ram3500-RCU

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Hello everyone. Thought I would post a winter project thread. As every winter here in Ohio, I have high ambitions for 'building season'. Here are my goals. Get two projects out to others, finish our Meister P-47, finish all work on my 90" P-38, build new wings for my Godfrey Laser 200 and complete all the restoration work including installing the new 3W 75 and reinstalling all the controls, at least start on a Bud Nosen 1/4 scale Citabria I have had for a couple years, and go over all my flying fleet to ready it for the next season. How is everybody else doing?

davidgeorge212

I have been working on finishing up quite a few projects. My main project I have been working on is scratch building a 1/2 scale stits sky baby which has so far been about a 4 year project to date and its about 60% finished ( I actually have a build thread for it on RCU if you do a search). I am plan building a 40 size monocoupe 90a which needs some covering now. I am also working with my dad to restore some of his 30 year old planes that he built but never finished. One of those planes being a house of balsa chipmunk kit. And probably the last thing I am working on is a combat corsair from great planes that my dad just gave me for christmas. (he got the p-51). I cant seem to keep my focus on just one plane at a time, I have to jump from plane to plane and work on them all a little at a time.


David

hanko

Ram I see your from Canton, so I assume you knew Miles, He was a good friend and I really miss the guy. I have one of his 90 inch weeks sulution he framed up for me a few years back. ILL be attending his memorial this summer at you flying field, if they are still having it. Just getting ready to paint a Nelitz 33% T Craft.

Love the Stits Dave

papermache

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My main build for this winter will be a BUSA Fokker Triplane. So far, I've just started and the bottom wing is nearly done. Besides that there's an OT "Kloud King" to finish covering and some repairs to make to a few of my gliders. It's enough to keep me busy for the next few months.

papermache

ram3500-RCU

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Yes, your right. I was in the same club with Miles and would love going to the field even more, knowing he would be their to regail us with his wonderful stories. He loved this hobby, but what made him even more special was that he loved helping others with it and was very generous with his time to that end. He was also unique in that he was a brilliant designer and talented builder, yet at 82 he could still out fly most of us. It was only in the very last few months of his life that we could see his flying routine get a little more conservative. His patented takeoff, roll to inverted and snap to upright-right after after breaking ground, and this even with his 40% Weeks, got a little higher and then sometimes went away altogether. I also loved to visit his house and sit on his back porch and talk shop, or life. He is and will be sorely missed. The hobby, for me, has a hole in it now.

gboulton

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My main winter project [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9233482/tm.htm]got determined for me in November[/link]. *heh*

I've been spending the last couple months turning this:



Into this:




She should be ready to go when flying season returns in March-ish.

ARUP

Hi Ram- since my 2 year house remodel project is winding down I am starting to crank 'em out of my 'rural factory'! I just finished varnishing the mahogany stairs and railing and just need to install the iron balusters. A 1/6 Sig Cub conversion PA-12 is ready for covering and paint, 1/6 IK-3 almost ready for glass and paint, 80" Boeing B-9 just needs tail feathers, outer wing panels and paint, 1/4 Big Bonzo needs stab tailfeathers, reg. #'s and paint cowling, 1/4 DH-5 needs cowl, covering and painting, Bristol Boxkite needs L.G. repair, 1/4 Rearwin needs wing panels and covering, finnished 1/4 RRG Prufling sailplane plans and just started 1/4 Nemeth Umbrellaplane plans. I cover and paint in the spring so hopefully things will be on schedule for flying.

planebuilder66

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I'm still making sawdust?!

ram3500-RCU

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Interesting approach. Build all winter and then cover and paint in the spring. Looks like you have plenty to keep busy with. Hope you have a good winter.

ram3500-RCU

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I also like the challenge of making something out of what most would use for kindling. You are doing an outstanding job!!!! My Laser is a resurrection from a dead stick off the runway and out of sight. The fuselage wasn't as bad as yours, but both wings were totaled. They were Godfrey's foam rib wings, so it didn't take much. The new ones are built around his later foam cores (similar to what the Lanier kit had) that Bob sent me prior to his passing. Another guy we miss, don't we.

61ahs

I finished my Hangar 9 Taylorcraft right before Christmas. Santa brought me an iPod instead of the RCGuys Super Decathlon I asked for. I was good all year too.

Oh well, the iPod is really cool. I guess I'll build the Cox Wings Pitts M12 I bought last year instead of a Decathlon.

Rick

ram3500-RCU

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This helps 'building season'.[]

flyingvranch

I just finished the first half of my winter project. Here's the thread;
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9398400/tm.htm

My next project on the board is to build an old Dream Catcher Hobbies Sailaire sailplane

It has been 25 deg all day here in southeast Texas. This is not supposed to happen here! It sure gives me inspiration to stay in the shop building instead of ranching duties which I really should be doing.

bh307

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Just now starting my winter project here is a link to the build.
[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9340619/anchors_9344260/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#9344260[/link]

ram3500-RCU

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What happened to 'global warming' right?

ram3500-RCU

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Sweet project. Plenty of room for detail. How long do you think it will take?

planebuilder66

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Don't worry guy, I'm still sanding.[&o]

adreliable661

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Just saw your post. Trying to find a Bristol Boxkite kit to no avail. I see you scratch built this from plans. Are those available or are they plans you drew yourself? Hope to hear one way or another.

dhal22

Nice. A 9 year bump to this thread.

ZENGSM62

Just finished up my COVID-19 project.
Phoenix Extra 260 78" ARF
Ordered it in Feb just in case Tower ran out and there was import problems.
Been out of the hobby for about 10 years, first aircraft radio at 2.4GHZ.
I can post some pics if anyone is interested.
GSM

Cetan07

I just started on an 81" wingspan OV-10 by Rich Uravich.
I have the plans but not the build book if there ever was one for this plane. Sure would help move things along.
Reason for building this plane is that while I was in Vietnam my Dad was building the planes in Columbus, Ohio. Funny thing is my wife now works in the building where they were built. It has been converted over to offices and such. I was able to get a short kit and it makes things a bit nicer. Having to put together all the other pieces and parts is tricky.
Going to be a challenge but still looking forward to it.

rick hamel

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Finishing a long project--all composite-nomex honeycomb--DA 120 powered

sweinhart

Working on my 1:12 scale 133" C-130. I'm about 3.5 years into it and estimate 2-3 more months of work before it is ready to fiberglass and paint