DP responds to: <<Having someone build their own ships for them, you mean? Now wait a minute! One of these guys shaped his own fuse plug, pulled a nose cone mold and fuse mold, shaped and molded an inner nosecone mold. Used these molds to build his own fuse. This same guy bagged his stabs, bagged his rudder. The wing molds - sanded, polished and waxed for tens of hours prepping these for pulling parts. (Brian Buas helped rubbing and buffing.) Then - worked side by side as the wings were being molded. I admit, I had some help. Brian McClean came down to do the lay-up on the wings. I was running out of time. He did a great job! I now have all the components to complete the first proto. Going into build out - servo installation frenzy in the next couple of days. Hopefully I'll be able to fly the first proto this weekend, probably late Sunday afternoon at my local slope. That is, of course, if the foamies will give me a 10 minute window. ;-) The model looks pretty impressive - 132" span, and the stiffest set of components I've ever seen. It's definitely not light, but it is stout! I do need some help from a machinist out there. Need a steel joiner machined. Norm, can ya help me out? Anyone willing to help me out with a joiner, please e-me. I'll give you dimensions. It needs to be cut, not bent due to the wing mounting system. Thanks for all your support, D __________________________________ Please, a a note for the children, these are professionals, and their previous experience serves as their prototype. This business of prototyping a design by starting with a mold is dangerous work, best left to the well qualified! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! :) (But let us know how it goes when you do, we could all use a little entertainment...) Bill Wingstedt RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
