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Title: Argus
Post by: Bill Little 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.

Bill <><
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Richard Grogan on September 20, 2006, 10:44:44 PM
Nice bird Bill! What do you call that, Lime Sherbert? Looks tasty!!
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on September 21, 2006, 12:34:57 AM
Bill,

That canopy looks familiar!
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Larry Cunningham on September 21, 2006, 06:17:30 AM
I love it, it's absolutely gorgeous! Great color and paint scheme.

Great job, Bill!

L.

"Those who do not want to imitate anything produce nothing." -Salvador Dali
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Zuriel Armstrong on September 21, 2006, 06:18:41 AM
Bill,

That is BEAUTIFUL!!!

One of my favorites too.
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Michael Brooks 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!

Mike
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Jay on September 21, 2006, 02:15:01 PM
Man Bill!  You do nice work.

Jay
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Randy Powell 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.
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Bill Little on September 21, 2006, 05:24:58 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.
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Clay Schmidt on September 21, 2006, 10:56:41 PM
Beautiful, beautiful plane Bill!!!!!!!!!  That's one to be proud of!

Clay
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Manuel Cortes on September 22, 2006, 02:28:39 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
NICE PLANE!!! y1
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: rob biddle 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.
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Chuck Feldman on September 23, 2006, 07:25:03 AM
Bill,

That is a beautiful ship.

Nice to see a reply from Larry Cunningham y1



Chuck Feldman
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Paul Dayson 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!!
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Rick Campbell on September 25, 2006, 12:54:15 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!"
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: jamtx on September 26, 2006, 07:35:09 PM
Nice Looking ,WELL DONE !!!!! 
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Bill Little 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.

Bill <><
Title: Re: Argus
Post by: Tom Dugan 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