Author Topic: Stiletto 660 Builders Kit By Builtrightflyright (Read 8391 times)

Dick Pacini · « **on:** December 03, 2009, 09:48:47 PM »

Has anyone started construction or completed this plane? Any comments?

Dick Pacini · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2009, 03:43:13 PM »

Hey, Walter sold some kits to an enthusiastic group of Stiletto fans here. How about some feed back? Did you get them? Surely, someone must have an opinion.

And I promise not to call you Shirley again.

Matt Colan · « **Reply #2 on:** December 07, 2009, 04:05:24 PM »

Quote from: Dick Pacini on December 07, 2009, 03:43:13 PM

Hey, Walter sold some kits to an enthusiastic group of Stiletto fans here. How about some feed back? Did you get them? Surely, someone must have an opinion.

And I promise not to call you Shirley again.

I'm sure you are serious, and STOP CALLING ME SHIRLEY!!!!!!!

I'm sorry, I had to say something, it is one of my absolute favorite movies EVER made!!!

Dick Pacini · « **Reply #3 on:** December 07, 2009, 04:37:33 PM »

Quote from: Matt Colan on December 07, 2009, 04:05:24 PM

I'm sure you are serious, and STOP CALLING ME SHIRLEY!!!!!!! I'm sorry, I had to say something, it is one of my absolute favorite movies EVER made!!!

Great minds think alike.

Matt Colan · « **Reply #4 on:** December 07, 2009, 05:32:19 PM »

Quote from: Dick Pacini on December 07, 2009, 04:37:33 PM

Great minds think alike.

I guess so!!

Edit: Hey Dick, your name is back in PAMPA, it's now on PAMPA's website!!!!!!!!!!!

Dick Pacini · « **Reply #5 on:** December 07, 2009, 06:26:50 PM »

Quote from: Matt Colan on December 07, 2009, 05:32:19 PM

I guess so!!

Edit: Hey Dick, your name is back in PAMPA, it's now on PAMPA's website!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I know. I had help from a kind gentleman who perhaps feared a hissy-fit. I do thank him for his assistance.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #6 on:** December 07, 2009, 06:44:48 PM »

My Stiletto arrived promptly, as did my RSM and Jetco Sharks. Each has been given a fair place in my build queue.

John Paris · « **Reply #7 on:** December 07, 2009, 07:52:49 PM »

Paul with a Stiletto? This is going to be cool to see. The Shark should be a good sight as well. You might need to move up to a full size G-van with your enlarging fleet to make the trip to Brodaks. Perhaps a trailer behind the L-van will be the ticket for the big events. Please keep us posted on this one Paul.
John

Clint Ormosen · « **Reply #8 on:** December 08, 2009, 04:04:08 AM »

Quote from: Matt Colan on December 07, 2009, 04:05:24 PM

I'm sure you are serious, and STOP CALLING ME SHIRLEY!!!!!!! I'm sorry, I had to say something, it is one of my absolute favorite movies EVER made!!!

Total thread crapping here, but.........

The correct line is: "Surely you can't be serious?"

"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

Sorry Matt. Couldn't leave it alone. I tried.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #9 on:** December 08, 2009, 06:26:36 AM »

Quote from: Clint Ormosen on December 08, 2009, 04:04:08 AM

Total thread crapping here, but.........

The correct line is: "Surely you can't be serious?"

"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

Sorry Matt. Couldn't leave it alone. I tried.

Wait !

We have a message from headquarters.

What's is it?

Matt Colan · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2009, 04:15:23 PM »

Quote from: Paul Smith on December 08, 2009, 06:26:36 AM

Wait !

We have a message from headquarters.

Headquarters What is it?

It's a big building with Generals, but that's not important right now!

So many lines from this movie

dennis lipsett · « **Reply #11 on:** December 10, 2009, 04:55:26 AM »

getting back on topic. If you want pictures then go to Walts site and click on the Stilletto icon and you should see the whole assembly of the model. As to building mine, are you crazy. The box and plans are signed and the kit is numbered. I'm going to live another 50 years and cash in on this sucker.
Dennis

Les McDonald · « **Reply #12 on:** December 10, 2009, 07:38:30 AM »

Dennis, Dennis, Dennis You poor misguided soul.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #13 on:** December 10, 2009, 08:18:59 AM »

Quote from: John Paris on December 07, 2009, 07:52:49 PM

Paul with a Stiletto? This is going to be cool to see. The Shark should be a good sight as well. You might need to move up to a full size G-van with your enlarging fleet to make the trip to Brodaks. Perhaps a trailer behind the L-van will be the ticket for the big events. Please keep us posted on this one Paul.
John

At the moment, all three airplanes still fit into my smallest groundcar.

dennis lipsett · « **Reply #14 on:** December 10, 2009, 01:36:42 PM »

Quote from: Les McDonald on December 10, 2009, 07:38:30 AM

Dennis, Dennis, Dennis You poor misguided soul.

Les,
I'll only be 115 years old.It could happen.
Oh you mean that I could make a bundle. It could happen.

Dennis

RandySmith · « **Reply #15 on:** December 10, 2009, 02:06:50 PM »

Quote from: Les McDonald on December 10, 2009, 07:38:30 AM

Dennis, Dennis, Dennis You poor misguided soul.

Hey Les

You forgot to sign my Stiletto

Randy

Les McDonald · « **Reply #16 on:** December 10, 2009, 02:20:49 PM »

Several months ago a "non modeling" friend saw one of Walters proclamations about the Stiletto kit and asked me------
"So how much is your autograph actually worth?"
I replied----"I suppose it depends on the amount of the check I'm writing".
Would someone please build and fly one of these kits.
You can save the box and plans (if it's that important) but I'm dying to hear some feed back on my old design.
Hope you guys are enjoying "The Stiletto Chronicles" in Stunt News.

Les McDonald

Dick Pacini · « **Reply #17 on:** December 10, 2009, 04:07:34 PM »

Heck, I'd be happy if someone would say "Great kit, the wood is perfect, all the parts are precision cut, the plans are top notch...I guess I won't know until mine arrives.

It looks like the Stiletto is the coveted Holy Grail of stunt.

Greg L Bahrman · « **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2009, 04:21:34 PM »

Hi Dick,
I don't have a Stiletto but I do have other kits by Walter (Builditright) and they are Great kits, the wood is perfect, all the parts are precision cut, the plans are top notch...no joke.

Peter Ferguson · « **Reply #19 on:** December 10, 2009, 05:11:54 PM »

At the moment, all three airplanes still fit into my smallest groundcar.

Paul are all of your cars "groundcars" could you tell us about the other types?

Warren Wagner · « **Reply #20 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:47:54 PM »

Hope you guys are enjoying "The Stiletto Chronicles" in Stunt News.

Les McDonald
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Les,

Yes, we certainly are enjoying "The Stiletto Chronicles". It's a great story, and I can't wait until the next installment.

Thanks for taking the time to write up your history in the stunt world. Your accomplishments are pretty amazing.

And I saw one of your "Stilettos" up close at a Nats, many years ago.....the workmanship was absolutely superb. You are definitely "da Man".

Cheers.

Warren Wagner

Paul Smith · « **Reply #21 on:** December 11, 2009, 05:46:50 AM »

Quote from: Peter Ferguson on December 10, 2009, 05:11:54 PM

At the moment, all three airplanes still fit into my smallest groundcar.

Paul are all of your cars "groundcars" could you tell us about the other types?

All four of mine are just common groundcars. They are able to travel short distances on the surface of the planet at no more than 200 KPH. I'm not wealthy enough for an ornithopter or a frigate.

John Paris · « **Reply #22 on:** December 11, 2009, 10:03:57 AM »

Quote from: Paul Smith on December 10, 2009, 08:18:59 AM

At the moment, all three airplanes still fit into my smallest groundcar.

If they are still in boxes, I am sure that they will. It is after you unpack and assemble them that space becomes an issue.
John

Paul Smith · « **Reply #23 on:** December 13, 2009, 08:11:06 AM »

Quote from: John Paris on December 11, 2009, 10:03:57 AM

If they are still in boxes, I am sure that they will. It is after you unpack and assemble them that space becomes an issue.
John

Unpack? Assemble? huh?

OK, unpack.

John Paris · « **Reply #24 on:** December 13, 2009, 08:38:37 AM »

Paul,
Not sure where the "unpark" came from, but I was trying to point out that the space an airplane occupies in kit form is generally much less than after you pull all the pieces out and glue them together in general accordance with the plan's directions. Are you going to have this one (Stiletto) ready for the 2010 flying season?
John

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #25 on:** December 13, 2009, 11:24:15 AM »

of course there are times, that after construction and assembly, then flying,, that the plane will take up LESS space than it did even in the box!

Paul Smith · « **Reply #26 on:** December 13, 2009, 03:16:10 PM »

No chance of the Stiletto getting assembled in 2010. I just bought it because Umland's offerings are one-time take-it-or-leave-it deal. It won't work it's way up the the active part of my build agenda for a few years.

If my existing planes get repaired, refurbished and rehabilitated before spring, the Jetco Shark might get assembled. The Shark has 650 square inches, only 10 less than the Stiletto. The Shark will be a learing experience for me in the 45 class. After testing the range on the Jetco Shark, I'll fire for effect with the Stiletto or the RSM Shark.

A few years ago, I felt that I was aging fast and started preparing for the stunt care home. But early retirement made aging level off and I determined that I might have a few years of combat, racing, and carrier life left in me, so the stunt kits are mothballed until the time comes.

Scott B. Riese · « **Reply #27 on:** December 14, 2009, 10:24:18 PM »

I'm ready to start my Stiletto next week. WHAT engine am I going to use......hhuuummmm. That's my problem.
I think I'll be using the PA-51 RE or the OS-40 VF in the RE mode....no tune pipes this time around.

Mike Ferguson · « **Reply #28 on:** March 31, 2010, 09:46:49 AM »

I just started mine. The wing's underway; once things start shaping up, I'll post some pictures.

Myself, I think the kit's too good not to build.

I posted some of my initial thoughts of the kit here:

http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=16552.msg151726#msg151726

But the four-word review of it goes something like this: It's made of awesome.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #29 on:** March 31, 2010, 10:03:00 AM »

>>All four of mine are just common groundcars<<

Does that mean you have an aircar, too?

I can vouch for Walt's kits. They are a thing of beauty.