2. Dooling Boxcar

Jim Hainen's Brown Boxcar

1. Dooling Boxcar

A Benny Boxcar from a Bob Holman kit to be powered by a Dooling .29 for Class B LER.

nut remanufactured on a drill press

Jasco Flamingo V

Have now finished as much as I can on the fuselage. Will be starting on the wing next. This has a very enjoyable build, and has really help pass this horrible winter.

Korda C Stick I

My Korda “C” Stick already to cover. The weights so far: fuselage 14.0 gm./.49 oz.; wing 13.8/.48; stab 4.4/.15; rudder 1.7/.06; prop 6.3/.22; nose block w/bushing 4.8/.17 for a total of 45 grams/1.57 ounces. I hope to have a finished weight of about 2.5 ounces. I will cover it with Japanese tissue over 1/4 mylar and the prop will be fiberglassed. It already has 25 lb. nylon leader material glued around the edges. Good tip from Phil Klintworth, rough the nylon leader material up by pulling it through a piece of sandpaper folded over. It is then glued it to the prop edges with Ambroid, Duco or some other model cement. This will keep the blades from being nicked up. The motor will be twenty strands of 1/8 FAI and this might sound like a lot but this is a 17” diameter prop. This model was built from a Holman/O’Reilly short kit with excellent wood. I might build another wing and see if I can get the weight down a little bit. This seems a little heavy for the wing to me. It is prime building weather here in Lewistown, Montana, last night got down to 32 below zero and tonight it is down to 18 below at 9:15 p.m. 

Cheers, Karl Gies

Jasco Flamingo IV

Jasco Flamingo Build III

Lots of sanding and shaping when I can get outside. Now on to the vertical fin and rudder.

Built with full depth spars rather than bent cap strips.

Jasco Flamingo Build II

Jasco Flamingo Build I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkydPqCC3EU

From the 1934 Zaic Yearbook

Jim O'Reilly CAD plan

Building in the air

89 inch Wingspan

 1189 sq. inches

Walt Geary

George Reich' Albatross now in kit form

The Albatross is now a laser cut kit from Bob Holman

Hal Wightman

Tom, Glad to hear that Bob Holman is kitting the Albatross. Your video brought back some good memories. Bob Placier of our club who was attempting to fly, set up next to me in the video, died this past weekend. He loved old timers but got more bandaged fingers than maxed flights. Good guy. We will miss him. Gil

C Glow Stardust Special part III

Part 3 in the construction series of the .40 powered Stardust Special,  2012 SAM Champs Model of the Year.

I have to put in the center section ribs, sheet the center section and the leading edge of the wing. then I have to make the platform for the stab. After that a lot of sanding and shaping. By then maybe it will have warmed up and I can work on it outside.

Super Tigre G40

Wood added to fin when larger option was discovered on plan

Stardust Special (under construction) part II

 Will look a lot better after much shaping and sanding.

Super Tigre .40 Rear Rotor for Class C LER (23 second engine run)

Probably one of my most interesting builds yet

Stardust Special (under construction) part I

Here's a 900 square inch Stardust Special being built from a Bob Holman laser kit.

Don Broggini's Stardust Special

Slovakian Stardust on right.  

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=229911367111941&set=o.154430811293982&type=1&theater

Rob Taylor's 1/2A long-wing version climbs into the Australian sky

An example built by Mal Fields

Bob Holman with 900 sq " Stardust-Special for C-glow


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