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Title: Flying Models plan # for Jim Casale's Spectrum
Post by: Mike Ferguson on January 13, 2011, 03:28:04 PM
Does anyone happen to know the plan # for the Jim Casale "Spectrum" design that appeared in the July 1980 issue of Flying Models?

This isn't one of the ones that won the Nats - it's the crazy black airplane with the psychedelic color paint job.

Anyway, if someone could post the plan #, I'd greatly appreciate it - I don't have a copy of that FM issue, and I couldn't find it on the Flying Models website. Thanks!
Title: Re: Flying Models plan # for Jim Casale's Spectrum
Post by: Randy Powell on April 28, 2011, 09:57:11 AM
Walter,

Nope, that's a later iteration. I think maybe mid 80s? My buddy Pat Johnston once built one of those with an ST60. Good flying plane, but the one Mike is talking about is quite a bit different. There are also two even later ones named Spectron and Spectron Columbia.
Title: Re: Flying Models plan # for Jim Casale's Spectrum
Post by: Mike Ferguson on April 28, 2011, 02:02:31 PM
The version that Walter posted is the Spectrum Mk III, which was the 1983 Nats winner.

The one I was referencing was the earlier 1979 version, which looks a lot different, and is surprisingly smaller.

I'll see if I can post some pictures of the one I was looking for later this evening.
Title: Re: Flying Models plan # for Jim Casale's Spectrum
Post by: EddyR on May 14, 2011, 01:17:23 PM
Sorry I didn't see this soooooner  ~^
Here it is
Ed
Title: Re: Flying Models plan # for Jim Casale's Spectrum
Post by: Mike Ferguson on May 23, 2011, 06:49:43 AM
The 1983 Nats winner was the first one that used a ST60.

Walter posted a picture of the plans for that one above.

As Randy indicated, the black one used the OS45 FSR. I believe it (or one of its twins) used the OS40 FSR as well.
Title: Re: Flying Models plan # for Jim Casale's Spectrum
Post by: PJ Rowland on May 24, 2011, 02:03:40 AM
I like the styling.. Must build one of those also.

Randy : And Hooligan is a loosely based olympic?
Title: Re: Flying Models plan # for Jim Casale's Spectrum
Post by: Randy Powell on May 25, 2011, 12:33:35 AM
PJ,

More like a fever dream.
Title: Re: Flying Models plan # for Jim Casale's Spectrum
Post by: PJ Rowland on May 25, 2011, 07:44:03 AM
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