My Models

[Big Al]

Ok I hope this is the thread for this as the models I have built over the last ten years are not BSG, SW or Sci FI Related in any way. If this is the wrong place for this, I would like the admin. to relocate it to the right one. with that said here is what we love to do.


Scratch Built 7th scale WWII Mig 3 (.40 High perfomance Nitro 2 stroke Engine,{40,000 rpm} ) on Radar: 152 MPH
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Current Condition: Disintegrated!.... Demolished!.....Completly Destroyed! These Pictures are all that is left!



My son with his 27% Scale Extra 330l (80cc Twin opposing cylider Gasoline Engine)
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Current Condition: Sold



Me and My Scratch Built 7th Scale WWII Fairchild PT-19 (.52 Nitro 4 Cycle Engine) On Radar: 97 MPH
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Current Condition: Still Flying since 2003



This was a small race plane I made called an Attack (.32 High Performance 2 stroke nitro with tuned pipe) On Radar: 125 MPH
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Current Condition: Obliterated then Maserated followed by Complete and thorough Vaporization!



This one we built for my son and is a very small (Not Scale) P-51 racer (.25 Standard Nitro 2 stroke) On Radar 78 MPH
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Current Condition: Fire Wood

That's just a few we have built I will post more as I scan them in.

[Cylon-Knight]

Right place.

Cool stuff!

[GoldCylon]

Cool stuff. I used to do free flight around 77, 78. That is fun chasing your plane all over the place.

[Big Al]

Yea I'v done a little of that a long time ago that's where my dad started me on the models....but Hours and weeks of building and to let it go and smash into a tree or fly so good it hooks a thermal and flies to the next state. ....Somtimes when the old R/C gear would fail you could practice free flight again ....unintentionally......for a few seconds.....But the equipment has never been better and full control is the only way to go!

[Big Al]

Sometimes When your models go 120 to 180 mph, Felgercarb Happens!!!


This was a four airplane Day!

This one had light damage so I fixed it and went on to totaly pulverize it
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Four different races, Four destroyed planes
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From left to right: My Friend Rob, My Dad Arno, Me Big Al, My son Lil Al


Now they all fit nicely in this trash barrel
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It's OK......We'll make more

[Big Al]

More Planes



7th scale Dago red P-51 (.91 fuel injected/Supercharged Nitro 4 Cycle) Radar: 147 Mph
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Current Condition: R.I.P.


Stand off Scale P-51 (.25 Nitro Two Stroke) Radar: 68 Mph
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Current Condition: Sleeping with the fishes


My Dad's 7th Scale Tigermoth Biplane (.63 Nitro 4 Cycle) Radar: Never Clocked
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Current Condition: Still Flying 10 years



My Dad with his Tigermoth
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7th Scale M.1C Bristol (.70 Nitro 4 Cycle) Radar: Never Clocked
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Current Condition: Still Flying 10 years



My Attack Plane before I turned it into tooth picks.
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My Son and his Sport 40 before he turned it into tooth picks (Like Father, Like Son)
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My Dad's Stearman Biplane (.63 Nitro Fuel injected/Supercharged 4 cycle) Radar: Never Clocked
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Current Condition: Still Flying 6 years



7th Scale P-51 Candyman (.70 Nitro 4 Cycle) Radar: 133 Mph
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Current Condition: Still Flying 7 years



My Son's First R/C Build, Carl Goldberg Tiger 2 (.45 2 Stroke Nitro) Radar: Never Clocked
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Current Condition: Pushing Up Daisy's

You Win Some .......You Lose Some .....

[Big Al]

Flying Pizza


This is my Flying Pizza (.65 Nitro 2 stroke with 1/4 wave Tuned Pipe) Radar: Never Clocked
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Current Condition: Eaten by another Plane

I used this plane to prove the Quantum Physics therory about how it is impossible for 2 Objects to occupy the same space at the same time.

Results: Therory Proved!

[Hand-Schaub]

Pizza

[Big Al]

Pizza

Look close ...it had pepperoni wheels for god sake!

I hand cut all of the vinyl graphics with an exacto knife ......4 hours!!!!! total build time maybe 9 or 10 tops!

it flew less than one and a half minutes perfectly!.

AND THEN!!!..........It was confetti in the blink of an eye!

I built it as a demo plane for open house at our local Flying club but it never even made it to a meeting.

It Died a horrible,..... horrible death in the first test flight!!!!!

There were pieces of Vinyl Vegetables everywhere!

At least $350 dollars worth of radio gear and engine.............POOOF!!!.......Scattered all over the field!

Choped up wires, Busted sevo cases, stripped Gears, Smashed Receivers, broken or cracked engine (If you can find it)

But thats Airplanes! I'll build more!

[Big Al]

Engines and Radios



This is my transmitter the JR 10X. When I bought it, it was the state of the art, 12 years latter...It,s an antique.......But it's still a bad @$$ radio!!

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I thought you would like to see this.

This is one of our YS .63 4 Cycle Nitro, Fuel injected/Supercharged! Engine! ( No Joke It's FI and SC!) It has a pump that works off of the crank, Pressureizing the crank case and the fuel cell. The pressure on the fuel cell injects the nitro into the carburator at the same time a shutter diaphram opens and a burst of pressurized air is pushed into the chamber. Then the air and fuel is shot into the head. and Viola!! More Power!!!

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[Big Al]

My Next Radio


This is the JR 11 X......My next Radio..........Does anyone see the resemblance??......(And not to my old transmitter)

Key Features

Ultra-smooth, dual bearing stick assemblies
Refined 2048 resolution
AutoAssign

[Big Al]

1974-2000


This was our first transmitter

I could only find an ad for the system, ours is the 2 stick model in the back.

This is me in Dec of 1974 (Small Plane Gillows Piper Cherokee, Big Plane: Bridy Trainer 40 ..Our first R/C Model)

This is me in 1975 (Our Second Model)

Me 1987 After many years in between... thrid

Me again! June 2000

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[Cylon-Knight]

JR 11 X....DANG! FANCY

[Big Al]

JR 11 X....DANG! FANCY

It's a Hand held Cylon!! I'm convinced!