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Old 01-24-2015, 07:55 PM
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A busy shop is a happy shop!

It always helps to have a very patient spouse....at least she knows where I am.....

StalkerV6:





Then the Legal Eagle:





With some cedar-strip boats filling in the gaps:





1918 Fokker D.VII should be underway soon....
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Old 01-24-2015, 08:00 PM
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WOW! That's gorgeous!
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Old 01-24-2015, 08:54 PM
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I have a new Meco Oxy Acetylene set up in the hangar and am learning to weld with it in preparation for my next (undecided) project.

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Old 01-24-2015, 10:01 PM
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RV done? HAHAHAaa!!! When will that fantasy ever come true? There is always something it needs....and when there isn't....I'm in the air.
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Old 01-24-2015, 10:34 PM
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Enough free space now in the game room/RV parts warehouse for the latest rc plane....57-in. span P-51D with flaps, lights and retracts (even the tailwheel!). Just need the Santa Ana winds to die down for the maiden flight.

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Something familiar about the look of that trailer......................

Ya know Mike, I was thinking the same thing. That actual helmet is now the Sport Class Air Racing Rocketeer Award Trophy (for the largest increase in qual speed over the previous year). Here is my son wearing it?on loan momentarily from another RVer, Tim Cone, who won the award in '13. Very cool trailer, by the way!



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Fork-Tailed Devil....
Looks good Paul! Meanwhile, I just seem to find ways to "recycle" my RV into this year's project!



And holy cow Sam!!

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Old 01-25-2015, 07:14 AM
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At the moment it's an Aerovee engine shop...





...followed by the hammerforming of a new fuselage belly former for a Yak 50 (not available from the Old Country), followed by a Fokker DVII coming over for engine baffles, after which I might get to a long-delayed Breezy.



Chris, that's just awesome!

Bet you don't mind sanding a little fiberglass
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Old 01-25-2015, 07:57 AM
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Dan, is that engine destined to chase thermals in Nevada? Very nice!

Please take lots of photos of the D-VII baffles. Even though I intend to use a Conti I'll still be very interested in what you come up with on Bert's VW installation. Have you considered a plenum?
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Old 01-25-2015, 08:28 AM
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Dan, is that engine destined to chase thermals in Nevada? Very nice!

Please take lots of photos of the D-VII baffles. Even though I intend to use a Conti I'll still be very interested in what you come up with on Bert's VW installation. Have you considered a plenum?
This VW is for a friend's Onex. I figured Nevada Girl would build the motor for the thermal chaser, but I hear she got roped into teaching again

Drag reduction is a very low priority with a DVII, so I'll probably just go with a "lots of cooling mass in the right places" approach. I am building a modified baffle system for the Onex.

Dude, I like those canoes!
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Old 01-25-2015, 10:02 AM
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My RV is far from done, but lately I've been thinking that my next project will be an Exocet. Might be fun to do some autocrossing from time to time. And their FAW says average build time is about 100 hours, which is a serious walk in the park after an RV build.
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