Re: COX 1911 Curtiss Pusher

Ivanhoe Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:34 pm

SuperDave wrote:Totally elegant in it's simplicity! Thanks for sharing.

Yes, but watch how much he's having to fight it, each turn needs opposite stick to stop

PV Pilot Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:04 pm

That's a neat old cox plane. Now that one i would just put on the shelf for eye candy.

fredvon4 Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:37 pm

Ivanhoe, as a early member of SAD, and past grand champion of re-kitting, I would certainly like a copy of the plans for a flying Curtis Pusher. If there is a nominal fee, PM me and I am opent to modest charges

Fred

Mark Boesen Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:41 pm

I just did a quick search and found this, I'm sure there others. You might look at cheap bamboo skewers for material...maybe even foam board and R/C electric? http://www.arizonamodels.com/product_info.php/manufacturers_id/13/products_id/49
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Ivanhoe Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:26 pm

fredvon4 wrote:Ivanhoe, as a early member of SAD, and past grand champion of re-kitting, I would certainly like a copy of the plans for a flying Curtis Pusher. If there is a nominal fee, PM me and I am opent to modest charges

Fred

No problem, and certainly no charge! It may take me a little while to find it, but have it you shall.

Wilf

fredvon4 Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:50 pm

Mark and Ivanhoe thanks to both of you gents... This is a project I think can be done in balsa and silk failry easily for 049 CL/ FF or scaled up slightly for 09 or 15 FF/RC. Dang! Not even retired yet and have projects for at least three winters....grin

Ivanhoe Tue Feb 07, 2012 6:09 pm

fredvon4 wrote:Mark and Ivanhoe thanks to both of you gents... This is a project I think can be done in balsa and silk failry easily for 049 CL/ FF or scaled up slightly for 09 or 15 FF/RC. Dang! Not even retired yet and have projects for at least three winters....grin

I once saw an R/C model of a pre-WW1 aircraft, can't think of it's name now, but it was French, very small, and the pilot sat between the wheels hanging under the wing, it had nowhere to hide the R/C gear, (rather like the Curtis) and the builder had it all (sub-miniature gear) hidden inside the pilot figure! VERY ingenious.

Mark Boesen Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:21 pm

fredvon4 wrote:Mark and Ivanhoe thanks to both of you gents... This is a project I think can be done in balsa and silk failry easily for 049 CL/ FF or scaled up slightly for 09 or 15 FF/RC. Dang! Not even retired yet and have projects for at least three winters....grin

Thats funny, I've got a sailboat I started to restore twenty years ago and model airplane projects 2-5 years old...and i'm nowhere near retirement!

P.S. If you do this remember the bamboo skewers idea for struts!

Ivanhoe Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:16 am

Mark Boesen wrote:
fredvon4 wrote:Mark and Ivanhoe thanks to both of you gents... This is a project I think can be done in balsa and silk failry easily for 049 CL/ FF or scaled up slightly for 09 or 15 FF/RC. Dang! Not even retired yet and have projects for at least three winters....grin

Thats funny, I've got a sailboat I started to restore twenty years ago and model airplane projects 2-5 years old...and i'm nowhere near retirement!

P.S. If you do this remember the bamboo skewers idea for struts!

VERY useful things, bamboo skewers, I use them for loads of things where you need strength and lightness, I have them down the fuselage sides of my Lil' Jumpin' Bean to address the well known tendency for the fus. to snap off behind the wing.

fredvon4 Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:24 am

As a kid on the Island of Taiwan in the 60s, dad and I built ultra lite rubber powered FF planes with strips of bamboo sheared of the sides of very long cooking chop sticks. The idea of bamboo skewers for struts is perfect use of "on hand" items

fredvon4 Sun Mar 18, 2012 11:12 am

Followed this on e-bay for a week now...I did not bid

This one is in not so good shape and I am astounded by the $133 current bid with 8 hours left

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310386656026?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

proctor Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:09 pm

fredvon4 wrote:Ivanhoe, as a early member of SAD, and past grand champion of re-kitting, I would certainly like a copy of the plans for a flying Curtis Pusher. If there is a nominal fee, PM me and I am opent to modest charges

Fred

There is a 34" span plan by Walt Musciano, if you do a search on
www.outerzone.co.uk available for free download. John

Sorry, just realized it is not the 1911 one. John

fredvon4 Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:28 pm

Thanks Proctor I peruse outerzone site fairly frequently these days. Lots of good nuggets there

WingingIt74 Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:49 am

There is a good specimen on eBay right now.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-Thimble-Drone-Cox-Curtiss-Pusher-Near-Mint-with-Box-/310455819596?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item48489bdd4c

fredvon4 Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:39 am

sorry WingingIt74 I just saw this today while lazy day review of all forum posts back a while

Not subscribed to the thread anymore

WOW! $480 for the model...astounding

I am in the "I want to play with it" part of this hobby still...I do have a few collectors items that I am perserving for great grand kids to exploit some years from now... but most of what I buy is intended to be used

Anyway thanks for posting the link

warrenlead Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:46 pm

My friend is selling one of these minus the wheels on eBay... Item No:262739958598 Might be useful for spare parts or to build.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COX-CURTISS-PUSHER-Flying-Model-with-Cox-049-Plastic-Model-Kit-Very-Rare-NIB-/262739958598?hash=item3d2c859b46:g:SXUAAOSw4GVYPQB0

Regards

Oldenginerod Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:21 pm

warrenlead wrote:My friend is selling one of these minus the wheels on eBay... Item No:262739958598 Might be useful for spare parts or to build.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COX-CURTISS-PUSHER-Flying-Model-with-Cox-049-Plastic-Model-Kit-Very-Rare-NIB-/262739958598?hash=item3d2c859b46:g:SXUAAOSw4GVYPQB0

Regards

Hey Warren, nice to see you're still keeping in touch with our little friendly group here. Good to have a few compatriots about.

Rod.

Mark Boesen Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:10 pm

Howdy Warren!!!!!

warrenlead Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:15 pm

Hi Guys!

**Admin** Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:32 pm

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Spinner-Car.builder Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:32 pm

I have this particular model, completed, but too beautiful to have ever been put in the air...
I watched my Father construct it, but it has never flown or even had the engine gassed-up, and has only hung from the ceiling for a half-century, give or take a few years...

I need to find a value of it for insurance purposes, if anyone can please assist...

Thank you in advance...

Spinner-Car.builder

Marleysky Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:14 pm

Hey Spinner! Welcome to the Forum. Without pictures too see the condition of your model, a quick check of sold listings on E bay show $125 to $400. Complete models with orginal boxed and accessories will sell for more.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Cox+Curtis+pusher&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=61115&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=1&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50

What else ya got?

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