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  1. -Rick-

    Scale PJ 295 build.

    Well now that the snow has started to fly it's time for me to start building. The plane I'm building is a PJ 295, an early 1960's biplane. It is also a very old kit that was given to me by Wayne Haldenby. a friend It was produced by Trillium Balsa, a company that used to be in Tillsonburg...
  2. -Rick-

    Snoopy!

    Hey Snoopy, where did you go? I need my fellow Canuck on here, you had some interesting builds!!
  3. -Rick-

    Scale PJ 295

    Has anyone here built a older kit from Trillium balsa, a 1/4 scale PJ 295? I was given this kit from a very kind gentleman and will be building it this coming winter. When he told me about the kit I had to look it up as I had never heard of this plane. It is a biplane and I believe my 70cc...
  4. -Rick-

    Wow!!

    Mini B17. Four engine single seat! It would be fun to fly! https://www.youtube.com/embed/E-1_JwlHO-8
  5. -Rick-

    3D Vertigo build, any interest in a build?

    I finally have a build worth posting here. I received a part built 2 meter Vertigo last weekend. Still a long way to go with it. I am having a hard time posting pictures, sorry.
  6. -Rick-

    Weighing your plane.

    Just wondering how many weigh their planes before flying them. Sometimes I think knowing the weight will put a black cloud over the first flight if she's a pig. As long as the CG is correct I fly em and don't worry about the weight. Tell if she's heavy once up there!
  7. -Rick-

    Have to laugh!

    Looking through Sleep's pictures of Joe Nall I see guys from that "other" site wearing their T shirts. It doesn't stop Steve from taking the picture. Now I go to the "other" site (I admit it, I just had to see more of Joe Nall!) and can't find a single picture that has someone or something of...
  8. -Rick-

    Static and Monokote

    Anyone come up with a way to reduce the static charge when peeling the backing from a piece of Monokote? I'm working on some covering for my Slick, I peeled the backing from one piece and stood and watched some sawdust travel about 4 feet across my bench and stick to the covering! At first I...
  9. -Rick-

    IMAC Dietrich 42% Slick rebuild.

    Had to do it, just had to have one BIG plane!!!!! I’ve been in the hobby for a long time, but I did take a long “raise a family break”. When I came back I had my first look at gas powered planes, and I can say when I saw how big they had gotten it was “holy frigging s—t!! I LIKE!!!! WANT ONE...
  10. -Rick-

    950!!

    Need my address?!! :)
  11. -Rick-

    Any one notice? 906 members!!!

    Can't wait for the draw for the DA!!! :smile-new:
  12. -Rick-

    DLE 35ra,

    I have a DLE 35ra that runs great, 50 flights on it, it has the bowman ring, A real cm6 plug. A canister. A menz 20x8 prop. Tachs out at 7760~7800, idles at 1600~1700. No black snot blowing out the pipe. Otic2 oil at 32 to 1. But why is it when I look at the plug it's oil covered black...
  13. -Rick-

    Yes!!!

    Bigger and better!! (same for planes!)
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