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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 10/20/2011 4:35 PM

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Hi John..

I registered on this site just to congratulate you on this build. You seem to be showing great patience with even greater attention to detail. And like a member mentioned above, it is certainly a quality we should all aspire to..!!

My stepfather had this kit. I was about 15 years old at the time and wanted to build it so badly! Only today can I truly appreciate him not wanting me to do it, as I would have no doubt made a real hash of it! Sadly though he later sold the kit. But the memories I have as a kid wanting to build this kit so badly still live with me, and I WILL one day get hold of one and build it. So I too am looking forward to following the rest of this build!! I did manage to get some stuff from him though such as a Tom Cook F4. And I know that he still has a BV P51 that hasn't been built yet.. =))

I havent built a model in years. I put the few kits I had in storage a few years back and I will be getting them back shortly. I cannot wait to get flying, but more importantly, get building.

Looking forward to the rest of this build!! And good luck!

PS.. I noticed your mention of strengthening the wings etc for the increase in power. Would be nice if you could ellaborate a bit on how you did that. Thanks in advance..

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 10/21/2011 6:01 AM

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StangV2_0,

There are a couple of these kits on Ebay right now........

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 10/21/2011 2:02 PM

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Hi John,I had a look but couldn't find anything. But I am on my mobile so browsing a bit difficult. Will have a decent look when I get home. Thanks for the info..

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 10/21/2011 2:37 PM

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Thanks for the interest in this thread.

I too had attempted to build this kit years ago after falling in love with this particular airplane. After attempting to take on this project I realized it was
way too much for my skill level! For years I yearned to have another try.

After discovering this kit was obtainable on eBay I new what I needed to do...

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 10/24/2011 12:56 AM

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I am too watching this build with great interest

I bought it at my local Swap meet/Auction for $50.00

The fuse has been started and some small hardware items are missing.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 12/30/2011 3:53 PM

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And so I survived Christmas and Family....

I first need to apologize for leaving so many of you abandoned from this build, I it still in progress and I have since decided that
I am going to squeeze this into my schedule and complete this one!

I have some more pictures of some work on the tail section. There will be a pull pull rudder and separate control for the tail wheel.

I'm looking into the logistics of how to do the cockpit, I have never done one before and I am looking forward to the challenge of this
one...

Thanks for your patience.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 12/30/2011 3:57 PM

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Here are a few photos of the wing fairing area and my attempt to make it look descent...

I first used micro balloons on the fill area, and then sanded it rough to apply the wood filler.
I can now shape to a desired shape, and fill as needed to attain the best appearance.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 12/30/2011 4:10 PM

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This is the installation of the firewall and forward area of this plane.

If all goes as planned I will have a custom exhaust that will fit in here as well, I am still deliberating on the issue of
a cowl that has opening panels, although this would look so cool at the field I want to make sure it doesn't become
a shredded POS. I will figure it out and do what I can to make it happen...

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 12/30/2011 4:48 PM

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The quality of this build is very much worth the wait. I'm savoring this build like a good bottle of wine! Thanks for sharing the build.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 12/30/2011 5:46 PM

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Thanks for the great information. I'll be starting my Ryan in a couple of weeks. Just finishing up and covering a Somethin Extra.

When you use micro bolloons in an application like the fairings do you prefer 5 min or 30 min epoxy? Do you get as many bollons in as you can or do you follow the mix instructions?
My concern is the epoxy sagging and running out of position before it sets.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 12/30/2011 6:05 PM

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I use 30 min epoxy to get as much unrushed time as possible, an I put as many balloons in as I can get
before the mixture starts to become stiff. It also keeps the weight to a minimum. I mix the epoxy thoroughly
and get a working time of around 20 min or so. The applied mixture needed to be worked by holding the fuse
at different angles to keep it somewhat consistent in the fairing.

Hope it helps...
John

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 1/22/2012 5:39 PM

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Today I finished up the Somethin Extra project and and got out the Ryan project.
Here's my thread http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10921373/tm.htm. I don't want to hijack John's great build.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 8/15/2012 8:56 PM

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This build looks great. Hopefully we will get to see it completed soon.

Hello. Like many I remember admiring this kit years ago. Back then I didn't have the money or skills to do it justice. The good news is that I just bought one at a swap meet and it looks to be complete and in good shape. The bad news is that it will be a little while before I can start building it. Now I'm looking forward to winter so that I can get started.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 9/1/2012 2:38 AM

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Great job John, I am really impressed by your neat building work. I just came across this thread and will now watch with interest. I have been restoring an old Sig Ryan that I picked up off eBay a few years ago. Have not done much on it for a long while, but hopefully this thread will give me some inspiration to get back into it. I also have a NIB kit sitting in stock, waiting for the right time.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 9/1/2012 11:58 PM

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Your build looks great John, and for anyone looking for a contest quality scale 1/5 scale Ryan STA Special in the John Gosney scheme, I have one for sale. This was my practice plane for the Ryan that I built for Top Gun a few years back. I still have that one and have this listed currently in the Classified Scale section of RCU. The model is very scale, flies very well and was flown in World Scale Competition.

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RE: SIG Ryan STA special kit by Maxy Hester - 3/29/2013 8:38 PM

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Hi People,

I have been taking care of other things and hope to return to this build soon. I have not abandoned this project, just stored it away for a while.
My intentions are to get back to working on this this spring/summer. I am going to finish this for sure....

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