Greg,

thanks to your rib tracings I was able to convert them to PDF and reduce their file size to 40K (that's over a 41 fold file size reduction!)

Ronin, here they are attached. If you need a plan scaled to the original 40 size, I can produce that too and post it here. Let me know.

Now that Derek has closed shop, it does leave a hole in the availability of this cool model. I wonder if Derek ever transferred the DC designs to CAD or if the kits he produced were like the originals. Did anyone buy one of Derek's kits? Were they laser cut by any chance?

Without going to the length and trouble of a full kit, a laser kit of the basic parts (ribs, formers, sides, a few other bits and pieces) might be worth thinking about. How much interest would there be in a wood kit (without canopy or landing gear)?

On the other hand, I really have too many "conversion" projects on the burner.

David.

P.S. As a side note, this is an excellent example of raster vs vector file size footprint. An entirely different subject discussed in other threads.