Quicksand Fans

dlodoski wrote:

Fred588 wrote:

dlodoski wrote:Very nice. And probably better reflexes than I posses right now.

The last gas powered models I flew were .60 size P-51s. The markings were similar to the model that Herzeleid built (nice job btw!). But we put strips of florescent tape on the leading edges of the wings so we could pick them out against the mountains - especially when coming in to land.

One was destroyed when I came up short on landing (I was used to .40 sized models and misjudged the distance). The other was lost in a nasty ground loop. But they did fly and track just like the real thing.

I have an electric J3 out in the garage that I need to get flying again. At least here in TN, nobody would give a rats ass where I fly, as long as it isn't into somebodies face. Hehe

I'd like to see a video of one flying with a bandana or mask around the front fuselage.

Might work on a P-38 or de Havilland Mosquito. But on a P-51, not so much.

Why can't the part that is blue on the model be a bandana?

It would cover the prop!

I flew big nitro planes until the mid 1990s when they developed the last open fields around here. Google's headquarters resides on my last open field. If it weren't for micros and park flyers, I'd have never re-started. All the hobby shops are gone and building supplies so costly now.

Not many photos from back then, but here's my K&B .40-powered Christen Eagle:

BogDog wrote:Beautiful job on the P-51 model. I haven't built one since the 80's.

In a similar manner I too have been playing with Mustangs, but in flying form. RC, to be more specific.

Recently I've been making HOW TO videos on modding pre-manufactured RC aircraft for more power and control. I'm almost out of planes to mod and distract me though

Here are a few samples:

Mod video: https://youtu.be/qRS9hS4lgCU?t=0

Test flight of a modded plane video: https://youtu.be/1Iyo5QscFBQ?t=0

I did try a flying model once, with predictable results ! I now stick to static models

BogDog wrote:It would cover the prop!

I flew big nitro planes until the mid 1990s when they developed the last open fields around here. Google's headquarters resides on my last open field. If it weren't for micros and park flyers, I'd have never re-started. All the hobby shops are gone and building supplies so costly now.

Not many photos from back then, but here's my K&B .40-powered Christen Eagle:

Why can it not be behind the prop?

I hate to sound like I'm enjoying this but working remotely from home is awesome. No commute, no stuffy office clothes, I think I even dropped a few pounds by not eating out every day at lunch. Gotta' convince the boss to make this a permanent option.

Being a PC gamer the indoor hobbies are taken care of. Now that it's warming up I try to get out on the bike for at least an hour after work each day. I know it's not technically "essential" travel but it's pretty easy to social distance on a motorcycle.

BogDog wrote:It would cover the prop!

Yea, it's hard to explain war plane aesthetics. It's either in you or it's not.

But to put it in simple terms, the engine has to be behind the spinny thing in front - or it's all wrong. You can't cover it up.

I flew big nitro planes until the mid 1990s when they developed the last open fields around here. Google's headquarters resides on my last open field. If it weren't for micros and park flyers, I'd have never re-started. All the hobby shops are gone and building supplies so costly now.

Not many photos from back then, but here's my K&B .40-powered Christen Eagle:

Nice! I also have very few pics of my planes. There's video. But it's all on 8mm tape and not so easy to get to.

I learned to fly at Woodley Field and Lopez Canyon. We used to fashion skids out of coat hangers for landing. Everything was hand tossed up in the canyon. But the best times i had were flying out of the Starlight Amphitheater parking lot in Burbank. I just checked it out on street view. There are shrubs and trees growing up along and around the edge. But back in the 90's, you could stand on the edge and dive down past your position and pull up at least 100 feet below. It was very cool to see your plane 'from above'. I had my share of wrecks up there, but it was never from getting shot down by interference (Sepulveda Basin was notorious for that).

Clearly you cannot cover up a propeller. But this is about situational humor here. Think of the plane as covering up its air intakes, which I believe are on the fuselage below the propeller. A "mask" could easily be painted on and some straps added around the tail or whatever.

dlodoski wrote:

BogDog wrote:It would cover the prop!

Yea, it's hard to explain war plane aesthetics. It's either in you or it's not.

But to put it in simple terms, the engine has to be behind the spinny thing in front - or it's all wrong. You can't cover it up.

I flew big nitro planes until the mid 1990s when they developed the last open fields around here. Google's headquarters resides on my last open field. If it weren't for micros and park flyers, I'd have never re-started. All the hobby shops are gone and building supplies so costly now.

Not many photos from back then, but here's my K&B .40-powered Christen Eagle:

Nice! I also have very few pics of my planes. There's video. But it's all on 8mm tape and not so easy to get to.

I learned to fly at Woodley Field and Lopez Canyon. We used to fashion skids out of coat hangers for landing. Everything was hand tossed up in the canyon. But the best times i had were flying out of the Starlight Amphitheater parking lot in Burbank. I just checked it out on street view. There are shrubs and trees growing up along and around the edge. But back in the 90's, you could stand on the edge and dive down past your position and pull up at least 100 feet below. It was very cool to see your plane 'from above'. I had my share of wrecks up there, but it was never from getting shot down by interference (Sepulveda Basin was notorious for that).