I would say you've done your finishing skills classes!  Very nice.  If you wouldn't mind, I would love to see a pic of the linkage side.  I love all of Dick's designs.

I just thought I would share what I have been working on lately. A few more clear coats and it will be ready to fly. I choose the Mig15 because I like the outline. These are kind of fun to build and easy to store. I am using these smaller planes to improve my finishing skills and and learn more with each model I build. I am also building up a stock pile for my kids, if they ever get interested in flying. I plan to power this one with a Norvel .061.

Regards
Robert

Robert,
Looks good!
Bring it over for the Fly In on April 19.
I hope to have both the RM207 and RM307 alongside the Pathfinder.
Roger V.

Nice job Robert!! I hope it flies as good as it looks!!   

Thanks for all the nice comments.

I will get a picture of the other side once I finish the clear and reinstall the control linkage. The wing center was per plans, the joint has a strip of fiberglass adding strength to the seam. The ink lines are applied with a rapidograph pen and indigo ink.

Roger, I am planning on attending the funfly to see all my friends. I am also planning on bring the F82 I finally got done.

Bill, It would be fun to fly two up, so get the F86 done.

Regards
Robert

Well now you have given me a challenge!  When I got home the plans for the MIG-15 and the F-86 were here waiting for me.  Looks like I will have to get cracking and build that F-86 to bring over to Cocoa and do battle across the Yalu ( or Indian in this case ) River!

Great looking Mig- but at close ( 35- 42') range my F-86's fifty cals should have the advantage over your cannon! Of course you will have the speed advantage - I only have a Tee-Dee .049 to go up against your Norvel .061.

Paint scheme- hmmm, maybe one with ties to the area - hows about a MIG MAD MARINE??

Gonna have to get to the balsa stash now and see what I have available and what i need to get.

Bill,
Yes, this will be a good dry run for our 2nd annual "Vets Day Fly In" in November. The more Warbirds the better!
Roger V.

Bought some balsa today, and edge glued 2 3/32"x 3"x 36" pieces to make a 6" wide blank for the wing- no center joint. My buddy has one of those fancy sanding drum finish planers- I'll use that to thin the wing blank down to 1/8" tomorrow before I cut it out.
Had a chunk of 1/4" that had been cut for a stab for something long ago that is big enough for the fuselage. hope to have the parts cut by tomorrow, need to scrounge up some 1/4 motor mount stock, might end up using some 1/4"  5-ply birch aircraft plywood I found.

I love these small planes, bought the balsa ( Midwest brand- not bad ) at Micheals Craft store, used a couple 40% off coupons from the Sunday ad to get them for about 2.50 each. Everything else was in the scrap boxes.

Brain fade- it is 3/16th.  I will have to ask my friend if his machine will sand a taper, if I could take 1/64" off each side (top/bottom) resulting in a constant taper from leading edge to trailing edge, a little hand sanding would give it a bit of airfoil. 

I'll need every advantage if I'm going up against a Mig Ace!

The first of next month Sam's Stuff and Hobbies will have these kits and many others available.
Larry

We are finishing up all of the Sarpolus kits and sending out a couple of each on or before the end of this month. It takes a week to get to the dealers.
Larry