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Scale Project Stearman
Now this airplane is a old kit and has the old style steel landing gear on it Balsa USA has replace the steel gear with aircraft aluminum set from Sierra giant scale After doing some research I found out that at 53 pounds for this airplane the steel gear will bend with a hard...- rodman
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Scale Project Stearman
The guy who originally built the plane bought all the up graded fiberglass parts for the Super Stearman from fiberglass specialties Some of which I won't need for the PT17 version like wheel pants. So after cleaning the dust off it I began to find damage from being stored all these...- rodman
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Scale Project Stearman
So now what color Scheme almost every one I have seen has the blue fuse with yellow wings so googled color schemes for PT17 Stearmans and came up with some other options I chose an all yellow scheme used by the Navy. So here is what I brought Home...- rodman
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Scale Project Stearman
So now that I have it what do I do with it? now the research began! I want a Radial Engine even if it takes me 2 years to get it that's what it takes! So the airplane would need about a 200cc size radial which means Moki 215 $3775 from troy built again back to the classifieds...- rodman
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Scale Project Stearman
Hey Guys For a while now Cindy and I have been looking for a Warbird project to do. We looked at P51's, P47's, P38's, B25 Bombers and WW1 airplanes Just couldn't decide what to build. So last year at the Rally of the Giants there was a 1/3 scale PT17 Stearman with a Moki radial...- rodman
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Scale Project Stearman
Hey Guys This is a build thread I'm moving to GSN from my own personal website which I have closed this has been a long term project that I am hoping to finish for next years flying season. Like most of you I like scale flying as much as like 3D, and like most of you I don't...- rodman
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Scale 50% scratch build Sorceress
Wow what a project! Cindy (aka Firefly) and I visited that museum and saw that airplane in person very cool, good luck with it if I find a picture of it I'll post it here.- rodman
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2014 Magnolia Arkansas Fy-Low-In Pics and coverage- Saturday!
Thank you to Sleepy C for getting out there to cover this event As always you did a great job. I enjoyed seeing the Carbon Cub in action, I have had the opportunity to fly one that a fellow club member has. although I did fly it that hard I enjoyed flying it very much. Sorry yours was...- rodman
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- Forum: GSN Event Coverage