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	LBJ Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: August/21/2012 United States Posts: 5138 IP Logged
Posted: August/31/2012 at 8:12pm		Quote

Hi Scale Builders!

LBJ here.

Been ARF'ing too much for the last 6 years and decided to get back to some building skills. I enjoyed the ARF kits, but sometimes you cannot get what you want in an ARF. I'd like for ESM to come out with a large FW-190 A model like their D9 model and I might bite it. But, will likely build a Meister Scale 102 inch A6 - A8 version in the not too distant future. Right now I am in the final stages of a BUSA SE5a 1/4 scale kit. I posted some info on the BUSA Forum here.

I enjoy the build threads here as they answer questions I have had during the SE5a build and show other stuff that is useful.

My last few Scale birds have been the 74 inch ESM F4U Corsair with DLE-30 and a Wild Hare F6F Hellcat with DLE-55. Other scale planes have been an ESM PC-21 Electric, Arizona Aircraft Modelers Tiger Moth Electric, CMP Zero Electric, KMP P-38 Electric, H9 P47D Electric, SkyShark P-40N with Revolution 50, RC Guys Pitts with DLE-55, Ty Brown's (Ty Built) ME-109 Electric, Fly Fly Mirage 2000 Electric, Maxford 105 inch Jenny Electric, H9 1/4 Scale J-3 Cub Electric, and others I cannot think of at the moment. I'll post a few pics as I can find them on the hosting site.

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Ziroli Hellcat
BlackHorse Corsair ARF

	J_Whitney Moderator Group	Joined: November/10/2003 United States Posts: 7344 IP Logged
Posted: August/31/2012 at 8:53pm		Quote

You have quite a stable!

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Castro Valley, CA
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	LBJ Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: August/21/2012 United States Posts: 5138 IP Logged
Posted: August/31/2012 at 11:00pm		Quote

Hi J_Whitney. A few are "attritted" aircraft, as we used to say at Lockheed. The Big Jenny, sadly, was lost a couple of years ago when the 106 degree F heat melted the velcro and the flight battery left the plane while in a roll. She was flying fine too. The Silver Dynaflite Chipmunk also was lost due to a battery failure, but this time a false "charge completed" indication of the flight battery was the culprit. Oh well, lose a few along the way. I now check the batts before EVERY flight! I still have the rest in the pics, but have sold a few and crashed a few others not shown.

Here's two planes I didn't build, just bought and traded for. First is a Proctor DVII by late local legend builder Ernie Harwood. I simply put new batts, Sullivan glow driver, and 2.4 radio and flew her. She featured a Laser 200 V-Twin glow four stroke. I found her a new home via RCU. The Cub is a Sig 1/4 scale built by an old timer in the area which I recently flew in the Scale Masters TX qualifier FUN class and won first place, last June. All I did to her was install a DLE-30 and 2.4 radio. She's old and heavy, thus the switch from Saito 1.20 to the DLE. Fun to fly on just about any day.

	J_Whitney Moderator Group	Joined: November/10/2003 United States Posts: 7344 IP Logged
Posted: August/31/2012 at 11:51pm		Quote

Cubs are just great airplanes, so much fun yet so relaxing

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Castro Valley, CA
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	bombermanb25 Site Supporter bombermanb25	Joined: December/13/2011 United States Posts: 14 IP Logged
Posted: September/01/2012 at 6:42am		Quote

Welcome to the site , a lot of good info here to re inspire you

Yellow P-47 Kit G62

Top Flite P-51 Kit G62

Top Flite B-25 ARF OS 70

Ziroli SNJ5 Scratch Built GT 80

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	LBJ Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: August/21/2012 United States Posts: 5138 IP Logged
Posted: October/24/2012 at 8:08am		Quote

As an update, I feel I have gotten back WAY MORE than my $20 admission fee from the information given by the RCSB folks. I was able to solve my SkyShark P-40N "wild" servo and Revolution 50 engine problems, based on user comments and suggestions. I had been messing with the P-40N for about 3 years with only 1 successful flight on a model I had invested around $1.5K. Now I've flown her about 6 more times with those problems behind me. Membership fee was worth every penny. LBJ

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LBJ Fort Worth, TEXAS
There are always TWO sides to every story. Proverbs 18:17
Current Projects
Ziroli Hellcat
BlackHorse Corsair ARF

	J_Whitney Moderator Group	Joined: November/10/2003 United States Posts: 7344 IP Logged
Posted: October/24/2012 at 8:22am		Quote

Good to hear!

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Jeff
Castro Valley, CA
The essential paradox of our democracy is that our warriors fight and die for our right to dispute the cause for which they are fighting and dying.
Let me know if I can help

	ScaleAero Supporting Vendor	Joined: September/09/2003 United States Posts: 8671 IP Logged
Posted: October/24/2012 at 8:41am		Quote

Lane,

Where are you flying...Keller, up North on 35W? The images are not BenBrook.

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