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Hi all.
I added 40 pictures that span the bottom of page 3 and into page 4. Some were harvested from RCUniverse and some were emailed to me. Thanks for the contributions and corrections.

Thanks
CAsniffer

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Looks like the page 3 link to page 4 is incorrect. This should work: http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/pattern4.htm

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perttime,
I fixed the link. I only tested the links at the top of the page. Thanks for pointing it out.

CAsniffer

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Hey all.
I started going through the list of SPA legal planes on seniorpattern.com and labeling the qualifying planes in the image-base. When things start to slow down a little, I will attempt to put the images back in alphabetical order.

Thanks

CAsniffer

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Dang, you're being good. Thanks from all of us!!!

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Hi all,
I have put 26 more images on [link=http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/pattern4.htm]Page 4[/link]. I got these images from a PDF document on the SPA website. Here is the [link=http://www.seniorpattern.com/oldpics/DavidWoodPics.pdf]original document. [/link]. I hope I am not stepping on anyones' toes by using these images. I have credited the SPA website as the source of the pictures.

By the way, who from the SPA will be in Perry, Ga. at the Southeastern Model Show? The SPA usually has a number of tables there. This is where I learned about the SPA. I must confess, I thought the word Senior was a classification of the membership and not the planes. :D. Remember to get some walking in before you go...its easy to put a few miles in there. (at least for me)

I will be making my annual pilgrimage to Perry with a number of club members. Its truly R/C "Mecca".

Thanks
CAsniffer

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Hello Moderator or other responsible person:

Let's make this a stickY!!!


Best regards,
Robert Fish

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Hey, guys!
We are up to 174 different planes in the image-base. I have 204 images on the 4 pages, so obviously there are duplications. I don't care about multiple images of the same model. I have 797 pictures of Piper Cubs and 404 pictures of the Dehavilland Beaver. I don't have to tell you my fondness for these planes.
Keep them coming. I will accept scans of old pictures and clean them up and retouch them. Don't think they're too far gone. Here are examples.
Thanks!

CAsniffer

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Actually, I like the look of "honestly" faded pictures. The green grass in those retouched picks look pretty fake to me.

Watch out! I heard a story about a German couple who traveled to the nort to see the autumn there, in the times of old fashioned photography. Back home they got a call from the shop, saying that their film had been destroyed because all the pictures ended up with weird colors like this:

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Hi,

Just wanted to let you know that the plane listed as the "Mannix" on page 2 is actually Zel Ritchie's Phantom IV. I'm getting ready to do a short kit and build on the plane which finished 2nd at the 1964 Nats and competed in the World Championships that year. I'll get you some much better pictures tonight as well as uploading my stash of old pictures. Great work on the page!!! BTW, the Phoenix 8 and the Phoenix 8 and Super Kaos pics sitting side by side were mine.

Dan
Carolina Custom Aircraft

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Dan,
Thanks for the correction. I will try make the changes tonight.

CAsniffer

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Deadstik,
Here is a link to the page that I got the picture and name Mannix from. Not to be argumentative...I just wanted to find out where I got the name Mannix. I've never seen it before, but that doesn't mean it does not exist.
http://www.vth.de/shop/shopfiles/pro...wcat=1&sparte=
Do you think the german site is mistaken as to the identity of the plane?

Thanks

CAsniffer

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CA,

Looks to me like someone in Germany knocked off the plans and changed the name. I've attached a couple of pictures from Zel Ritchie and I'll get one more bit of "proof" when I scan my Orbit Radio ads from 1966. Zel Ritchie and the Phantom IV were placed in the Orbit Proportional ads of that era and you can see it is the very same plane. Good job on asking as there are a LOT of planes that were, let's say, "borrowed"?? Again, I've got some pics to send you...

Dan
Carolina Custom Aircraft

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Deadstik,
I didn't think about it being a knock-off. Those pictures you attached are sharp! (clear) I don't like the way RCU now changes the resolution of posted images. You can still save them to your local computer, but they're too small. Just a pet peave. Nothing to worry about. ;-). In the past, they would ask that the images be 800x600 or less. I remember some pictures would take up the entire screen because someone uploaded a much larger picture. I take all my digital pictures in the highest resolution and resize as needed. Its easy to go down in resolution...up is impossible.
I would appreciate an email with the images you posted to include with all the rest. I keep saying this, but soon I will re-alphabetize all the pictures. I will have to create 4 new pages and copy-paste image and description into the new page. It a labor of love.

Thanks!

CAsniffer

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Hi casniffer!

Here is one of my favorite "closet sleepers" from CL stunt icon Steve Wooley. Right before he was killed in a auto accident he designed and built an RC pattern ship called the Mura. It was publised right after his dealth. Nice lines that carried over from his Cobra CL stunt lineage. Someday I would like to build one!

Sean

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flystunt,
The Mura is definately a good looking plane. I have included the picture in the image-base.
Thanks for the contribution!

CAsniffer

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Hi Guys,
I put all the images in alpabetical order. It took over 6 hours, but its done...until I add more pictures. I didn't have anything else to do.

Thanks
CAsniffer

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:DThe yellow and blue" Patricia" was mine. Sadly it met it's demise when I recently moved. Crushed by a large box. Your work in showing all these old pattern planes is much appreciated. It brings back many fond memories of the way things were. Thanks, Skip

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Hi Sean, Do you know in what magazine and issue the Mura was published? Easy to see the influence of the graceful old CL Stunt ships in this design. Thanks, Jeff

Ha! Please disregard, I asked too soon- just found it thru CA Sniffer's excellent Pattern Plane Pictorial website: RCM 6-73. Thanks CA for all your great work in assembling those photos!

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THATS IS A AWESOME COLLECTION OF PHOTOS THANKS ALOT FOR SHARING THAT WITH ALL OF US I HAVE ANBUILT KIT I JUST PICKED UP AND I'LL BE BUILDING IT THIS YEAR SOMETIME IT'S CALLED THE CORSAIR MK2 HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THIS PLANE ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON ON THE FORUMS HAS (POSSIBLY) COULD NOT VERIFYAS IM HAVING TROUBLE LOADING PICS THE BOX SAYS ITS A CLASS C PATTERN AND THE JAPANESE CHAMPION OF WHAT YEAR OR YEARS IT DOES NOT SAY THE GUY ON FORUMS MENTIONED IT MAY HAVE WON THE TANGERINE IN FLORIDA IF IT'S THE PLANE HE IS THINKING OF IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THIS PLANE E-MAIL ME AT [email protected] THANX AGAIN CHRIS

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both the hots eliptic and the donjuan 2 look really realy cool can anyone give me more info on these two pretty planes such works of art

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p-80,
Plans for the Don Juan II can be found at the RCM Plans Store. Here is a link:
http://www.rcmmagazine.com/store/sto...55BjZEjoE2W6w4

I will keep looking for the Hots Elliptic. I don't remember where I got the picture.

CAsniffer

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thank you thank you and for the hel of it muchos gracias these planes are to cool

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ok thats very cool i just checked and thats great got to get me these plans under one condition i just found out five minuts ago there is a don juan 3 that had a shorter wing with longer fuse to improve snaps and speed thanks again

travis

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CAsniffer

Great work. The Eureka Eyeball Mark V on page 2 is actually a J&J industries kit. I am in the process of clear coating one which I purchased for my dad some 35 years ago. The picture on my box is identical to the one you show. Let me know if you want me to take a photo of the box and send to you.

I will also submit a photo the plane when its all put together.

Dave.

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I just found your website and visited for the first time.
EXCELLENT! Great pictures.
It was really fun to see these.
Thank you for putting this together.
Best Regards
JC

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Hey Guys,
Take a look at the countries that have visited the Image Base. Some of these countries are smaller than Rhode Island. Its nice to see where all the visitors are coming from.

http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/visitingcountries.htm

CAsniffer

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Here's a rare one from Southern California, a Glaskraft Viper produced around 1963 - 1965 designed by Mac Beauchamp for reed flying. It's a very smooth flyer, the glass work was excellent. Anybody seen one?

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CA: The HotElliptic was designed by John Bech-Hansen and was published in MAN in 4/87. Plans are still available. The pic you have came from the MAN article.

FB

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thats awsome but unfortunatly i dont know were to go to get that any more help would be awsome

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http://209.196.57.92/ME2/dirmod.asp?...D15359D5F0C299

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MR CA SNIFFER

Wonderful collection of photos---(about a dozen of them are mine). I've been trying to contact you about adding a couple more, and making some comments on my King Altairs you have listed. Each time I try I get a "bad address" notice, and no response, so how do I get a hold you you personally?

Thanks

Duane

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kingaltair,
I sent you a PM with my information. I'm sorry you are having trouble trying to contact me. I can't imagine why this is. Is anyone else having similar problems?

Thanks
CAsniffer

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Ca Sniffer;

Did you get the pictures of Don Lowe's original Phoenix 1, and the Kirkland's original Beachcomber? I sent them a few days ago?

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kingaltair,
I think so. The Beachcomber picture had a Kirland sign in the foreground with a boy laying on a blanket and the plane in the background, right. If so, I have them on another page I am working on. I don't know when I will have it up on the site...I am getting ready for the Perry swap meet. I have a few planes to sell and other items.
Thanks

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Can't beleive that no one has sent anything to you about the "Compensator".. It was very popular in the Knoxville area way back in the late 70's and early 80's..

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Does anyone know where to get the plans for the Compensator. Its smaller brother, the Gator Flea, is on the MAN site, but I have never been able to find the Compensator.

Jeff

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Jeff,

Well, the Compensator was published in the January 1974 issue of MAN and the plan number is #165 so I guess it should be available. I can send you the article scan if that is any help.

Ray

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Compensator plan available from AMA plans service.(Pond Plan #29347) Ordered one a few days a go. Dave

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I'm building a Gator Flea now.. I'm afraid to send pic's as I've redesigned the cowl and am making it electric... I'll bet the howling will commence!! LOL Built my first one around 1980 (glow) and paid $30.00 for the kit at a local hobby shop.. There were about 5 compensators flyin at my local field at the time. I know that larger airplanes are supposed to fly better but the little Flea could do all that it's big brother could!