No snow on the ground made it easier for 31 members and friends to be there to share their experiences and projects!

David P. Andersen’s New Project ! 1/4 Scale Beachcraft Model S35 Bonanza Plans

David again introduced his newest project to the wall of the meeting room. The 1/4 scale model will have a wing span of 100.5 inches.

This design will make use of the Mark Frankel wing from the Frankel T-34 Kit. Designed for the Zenoah GT-80 twin the Bonanza should fly as well as Chris O’Conner’s Frankel T-34 and use many of the existing detail packages available.

Retracts will be custom Robart gear. Chris O’Conner is building the prototype!

Roy Maynard’s FliteLine Models Spitfire

Roy had purchased the electric Spitfire from Motion RC and says he has been pleasantly surprised by the quality and performance of the foam model.  It does not look like a foam model at first glance.  It has a 63” wing span and it powered by a 6s battery.  FliteLine Models has partnered with Callie Graphix for all their markings so you can get custom marking for your model.

Roy mentioned  the spits flight performance has been really good and he would recommend it should you want to have a grab-n-go fighter in your stable.

https://www.motionrc.com/products/flightline-rc-spitfire-mk-ix-1600mm-pnp

Cal Branton’s  1/5th  Scale Bates’ Macchi 202 Build

Cal displayed his fuselage for his Macchi 202 built from Jerry Bates Plans. It’s one of Bates’ recent designs as we have not yet seen another built.  The kit was Laser Cut by Holman.

Cal is using Sierra Giant Scale Retracts and Quinton Burcar 3D Printed details such as the engine intake.

The original plan was to power it with a DLE-55 but it did not fit the cowl well, so Cal is using the DLE-35 and expects decent performance with a Beila 18x8 3 blade scale Bf-109 prop covered with a Tru-Turn P-38 spinner.  A cockpit kit is expected from Brian Burcar at Dynamic Balsa.  The color scheme and details were copied from a review of a Macchi 202 Hazakawa plastic model kit Cal had found through Google.

The paint is latex house paint and the graphics were made by Callie Graphix.  Cal wants to finish detailing it before he starts to add the weathering details.

Cal we all look forward to seeing this on the flightline!