Flying the Vic Smeed Popsie with Bucky Walter

The Wedgy by Leon Shulman

Hi Tom,

Gil finally got recognition for flying in the World Champs.

You can have this magazine to keep when you pickup the Fat Little Sucker.

Bucky

SAM 40 Contest

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Vic Smeed Popsie part 6

Hi Tom,

Little Fat Sucker with a Fat J-3 Cub Stripe. No matter how nicely I build this model or decorate it, people are going to laugh!

The model is ready for flight. The Tee connector has not arrived, but I can plug the battery to the ESC. I checked the controls this morning and ran the motor a little.

Let me know when you are coming to pick up the model. I will charge the battery so we can make the initial flight at the college.

~Bucky Walter

Bugaboo

Another ugly model (with a happy owner). This one spotted recently in Muncie, Indiana at the AMA's fabulous flying site.   More Bugaboo photos here.

Vic Smeed Popsie part 5

This Fat Sucker is almost complete. Still got to glue the stab on to the fuselage and connect the push rod connectors.

The Coverite lite weight material that looks like transparent tissue is a bear to work with on sheet wood and on compound curves.

I installed screen door mesh on the last bottom open area to exit the heat from the battery and the ESC and keep out small critters.

This model is so fat it is hard to get a good photograph.

Bucky