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Marleysky Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:23 am

Bob, you like Tri-motors. Here's some inspiration for your next project:

This guy has not seen any of your repair posts.

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Let's hope he got the CG correct:

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Marleysky Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:24 am

Bob, you like Tri-motors. Here's some inspiration for your next project:
oh,found another tri-motor...

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rsv1cox Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:52 am

Marleysky wrote:Bob, you like Tri-motors. Here's some inspiration for your next project:
oh,found another tri-motor...

You go first!!!! Smile

It's tradition.

rsv1cox Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:57 am

It seems as if I have bought airplanes pictured off that countertop before. Someone did something evil to that Spitfire.

I can't even begin to explain the P-40. Sad

GallopingGhostler Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:11 pm

That is the valued Silver Bee engine in the Spitfire (basically a pre Black Widow with non-stunt 8 cc tank), so it is the earlier version circa mid 1960's. I imagine that it could be carefully restored to a certain degree. The Warhawk gives one 2 extra Babe Bee engines.

Seems some child was ingenious in finding his own solutions to repair and upgrading. The use of flashing metal to repair the wing of the Spitfire is evident. The positive is that they weren't subjected to horrific one shot Figure-9 flights. I had that happen to me, the plastics of the day shattered upon hard impact. I learned that balsa was more forgiving.

Figuring back in the day, these were made in the tens of thousands, probably back then it wasn't cherished as much. Now, they are commanding crazy prices for those in virgin condition, over $1,000.00 each.

Personally, I'd rather roll my own out of balsa, because one starts off with a fresh new look. lol!

GallopingGhostler Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:17 pm

I thought this "first" was a new one for me. Shocked

(from your other post, Marleysky) lol!

Marleysky wrote:Bob, you like Tri-motors. Here's some inspiration for your next project:

Yabby Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:21 pm

the build is one thing, but getting all three engines running before the first one is out of fuel!!! Nope. just wouldnt happem for me. lol!

which is probably a very good things as it would save the plane being smashed into a million pieces when I fly it. lol!

Yabby

**Admin** Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:10 pm

I merged the two topics with the same title.

I don't enforce this rule as much as I probably should, but if you didn't take those pictures yourself, can you please post a link back to where those images came from?

Marleysky Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:10 am

Admin wrote:I merged the two topics with the same title.

I don't enforce this rule as much as I probably should, but if you didn't take those pictures yourself, can you please post a link back to where those images came from?

Thanks, I wondered how that happened.
Both from "Gas Toy and 049 collector" group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/919016391481124

Repaired Spitfire: https://www.facebook.com/groups/919016391481124/permalink/5180164832032904/
Tri-Mustang: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=165692579359258&set=p.165692579359258&type=3

Kim Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:30 am

rsv1cox wrote:
Marleysky wrote:Bob, you like Tri-motors. Here's some inspiration for your next project:
oh,found another tri-motor...

You go first!!!! It's tradition.