This photo is from Last August at our annual club Airshow. Family and the show fleet.
Daughter Emily's trainer, cub, battle cow (my little guy James was the pit crew), old and trusty sidewinder
Note that over the years one of the wing spots blew off
It is covered in tissue and dope - black is tissue, not paint - guess I didnt get enough clear coats - blew a spot clean off of it during a race.... [&:]
(tissue and dope was my prefered method for Q-500 wood planes - relatively cheap, easy, and very very light - This plane in racing setup needed 1/2oz of ballast even with the 500mah battery to make the 3.5 weight)