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!