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Forum: Kit Building
06-27-2018, 12:50 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

I've watched my kids for years, they manage all...

I've watched my kids for years, they manage all that stuff from their phones. they never sit down at a pc to do fb and the like. sorry I cant see well on those lil phones so I'm fine with rcu and...
Forum: Kit Building
06-25-2018, 06:30 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

mine is still on order from tower. since early...

mine is still on order from tower. since early april.

joe
Forum: Kit Building
05-29-2018, 04:43 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

i just bit the bullet and ordered from Brodak. ...

i just bit the bullet and ordered from Brodak.

seam to be biting the bullet a lot lately

Joe
Forum: Kit Building
05-15-2018, 07:18 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO THE HOBBY? for years we had...

WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO THE HOBBY?
for years we had a company who would see innovative things and sign the maker to a 2yr contract for 240% of what they could make in a year. the first product they got...
Forum: Kit Building
05-14-2018, 08:03 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

I have had k&s music wire on order at tower since...

I have had k&s music wire on order at tower since well b4 they were bought. and maple a sig for over a year. really sad commentary on building.

joe
Forum: Kit Building
05-14-2018, 05:15 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

tOWER BOUGHT UP A BUNCH OF kITS/PLANS I wonder if...

tOWER BOUGHT UP A BUNCH OF kITS/PLANS I wonder if we will ever see them again?
Forum: Kit Building
05-11-2018, 08:05 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

I like building, but would much rather fly! I...

I like building, but would much rather fly!
I am at the other end of the spectrum flying since 1968 I have a long list of planes to convert to electric. though my son and I plan to build a pair or 3...
Forum: Kit Building
07-08-2016, 08:19 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

I used PPG concept for a while, it was glow...

I used PPG concept for a while, it was glow compatible, but developed a asthma problem brought on by the arsenic in the reducer. I switched to Klass Kote (I have not ordered any in 7 years I hope...
Forum: Kit Building
02-19-2016, 06:21 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

Yup, i remember those very words being said. Sure...

Yup, i remember those very words being said. Sure miss when rc pilots strived to improve their art, rather than get the next plane




NOW!



Joe
Forum: Kit Building
02-16-2016, 01:42 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

Bill Underkofler built on in our club and flew it...

Bill Underkofler built on in our club and flew it for years. though he had to pick calm days because the plates the blades where attached to were flimsy at best and he was not sure how it would...
Forum: Kit Building
02-08-2016, 08:41 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

haha, that brings back memories of running to my...

haha, that brings back memories of running to my dads car and hopping in to chase the plane. until I realized that running to the car was an act of desperation, cause I had already lost, leading me...
Forum: Kit Building
01-28-2016, 05:24 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

just 3 short years and he is driving! I remember...

just 3 short years and he is driving! I remember those days, PRESIOUS!

enjoy it while you have him.

Joe
Forum: Kit Building
01-27-2016, 01:19 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

haha me too. my son (32) has adopted my...

haha me too.

my son (32) has adopted my platt fockewulf 190 d-9 I built the year before he was born. but there is not a market for used warbirds that does not require boxing it up and sending to...
Forum: Kit Building
10-08-2015, 04:57 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

yes it was/is but I have been using the wood one...

yes it was/is but I have been using the wood one with a peace of glass on it so I can ca right to it and put the plans under it. works excellent if you understand parallax. so the steel one is piled...
Forum: Kit Building
10-06-2015, 05:43 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

I'm talkin about the green thing in fw190's pic....

I'm talkin about the green thing in fw190's pic. a bendable peace of plastic to make oddball curves. as for splines, I had ellipse templates not splines, may be just where we were taught? all that...
Forum: Kit Building
10-02-2015, 05:08 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

ya, I wonder if mine is still in the back of my...

ya, I wonder if mine is still in the back of my desk drawer. used to draw free hand curves, splines are a computer term.

my slide rule was destroyed when the kids realized the leather case had a...
Forum: Kit Building
10-01-2015, 04:53 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

OMG, I have not seen one of those since it...

OMG, I have not seen one of those since it stopped drawing on a drafting board ~ 1983 ~.

Joe
Forum: Kit Building
09-23-2015, 12:44 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

I bought two FMS planes in 2012 because the price...

I bought two FMS planes in 2012 because the price was just so good? my son and I planned to dog fight them. not enough power for that! and the maintenance is constant!!! my FMS 190 has been down all...
Forum: Kit Building
09-22-2015, 12:47 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

that is the other school of thought. Joe

that is the other school of thought.

Joe
Forum: Kit Building
09-22-2015, 12:43 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

wait a minute now! Everybody knows that...

wait a minute now! Everybody knows that helicpters dont really fly they beat the air into submission.

Joe
Forum: Kit Building
08-07-2015, 04:36 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

I have my share of ARF's in the attic! for...

I have my share of ARF's in the attic!
for ARF's I pic planes I would never have built. ie:
bh P-36
Seagul De520
CMP Me109 (though I have a Holman scratch built ready for panel lines and rivets)...
Forum: Kit Building
08-05-2015, 04:32 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

its funny to watch my son go through the learning...

its funny to watch my son go through the learning curve on building now. he used to bring home stay's (my term for ARF's someone else crashed and he said dad can fix it) now he has started a Horton...
Forum: Kit Building
08-04-2015, 06:46 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

i was toldon the FMS fw190 forum that they don't...

i was toldon the FMS fw190 forum that they don't have as much time as i, so they flyfoamies. I did not bother with going into the maintenance required usuallyexceeds the build time I’ve taught a lot...
Forum: Kit Building
07-31-2015, 11:04 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

I got to ask this cause I'm quite pissed!!! for...

I got to ask this cause I'm quite pissed!!!
for 40 years I've always kept epoxy in the house. sometimes the hardener would start to crystalize, but when I mixed it up the crystals would dissolve and...
Forum: Kit Building
07-17-2015, 08:26 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,970
Posted By paladin

haha, thanks I forgot about when my daughter...

haha, thanks I forgot about when my daughter moved out I gutted her room and have to sheetrock and mud it.

Joe
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