Fancy Pants design year?

[Jim Oliver]

Anybody know when the Fancy Pants was designed? 

Thanks,
Jim

[Bill Little]

Anybody know when the Fancy Pants was designed? 

Thanks,
Jim

Geeezzzzzzz...... Jim, ask an easy question once, ok? 



Had to be mid-late '50s. (real early '60s wouldn't surprise me!)  After the OTS cut off, but well with in the Classic Era.  Johnnie Cashburn Models of course.

Ty has a bazillion and two model mags.  He is very good at catching the first "Ad" for a model.

Big Bear

[Dennis Adamisin]

Uh, I believe it was Consolidated Models, not Johnny Casburn, I agree it was late 50's/maybe early 60's.  Anybody know when Consolidated went out of buisness - I think it was around then too.  I built one in 1964 or so, but never flew it!   Wish it was OTS-2 legal I'd build another (Brodak) in a heartbeat.  Might anyway...

I also agree Ty can find it!

[Bill Little]

Uh, I believe it was Consolidated Models, not Johnny Casburn, I agree it was late 50's/maybe early 60's.  Anybody know when Consolidated went out of buisness - I think it was around then too.  I built one in 1964 or so, but never flew it!   Wish it was OTS-2 legal I'd build another (Brodak) in a heartbeat.  Might anyway...

I also agree Ty can find it!

I think you are correct, Brother Denny.  I seem to have gotten my "C's" mixed. up. ( a fellow was asking about a "Johnnie Cashburn Miss Behave", guess I had it on my brain!)  My bad....  The Consolidated box picture/ads had striated dark "diamonds" on the wing.

Aaron's first "built up fuselage" was  Fancy Pants.  Did well for him!

Big (embarrassed) Bear

[dennis lipsett]

No matter what year it was introduced it is still one rather homely model.

dennis

[Terrence Durrill]

Dennis,
 
    Remember......."beauty is in the eye of the beholder".  Some have claimed the S-1 Ringmaster to be supremely ugly.......  biggest eyesore on the planet.  I, from my first sight of a Ringmaster, thought it was the most beautiful design among the profiles of the day and even those of today.  Actually, I don't think the Fancy Pants is so homely........but I do confess that I have a Brodak Fancy Pants kit on the shelf waiting to be built.......TD        

[john e. holliday]

I too have always thought the Ringmaster was one pretty profile airplane.  Especially if the landing gear was left off.  The Super Ringmaster was the next one I built and flew, but I got carried away with the finish.   

[Bill Little]

You won't believe how many magazines I have looked through for any type ad from Consolidated.  I don't think they had a big budget for ads. However, the latest I have found, so far, is in the January 1959 Flying Models, page 43 a 1/4 page ad with the following models listed. Spirit (RC);  Hell Razor 1/2A through class C; Jubilee (profile stunter); Wow and Wowee; Grumman TBF Avenger; Mew Gull; Bandit; Manx Cat; three Stuka models=1/2A, stuka and giant Stuka. No Fancy pants-yet. 

More later after the pain goes away. Arthritis sucks .

Hi Ty,

I "think" I saw the Fancy Pants in an AHC ad in an American Modeler recently.  It was early '60s, IIRC.

Bill