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Offline Bill Little

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Argus
« on: September 20, 2006, 10:05:57 PM »
There will be a drawing for an Argus kit from Bill Sawyer soon.

So I thought I would (shamelessly) post the one I built from plans several years ago to let you see what one looks like.

This is the '58 version published in 1960, and the paint was matched to a piece of Steve's original plane.

Power is a L&J Fox 35 or a Double Star 40.  I flew it at Brodak's with a Webra 32 a few years ago.

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Re: Argus
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2006, 10:44:44 PM »
Nice bird Bill! What do you call that, Lime Sherbert? Looks tasty!!
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Re: Argus
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2006, 12:34:57 AM »
Bill,

That canopy looks familiar!
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Re: Argus
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2006, 06:17:30 AM »
I love it, it's absolutely gorgeous! Great color and paint scheme.

Great job, Bill!

L.

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Re: Argus
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2006, 06:18:41 AM »
Bill,

That is BEAUTIFUL!!!

One of my favorites too.
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Re: Argus
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2006, 12:24:12 PM »
To my mind, you just can't beat the look of a beautifully done I-Beamer like your Argus!

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Re: Argus
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2006, 02:15:01 PM »
Man Bill!  You do nice work.

Jay
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Re: Argus
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2006, 04:14:52 PM »
In the words of Bill Murray (paraphrased), you are a stunt god. Not THE God, just a god.
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Re: Argus
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2006, 05:24:58 PM »
Quote from: Randy on September 21, 2006, 04:14:52 PM
In the words of Bill Murray (paraphrased), you are a stunt god. Not THE God, just a god.

Wow, guys......... thanks!  I really wanted it to look good an be a tribute to Steve, hence no pilot in the cockpit. 

Billy sent me a piece from the lower wing of an original Wooley plane so that I could match the colors, and I did spend some extra time on it.  Ir was 34 oz. when ready to fly.  Nitrate substrate (no filler, just Sig Nitrate sanded), silkspan/cf veil covering everything.  A coat of white PPG "mixing" white (thinned considerably) as a blocking coat and PPG Chromabase mixed colors.  It only took about 3 1/2 oz. of mixed green to get complete coverage.  Chromaclear for top coat.

It suffers from a not too sharp a corner, it was designed for the old FAI pattern, but it does them ok, and the rounds are easy as falling off a log!

Thanks guys!
Bill <><

P.S.  Tom N., that isn't THE canopy, I haven't built THAT Argus (WC version)...........yet!!!!

The mold for the canopy above was sent to Billy W. for his OK when we were doing Aaron's '59 Ares.  He put his seal on it, and it matches up to the Argus pretty well.
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Re: Argus
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2006, 10:56:41 PM »
Beautiful, beautiful plane Bill!!!!!!!!!  That's one to be proud of!

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Re: Argus
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2006, 02:28:39 AM »
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
NICE PLANE!!! y1
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Re: Argus
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2006, 05:04:14 AM »
  Bill that is one georgeous aircraft,  y1
I have a half built Argus leaning up against my work bench that I think I will have to get finished one of these days.  **)
Regards, Rob.
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Re: Argus
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2006, 07:25:03 AM »
Bill,

That is a beautiful ship.

Nice to see a reply from Larry Cunningham y1



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Re: Argus
« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2006, 05:24:59 AM »
Bill that plane is awesome. I know you spent a lot of time on the finnish. Great job!!
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Re: Argus
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2006, 12:54:15 PM »
Quote from: Richard Grogan on September 20, 2006, 10:44:44 PM
Nice bird Bill! What do you call that, Lime Sherbert? Looks tasty!!

I believe Wooley's detractors used to call it "pond slime green!"
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Re: Argus
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2006, 07:35:09 PM »
Nice Looking ,WELL DONE !!!!! 
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Re: Argus
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2006, 03:19:34 PM »
Thanks, guys!  Again, I just wanted to show those who have not seen the Argus what Bill Sawyer's donated kit will look like when finished.

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Re: Argus
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2006, 06:24:25 PM »
Bill,

What it will look like when I'm done???  Does that mean if I win the kit that you will paint and detail it for me?

Thomas
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