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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Carrier => Topic started by: Shultzie on January 30, 2009, 11:50:46 AM

Title: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: Shultzie on January 30, 2009, 11:50:46 AM
This model  of Ben Madsen in flight was truly a sight to beeee hold!
What an amazing scale ship this would make.

Anyone remember the model magazine that showed how to engineer a counter rotational prop arrangement for models?
If our gifted model designer and flyer Mike Potter wasn't still EXILED INTO SPARKY'S CYPERSPACE....I recall that he once showed me that article and with his expertise in design excellence...it would be great to see our skyshark58@comcast.net posting again on this forum.

(Uhhh? Ben Madsen...doesn't own a computer...but I know Ben often lurkes on Howard Lynn Dooty's computer fro time to time? LL~)
Time to dig out some old carrier slides and post a few of those awesomely beautiful working scale carrier models
Title: Re: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: David Shad on January 30, 2009, 05:51:40 PM
Now that is AWESOME Shultzie!!!!!!!!  That's so great to see something unique.  How about some more.
Title: Re: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: Wayne J. Buran on January 30, 2009, 08:43:46 PM
Would that be a Consolidated "Dark Shark"?
Wayne
Title: Re: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: Shultzie on January 30, 2009, 09:49:12 PM
Quote from: Wayne J. Buran on January 30, 2009, 08:43:46 PM
Would that be a Consolidated "Dark Shark"?
Wayne

Yes...but I am not sure of which model...here is web photo
Title: Re: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: Wayne J. Buran on January 31, 2009, 03:56:35 AM
Cool Airplane! I think the meanest looking was the Sky Pirate.
Wayne
Title: Re: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: chuck snyder on January 31, 2009, 07:14:07 AM
Actually the full-size is a Ryan Dark Shark Fireball. The kit was/is by Consolidated model airplane company. I built one with a McCoy 60 when i was a Junior in high school. I have one of the kits stashed in my "nostalgia" collection. And I still have the McCoy.
Chuck
Title: Re: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: Wayne J. Buran on January 31, 2009, 01:57:07 PM
The consolidated kits were log style. I built there "TBF Avenger" a long time ago. Still see some there kits around. They are heavy.
Wayne
Title: Re: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: Shultzie on January 31, 2009, 07:43:13 PM
Quote from: David Shad on January 30, 2009, 05:51:40 PM
Now that is AWESOME Shultzie!!!!!!!!  That's so great to see something unique.  How about some more.
David..
Here is a few more....Wish we could get our Carrier gurrruuuu Mike Potter back on line here..so he could tell us who these two folks were at the Albany contest around 1966.
Nice models...
Title: Re: Carrier scan of BEN MADSEN'S (around 40 years ago!?
Post by: dale gleason on February 09, 2009, 07:27:01 AM
Bill and Lois Melton? Strictly a guess,  dg