Hi y'all,
I have made progress on my Great Lakes Trainer. Wings are coming around and the fuselage is to the control system installation stage. OS 40 LA for power, J.Roberts 3-line for main controls on this one. I will go with Clancy's 3-line/electric system on the next "Scale" plane for flaps and retracts. I hope to take some pictures when I get some of the parts covered. I even have a Pilot ready!
I have taken the advice of Chris McMillian, and others, to find some pictures of a full size plane to copy.
It is the old Sterling kit, and has all kinds of die crushed parts, will probably weigh a ton (but I am saving weight wherever I can!) and it will have all the "Scale Rookie" mistakes.
BUT, it will be a start! I am working on it between the Stunt planes I have to build for others so it will take a while, I doubt it will be ready for the June Huntersville Meet, but I hope to have it for October! I will probably be retireing in two years from this June, so I am geting a head start on the Scale Event!
Next up will be a Top Flite 1"-1' P-51D Mustang kit, then the Jemco FW-190D-9.
(Hey, Leroy! I will make the "hollow log" P-47 very soon!)
Bill <><