For those who may have missed it, John Brodak just released the long awaited kit of the Silhavey "Gypsy"  It is the 46 sized and price is very reasonable.  I moved a "Gypsy" thread up for the pictures. The 46 sized Gypsy  has been on my "gotta build" list for years and now it may actually happen!  

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And maybe Jim Silhavey will chime in here with the mods?! 

Thanks, Jerry

Pete,

Bring it to the "Goyet" and I'll bring my plan for comparison. Should be interesting.

Jerry

Hi Bill, my initial thoughts are a long nose and a large airplane needs a strong but light engine. I'm thinking along the lines of a Stalker 61 (like the RE also) but that is definitely subject to change. As far as mods go, I have the magazine plans somewhere, guess I could dig them out and compare them to the kit when it arrives. It won't be for awhile though, wife caught me ordering so now it's my birthday present, not to be opened until. Fortunately that's at the end of next month.

Glad things are progressing on schedule...now what was that we were we talking about? 

Hi Bill, my initial thoughts are a long nose and a large airplane needs a strong but light engine. I'm thinking along the lines of a Stalker 61 (like the RE also) but that is definitely subject to change. As far as mods go, I have the magazine plans somewhere, guess I could dig them out and compare them to the kit when it arrives. It won't be for awhile though, wife caught me ordering so now it's my birthday present, not to be opened until. Fortunately that's at the end of next month.

Alan Resinger flew his Gypsy 46 with a variety of Stalker 61's and generally YS20-20 fuel or even more nitro! Power still seemed inadequate. You might consult with him about power suggestions. I looked for a picture of Al's, and found his and another. Both very pretty, in case you need ideas.  Steve