¡Caramba!

An interesting line up of Old Time models from ¡Caramba!

www.carambamodels.com

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

Vintage Kits from Germany

From PAF-Flugmodelle comes these interesting subjects for kits.

An Ichabod for Nostalgia events

An Ohlsson Cabin like the one Dave Acton is building.

A 160% Lanzo RC-1 for this year's SAM Champs

A Doyle Folly

Falcon Models (UK)

Need a laser cut Tomby kit? Try Falcon Models.

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

Laser cut Valkyrie

R/C Groups built thread here

ANOTHER Goldberg Valkyrie!

This one is from a laser cut kit!





The build log is here.
The Valkyrie built by "Franny" is here.

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.

Scaled Lanzo RC-1 with K&B .40 Rear Rotor

Under construction now is a 900 square inch Lanzo RC-1 being built from a B&W Model Hobbies laser partial kits.