Flicker

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Hi all,

My first was the .020 powered chartreuse Cox Mini Stunt. I was 10 in '70 at the time.
It only rolled along the ground! Next was a Goldberg L'il Wizard and a Babe Bee. Once I
learned to not over control during take off and walk in a circle as opposed to turning in place, it all came together.

Flew many of the Sterling 1/2A's, all of the 1/2A Goldberg jobs. The Little Toot, D-7, and Ringmaster bipes were favorites.
A buddy and I used to fly back in high school; we'd trade start/launch duties-what fun! I've even flown two at once...not now! ;-)

Had a Cox PT-19, it was o.k. The best Cox in the 70's was the ME-109 with the light blue hollow foam wing; lightweight for a plastic RTF!

Looks like I may visit Brodak's website soon and get another L'i Wizard! Man they have a lot of stuff!

Bob
p.s.Looped the Wizard first take off. The rubber band mounted engine and L/G worked...My dad flew next, had never flown
c/l before but nailed it! Memories.

vertical grimmace

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Here is an original story................ This was not my very 1st, but I define this as the beginning, as it is when I completed the model and flew it many many times. It was a success.

1984, mowed lawns for 2 months to earn the money to buy a Sterling Ringmaster (the newer version with photos on box) and a Fox .35 stunt. Covered it with silkspan and dope which my dad showed me how to do in the garage. He tried to talk me into a smaller engine for some reason ( I did not understand this at the time). I went with the full the .35 though! Of course.

Then my next build was a Sig Banshee. For Xmas in 1985 my dad got me an RC package set with a Goldberg Eagle 63, radio and engine. So I did RC for the next 5 years and beyond.

1994 I attended my 1st nats flying in 4 CL combat classes. Got back in 2014 and flew RC scale. 2016-2017 flew CL combat again, and then in 2018 got back and flew RC scale. I plan to attend the Nats this year again and fly 2 classes of RC scale.

My aspiration now is to make the U.S. Scale team to compete in Norway 2024. We must keep challenging ourselves, but I will never forget my roots, and how much fun I had, and the help and support my father provided.

50+AirYears

Hey, good luck to you in competing in Norway.

vertical grimmace

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Thanks, but I need to make the team first! Heck, I need to finish building my plane! I have a bit of time though.

Tom Nied

Yeah, go for it!

cyclops2

Veco chief . 70 years ago

karolh

Wishing you all the best in your endeavours. Time can go by quite quickly so make haste while the sun shines .

Dale C.

My first built plane was the 1/2A Little Toot so long ago!

GallopingGhostler

Sounds like you had a blast with it, Dale C. I built the GB Little Toot but later in life, perhaps the best in Carl Goldberg's half-A sport CL semi-scale line up. Photo of mine is on Outerzone.

Outerzone: #4337 16-in. Goldberg Little Toot

Dale C.

Man many thanks for this.I remember this all to well I got (DRUNK) trying to fly this a few time rofl.Now I want to build this model again but I will just
hang it in my room this time.This brings back so much fun I had with this model think I built like three or four of this model before I could get this flying
but what fun I had back then.

GallopingGhostler

You are welcome, Dale C. Brodak has the kit in two versions, one called Vintage Label (limited supply)
https://brodak.com/vintage-label-1-2...-toot-kit.html

and the other https://brodak.com/1-2a-little-toot-kit.html

These come with a beam mount for their Brodak .049 and other beam mounts. For bulkhead mount for the Coxes, they recommend their
BH-801 1/2 A Motor Mount https://brodak.com/1-2-a-motor-mount.html

This is reminiscent of the Sterling Beginner series profile motor mounts, which mount directly to the 1/4" thick fuselage.

The other option of course is to use the Outerzone plans and patterns, and roll your own.

Quickster2

I can't remember exactly. 8th grade in Ohio was a long time ago. Names like Flite Streak, Ringmaster, Combat Kat, Combat Kitten, Golden Bee .049, still have an old Enya 29 with top flite prop if anyone is interested. Was a fan of Enya's over Fox I remember. May take it up again as I am just starting on Electric RC flying.

clpahodges

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My first was a Junior Ringmaster with a Fox 15 in 1958. Learned to fly on that plane and had a lot of fun with it on the parking lot at Crookshank Elementary School in St. Augustine, FL. Wish I still had it.

Bill Hodges

GallopingGhostler

A portion of my control line air force, circa 1970, Nanakuli, Hawaii.


From top left to lower right: 1) 18" Scientific Cessna 180 hollow log; 2) 18" Scientific Li'l Devil hollow log; 3) Cox Piper L-4 Grasshopper RTF; 4) 18" profile Grumman F4F Wildcat with Cox .049 190 postage stamp engine and home made sheet steel engine mount; 5) 18" Top Flite Japanese Zero with Cox .020 Pee Wee full fuselage with steam rolled sheet fuselage shells and undercamber sheet wing.

S1Pitts

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!967 8th birthday a WenMac P63 Aircobra. Chrome finish with optional 3rd line for firing spring load missles from the wings. When the built in tank failed to hold fuel I modded it with the next gift, Dremel Tool, to accept a perfect brand fuel tank. That thing would fly for over 1/2 hr becuse I put in the largest tank that would fit LOL
I taught virtually every kid in the niebourhood to fly. on that beast.

Chumpy77

Had Cox L-4 Grasshopper that I had limited success with. Then my dad built a Circus Prince with an O.S. .15 on it. Power was marginal for that airplane. Trying to loop it was always a scary proposition. I then inherited an old Warrior from a club member with a McCoy Redhead .29, I think, that flew quite well. I even won the first and only c/l aerobatics contest I ever flew in with it. I then wore out a Bob Palmer Smoothie and then an Sig Chipmunk which was the first flying model I ever built. Flew wonderfully on a Fox .36 r/c engine with the throttle wired open.

Outrider6

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In the mid 70's, when I was about 10, I had a Cox Super Sport Trainer, like the one in the picture. Being a young kid, I was completely enthralled with it, and thought it was the coolest thing ever. But I knew nothing about starting model engines, and especially not anything about starting a very fussy and difficult-to-start Cox .049. My dad knew plenty about auto and yard equipment engines, but had no real experience starting glow engines. We tried and tried and tried, but never could get it to both start and run correctly I don't recall if it ever flew (doubtful).

Many years later, my dad gave me a partially built Ringmaster with a McCoy .35. I was able to get that running, and completely destroyed the plane on the first flight, when I tried to loop it. By this time, I had already learned to fly full scale sailplanes and Cessnas, as well as some r/c.