I received a Little Devil built up plane by Scientific a few days ago. It is the original form with the small waisted rear fuselage. The plans, as such, are in the box top on the inside. It says: Designed by: A. Spampani.  Drawn by: W. Musciano.  I thought Walt designed this one. Or did he do the redesign on that later, thicker fuselage version?  The box is white with black graphics.  $1.50 for the kit and the kit number appears to be PL-1.  (X)L-1. I can't quite make out the first figure.  It states is is licenced for the Jim Walker U-Control, so this puts it in the very late 40's to very early 50's era.   Any help? 

Ty: That is an interesting finding that you made. Since Walt was approached by Scientific in 1948 to design models, I would assume that Mr Spampani had designed a few of the models at that time. You have this earlier version, with the much thicker wing, and different fuselage, too. Most of the models that Walt designed indeed were original both in name and appearance, but the second "Walt" Little Devil update continued the name, and some of the design.

There were some '40s kits, usually larger than the Logs that came later,  that had built up wings or built up fuselages, or both, that were made by Scientific before Walt. Two that come into mind were the Kingpin and Atomic (a true .29 powered Team Racer). Walt continued these names and much of the "styling" when he downsized them as 1/2A Logs.

Robert: Please note that the Red Devil and Little Devil were two different models. No question re the Walt provenance of the Red Devil. I restored one a few years ago for Speed at Musciano, by the way. Nice flyer.   

Currell

Hi Ty: Yes, the early one. I like the way Scientific (apparently) saved a penny or two by printing the instructions on the box top insides.

I have both plans, by the way, if anyone wants either. Currell

Hi Doc: I have the Sport Racer plans. The side view is full size. They give you a full size tip plan view, about 2.5" of it, and you extrapolate the angle of the TE  ( afixed flap) to the wing joint (the LE is straight). And of course you get the side view of the airfoil, showing the chord, so you can make the wing very accurately. The wing itself has both a straight LE as TE as supplied in the kit, and you glue on the angled TE flap.

The only parts you have to estimate are the stab and el. The side view gives you the chords of each, and the various perspective and assembly views will give you a very good idea of how both look.

The airfoil section is 5/16", kind of a Clark Y, but you could make it symmetrical without too much trouble, and stunt it.

Give me your snail and I will send you a copy. Currell

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Hello Robert

      Nice advertising flyer you scanned -  I would like to fine that P26A kit in the set...........


   Dalton H.