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Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/22/2009 10:35 AM   
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           I'm trying to chase down an Australian plan from Kookaburra Plans Service. It is of a 54" semi scale stunt model of a Spitfire VIII for .29's & .35's. 
The histroy behind the model and why I'm looking for the plan is this was my first exposer to model flying, my father bought one made by a local modeller
and it was fitted with an Enya .29. Later in life, another C/L mate found a set of plans for it and built one himself, flying it with an OS 35. It still exists, but was converted to RC.
I do have his set of plans, but they were covered with contact, and it has wrinkled, I could build from it, but would like a better copy if one could be found. Has anyone heard of it? Matt.

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/22/2009 11:57 AM   
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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/22/2009 1:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		WOW, yes, thanks Vauxhall!
The plans that I have are different, but it is definatly the same model! Mine look like they were hand drawn, and all the writting is hand done( even the "Kookaburra Plans Service" name is hand written). There is more detail, and I have never seen an article. But it is the same. Can these still be bought commercially? or if not, do you have it in Adobe format so I could take it to the printers? Thanks again Vauxhall. Matt

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/22/2009 2:38 PM   
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WOW, yes, thanks Vauxhall!
The plans that I have are different, but it is definatly the same model! Mine look like they were hand drawn, and all the writting is hand done( even the "Kookaburra Plans Service" name is hand written). There is more detail, and I have never seen an article. But it is the same. Can these still be bought commercially? or if not, do you have it in Adobe format so I could take it to the printers? Thanks again Vauxhall. Matt


What format do you need for the printer?



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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/22/2009 2:58 PM   
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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/22/2009 3:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		I don't know what file type would be "Adobe" if it wasn't something like Photoshop's pdf.   I just SaveAs'd the large version of the plan attachment.  Opened it with Photoshop and did a SaveAs of it at a .pdf.  Then zipped it.  But.............. 

OH Nuts.......... only .tif and .jpg attachments are supported.  I wonder if a pm will take a zip.  ...............  nope, pm's only take tif/txt/jpg as well.

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/22/2009 11:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		The plan was published in Aeromodeller magazine, so it may be available through X-List.
http://www.xlistplans.demon.co.uk/
Also try asking on the Barton C/L Forum, many Aussies post on there, should be copy of the plan somewhere, it was a popular model.
http://controlline.org.uk/phpBB2/index.php
I even had the plan in the mid 1960's. Alas long gone...........John

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/23/2009 1:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		Matt, just found Tom Dixon lists that plan on his U.S.A. site for $15.00. Half way down the page on the RHS. http://tomdixon.tripod.com/plans2.htm
Also on this U.K. site.
http://www.model-plans.co.uk/index.html
The designer was Australian Geoff Pentland, had other C/L plans and many books published. Sadly passed away recently.........John


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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/23/2009 10:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks again for the insight on the model, I will try to order a set online and let you know how I go.
What started me thinking about this model is I never got a chance to fly it myself, and I found an article on e-C/L.
This had me pulling out the plan and started me into thinking,"how cool would it be to build one for e-power!"

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/25/2009 2:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Have just posted the order form for the plans to Tom Dixon for the plan, so I need to go to the balsa box and start weighing wood
Thanks again for the info Vauxhall.

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/25/2009 10:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		Glad to be of service Matt, have fun with the model and how about doing a build thread on here when you get started.....John

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 6/26/2009 1:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok, your on, one build thread on the way. Might give me the motovation.

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 7/14/2009 10:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just to update, I am currently looking at the plans which turned up in the mail today from Tom Dixon, he included a nice note about another CL spitfire as well.
The plans are more detailed than the original one I have with the "Grey Nurse" scheme drawn on(there is a full size MKVIII flying in Aus with this scheme), I was thinking of trying it as an electric conversion, but dug up my Fox 35 and a tank which was last in a Nobler which I crashed a few years back, so I might stick with what I know works.
Thanks again Vauxhall for pointing me in the right direction to find the plan. Matt

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 7/14/2009 10:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		And dont forget the build thread. It looks more interesting than my Phantom from scratch thread.

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RE: Kookaburra Plans , Spitfire VIII - 7/14/2009 1:35 PM   
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Matt, I reckon the Fox.35 is the way to go.........John


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