I only met Ed Southwick once. It was at a Golden State contest in Clovis a few years ago. What a pleasure. He still had the enthusiasm we all had as kids, a property he shared with Larry Scarinzi and Bob Hunt. He is a Hero of the Jive Combat Team.Thanks Howard...(I will never forget those beautiful paint schemes of Ed's.
How great it is to see this tribute to a quiet man. Ed was so unassuming, that's what I remember most about him. I thought it so telling that his wife always launched for him.
I took this picture some years ago. I hope those who remember them both will enjoy viewing it.
Mr Don,
I could never leave well enough alone so I added my own tail shapes to the Skylark for one simple reason. No way could I have blended the top block into the fin as on the plans. The tail had kind of an ugly British WWII fighter look. Also please notice I named it "Galaxy" in honor of the rounded tail.
I am going to post the "Highwire Fiasco" in the "Amazing Model Stories" section.
Les McDonald
Shultzie, I think you need to see someone for some treatment, LL~
Cheers R. Send !!!
I have built two Skylarks, both were the kits. Met Ed and his lovely wife at VSC. Need to include her here too as I don't remember ever seeing one with out the other. Fantastic couple and great to talk to. May have to break down and build th Ken Smith I have of the Skylark as I beleive it is bigger than the kit. I remember him telling me one time his was not satisfied with the kit and the published plans.
WOW!
I can't imagine just how much that beautiful model of Ed's means to you and how fortunate you are to have such a memorial piece of CLPA history hanging on your hanger wall.
Any chance of taking a close up photo of that work of CLPA art of Ed's.
This is the Skylark I always remember.