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Title: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Shultzie on May 25, 2009, 06:12:55 PM

While diggin through some old slides for Bob Hunt today...knowing how much both Bob and Mark love SHINEEE'GOLD N' COPPA' PAINT SCHEMES
Here are a couple of great looking paint schemes  of my old slides that I scanned and sent to my new external hard drive...but at low resolution.

What amazing graphics huh?  I didn't write down any info on my old slide mounts so I don't remember who the artistic soulbrotha' who flew these at the 68 or 69 nats? H^^

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: John Miller on May 25, 2009, 06:28:32 PM

Quasar is Bob English's design based on Jim Ticheys Collossus. The top picture strongly resembles one Bob built and flew a few years ago. I'm not sure if the smaller one, the 555 is Bob's or not though.

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Shultzie on May 25, 2009, 06:36:35 PM

Thanks John....
"CHECK OUT THOSE BEAUTIFULLY SANDED IN "FLATS" on that fuselage....I took some really close up shots showing just how beautifully those flat accents sparkled and  reflected the gloss from the sun while in flight...I can't remember who I sent those other 5 or 6 slides via snail mail so many years ago?
I wish I had made duplicates waaaay back then.... n~

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Shultzie on May 25, 2009, 06:45:03 PM

Quote from: John Miller on May 25, 2009, 06:28:32 PM

Quasar is Bob English's design based on Jim Ticheys Collossus. The top picture strongly resembles one Bob built and flew a few years ago. I'm not sure if the smaller one, the 555 is Bob's or not though.

I just heard from Bob Hunt...and we both are pretty 99.99999% sure Indeedeee'.. that 2nd model is Arlie Prezzler's beautiful Q model.

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Steve Helmick on May 25, 2009, 09:05:45 PM

Are you sure those aren't stringers with paper/fabric covering on the top/aft fuselage...like Leo's "Grinder"? Up by the canopy, it looks a little wrinkley.  D>K Steve

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Shultzie on May 25, 2009, 09:54:26 PM

Quote from: Steve Helmick on May 25, 2009, 09:05:45 PM

Are you sure those aren't stringers with paper/fabric covering on the top/aft fuselage...like Leo's "Grinder"? Up by the canopy, it looks a little wrinkley.  D>K Steve

NO WAY!!! NOT A STRINGER TO BEHOLD ON THAT MODEL.....Those FLATS WERE SANDED..and hollowed~balsa blocks..and was the talk of the NAVY HANGER SESSIONS!

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Brett Buck on May 27, 2009, 09:48:18 AM

Quote from: Shultzie on May 25, 2009, 06:45:03 PM

I just heard from Bob Hunt...and we both are pretty 99.99999% sure Indeedeee'.. that 2nd model is Arlie Prezzler's beautiful Q model.

    Certainly - That's classic Arlie lettering and it's his AMA number.

    Brett

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Trostle on May 27, 2009, 01:01:43 PM

Quote from: Shultzie on May 25, 2009, 09:54:26 PM

NO WAY!!! NOT A STRINGER TO BEHOLD ON THAT MODEL.....Those FLATS WERE SANDED..and hollowed~balsa blocks..and was the talk of the NAVY HANGER SESSIONS!

I must confirm what Don just said.  I have personally seen that Quasar by Bob English.  The fuselage is all wood with those flats carved/sanded as if it wes a structure with stringers and fabric or tissue covering.  I had to touch it to believe that those flats were carved.  The craftsmanship displayed on this model is nothing short of incredible.

Keith

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Shultzie on May 28, 2009, 03:26:17 PM

Quote from: Trostle on May 27, 2009, 01:01:43 PM

I must confirm what Don just said.  I have personally seen that Quasar by Bob English.  The fuselage is all wood with those flats carved/sanded as if it wes a structure with stringers and fabric or tissue covering.  I had to touch it to believe that those flats were carved.  

The craftsmanship displayed on this model is nothing short of incredible.

Keith

Here is another close up scan of just the front end....(not sure if this old slide shows the detail all that well.

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: john e. holliday on May 29, 2009, 09:40:40 AM

Beautiful planes both of them.  Look at how many ribs are in the Quasar.  DOC Holliday

Title: Re: A couple of great gold vintage classical stunt models from the good old Daze
Post by: Shultzie on May 29, 2009, 04:47:18 PM

I remember how beautiful that model looked under the Navy hanger lights the night before the qualifications....SPARKLED LIKE DIAMONIQUE...NAAAW! MUCH MORE RARE THAN THAN GLASS.
SPARKLED MORE LIKE THE HOPE DIAMOND!!