You know, "we can rebuild it, better, faster, stronger".


It was a straightforward process of replacing the plastic faces with 1/4" aircraft plywood.  Also, a 5/16" plywood spacer in between.  The spacer was made of 1/4" laminated to 1/16" ply.  It was process of Dremel work to fit the steel "movement" into the new wood case.

While I at it, I enlarged the hand grip to get all four fingers comfortably into the handle for high speed and aerobatic flight.

Trick or treat !!  Flight test to follow.

Thanks, I'll take a poke at those, too.  However, I suspect they will be at-or-above list price before the gavel falls.  These units look a bit too good, I'm in the marker for fixer-uppers now.  I see a Dirtmobile engine on the auction block, no doubt it'll go high.

I test flew the finished product today.  Very good.  I really like the full grip feel.

I agree.  I never thought anything of it. 

But it happened, and north of the Mason and Dixon Line at that.

First two went for $67 & $66.  Guess the buyers don't know about mail order!

I bought my first house for $18000, can't even buy enough dirt to build one on now for that!  That's progress, I guess.

I also bought Ringmaster kits for $3.50, now they'er around $50.