MM2CVS9
Active member
To start off, I have NEVER built an aircraft in plastic. 65 years ago, I used to build balsa and dope painted paper aircraft with little gasoline engines like the Fox 40. I'm a ship guy, with a little crossover to armor (if they float).
Saw this on the shelf in the LHS and couldn't resist. First, it's wood / paper. Second, when I joined the US Navy, after recruit training at Great Lakes and a 5 day leave to go home to Michigan, they flew me out of Grand Rapids on a DC-3 bound for Anacostia NAS. My first big adventure of my life, and the first time I had flown in an airplane.
I'll build this just as a stick frame without the paper, just cause I think it looks cool. I've been working on a 350 Missouri with all the aftermarket wood decks, PE, brass guns etc., and have to set it aside occasionally to keep from getting frustrated with a complicated, long term build.
I hope this will clear my head and re-invigorate my enthusiasm.
EJ
Saw this on the shelf in the LHS and couldn't resist. First, it's wood / paper. Second, when I joined the US Navy, after recruit training at Great Lakes and a 5 day leave to go home to Michigan, they flew me out of Grand Rapids on a DC-3 bound for Anacostia NAS. My first big adventure of my life, and the first time I had flown in an airplane.
I'll build this just as a stick frame without the paper, just cause I think it looks cool. I've been working on a 350 Missouri with all the aftermarket wood decks, PE, brass guns etc., and have to set it aside occasionally to keep from getting frustrated with a complicated, long term build.
I hope this will clear my head and re-invigorate my enthusiasm.
EJ