larry,
Purple would have been nice. LL~ It looks great!

Pat

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Joe Rice on November 25, 2011, 01:43:44 PM

Larry, is that the same one I pancaked at the Sandwich contest ???   If so, it is a major makeover....  like Mary Poppins meets J-Lo LL~


Joe

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 25, 2011, 10:16:07 PM

I'll post a "before" picture when I get home from my Thanksgiving trip. 

Joe, Yes, this is the same plane you flew.  What a rainy day that was! 

Pat,  I don't have purple, but I have yellow/black and yellow/white Deweys in the works.

Larry, Having our own contest is a great idea.

And yes, Sig does have the kit available.  I actually saw Dave Shipton fly these many years ago, and I was amazed by their/his performance.

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: John Cralley on November 26, 2011, 09:24:31 AM

By the way, Pat King has a laser cut Dave Shipton 45" span Deweybird kit available. The "stunt" version is reported to fly great.  #^

http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=22043.0 (http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=22043.0)

I have one of Dave Shipton's Cosmic Wind kits that also is supposed to be a great flier -- maybe I will get around to building it some day.  HB~>

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: David Barber on November 26, 2011, 01:32:08 PM

Looks great Larry,


I orderd a SIG Dewey a few weeks ago, off ebay,
Hope to get it soon and start my build,

David, AUSTRALIA.

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 28, 2011, 11:48:51 AM

Hi John,  I do have the kit of the 45 inch Deweybird from Pat King.  The kit looks excellent.  I will start on that project after I finish up the two Deweys, a couple more Baby/Beginners Ringmasters for next year's Flyathon, a White Lightning, and a Snapper.  Too bad that life gets in the way of my building.  LOL

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: John Cralley on November 28, 2011, 07:15:37 PM

Hi Larry,

I'm hoping to be flying with you at next year's Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon!!! The first weekend in October -- Ringmaster owners mark your new 2012 calendars!!  y1

How about a build thread for that 45" Deweybird with lots of photos???

John

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 30, 2011, 06:51:06 PM

The "before" picture.

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Joe Rice on November 30, 2011, 07:30:49 PM

Quote from: Larry Lindburg on November 30, 2011, 06:51:06 PM

The "before" picture.

Not quite a "Phoenix" reincarnation, but close after I crashed it LL~ LL~ LL~

Joe

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Larry Lindburg on December 29, 2011, 09:15:57 AM

I found another "before" picture.  'Oil soaked and broken many times.  It actually lost weight with the repairs and repaint. 

Title: Re: Re-dewed Dewey
Post by: Joe Rice on December 29, 2011, 03:08:51 PM

Quote from: Larry Lindburg on December 29, 2011, 09:15:57 AM

I found another "before" picture.  'Oil soaked and broken many times.  It actually lost weight with the repairs and repaint. 

OK... it does qualify as a "Phoenix" after all.  y1