Warbird Information Exchange

There's an eastern european resin kit out there somewhere, but it's kind of spendy for this project.
My suggestion for the BT-13s are to try to find a couple old Hawk/Testors T-6s and round off the wing tips, recountour the tail feathers to the approximate shape and call it good.
We're not trying for an IPMS George Lee award here.
I can't help you on the Vac kits, I hate the frappin' things.

Now that my sick cat has gone on to his reward I'm going to try to get back into building again. (But it ain't gonna be easy, I really miss that boy)

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Avoid that sinking feeling -- Check the hull plugs on your pre-flight.

sorry to hear about your kitty. it's always tough. my username is in memory of the best cat that ever lived.

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-Al Sauer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookythecat

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I'm so sorry to hear about the big boys passing, you two stay strong for each other and the kitten-
All my best wishes and love to both- 2

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Mr. Widgeon

same here, sorry to hear about your bud. My old guy is 14+, and I'm not looking forward to that day

greg v.

Thanks all, Biggles was 3 days past his 13th birthday, really only mid-middle age for a cat, he was the second one we lost in less than 2 years.
He is sorely missed and will be for quite a while.

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Avoid that sinking feeling -- Check the hull plugs on your pre-flight.

Mr. Widgeon,
Sorry to hear about your loss. We all know that losing a pet is losing a member of the family. Hang in there.

Gary

Gary,

My C-45 should be "landing" there in Midland any day now via US Mule. I sent it yesterday.

Cheers!

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida

hello all

here is my entry for consideration in the "Worst Looking Wing Fold" category; while functional, it is but-ugly, and reminds me of something you'd make from a 1920's wood and pattern kit...






As well, some "in progress" shots submitted by one of the anonymous builders in this project; I really dig the old Lindberg Navion! And that Fw44 scares the crap out of me...







Is it just me, or does the Navion look a little on the big side?...possibly it is "box scale", or maybe 1/48? Any ideas?

cheers

greg v.

Greg...What do you think of my idea of substituting 2 T-6s for the,evidently, non-existent BT-13s. They're identical dimensions.

Mudge the schemer

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Greg, the Navion is 1/48th scale and a pretty rare old kit valued at 30-40 bucks in my Burns Kit Colloectors Guide.
I would recommend you tell the builder to stop (if it isn't too late already).
Wrong scale.

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Avoid that sinking feeling -- Check the hull plugs on your pre-flight.

Y'all are killin' me with the cleverness of the folding wing models!!!

Keep up the great work!

Gary

Mr. Widgeon, thanks, I have alerted the builder. Too bad, its a real cool looking kit!

Mudge, that works for me, as long as its cool with Gary. It makes sense as well, seeing as we already have 4 T-6's in the works, which I think would alleviate the need for any more BT-13's or T-6's....

Spooky and others who have already shipped their models, how did you guys package them? I am on the verge of sending some and wouldn't mind some advice. I'm thinking individually bagged with peanuts, then loose in a box with more peanuts. What do you guys recommend?

cheers!

greg v.

I've got that same Navion kit. I started cutting out the windows on it a while back but never really decided how to replace them.

That Swordfish wingfold is cool. I dig it!

As for shipping, with all the reinforcements to the landing gear I left the props off where i could and put them in a little box and rubber banded them to the wing of the plane. Other than that i just used alot of styro peanuts and made sure there was alot of room around the edges. You can just kinda wiggle the gear in between peanuts and it seems pretty secure.

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-Al Sauer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookythecat

Well, the Free Mexican Air Force is coming right along!

I just need to get me some of those fancy wing folders and the Corsair will be done! The last pair where too small!

Mudge, go for it! That plan sounds fine to me.

Again, y'all are awesome! This has been fun to watch everyone's progress. Thanks a ton!!!

Gary