That's a sweet looking plane you're building Rusty. I bought a really nice Sig Twister rtf with an O.S. .35FP for $30.00 from a fellow R/C club member back in the 80's when I was a teenager. It was my first .35 size stunt ship and to me (stepping up from 1/2A and .15 size) it was like flying a Cadillac with the power of a Ferrari! I couldn't believe the pull on the lines and the smoothness of the controls! I was instantly hooked on the .35-.40 size ships. I learned how to do basic stunt with it before it met it's expiration date. Then from there, it was all Ringmasters, Shoestrings, Flite Streaks and later a Sky Ray. Seeing this thread as well as the other Twisters makes me want another one. I also have a Nobler ARF ready to fly with an O.S. .40LA that I converted to C/L from R/C. Hopefully I'll get a chance to fly it sometime soon. But I'm going to beef up the engine mount as suggested here first. Here is a pic of my Nobler hanging up in my shop.
Shawn
Shawn, that sounds so much like me.
Chris, I hope you're okay with us hijacking your thread about reinforcing Nobler motor mounts.
I was a lone 1/2A guy all my life, and when forums came to be, I learned how to make bladder fed Tee Dees and Norvels, breathing near deamonic life into my Flite Streaks and Stuntman 23s, and you know all the rest. In 2012 I didn't even know 35 planes existed till my 45' lines outgrew the churchyard across from my house and joined an RC club that was totally entertained with my freestyle screaming looping babys. In 2013 I met a re-treaded CL guy with a B-.40 powered Tutor who told me about Stunt, acquired a wrecked Goldberg Shoestring and never looked back. Entered my first contest and was given a Skyray that I flew into Intermediate and some extra engines that I still use. It's been the most fun I've ever had in my adult life. I finally managed a 1st place in Intermediate, but still don't belong in Advanced, and I want this Twister to be the tool that helps me get there. My body is failing fast, so my life goal is to
Belong in Advanced, at any level, low or medium, it matters not.
Here she is as of last night. Got some cool colorful decals for it: