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| BillParker | Easy Built JX-02 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 15 | Build | 08-Sep-10 10:00 |  | | Views : 2186 | |
| BillParker | Comet Phantom Fury | Build | 08-Sep-10 05:31 |  | | Views : 2564 | | 3207 Comet Phantom Fury 32 inch Wingspan Endurance Competition Balsa Flying Model Airplane 1960s/70s reissue of one of the more famous free-flight models of the 1930s. These aircraft were common in the 1930s when the sport of free-flight model airplanes reached it's zenith. It was not uncommon for these models to fly for 45 minutes or more on rubber power alone - many flew out of site, and it became common practice to write your name, address and phone number on the covering tissue. Comet was a famous manufacture of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, hardware, wheels and canopy material, tissue and propeller. |
| BillParker | SIG Tiger | Build | 08-Sep-10 05:14 |  | | Views : 2552 | | SIG Tiger Free-Flight Rubber-Powered Sport Model A New Version of an Ageless Old-Timer... The Sig Tiger is a miniature edition of that typical rubber-powered model of the 1930's, popularly called the "Outdoor Commercial". These simple designs, featuring a box fuselage with a cabin, introduced thousands of novices to the thrill of building a model that really flew. In designing the Sig Tiger, Paul McIlrath retained the fine flight performance and added a pleasant, scale-like appearance. The simplicity of this design make it ideal for beginners or a for modeling class project. |
| BillParker | Easy Built JX-02 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 15 | Build | 08-Sep-10 05:04 |  | | Views : 2259 | | Kit JX-02 MiG 15 is a 1/25 built up scale model. For Rapier motor or catapult rubber. (or... hanging on the ceiling...) This kit includes a full-size rolled plan, building instructions, printed balsa, hand-picked balsa strip wood, vacuum-formed canopy, wire, TissueCalâ„¢ markings (lighter than press-on or water slide decals because they are printed directly on tissue), and Easy Built Lite tissue in silver and red. |
| BillParker | Easy Built FF-55 Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1a | Build | 08-Sep-10 04:46 |  | | Views : 1257 | | Kit FF-55 Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1A is a 1/9 scale, flying model that uses the Box and Former method of construction. This pre-1942 design is eligible for Society of Antique Modelers (SAM) contests. This jumbo rubber powered model is very popular for electric or gas conversion. |
| BillParker | Dumas Kit #309, F8F-2 Bearcat | Reference | 08-Sep-10 04:46 |  | | Views : 3428 | | Fort Bend County Choppers? |
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| BillParker | Dumas Kit #309, F8F-2 Bearcat | Build | 08-Sep-10 04:21 |  | | Views : 3177 | | After record downpours in some spots in the Houston area, more heavy rain is forecast for today as the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine remain in the region. The rain gradually will taper off later this week, and the weekend is likely to be mostly dry as a strong ridge of high pressure builds above the area and the storm moves further north. Areas south and west in the Houston region were among the hardest areas during the downpours Tuesday. Hobby Airport received 2.83 inches of rainfall, a record of the date, according to the National Weather Service. The old record was 2.67 inches, which was set in 1956. |
| BriandKilby | Guillows Series 400 - FW 190 | Reference | 07-Sep-10 19:11 |  | | Views : 1295 | | caught eight rainbow trout on the truckee river outside of reno. |
| BriandKilby | Guillows Series 400 - FW 190 | Reference | 07-Sep-10 19:09 |  | | Views : 1242 | |
| BriandKilby | Guillows Series 400 - FW 190 | Reference | 07-Sep-10 19:08 |  | | Views : 1271 | |
| BriandKilby | Guillows Series 400 - FW 190 | Reference | 07-Sep-10 19:08 |  | | Views : 1164 | | back from nature. |
| simpleflyer | Guillows Series 4000 - Cloud Buster | Flying | 07-Sep-10 15:57 |  | | Views : 1074 | | The flight pic shows the prominent drooping nose, so we call it the 'Droop Snoot' :o) |
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