Dave Shawntz has my Wendell Hostetler Cess 172 kit, that includes, fiber glass wheel pants, fiberglass cowl, windsheild, nose strut, main landing gear, I believe Lazer Lizard wood to build my 172, and plans. He also has my 3W 85I opposed twin engine and pipes, I gave him $1500.00 toward building fee"s, he has my things for over 5 years, and he will not take my calls, and he changed his email address, I believe he does not wish to return my items to me. This is not a money issue it is a matter of principal.. Either do what you say you were going or be a man and return my items and $$ so I can have someone else build it for me.

My next step is to fly to you and file a police report. I would really not like to have to do that.

Mod, can you please keep this as a sticky. Thanks Joe C!!

i dont know the guy, but i think he is the guy who has built several mibo a10's for bagostix here in the last couple of years. does nice work from what i can tell of internet pics. hope things work out. barry

F16je,

I have been scratching, boning out and finishing kits and scale birds for years and never did it once pass my mind to pull something like this on a fellow modeler/client ever. This kit should have been boned out and ready for finishing at 12 months 18 at the most. This is unfortunate when you hear of such things. Hope you bring a happy ending to this one and good luck

Roy aka Hooker53

This is what Dave Shawntz is all about, Moderators please keep this a sticky.

http://www.thisweeklive.com/index.ph...=3167&Itemid=2

Damn bro - sorry to hear it.



SM

WOW!!!! THAT IS CRAZY. FREGGIN RATS ALL OVER...

Insurance claim on model plane was allegedly bogus
Thursday, 21 August 2008
A Burnsville man is charged with two felonies for allegedly filing a false insurance claim on an unharmed model airplane.

David Duane Schwantz, 48, is charged with insurance fraud and theft in connection with a $12,000 claim filed Dec. 5, 2006, according to the criminal complaint filed this month in Dakota County District Court.

On Nov. 7, 2006, a three-car accident at an intersection near his home pushed one of the vehicles into Schwantz’s driveway, damaging his pickup truck, the complaint said.

A Burnsville police officer was present when a towing company removed the topper from the truck, which was empty in the back. Schwantz didn’t mention damage to contents of the truck when talking to officers about the accident.

Later that day, when an officer returned to Schwantz’s home at 93 W. 136th St. to deliver the accident report, he saw a model airplane in good condition in the garage, the complaint said.

The officer learned days later that Schwantz had filed the claim for damages done to the plane in the accident. The officer contacted the insurance company, which stopped payment after agreeing to settle the claim for $11,777.
— John Gessner

I hate to be in this guy's shoes.

Does he know you well Joe?

If not, he will now...

Johny,
I never met him, just through phone calls and email, got him from Rick Brousard (Bagostix).

This is his web site, can"t beleive he still has one.

BDModels.net

"Shawntz" IF ever anyone was aptly named. Scotty

if he only knew who he was stealing from...OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH![>:]

Well???? Did the guy pay up??? Not right to STEAL and RUN from a fellow modeler..[:@]

Rubber hose and a tube sock with soap!!!!!

If thats the Mibo A-10 a friend of mine currently owns, i am not impressed.. the internal layout of that airplane looks like a small... ok large bomb went off in it....



Best of luck to ya Joe in getting your stuff back. People like this disgust me..

Joe ,

I think you should deliver a "Brooklyn" style pizza to the guy. Let me know if you need a delivery guy.

He has a new court date.

5/12/09 @ 8:00 am in front of a jury.

Dakota County Courthouse

Hastings, Mn.