Martin,

Many of the early models (and full scale) airplane designs from England had great appeal, and a lot of them had great performance to match.

One of my favorites was also a FF design called the "Black Magic", and I still have the Aeromodeller issue it was presented in, with perhaps unrealistic hopes of ever building it some day. []

The Lady Bird is one I'd never seen before, and I'm delighted that you gave us a picture of your soon to be restored example, and Ray provided us with the links to current kits, and plans. I'm not saying that I will ever build one, but I hope to see yours in flying condition one day. The new R/C gear is so light compared to what I flew over ten years ago, that I doubt weight would be a problem.

I realize that nostalgia is a very poor subsitute for the ambition to build these wonderful designs when they first appeared, but it's the best I can do at my age. R/C assist is about all I can hope for, as chasing wayward FF models is no longer viable.

Bill