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Offline Bill Little

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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #50 on: October 29, 2006, 09:10:43 AM »
Hi Frank,

Thanks for that info.  The plans drawn by "Jim Phillips" of W. Tulsa, OK dates those plans to fairly recent times.  I am pretty sure the original kit came out in the mid-late '50s, but I cannot remember who the manufacturer was............

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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #51 on: October 29, 2006, 09:18:03 AM »
I am adding the plans one more time. They are a little larger and I rotated them for an easier look see. And here is one more picture of my Snapper. You can tell by looking at it that it's going to fly great. It has all the right proportions.
The kit is about an 8 to 10 hour build.
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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #52 on: October 29, 2006, 09:28:56 AM »
Quote from: Bill Little on October 29, 2006, 09:10:43 AM
Hi Frank,

Thanks for that info.  The plans drawn by "Jim Phillips" of W. Tulsa, OK dates those plans to fairly recent times.  I am pretty sure the original kit came out in the mid-late '50s, but I cannot remember who the manufacturer was............

I *think* Jim is a member here, I know he is over at SSW.

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Maybe Jim will turn up here and give us a little more info.

It's amazing that we're on the second page with this thing. Who'd have ever thought there'd be so much to talk about with a model that is smaller than the stabilizer on most stunters. Go figure.
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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #53 on: October 29, 2006, 09:47:12 AM »
Hey Frank,

The plans shown in Classic Construction Drawings do not show as much detail as those that you posted. These were by Gearge Millikin Tulso OK and were published in 57.

Your drawing shown in the lower left....an upright?

Yours looks good!

I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!!

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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #54 on: October 29, 2006, 10:05:44 AM »
Hey Alan,
Thanks for the compliment. The kit parts were very well made and fit together so well I couldn't go wrong.

There really isn't anything to be confused about. Far as I know the Minnesota Modeler kit is the only one currently available. So you could order the kit from him and have a Snapper like you had in the olde days or you could scratch build one from the plans. Or you could just let it go.
When I ordered my kit I bought two of them so I'm going to go open the box and take pictures of the parts. Ray really does a lot of the work and gives you your money's worth.
Keep an eye on this thread. I'll post the kit pix in a few minutes.
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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #55 on: October 29, 2006, 10:23:33 AM »
Frank,

My confusion is, was this kitted in the early to late 60's...or even earlier...and if it was kitted in that time frame was the Snapper the plane that I had or was it a different plane all together?

I still may have to get one regardless.  It's a good looking little plane.

Thanks to all for their input....is this not the best source for info?

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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #56 on: October 29, 2006, 10:28:30 AM »
That's almost 50 years ago Alan. Sheesh I can't remember last week!!

Here are the kit pictures I promised. Perhaps you haven't noticed but I'm a big fan of Minnesota Modeler's. I've gotten about 4 or 5 of his kits now and they've all been excellent. And they fly!!
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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #57 on: October 29, 2006, 05:35:02 PM »
Hi Alan,

I am sure the 1/2A Snapper was kitted back in the mid-late '50s.  How long a run, I don't know.  If I can dig out my old AHC, Lee's and Polk's catalogs I can tell you more, or even in the old magazines I have.  but, they are boxed up right now.  Ambroid bought out someone else during the '60s before they quit making kits, and I *think* Ambroid might have been the last to package it.

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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #58 on: October 29, 2006, 07:07:02 PM »
Bill and Alan,

I just scanne this construction drawing fron Tom Morris' "Classic Era Construction Drawings".
It appears to have considerably less detail, balsa grain being one of those details not in original. A close inspection will show that both drawings depict the same construction and location of parts.
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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #59 on: October 29, 2006, 08:47:02 PM »
The Snapper was originally kitted in the mid-50s or earlier; I built one in 1955? or 6? when I was a kid. I pretty much learned to stunt with it. Powered by an Atwood .049.  I bought a Holland Hornet for it but can't recall ever installing or using it.  Memory is funny.

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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #60 on: October 29, 2006, 08:50:48 PM »
I built one in either '54 or '55. Don't recall what it had in it.  I have one about half built off plans and have a partially built kit I got of ebaY.  Other projects have pushed it aside.
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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #61 on: October 30, 2006, 07:19:49 AM »
Quote from: minnesotamodeler on October 29, 2006, 08:47:02 PM


Frank--I sure appreciate all the plugs! 

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You're welcome Ray..........I'm going to lay off now before the guys think I'm being pushy.

How about a 1/2A auto-gyro? Have you got one of those in your bag of tricks?

I came across the Queen Bee in the Tom Morris book. Looks cool.
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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #62 on: October 30, 2006, 04:13:51 PM »
I actually built a free-flight autogyro, 1/2A size, in my misspent youth...never got it to fly hardly at all, though.  Looking back at it, it was severely underpowered.  Don't get your hopes up, it doesn't really intrigue me--looks like a whole lot more trouble than it's worth. Besides, by principle they won't fly inverted--in order to do so, the rotor would have to stop and rotate the opposite direction.  I don't think that's happenin'.  And if a plane won't stunt, I have no interest in it.  Even when I competed in RatRace, I was the pitman, not the pilot.  Too boring.

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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #63 on: October 30, 2006, 04:39:48 PM »
Hmmmmmmmm................no auto-gyro then.
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Re: 1/2A Snapper question
« Reply #64 on: October 30, 2006, 06:12:59 PM »
Sorry to disappoint...no auto-gyro from me.  I inflict enough on the modeling world as is.

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