Rick's Hobby Projects

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Latest updates: 1/16/2012 Steps are carved on the SR-8



P-40C FAC WWII Scale plans by J.D.McHard	Stinson Reliant SR-8 FAC Golden Age Civilian Sterling Kit redo	Bleriot 127 Project FAC Scale


F6F Hellcat FAC WW II kit by Diels Engineering	Fokker D VII FAC WWI kit by Easy Built Models	Grumman F3F-2 FAC Dime Scale kit by Diels Engineering


Laird Super Solution FAC Peanut Scale kit by Gene Dubois	Debut III FAC Embryo kit by Easy Built Models	Howard DGA-9 FAC Dime Scale kit by Easy Built Models


Baby Flea FAC 2-Bit +1 Old Time Rubber kit by Easy Built Models	Blue Flash FAC Jimmy Allen kit by Easy Built Models	Caudron C.460 FAC Greve Trophy Plans by Dave Rees


Mystery Man - RC 3ch. kit by: BMJR Models	Condor- RC 2ch. kit by: BMJR Models	Payen Flechair PA-112 Yep - I'm crazy

Recent History:
1/13/2012 Paper Landing gear fairings are complete on the SR-8
1/10/2012 Covering and wheel fairings have begun on the SR-8
1/7/2012 Final Bones - the SR-8 is ready for covering.
12/30/2011 re-made asymmetrical cowl bumps for the SR-8
12/23/2011 Cowl bumps and wings struts (carbon fiber tow) for the Sterling Stinson Reliant SR-8
12/5/2011 Stab and Fin are done on the Sterling Stinson Reliant SR-8
12/2/2011 Wings and wheels/pants on the Sterling Stinson Reliant SR-8
11/30/2011 The left Wing on the Sterling Stinson Reliant SR-8
11/27/2011 Started the Sterling Stinson Reliant SR-8
10/21/2011 Barron Field Air Races Fleet Photo
10/8/2011 Fokker D7 is complete -ready to fly
   10/7/2011 F3F-2 is completed, finished ready for flight
                   Fokker D7 top wing jig, ready for wing struts
10/6/2011 Fokker D7 is painted and tissue markings are on
10/3/2011 F3F-2 canopy and gun sight have been added
10/2/2011 Fokker D7 all parts are covered
10/1/2011 Fokker D7 bones are complete
9/29/2011 Fokker D7 started the fuse
9/24/2011 F6F Hellcat is finished - ready for flying
9/9/2011 Paint is complete on the F6F Hellcat
8/15/2011 Bones of the F6F Hellcat are completed
7/30/2011 Debut 3 finished in 7 days - Debut 2 went OOS at Geneseo
6/5/2011 Payen - Test Glide
5/22/2011 Restarted work on the Payen - maybe a FAC BLUR racer?
4/14/2011 F3F-2 more painting - had a warm dry day
4/10/2011 F3F-2 Top Wing Painted - slow progress due to work / wet weather
3/19/2011 F3F-2 bottom wing on with tricky wing fairing
3/10/2011 Final Photos of the BL127 - Photos
2/20/2011 - F3F-2 basic bones are completed
2/4/2011 - Bleriot 127 Project rudder finally painted - Covering Page
                    Started the Grumman F3F-2
   1/6/2011 - Bleriot 127 Project finished the noodle exhaust pipes - Covering Page
   1/4/2011 - Bleriot 127 Project wing and fuse completed - Covering Page

   Update History - check out the order of things since August 2009 ...

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