RE: Handlaunch a Thermic 36?
I scratch built a Jetco Thermic 36 from the prints/parts found in my parents basement a couple of years ago. I got the kit as a gift when I was 12 and never finished it. 22 years later!, I built one to hang in my workshop. I covered it in Monokote for color and durability (but heavy). We did fly it a couple of times anyway, before putting hanging it up.
I've since built a GP Spirit and several Guillows warplanes for my son's bedrooms.....
Here's a photo of my son Nik with the glider.