ORIGINAL: dogbiteken
the "N" numbers came with the kits.
"Help! Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" George Jetson
I asked my Dad about the Staggerwing N number and he reported that his friend in C/L Stunt Mike Stott saw a Reno Air Race report in a magazine and recognized Dad's name. He was desgning the little Staggerwing and made the markings as a real life connection.
The Little Toot N number is another scale number, this of the prototype airplane later bought by Dad's friend. pretty neat-o.
Here are some family history picks about Beech Staggerwings and little biplanes; first pic is Mom and Dad's Staggerwing that was our family cruiser when I was in school, second is my brothers B-17R where we (I'm in the right seat as formation safety pilot) were photoed by some famous aviation photgraphers!, next is Bryant Morris's G17S Dad raced at Reno, and last is my Pitts Special that was taken when I raced at Reno. This airplane stuff can really be contagious!
Chris...