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AiRick
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Great vintage pics!

I know what the tow vehicle will look like. I'm more excited about the trailer. ;) :lol: 8)

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Hi folks,
With all the interest in the above Shoestring rebirth, I thought you all might like to see another one being born. I've been building it from scratch, not with the idea of racing it someday, but just because I've always loved the lines...

If I'm out of place here, please let me know! I don't mean to horn in...
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Oops, after reading the FAQs I've found I have to post pictures somewhere else to link them here. If there's an easy way to do this I'll be glad to do it, but I'm kinda lost...
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Hobo, if you need help with the pictures, let me know. If you can e-mail then to me I can host them for you. I know there are several of us that would like to see your progress.
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The more pictures of Shoestrings, the better.

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OK, folks, let's try this:

http://s371.photobucket.com/albums/oo153/hobo556mg/

See if that works...
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Looks like your making good progress! Are the wings plywood covered then covered with fabric?

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Yes; please see Gary's posts on pages 2& 3 of this thread...
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This is a cool thread. I can't imagine rounding the pylons in that thing.

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The Shoestring was a sleek little Goodyear Racer. I had a balsa model of the Shoestring that I loved. Flew well. However I cannot remember all the details but somehow the fuselage got crushed accidentally. It was a really neat model that had a balsa covered fuselage...not stick and tissue.

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hobo1 wrote:
OK, folks, let's try this:

http://s371.photobucket.com/albums/oo153/hobo556mg/

See if that works...



wow what a nice little plane you got going on there....
i have snoshoo plans that i intend on completing one day so the more stuff on the string the better in my books...

i have some scans of some old drawings of number 16 that i posted here a few months ago if you want em then let me know!!

more pics of your fine workman ship would be nice to!!

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Hello people!

After lurking here for a while I have just joined up and can now post. It is nice to see new Shoestrings being still built! Gary is doing a fantastic job on his. Now I see others are building too!

I built and fly the only Shoestring in Canada. Seeing Gary's pics certainly takes me back a few years indeed. Unfortunately I took only a few pics of mine over the years, as progress was kind of like watching a clock move. I was building for 13 years before the first flight, and it still is not done yet!

Before I first flew mine in '93, I visited Ralph Moore in Florida to see another Shoestring and discuss tips for first flight. I also phoned Ray Cote a few times back then too. I subsequently visited Mr Cote at his home when he had "Alley Cat" and picked his brain for a few hrs regarding his 'String and "improvements" to make.

If one is working from only Landis Ketner's drawings (Condor Aero) there are a couple of areas of concern (that both Ralph Moore and I experienced on our first flight) that should be addressed before first flight.

I have sent a couple of pics of my machine that were taken back in '96 to Gary to post for me.

Keep up the GREAT WORK Gentlemen!

Scott
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Here's the Shoestring described above.......

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