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Craig,
Make sure I am on your list for the plans as well. I have started my Nutcracker plans but time is a luxury I don't have right now. I'm also building the Kirkland A-6 now so the Nutcracker has taken second place on the priority list!
Dunno if any of you scratch builders like glass and foam. I believe that the Nutcracker is in the works from Wing, Mfg. As you all probably know, they are now kitting the Phoenix V. I heard that one Nutcracker kit is already in the hands of an RCU member, read it here somewhere. Wing's P-5 attached.
This is the RCU member's name, that has the first Nutcracker from Wing. Sceptreac He was in contact with Dan Guipe, from Wing Mfg. He messaged on RCU, that he purchased the first one, or was going to purchase the first one.
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I just got off the phone with Dan's wife fron Wing Mfg.
The Nutcracker kit has been officially released, and they are taking orders at the number listed above. She said she had a kit ready to be sent out TODAY .
Give them your support. With enough interest from "vintage buffs" Dan at Wing Mfg could be a major source for NEW kits based on other designs, (I wish the Blue Angel) if the interest is there, someone will fill the demand. If there is no demand, the trend toward more and more vintage kits won't continue.
As far as I know, Wing has ALL of the SkyGlas Molds. I purchased this Vertigo by SkyGlas a few months ago. Almost a replica of my P-6's, little scoop below nose ring, and different fin, diamond shaped stab. Scoop is smaller then the P-8.
Another picture of a 6 I picked up down in Ft. Lauderdale. It is in a Skyglas box, fuselage is epoxy. Did Skyglas make any epoxy fuselages? All Skyglas' I built years ago, glass resin.
Vince
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Just ordered the Nutcraker from Dan at WingMFG, said it would be about 2 weeks before I got it. if it looks anything like the P-5 its going to be a hard to beat kit for $175.00 craftmanahip looks great!! no more kits for me this one make's 3 I'm waiting on nutcraker, T2AMKII from carolina custom and the Peppermint pattie from Roger. My luck will be they all arrive the same day and I'll be busted by my Better half!!!
Pete
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I just received my Nutcracker from Wing Mfg. Kit #1 has an exceptional fiber glass fuselage. I am extremely pleased to finally have a Nutcracker to build. It is a truly beautiful design from Jim Kirkland. Dan Guipe is honest business man who listened to his customers wishes and gave us this great aircraft once again. I would recommend this kit or any other from Wing Mfg.
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The kit consists of: Fiberglass fuselage Foam wing cores Stabilizer cores Fiberglass wing joint cloth Fiberglass belly pan Wing hold down hardware Landing gear wire and blocks for fixed mains A copy of the plans - 1/2 scale with full size patterns for the rudder, wing tips etc. A copy of Wing Tips - a handy guide for foam wing construction And a 16 page construction booklet
It is a builders kit. For those who have experience with the traditional pattern plane kits will find the part quality quite good. As a result the finish work will be straight forward. Anyone who has not built a kit like this will be able to follow the instructions and have no trouble. The creating of a beautiful, accurate, high performance aircraft from this type of kit is something any avid modeler should experience.
My story about this particular model goes like this: I saw a very finely finished Nutcracker at the Hampton, Virginia model aircraft field in 1975. The airplane was flown by an experienced pilot who I saw at a pattern contest a few weeks later. His skill and the solid flight characteristics of Jim Kirkland's design kept him at the top of the leader board. I did not stay for the finals to see how he finished. I loved the aircraft after that and never saw another. At the time the Mach 1 was the plane to beat and does fly better but only slightly. The difference can be made up with pilot skill so it becomes personal choice again. It was not until Hanno Prettner's Curare and the Tiporare (clone) came along that a major improvement in flight characteristics occurred.
One of the beautiful aspects in modeling is we get to choose. I chose the Nutcracker because it is different and I liked how it looks with a glass smooth finish. Mine will be built as it was intended with retractable gear. Maybe someday the Senior Pattern meets will have a class that will allow me to fly it as it was back when.
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if the interest is there, someone will fill the demand. If there is no demand, the trend toward more and more vintage kits won't continue. 
