Re: Guillows Piper Chrokee Rubber Powered

rsv1cox Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:43 pm

I love the photo Robert, reminds me of some of the balsa models that I have bought in the past.

Kim gives his lost causes "Viking funerals".

rdw777 Sat Sep 23, 2023 4:00 pm

Thanks Bob, You’re the first person I thought of when I found it Very Happy

….. It truly was beyond hope….. What wood was left was spongy and mushy…. I think the only reason the fuse longerons sort of survived is I remember substituting bass in place of the balsa….I did save its wheels to live on to another flyer one of these days….

Levent Suberk Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:15 pm

rdw777 wrote:Beautiful job on the Cherokee Levent….. There’s just something about pulling the parts out of the box, Studying and comparing to the plan…. A great expectation, And yours turned out very nice….. My entire kit collection consists of two Guillows model, Yours makes me want to start one….

Kind of embarrassed to show this , A 3/4 size replica (33” span) of Dick Korda’s 1939 Wakefield winner….. It was in a box in one of my Dad’s barn’s, I had forgotten all about it…. Learned alot about rubber FF from this model…… It had a single blade folding prop….I have a photo somewhere of my son watching it circle overhead when he was about five…. He’s 38 now….
.The plan survived, Maybe I’ll make another one of these days …
Took a couple of photos and gave it a dignified disposal….

Beautiful photograph! Reminds of memories!

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