RE: Handlaunch a Thermic 36?
Now that's the one I remember and have plans for! I still think it would be very interesting to build with a few of the modern advantges like very light rc equipment and strengthen it with a little different design in the wing.
Too bad you didn't use the original red tissue. It would look very like what you have, and would perhaps have been light enough to fly right. Just don't make my mistake, and decide to paint it for looks. It quickly becomes a lead sled with the result of a fast downhill slide after any launch.