Guys,
There have been about 670 views so far. I presume that most of the views also downloaded the free link to Al's Models 4. It would seem that a free post of 190,000 words, 1640 words and photos and a half hour of video would be a welcome addition for modelers of all kinds, and in particular, stunt builders and flyers. So far, there have been only 5 replies. With so few replies, this post wound up on page 2 and replies and views are drying up.
If we think that this huge volume of information is worth saving, we need more replies and views.
It isn't necessary or desirable that new replies be personally complimentary. Very little of this download was written for the DVD. It was mostly complied and edited from numerous magazine articles and thousands of posts to this and other forums.
For example, which subject matter did you like best? Which subjects did you find most informative? The DVD chapter 1 began with a two volume article posted in Control Line World about 10 years ago presenting technology developed through thousands of practice flights of Mustang and Sea Fury stunt ships. The other half of Book 1 was an article on the construction of a Mustang stunt ship of 53,662 words and 539 photos. Book 2 had, in addition to other material, an article on building the Mustunt IV which ran 32,345 words and 338 photos. My point being, that less knowledgeable modelers would have much to gain from downloading this DVD.
It would be helpful if you would express your thoughts, arguments, opinions and preferences for material contained in the DVD download and replies here on Stuka Stunt. There could be endless posts and replies about ideas and techniques developed as our airplanes have improved over the years. Topics covered by the DVD include but aren't limited to construction techniques, molding, materials, painting, jigs, laser cutting, aerodynamics, trimming, engines, propellers, controls, tanks, mufflers, Rabe rudder, cockpits, appliques, stencils, inking, plans, design, reverse prop rotation, incidence, spinners, shock gears, alignment, and many other topics.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkHUtj971Jgk_k-N5vVQX_as0dcVexiz4Once again, here is the free download and all that is required to have the DVD content on your computer is just chick on this link.
I was watching some of my extra videos which are on YouTube but not included in the Al's Models DVD. There are forty eight hours of free model airplane videos, mostly building. I just copied this next paragraph from my major post above. I'm putting it here again because, if you like videos and look up videos by me, you will find them all over the YouTube. There is a way top view all of them in order which makes them much more enjoyable. Follow the instructions below. Find the search block above any of my five Al's Models videos. Again, Al's Models or Al Rabe will get you single videos from all over YouTube. In the search engine, enter Al Rabe videos - BBQB . Caps don't seem to matter as long as al rabe videos - bbqb are used. There is a lot of good viewing there. Check it out. I'm not much with computers but also found out yesterday that you can go to youtube directly and get the videos in order by entering the Al Rabe videos - BBQB into a blank search block. The first video photo shows a half black photo with the numerals 24. Clicking that one opens the 24 videos in order.
Here is the copy from My DVD above. "The easiest way to access these videos is to begin with the Al's Models 4 YouTube link. Log on to any of the 5 video sequences which are part of Al's YouTube link. Notice that above each of these DVD video posts there is a search block for YouTube videos. Search Al Rabe Videos - BBQB Paul Taylor had originally put all of these on YouTube Years ago. Now I'm not sure whether it was Paul Taylor or my computer guy, Gregg, who lined them up. In any case, this forty eight hours block of videos is readily available for more free stunt model video and an easy way to find them all."
Al