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Offline Ralph Wenzel (d)

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First Attempt . . .
« on: March 11, 2009, 03:30:08 PM »
 . . .  with PolySpan. One piece per panel, and only a few wrinkles/darts/whatever. I believe I'm gonna like this stuff!

The kit is a John Lowry Stuka; power will be an MVVS 2.5 Diesel. The one on the stand is swinging a 9-6 at 10,200 rpm after only 10 minutes of runtime!

I had intended to finish with KlassCoat, but I may just leave it in Nitrate Clear. I plan to double-cover the wing with more silkspan.; might save a couple of ounces. Silkspan and 4 coats of clear on the fuselage and tail. Needs sanding and another few coats of clear . . .

(Too many irons; not enough fire)

Ralph Wenzel
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Re: First Attempt . . .
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2009, 06:26:25 PM »
C'on Ralph!

Where's that Testor's/McCoy 35 you used to use on those "Sharkbats" Lew designed?!?!??   LL~

"Tight lines!"   y1

Wes
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Re: First Attempt . . .
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2009, 08:16:57 PM »
Honest to gosh, Wes, the only McCoys I ever owned were about a half-dozen of the RV Redheads. A couple of friends tried (and promptly ruined) them back in the late '50s - early '60s, and I decided they were a PoS engine and never bought one. If I'd known then what I do now, I'd have been a bit more forgiving and realized it was the fault of the modeler, not the engine.

That Sharkbat was a pretty good Slow Combat/Stunt Trainer, wasn't it?  H-m-m, wonder if Lew still has plans . . .

 



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Re: First Attempt . . .
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2009, 08:25:39 AM »

That Sharkbat was a pretty good Slow Combat/Stunt Trainer, wasn't it?  H-m-m, wonder if Lew still has plans . . .

 
I still have the plans. In fact, I still have the plane I built at the LMAC Mall Show on Sat and flew it on Sun. at Kearney field.   LL~
Tons O' fun fer sure!!   n~

"Tight lines!"

Wes
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