Stick and Tissue Forum - Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes

Stick and Tissue Forum › Hangar for your finished Stick&Tissue models › Hangar space › Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes

(Moderator: Sky9pilot)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Page Index Toggle

Pages: 1 ... 6 7 [8] 9

Very Hot Topic (More than 25 Replies)

Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes (Read 29012 times)

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #17 - Apr 30^th, 2018 at 8:27pm	Print Post
	Built this Ryan Navion in Nov-Dec 2017. Comet design, built from a Diels Engineering reproduction kit. It came out light and flies very well. All tissue finish, insignia and tail numbers printed on tissue then applied to the model. Flight video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwuRm74fB1s

	( 295 KB \| 74 Downloads ) ( 303 KB \| 67 Downloads ) ( 285 KB \| 78 Downloads ) ( 231 KB \| 88 Downloads ) ( 283 KB \| 67 Downloads ) ( 23 KB \| 71 Downloads )
	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #16 - Nov 19^th, 2017 at 8:18pm	Print Post
	Figured I should add the Tigercat to the hangar. 1/24th scale from the Diels Engineering kit (25.5" span). Finish is all tissue; silver, red and chalked white esaki with black trim cut from domestic tissue. There is a long and tedious build thread here on Stick and Tissue. Flew it basically untrimmed in the Double Trouble mass launch at WESTFAC VI, made it to the second round: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6pJJ5I_Rho&t=24s. WESTFAC pictures below are from the WESTFAC site. Still trimming it out, best flight so far is 33 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1IuhPLISrU

	( 279 KB \| 71 Downloads ) ( 244 KB \| 68 Downloads ) ( 246 KB \| 63 Downloads ) ( 394 KB \| 69 Downloads ) ( 102 KB \| 72 Downloads ) ( 61 KB \| 78 Downloads )
	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #15 - Aug 6^th, 2017 at 4:19pm	Print Post
	Latest completion - peanut scale Miller "Little Gem", 1964 Reno winner. This is from the Shorty's Basement short kit of "'Ole Tiger" (Bob Downey bought "Little Gem" after the 1964 season and raced it as "Ole Tiger" into the mid 1970s). Heavy for a peanut at just over 20g, but it's got a big wing so wing loading looks pretty good at ~.4g/sq in. Once the wind drops down here I'll start trimming and see how she flies.
	« Last Edit: Aug 6^th, 2017 at 7:20pm by MKelly »
	( 265 KB \| 102 Downloads ) ( 205 KB \| 90 Downloads ) ( 323 KB \| 85 Downloads ) ( 254 KB \| 87 Downloads ) ( 236 KB \| 65 Downloads )
	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #14 - Jun 29^th, 2017 at 3:09pm	Print Post
	Thanks! It was a fun build, and I'm looking forward to flying it at WestFAC this fall. Should be able to put a bit more rubber in it and let it really cover some ground. Mike


	IP Logged

LASTWOODSMAN 5 Star Member Offline REAL PLANES HAD ROUND ENGINES AND TWO WINGS Posts: 1436 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Joined: Jun 15^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #13 - Jun 28^th, 2017 at 7:50pm	Print Post
	Just watched your videos, Mike. Your Waco biplane flew fabulously !!! So cool to see a biplane Free Flight!! Gives me something to shoot for with my Sig 20" Customaire, that's for sure ! LASTWOODSMAN

	OH, I HAVE SLIPPED THE SURLY BONDS OF EARTH ... UP, UP THE LONG DELIRIOUS BURNING BLUE ... SUNWARD I'VE CLIMBED AND JOINED THE TUMBLING MIRTH OF SUN-SPLIT CLOUDS ...
	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #12 - May 21^st, 2017 at 9:25am	Print Post
	For those that might be interested, I post assorted flight videos from our flying sessions here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYrDJLKAOVOet8iW5BDzBgA Mike


	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #11 - May 21^st, 2017 at 9:24am	Print Post
	Bob, thanks - the Waco is the best-looking model I've ever made. The navy plane is Douglas Skyshark, rather than a Ryan Dark Shark. Same era, different plane. Maybe I need to do a Dark Shark too! Cheers, Mike

	( 69 KB \| 106 Downloads ) ( 41 KB \| 82 Downloads )
	IP Logged

bigrip74 Ex Member	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #10 - May 20^th, 2017 at 2:38pm	Print Post
	Mike, the Waco looks really good and I love that Dark Shark. the video shows that it does fly really well. Bob


	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #9 - May 20^th, 2017 at 11:44am	Print Post
	Hi Huey, just posted an answer to this in the intro forum. Did you ever get to fly the original Zippy? Mike


	IP Logged

Huey v77 4 Star Member Offline I hate P51's, live east of Cleveland Ohio. Posts: 447 Location: Orwell, Ohio Joined: Jan 8^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #8 - May 20^th, 2017 at 8:45am	Print Post
	Hi Mike. Was wondering how the Zippy did. My friend Ed Fisher designed the original Zippy, which flew hands off on first flight. Nice to see a model of it.


	Facebook IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #7 - May 19^th, 2017 at 7:44pm	Print Post
	In the middle of the Waco build I needed a distraction. Someone on HPA mentioned wanting to build a Douglas A2D Skyshark. I had an old Airlane 50-cent sheet kit I'd picked up on ebay. I posted the plan and scans of the die-cut sheet parts, then someone volunteered to turn the scans into a CAD part file. I built the plane in a week to verify the part files. Surprisingly, it flies really well!

	( 255 KB \| 83 Downloads ) ( 227 KB \| 82 Downloads ) ( 246 KB \| 93 Downloads ) ( 303 KB \| 75 Downloads )
	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #6 - May 19^th, 2017 at 7:39pm	Print Post
	Spring 2017 build is this Earl Stahl Waco SRE from a Bob Holman short kit. My flying buddy here in San Antonio passed the kit along to me and told me to "do it justice". I experimented with contest weight wood and inkjet-printed tissue on this one. Still trimming it up, but it really likes to fly, so much so that I'm a bit scared to push duration on our small flying field. I'm just about comfortable enough with the way it's flying to add the flying wires and small details.

	( 145 KB \| 101 Downloads ) ( 236 KB \| 88 Downloads ) ( 265 KB \| 87 Downloads ) ( 332 KB \| 91 Downloads ) ( 203 KB \| 79 Downloads ) ( 212 KB \| 81 Downloads )
	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #5 - May 19^th, 2017 at 7:29pm	Print Post
	Last fall's big project was a West Wings Tempest Mk V for FAC WWII mass launch. This turned out heavy and was a bit of a bear to trim, but thanks to many suggestions and much encouragement from folks on the HPA forum and FAC members it has turned out to be a decent flyer. Took 3rd (out of 4) in WWII ML at Gainesville TX last October and 2nd (out of 3, in very windy conditions) at Gainesville this spring.

	( 261 KB \| 83 Downloads ) ( 190 KB \| 123 Downloads ) ( 342 KB \| 84 Downloads )
	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #4 - May 19^th, 2017 at 7:22pm	Print Post
	Did a couple of JetCats - Bill Dean F4D Skyray and my own Supermarine Scimitar. The Skyray is a very fun, very consistent flyer, but not competitive (takes a minor miracle to get more than 15 seconds). My son loves it. The Scimitar is a lot of fun and has done over 25 seconds, but it seems to warp when left in the sun. Early morning flights are great, come back to it a few hours later and it just wants to spiral in. Still sorting this out. The swallows at our field are very nervous about this one - groups of them chase it every flight.

	( 176 KB \| 78 Downloads ) ( 230 KB \| 90 Downloads ) ( 395 KB \| 73 Downloads ) ( 207 KB \| 69 Downloads )
	IP Logged

MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Hangar 1080 - MKelly's Planes Reply #3 - May 19^th, 2017 at 7:14pm	Print Post
	First post-retirement build was a Sterling Citabria - reliving my youth. I experimented with splicing tissue and printing markings on bond paper for this one. Turned out pretty and light (under 10g with motor), but I'm still trying to get consistent performance out of it. Best flights so far are around 30-35 seconds. 3/32 rubber is a bit too much, 1/16" rubber is not quite enough...

	( 267 KB \| 96 Downloads ) ( 353 KB \| 72 Downloads ) ( 207 KB \| 76 Downloads ) ( 249 KB \| 89 Downloads )
	IP Logged

Page Index Toggle

Pages: 1 ... 6 7 [8] 9

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

« Board Index ‹ Board Top

Top

Stick and Tissue Forum » Powered by YaBB 2.6.11!
YaBB Forum Software © 2000-2024. All Rights Reserved.

Valid XHTML

Valid CSS

Powered by Perl

Source Forge