Anthony

Icompeted in two contests in 2010. At the AMAnats there were no firsts for WWII. Team was won by a Fokker DVII, Designer by a Scotish Bulldog, Expert by Piper Arrow and Sportsman by a Pitts Special. The Scalemasters was swept by Albatros DVs in three of the four classes with a citabria winning the other class. Data from two clsases is not comprehensive proof of anything I guess. The point of this is that any model can win. Build to your documentation and fly a prototypical flight and you will be in the hunt with a cub or a B-17. Build the airplane you love not the one you think will give you the best chance to win. Love of that model will get you through the tedious stages in the build. Dive in the deep end. You will have help when you show up at the contest and during the build if you ask for it either on line or at a flyin. Above all, have fun. Enjoy the build, the flying, the competition, and the banquet after the meet.

Do post up your build thread. I love reading them and seeing what others are doing. Dave and Iposted our Albatros thread and answered lots of questions. Ihope seeing my work warts and all helped some people out.

So are you building a giant scale mustang or the smaller version? Idont recall which. Ibought the b model conversion kit for the top flite 60 size mustang a couple of years ago because Ithought they would not be available. Ihave yet to buy the kit itself. Ilove a b model mustang. Iwould like to do either Bud Anderson's old crow (overdone Iknow) or a Tuskegee red tail mustang. There are lots of schemes to pick from. And then there is the question of straight canopy or malcolm hood. Aw man now you got me wanting a mustang.

Best,
Dave S