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Forum: Kit Building
01-22-2023, 08:24 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

Have you ever watched a you tube channel called ...

Have you ever watched a you tube channel called "Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles" ? He does, by you tube standards, a pretty in depth analysis of various WWII airplanes. He references primary...
Forum: Kit Building
01-21-2023, 09:05 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

Thinking of penicillin, My dad, as most of his...

Thinking of penicillin, My dad, as most of his generation did, enlisted in the army when he graduated high school in 1944. He trained as what would now be a combat medic. He was in Washington State,...
Forum: Kit Building
01-20-2023, 10:07 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

It was probably in "British Aircraft Before the...

It was probably in "British Aircraft Before the Great War". It is described that a pioneer aircraft crashed into the crowd at an early air race and several people were killed. Thinking of nowadays...
Forum: Kit Building
01-18-2023, 10:19 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

It seems like this issue, like many others didn't...

It seems like this issue, like many others didn't really get settled until most of the main players had died off. I don't have the book open in front of me but I seem to recall that A.G. Bell and...
Forum: Kit Building
01-14-2023, 09:15 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I think I have read some of your posts regarding...

I think I have read some of your posts regarding this airplane elsewhere on this site. Even the full scale Flyer was a pretty marginal aircraft. I thought your drive system was very creative. I had a...
Forum: Kit Building
01-13-2023, 09:04 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I remember seeing the Antonov there. I probably...

I remember seeing the Antonov there. I probably still have a photo showing the enormous tail. Prior to the shows at Will Rodgers, the best I had seen was the open house at Altus AFB. The pilots at...
Forum: Kit Building
01-12-2023, 08:58 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

Probably my peak airshow moment was in the late...

Probably my peak airshow moment was in the late 80's or early 90's in Oklahoma City. The Gee Bee was touring and the airshow had the Gee Bee, a Mr. Mulligan, a Travel Air Mystery Ship and a...
Forum: Kit Building
01-08-2023, 08:56 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

You had better have safe search turned on before...

You had better have safe search turned on before you google "piston squirter". Back to automotive thoughts, I dimly remember rebuilding an engine for a Suzuki Sidekick and it seems there was an...
Forum: Kit Building
12-30-2022, 10:15 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

It looks very similar to the stock wiper system...

It looks very similar to the stock wiper system on the Sprites and Midgets. And probably any Austin-Morris of the late fifties and into the sixties. Mechanically it's kind of like a servo and a...
Forum: Kit Building
12-28-2022, 09:12 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I have read that the Datsun Z cars were one of...

I have read that the Datsun Z cars were one of the nails on the coffin of the British sports car industry. Well, one of the many nails. They were most of the things that people liked in a British...
Forum: Kit Building
12-27-2022, 08:51 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I was a fan of the show until Edd China left. My...

I was a fan of the show until Edd China left. My personal interest is much more in the mechanics than the deals. I felt pretty much the same about Fast-N-Loud after Aaron Kaufman left the show. The...
Forum: Kit Building
12-26-2022, 08:39 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

It's not quite as low as a Lotus 7 but I have...

It's not quite as low as a Lotus 7 but I have seen a few semi trailers that I could drive under. My Bugeye will eventually run up to the speed limit but I try to stay off the interstate. Regarding...
Forum: Kit Building
12-25-2022, 08:40 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I guess old cars must be a common "other hobby"....

I guess old cars must be a common "other hobby". I have a Bugeyed Sprite that I have had since the 1980's. I tried to buy a Model A coupe at auction last summer. It had supposedly run within the last...
Forum: Kit Building
12-01-2022, 08:39 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I've seem some gossip that Skyshark is supposed...

I've seem some gossip that Skyshark is supposed to get resurrected. I suppose it comes down to who owns the cut files and plan copyrights.
Forum: Kit Building
11-30-2022, 09:20 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I have a couple of kits that might fit that...

I have a couple of kits that might fit that description. I try not to take on kits that I don't really intend to build but I've owned a kit or two that was probably older than me.
Forum: Kit Building
08-13-2018, 07:59 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I sold off the Force One at the end of the day...

I sold off the Force One at the end of the day but not the Trainer 60. I should have gotten their earlier. It sounded like a lot of people,myself included, were disappointed that the city (Denton,...
Forum: Kit Building
08-12-2018, 08:17 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I'm liking the nacelles with their faux turboprop...

I'm liking the nacelles with their faux turboprop look.
Forum: Kit Building
07-31-2018, 08:49 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

Those old Sterling kits are what they are, but it...

Those old Sterling kits are what they are, but it is still a chance to build a model that you don't see everyday. I got an old Aristocraft Staggerwing from the local laser cutter after he was done...
Forum: Kit Building
07-30-2018, 08:43 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I am probably going to the Denton, Tx. swap meet...

I am probably going to the Denton, Tx. swap meet as well. You never know when you will find a kit that needs building.
Forum: Kit Building
07-29-2018, 06:38 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I hear you. Both of the small company kits that I...

I hear you. Both of the small company kits that I mentioned above came with a stack of hand sawn (routed?) ribs.
Forum: Kit Building
07-29-2018, 08:25 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I wonder how many of those long gone kit...

I wonder how many of those long gone kit manufacturers were small operations. I know that a few of the kits I have built through the years came from such small operations that I can't even find any...
Forum: Kit Building
07-27-2018, 09:05 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

I also hope Radio Shack makes it. I think they...

I also hope Radio Shack makes it. I think they are going to have to decide who they want to compete with and what they want to try to keep on the shelves. Before they closed my local Radio Shack...
Forum: Kit Building
06-25-2018, 08:45 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

For me, the Facebook groups are like a bite from...

For me, the Facebook groups are like a bite from a candy bar, tasty but it doesn't satisfy. I prefer the detail available in the forums.
Forum: Kit Building
06-19-2018, 07:52 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

The grain most likely runs down the length of the...

The grain most likely runs down the length of the roll.
Forum: Kit Building
05-29-2018, 08:23 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 235,868
Posted By mgnostic

Cool, it's been a decade since I was last up that...

Cool, it's been a decade since I was last up that way but I'm glad that it is still there.
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