Norfolk Aeromodelers Annual Building Contest

[Tom Perry]

A lot of excitement around here Monday.  I'm sure you must have seen the news about the tornadoes that hit Suffolk, VA.  I left Norfolk early to pick up Russ and take him to the Norfolk Aeromodelers meeting.  Shortly after I left the house and got on the freeway traffic was almost at a standstill because of the downpour.  Very much reminded me of the proverbial "cow pissing on a flat rock".  Chesapeake is just east of Suffolk.

The meeting was brought ot order by John Tate and his discription is better than I can write, or remember, so I stole it and quoted it below. 

I am posting pictures of the entries and the winners.  Check the Link in John's post for more pictures.


"Hi Gang.

We had a great club meeting last night (Building Contest). Artie Jessup with a great looking Brodak Smoothie won this year’s building contest. The Smoothie is powered with a Brodak 40 engine. Artie rebuilt the airframe from a crash that many of the parts were replaced.

Bill Ballinger received 2nd place with a Sig Magnum. The Magnum is powered with a Double Star 60 engine. Great paint.

Steve Fitton won third place with a Nakke. The Nakke is powered with a Double Star 50 engine. This model should fly like it is on rails.

The building contest was a close one this year. All of the entries were first class.

We had 8 entries this year. Abram Van Dover brought in a Trixter Babe and a Sig Sky Ray. The Trixter is powered with a Cox .049 and the Sky Ray is powered by a Thunder Tiger.25.  Russell Shaffer (from Oregon) brought in a Glo Bug powered by a Fox 19 engine. Willis Swindell bought in his Vector powered by an OS LA 46 engine. I also brought in a Vector powered by an OS LA 46 engine.

Click on the link below to see some of the pictures of the building contest:

http://community.webshots.com/album/563246229RbhUbc

We had a long discussion on the paint problems again this (just like last year). It is getting hard to find a fool-proof paint to use on model airplane these days.

The next Norfolk Aeromodeler club meeting will be on May 29, 7:00 P.M, (fourth Thursday), at the Russell Memorial Library located on Taylor Rd. (behind Chesapeake Square Mall).

See you at the club meeting and out a Fentress.

 

John Tate"

[Eric Viglione]

Wow, great turn out. Good job everyone! The paint job and workmanship on all and especially the Magnum sure looks great. A checkerboard fade? Man, does anyone know how it was done? Steve's Nakke looks great as usual too, but the color seems a bit familiar, heh. 

Can't wait to hear flight reports on the new birds.
Conrgrats to all.

(Now if only I could just finish my seemingly never ending build...)

EricV

[Steve Fitton]

BTW, does anybody know if Eagle Hobby survived the Great Tornado?

[John Tate]

Eric.
Bill Ballinger told me there are three different shades of blue to make the checkerboard to fade.

John Tate

[Paul Taylor]

Tom,
Great photos, thanks for sharing.

[Bryan Higgins]

Hi Tom

Those planes are very nice. Thanks for the pics..... Keep'em coming.

                                                                      Bryan