Author Topic: Favorite?? (Read 19372 times)

Bill Little · « **on:** February 16, 2014, 01:28:20 PM »

What has been, or is, your favorite CL model airplane?

Think about an come up with only one. Include pictures if you have them!

BIG Bear

Ed Carlaw · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2014, 02:27:55 PM »

Hey Bill, I started out in the early 70's with a Magician, bright orange, and have always loved this plan. Sorry I don't have any pictures, the plane is long since gone. It was a nice plane.

.Ed.

Les McDonald · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2014, 02:39:27 PM »

Let me think.
Um, USA 1, nope---- Genesis, I don't think so----Hallmark, no way----The Little Red Nobler, negative.
I need to give this some more thought!

RC Storick · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2014, 02:42:52 PM »

I have two but this is tops.

Built by Tom Warden

Will Hinton · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2014, 04:20:26 PM »

I hope this doesn't appear to be self effacing or narcissistic, but mine is definitely my first Ephesian. 720 squares, Tom Lay VF46 on a Randy pipe and flew much better than I could at the time. I wore it out! Flew the blamed thing at least four years and many, many gallons of fuel.

Mike Keville · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2014, 04:24:21 PM »

No question about it: Keith Trostle's Rabe Bearcat (Gulfhawk livery). It's got some miles on it now, but still a beauty.

Joe Just · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2014, 04:42:27 PM »

Here's my all time favorite. I morphed this "Claude" from a Brodak Zero kit. Inboard tank on muffler pressure, OS .46 LA. Wish I still had it. It was a great flyer, much better than my meager talent. Not much to look at, but still my favorite

Bob Whitely · « **Reply #7 on:** February 16, 2014, 04:52:01 PM »

Sparky, You didn't say who built that plane. I was there when it was designed, built
and painted. It was/is an absolutely gorgeous model and would be front row at any
contest! I got to fly it a couple of times. Used a RedHead .40. I still miss my good
friend as he taught me a lot about building and painting. Oh yeah, his name was
Tom Warden. RJ

P.S. Tom was also a top three finalist at the Nat's.

RC Storick · « **Reply #8 on:** February 16, 2014, 04:53:47 PM »

Your right Bob I forgot. And it is Tom Wardens plane. There was also a green one but it got run over.

Andrew Saunders · « **Reply #9 on:** February 16, 2014, 04:57:10 PM »

This is my favorite. The Caribbean Cruiser/ Mike Starett and i came up with this design last building season. Its a great flying plane!!!

RknRusty · « **Reply #10 on:** February 16, 2014, 05:26:14 PM »

Hope you big dudes aren't underwhelmed by my 1/2A roots.

But when I built this plane several years ago, for the first time I felt like I was flying more than just a toy. This Baby Flite Streak in the traditional color scheme, powered by a bladder fed Tee Dee .051, will go anywhere I point it, and do an outside loop from upright 10 feet high. I take it every time I go flying, and loosen up with it before I practice patterns with my stunter. Though I have a faster one with a Norvel power plant, I love this one because I built it. The other Streak airframe was a gift.

After I clipped the oak tree in the second video, I decided I better find a bigger field and joined my first club the next day. It's not as close to the brick building as it looks.
Rusty

Gerald Arana · « **Reply #11 on:** February 16, 2014, 05:44:46 PM »

A couple of those "Whiffer-dills" got pretty close to the ground! It looked like you were behind the airplane on most of the manoeuvres.

I'd suggest a lower pitch prop or putting that one on backwards to slow it down a bit.

It's all about fun...........

Jerry

Jim Roselle · « **Reply #12 on:** February 16, 2014, 05:57:11 PM »

I got yer back on the 1/2a Rusty. This is my Baby Clown made up to look like a Yak 50, I call it the Yaking Clown. Power is a bladder feed Tee Dee.

Jim

Dwayne · « **Reply #13 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:32:11 PM »

Pretty much any classic I beamer. Pure art on lines.

FLOYD CARTER · « **Reply #14 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:36:46 PM »

WILDMAN 60. I've built 3 of them, the first in 1950. There have been about a dozen built (maybe more) all over the world.

Floyd

Matt Colan · « **Reply #15 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:51:55 PM »

There's so many great airplanes out there, it makes it very hard to narrow it down to just one. I love the USA-1, which is still on my to build list in the future, Ares, Joe Adamusko's gorgeous airplanes, Cavaliers, etc. but if I really have to narrow it down to just one, it's going to have to be my Thundergazer. It is by far the best flying airplane I've ever put together, and it looks pretty good too!

RknRusty · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:57:13 PM »

Hey, Jim, I remember the Yakking Clown, she's a good one.
Jerry, I made it through that phase without smacking the ground and I'm less reactive nowadays, so she's still flying without any extra glue.
Rusty

wwwarbird · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2014, 07:08:14 PM »

There's a LOT of them I really like, but Paul Walker's B-17 is probably tops in my book.

Randy Ryan · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2014, 08:04:19 PM »

For now this one.

Larry Fernandez · « **Reply #19 on:** February 16, 2014, 08:06:10 PM »

I'll have to say Teds Trivial Pursuit. Especially the one he flew at the World Champs in Muncie. Prettiest plane I've ever seen.

For a classic ship, I'll go with the Hemstrought PT-19.

Larry, Buttafucco Stunt Team

EddyR · « **Reply #20 on:** February 17, 2014, 06:48:29 AM »

Most People think the Juno Is my favorite model but it is not. I like the Cobra. It is easy to build and very good plane. The big tail turns the plane very much like a modern plane. I have built at least four of them and they all flew well. I used ST35 to ST/40-46

john e. holliday · « **Reply #21 on:** February 17, 2014, 12:12:48 PM »

Looks like you used cap strips on the ribs, is that true? Gorgeous plane by the way. Oh the model looks nice too holding the toy airplane.

Bill Little · « **Reply #22 on:** February 17, 2014, 12:33:18 PM »

I was really hoping that the models you guys picked were "YOUR" model, but still I appreciate all the posts. Lots of good models!

My favorite model that I built was my USA-1. Might get displaced in the future!

BIG Bear

EddyR · « **Reply #23 on:** February 17, 2014, 12:36:16 PM »

John the ribs are stock 1/8" strip ribs. The Cobra was about 10 years old when I took that picture 14 years ago.

KenP51 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 17, 2014, 05:14:43 PM »

Back in the late 60s my favorite was the Magician. Then in the 80s I built 2 more. One was a stretched version in Coverite and dope. Got a tiny bit carried away with power

Need another one, no not the Just Bananas. I like my arm to much

Ken

Clint Ormosen · « **Reply #25 on:** February 17, 2014, 05:20:50 PM »

The JD Falcon. I have a kit, but I've never built or flown one. Just think its one of the prettiest.

donchandler · « **Reply #26 on:** February 17, 2014, 06:09:12 PM »

Had a Flight Streak in the late 60's that lasted a decade or so. Learned a bunch on that old plane. Flew the heck out of it.

Favorite scale plane I ever built was a Sterling J-3 kit. That plane was my first attempt at anything scale other than a profile and it flew very well and placed at maybe 5 contests in the late 80's and a couple in the early 90's, a pleasure to fly.

My favorite built up stunt ship was a Don Stills Stuka Stunt (Ambroid kit) I built in the 60's. Didn't know how to fly it properly but it was memorable.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #27 on:** February 17, 2014, 07:32:33 PM »

I will play Big Bear.

My Vector just because it is the only PA full fuse I have built.

But I also like my full size Force profile. Turns real nice.

But then I do not have the long history that most of you old farts have.

Jim Kraft · « **Reply #28 on:** February 17, 2014, 07:46:47 PM »

Since I am mainly and Old Time guy, my most fun to fly plane is my Brit Taurus. It is large at 68" span and 850 squares, but it is just a hoot to fly. It has had many hours in the air with a Fox 59, a Super Cyclone, an Orwick 64, and an Anderson Spitfire. You know you have something on the end of the lines with it.

Paul Walker · « **Reply #29 on:** February 17, 2014, 08:06:28 PM »

Quote from: Les McDonald on February 16, 2014, 02:39:27 PM

Let me think.
Um, USA 1, nope---- Genesis, I don't think so----Hallmark, no way----The Little Red Nobler, negative.
I need to give this some more thought!

Have you remembered yet Les?

Let me help. Does it start with an I? Or an Im.....? How about an Imp...?

My favorite starts with....Pre.....

Randy Cuberly · « **Reply #30 on:** February 18, 2014, 01:16:27 AM »

My GeoXL...730 sq in 53 oz with a Belko long shaft .56. Easiest airplane to fly well I've ever owned or flown. Disappeared from the flying field one day after I forgot and left it setting in the pits. Went home and discovered my idiocy and went back but... gone!
If I had any sense I'd build another one, or two, or three...unfortunately I've never had any sense...always trying something new.

Randy Cuberly

Gene O'Keefe · « **Reply #31 on:** February 18, 2014, 08:02:47 AM »

I've got one on the building board (so I am building it) plus it's from one of the great masters, Mr. Al Rabe's Snaggletoothe P-51 Mustang !

RC Storick · « **Reply #32 on:** February 18, 2014, 08:10:15 AM »

Well if it has to be one of mine, I really liked this one.

DanielGelinas · « **Reply #33 on:** February 18, 2014, 08:13:37 AM »

Here is my all time favorite:

Super Chipmunk in the classic red white and blue!

This, in my opinion, is a beautiful plane and it brings back memories every time I look at it.

-Dan

Bob Reeves · « **Reply #34 on:** February 18, 2014, 08:53:15 AM »

Skylark, probably because my first real PA ship was a Skylark built from a Sterling kit back in the 70's.

This is the one I presently fly in Classic, built from an early RSM kit.

Mike Ferguson · « **Reply #35 on:** February 18, 2014, 10:02:29 AM »

Quote from: Paul Walker on February 17, 2014, 08:06:28 PM

My favorite starts with....Pre.....

My own favorite (mostly for reasons of nostalgia) is also Paul's least favorite.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #36 on:** February 18, 2014, 11:29:42 AM »

Quote from: Robert Storick on February 18, 2014, 08:10:15 AM

Well if it has to be one of mine, I really liked this one.

Me too Sparky. You could probably have another one in what, a little over 30 days?

Tim Wescott · « **Reply #37 on:** February 18, 2014, 11:42:47 AM »

Sig Dewybird. If any of you NW flyers see me at a meet with some semi-scale thing with dihedral, it's the fault of that plane.

Allan Perret · « **Reply #38 on:** February 18, 2014, 11:56:37 AM »

Quote from: Randy Cuberly on February 18, 2014, 01:16:27 AM

My GeoXL...730 spq in 53 oz with a Belko long shaft .56. Easiest airplane to fly well I've ever owned or flown. Disappeared from the flying field one day after I forgot and left it setting in the pits. Went home and discovered my idiocy and went back but... gone!
If I had any sense I'd build another one, or two, or three...unfortunately I've never had any sense...always trying something new.

Randy Cuberly

Loving that paint job. Might have to copy some of that some time. How long has it been gone ?

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #39 on:** February 18, 2014, 02:16:11 PM »

of mine so far? my Avenger,, LOVE the look, and so far its one of my best fliers,, though my Gee Bee profile flew very very well,,
as for pure looks,, my bf 109 still turns me on, but it had trim issues
though I think my new build will probably ultimatly be my favorite if all goes well,,
and if I get it actually built and finished this year,, sigh

Allan Perret · « **Reply #40 on:** February 18, 2014, 06:49:17 PM »

Chevelle
I put my biggest effort into this finish, and I was somewhat satisfied with the result. For me that's saying a lot.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #41 on:** February 18, 2014, 09:30:41 PM »

Quote from: Jim Kraft on February 17, 2014, 07:46:47 PM

Since I am mainly and Old Time guy, my most fun to fly plane is my Brit Taurus. It is large at 68" span and 850 squares, but it is just a hoot to fly. It has had many hours in the air with a Fox 59, a Super Cyclone, an Orwick 64, and an Anderson Spitfire. You know you have something on the end of the lines with it.
[/quote Jim I wondered what you thought about comparing power of the Cyclone and the Anderson in your Taurus. The Spitfire seems like more of a brute in your hand but what about in the air?

Randy Cuberly · « **Reply #42 on:** February 18, 2014, 10:51:36 PM »

Quote from: Allan Perret on February 18, 2014, 11:56:37 AM

Loving that paint job. Might have to copy some of that some time. How long has it been gone ?

Thanks Allan,
Stupidly left it at the field about a year and a half ago. I miss it still!
It was about eight years old when that picture was taken.

Your Chevelle is very beautiful...very nicely done!

Randy Cuberly

RandySmith · « **Reply #43 on:** February 18, 2014, 11:15:09 PM »

Quote from: Randy Cuberly on February 18, 2014, 01:16:27 AM

My GeoXL...730 sq in 53 oz with a Belko long shaft .56. Easiest airplane to fly well I've ever owned or flown. Disappeared from the flying field one day after I forgot and left it setting in the pits. Went home and discovered my idiocy and went back but... gone!
If I had any sense I'd build another one, or two, or three...unfortunately I've never had any sense...always trying something new.

Randy Cuberly

If you liked that one you should try a Novar

Randy

Howard Rush · « **Reply #44 on:** February 19, 2014, 12:44:31 AM »

Allan, that is really nice.

NED-088 · « **Reply #45 on:** February 19, 2014, 03:51:59 AM »

I've got two that tie for first place:

One I saw back at the 1978 WCh: Al's Snaggletooth.
An the other I remember from the 1990 WCh, Anatoli Kolesnikov's KA-10

In my opinion a good F2B plane has -or at least suggests- the looks of a real plane.

Mike Keville · « **Reply #46 on:** February 19, 2014, 08:07:58 PM »

I must agree: that KA-10 is outstanding!

Airacobra · « **Reply #47 on:** February 19, 2014, 08:42:42 PM »

My vote would be a Mike Deitreich Cobra. Sorry if I butchered his last name, but there is no way to forget his planes.

John Sunderland · « **Reply #48 on:** February 19, 2014, 09:57:56 PM »

Here is my favorite.

Airacobra · « **Reply #49 on:** February 20, 2014, 09:12:40 AM »

That's a great one to John, no doubt about it. Like for you to do another one?

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Author Topic: Favorite?? (Read 19372 times)

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