Let's step into the Wayback Machine...

[wwwarbird]

 This is a question that may date a few folks here, but please don't be afraid to play along...

 Just for fun, let's say it's December 31st, 1988-ish...roughly 25 years ago, or earlier.

 1-  Based on all around pattern performance, of a model that you have personally built and flown, what is your favorite competition stunt model and engine combination up to this point?

 2-  Why is this model your overall favorite?

 3-  Was this model built from a kit, built from plans, or designed and built from scratch?

 4-  If it was built from a kit did you make any changes or substitutions?

 Just thought it might be interesting to see what comes up here. And if you've got them, please add photos of your favorite.

 

[Randy Cuberly]

SIG Magnum, ST60, built from kit. 
Excellent flier and the kit was reasonably easy to build.  Sheeting for the foam wing was substituted for lighter wood on mine (I actually built and flew three of these).  All weighed around 57 or 58 oz.  One of mine had a ST51 for power and it was quite ample. 
However the ST60's were better in the wind and bad conditions because they regulated a little better than the 51, and had a surplus of power.  Three blade 11 3/4 6 1/2 props.
Good combination and would probably still be competitive today, although I'd use a Side Exhaust PA61 today.  Or maybe even modify the fuselage a little and run a PA65 on a pipe.

Walt Mengis also in the Phoenix area had a Magnum with a ST46 that was an excellent flier...very strong 46 however.

Randy Cuberly

[wwwarbird]

 Thanks Randy, good stuff there.

[Dan McEntee]

  Hi Wayne;
    In 1988 I had only been flying stunt competitively for a year. My weapons of choice (because they were all I had!) was a SIG Twister made to resemble a Geiseke Nobler,  painted with sort a Navy colors, and a Fox .35 in the nose for power. As a back up, I had a SIG Akromaster with a Fox .15 in the nose. It was painted and Monokoted to look like the kit box airplane. It took both airplanes to get through my first beginner contest in the summer of 1987! I was only dreaming of bigger and better airplanes at that time. Wish I had them both still, though. It's good to see where you have come from just so you know how far you have gone. Might build some replicas someday just for old time sake.
   HAPPY NEW YEAR!
  Type at you later,
  Dan McEntee

[EddyR]

At the 1988 Nats I flew this plane. ST/46 powered modified Juno. I thought it was my best plane at the time.

[john e. holliday]

At that period of time it had to be the Mustunt I design by Al Rabe.   Got my first stunt trophy with it.  Oh, Fox .35 Stunt for power.  Can't remember the weight.

[Will Davis]

In 1988 I entered my first contest at Tom Dixon's Atlanta meet , flying a profile nobler from a crashed  Top Flite green box nobler,  powered by a Randy Smith Royal 40 , great engine  , plane flew well , hard to beat a nobler for competition . The only changes other than profile fuselage was to make the rudder non air foiled ( mistake ) and make the stab a little bigger ( mistake # 2 )

It was my favorite plane at the time because it was my first  competition  plane  , it flew very well and I used it for a couple years

I still have  the plane and engine, guess I am waiting 5 more years to fly it again in N30

 First time  meeting  Allen Brickhaus, Kaz Minato, Windy Urtnowski, Bill Rich, Randy Smith , and many others . Atlanta was  one of the biggest contest around  in the late 80's

I got to compete with a very young kid around 6 or 7 years old  and his father , Derek and Dale Barry ,time flys ....

We have  been  close friends every since...

[wwwarbird]

I do have a bunch of photos of CLPA planes at Buder Park taken in 1983 or so.

 Let's see 'em Ty!

[wwwarbird]

At the 1988 Nats I flew this plane. ST/46 powered modified Juno. I thought it was my best plane at the time.

 Great looking plane Ed!