ruzlkampf Posted April 3, 2010 Author Posted April 3, 2010 Think the next step on this monster will be cutting out all those by-pass holes in the nacelles and inserting all the details back into them. Then I can finish smoothing out the airframe and add the corrugations to the tops of the wing so I can install the landing gear. More pics soon! Later, Russ Martinnfb and John1 2
dahil Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 (edited) That looks great Russ Don`t you have nothing else to do instead of restoring old vw`s, you know who itroduced the world with that brand right David Edited April 4, 2010 by dahil
Icari Progene Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 That's impressive russ, realy good shape! You're almost there, the beast will be in to the cage soon! I love that plane!
ruzlkampf Posted April 29, 2010 Author Posted April 29, 2010 Whuh oh, spaghettios.....this project has been terminated. All projects went into the trash about 3 weeks ago. Meh, I can always build another one if the fit takes me. Sorry I've been remiss in posting lately, but I've been off on another tangent. Decided I needed a bit of fresh air....so I moved back on a sailboat, bought a motorcycle,new towels, and wardrobe...and decided that I needed to not only run a car at the Bonneville salt lakes this autumn(36hp 1956 VW beetle in the H/Pro(duction) class), but also have it and my 'chase vehicle' shipped to Australia to run it on the salt flats at Lake Grainger in March next year. Kind of like that movie 'World's Fastest Indian', only in reverse? I'm hoping to go 78mph.....or bust! Whoohoo! I've already blown 2 motors on the dyno trying to get almost 40hp squeezed outta a stock motor/manual choke carb/vacuum advance ignition system. Be still my beating heart. I'm not leaving LSP by any means Dave, this is my 2nd home! Just blowing some of the cobwebs out of this stump I call a head and broadening my horizons a bit. Keeps things fresh and interesting. Be back in a few weeks after all the dust settles, and everything is just a dull roar again. Again, sorry if I've disappointed anybody by not finishing this build....but I got everything out of it that I set out to do, the 'mystery' was just gone and finishing it would've been anti-climatic and just plain boring for me. Sometimes it's just OK to walk away. Still have a few interesting projects up my sleeve scheduled for the near future, so I'll see everybody in a few weeks after I've sojourned in Mexican waters and eaten a few fish tacos down in Baja. Later dudes!, Russ
LSP_Kevin Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 Sorry to hear that you won't be around for a while Russ, but I hope your latest adventures turn out exactly as you want them. If you get a chance to visit while you're down under, give me a shout. Kev
mgbooyv8 Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 Hi Russ, Have fun with the refreshing other hobbies! Let the Beetje fly without blowing it heads Don't forget to chime in from timt to time to bug us. When you're up to modelling again I'm sure we will know Good luck and see ya in time. Cheers, Peter
Hubert Boillot Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 Now Russ, you take the motto "Clear the bench !" very litterally ! Enjoy your break (and I do not mean you breaking poor unsuspecting VW engines) and come back to us with plenty of ideas...like a b-58 for instance. HUbert.
PhilB Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 Russ, Do what you gotta do, clear the cobwebs and come back soon. Take care Fella! Phil
blackbetty Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 i can really relate to the car thing, russ i have been doing no real modeling lately either, i finished my baybus and drove it to the small island off the coast of croatia, where i bought some property and will build a house and i have learned to cut olive trees its a hobby, and it should stay that way sooner or later i will do some building again, i know
theseeker Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 Russ, Enjoy yourself and make sure your dogma does not get run over by your karama! Rocky
Ads Posted April 29, 2010 Posted April 29, 2010 Hell be back! ha ha ha ha ha (sinister laugh!) Have fun mate and say hello to australia for me ! Ads
dahil Posted April 30, 2010 Posted April 30, 2010 Must say i`m mighty jealous of you Russ can`t we swap places then i`ll go to mexico and you go to my job take care and hear from you in a few weeks dude David
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