Thanks, Paul. Thought I would put in a plug for Mike Keville's 1/2A Multi Engine Profile Scale contest, held last month in Tuscon, AZ even though I didn't attend.
My approach to this tri motor Dewoitine was pretty much similar to a Musciano Meet Hollow Log, and was the least involved, construction wise, in the meet. All wood construction, laminated fuselage. I just barely got it done in time (don't ask what Next Day UPS is from Shelby Twp Mi to Tuscon), and the finish suffered for it. Also, time ran out for cowls. The other models at the show were pretty much front row, with mine trailing by quite a bit.
I had the good fortune to have Bart Kapinski as a Proxy pilot, and he and his crew were able to get 10 laps with all three Black Widows going (this is a "do or die requirement)". Bart thought that the little Dewotine (my model was the smallest in the meet) arguably was one of the better flying models, and I credit both Bart and the tri motor setup for this. Bart was doing touch and goes on the single center engine. It is helpful to have one of the engines (actually, my strongest BW) right on the center line. The "decals" were made up specially by a local sign company, right off of three views.
Anyway, it sounds like everyone had a ball, and maybe we can at least double the number of entries next year. I'm already trying to pick a model for next year!
Currell
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