Thanks, Martin, for that amazing description of the lines of my model! It has always been all about the aesthetics of the model for me. I grew up influenced by such great designers as Larry Scarinzi, Red Reinhardt, Bill Simons, Jim Kostecky, Dave Gierke, Bill Werwage and Les McDonald (among many others...). I've always said that a model should look as though it had been sculpted by the wind.
And Ken, about the name Second Wind... LOL! That name came from three different places in my mind. I had just come back from a short sabbatical from stunt flying when I designed and built that ship. I had some terrible back issues for about a year, stemming from a broken back in my youth. So it was a sort of "second wind" for me in flying stunt. Also, with two motors and two props the model had literally a "second wind" producer on board. But, the real reason was the fact that my brother, Jim's Baptist Church group in North Carolina had committed to rebuilding 500 homes that were destroyed during the hurricane Katrina. They supplied all the materials and all the labor at no cost, and they set up a rotating work force that was billeted in an old armory at the gulf. My brother invited me to go down to Gulfport, Mississippi with one of the work groups for a week, and I gladly accepted. It was a wonderful experience and we all received T-shirts with the name "Project Second Wind" on the back. That did it for me; the new twin would be named the Second Wind. So, blame Katrina for me getting to that name before you old buddy.
But, Ken, I know what you mean about someone getting to something before you do. I'll never forgive Les McDonald for designing the Stiletto before I had a chance to. (Yeah, like that was going to happen...) I loved all the Stiletto designs, but especially the Stiletto 700. And, those various Stilettos placed ahead of my various Genesis designs more often than not. In my mind the Stiletto is one of the most beautiful stunt models of all time. But don't tell Les I wrote that...
I have a new twin design on the board that makes the Turning Point twin look a bit like a boxcar. Alas it will have to wait its turn on the building board until the Turning Point is done.
Later - Bob