This is my last reply to you about how fast you think your gremlin flies. I really don’t care how fast you think your Gremlin is. If you enjoy flying it who am I to rain on your parade enjoy yourself don’t worry how fast it is.

I do know the Gremlin was a great first combat ship but within a year or two of combat very few were flying them any more as other designs were more competitive. Our club decided to fly combat with the only restrictions being a .25, design was wide open. Within one summer no more Gremlins everyone was into speed and maneuverability and the Gremlin didn’t cut it even with a Jett .25 with pipe. It went as fast as the Wedgie but weighed more and as a result could not keep up in the turns or climb.

As far as cost the wedgie is cut from the lightest 2 inch thick by 24 inch by 8ft foam found at Home depot at the time about 8 bucks. You could get 2 compete from one 8 ft sheet then with a few sheets of 3/32 balsa and water based contact cement the wing was covered. A little ply for the tank and motor mount and some aileron stock and it was ready to cover about 40 bucks and you could have two ready to go.

Dennis