Scott Jenkins spotted this Shoestring model in the background of one of my other posts and asked if I could provide some more info, so here goes...
 
 I don't know if this model was intended to be an actual race model, or just a semi-scale Shoestring. I picked it up, as is, from a guy in St. Paul, MN a couple years ago who wanted to sell it. He had had it given to him, as is, from someone else. The guy said make him an offer, so I did, (a ridiculously low one I thought), and I brought it home. It's a REALLY cool model, but I have no idea what kit it may have been. It's got a 28" wingspan, and whoever built it back in the day did an excellent job, but never finished it. This is obvious because the fillets around the wing are not sanded, and it clearly has never seen fuel. The engine is a brand-spanking new Torpedo .19, never run! As you can see, it's got metal wheel pants, L/G, and cowling. The L/G however is made of to light of a material, because as it is there is no way you could ever land this thing without bending it.
 My plan is to most likely just re-finish and paint it, and then just have it as a display model at some point...yeah, just what I need, another project!

Yep,  A really nice looking build of that Berkeley Shoestring!

It seems that Chris, and I, have a soft spot for those old Berkeley kits! Right, Chris?? !! 

That LG will fool ya, I flew some of the old Berkeley kits way back when, and they did ok.  Heavy from the kit wood but looked real nice!

Bill <><

 You guys aren't the only ones who love that era. When I got the offer to come check this thing out and see if I would want it, I didn't even know what kit it was, but it was coming home with me once I saw it!
 I REALLY like all those old Berkeley kit designs, I wish someone would re-issue them with todays kit manufacturing technology. I really want a B-25!

I think it was too high for me.
I went for a couple paired together and incomplete, ended up with enough wood to copy the whole kit, and a doubles of a lot of things. No Little Stinker decals though, missing in both kits.
Chris...

Gotcha,
Thanks David.
Chris...

I think it was too high for me.
I went for a couple paired together and incomplete, ended up with enough wood to copy the whole kit, and a doubles of a lot of things. No Little Stinker decals though, missing in both kits.
Chris...

Chris:
Received the Stinker parts this minute, from the Mail Lady (Femail Man?) Jewel-like, and sooo befitting this Valentine's Day! IOU. Big time.
Mike