New projects on the horizon

[RC Storick]

Along with the 12 plane painting tutorial I will be building in its entirety a Al Rabe BBQ B Bearcat. I will just let the video run for hours showing the molding process and etc..

[Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach]

OMG!  I have always wanted to build one of Mr. Rabes fabulous airplanes, but lack of skill and personal fortitude has kept me from embarrassing myself!  I will be watching that and the painting tutorials very carefully.  Thanks for the tutorials you do and the fine forum.

[Jim Dincau]

Are you going to build the Bearcat from an Umland  short kit?

[wwwarbird]

 I've always thought it would be super cool to take the Rabe Bearcat, put a lower canopy on it, and paint it up like "Rare Bear". If I thought I could do the build justice I'd have already done it. C'mon Sparky, you can do it!

 Either way, I'll be watching the build with great interest.

[RC Storick]

I've always thought it would be super cool to take the Rabe Bearcat, put a lower canopy on it, and paint it up like "Rare Bear". If I thought I could do the build justice I'd have already done it. C'mon Sparky, you can do it!

 Either way, I'll be watching the build with great interest.

Yes it a WU kit and I should have it next week. Please post some pics of the Rare Bear

[Dan McEntee]

  The hard part about doing a Bearcat as Rare Bear is picking which paint scheme you want to do! It's had several over the years, but I would agree that it would one of my first choices. Kieth Trostle beat me to the punch with a Gulfhawk version, but still might do one someday. Gots lots of irons to get out of the fire first.
   Type at you later,
    Dan McEntee

[wwwarbird]

 More 'Bear pics, in it's current livery...

[wwwarbird]

 These photos are from the last scheme before the 'Bear's current one, shows the exhaust and oil residue after a heat race. This is how REAL airplanes look right after a flight!

 Dan is right, the 'Bear has had quite a few different paint schemes in it's long and colorful history. Thinking C/L Stunt though, the current Purple/Orange/White would be very hard to beat both in the air and on the flight line.