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rian Malin of BMJR and Mike Parker of the U.K. have developed some strong


ties by building and discussing Brian’s kits and producing reports for this hungry


writer. Brian’s latest effort is the Sioux old time gassy. Here’s what Mike has to say: “I’m sending the bare bones of the Sioux because it is likely to


be a while before I cover and fly it. I plan to use a plain doped fin- ish with tissue trim to match my BMJR Dakota. The kit is up to Brian’s usual high standard—good wood selection, accurate laser cutting, preformed landing gear, wheels, collets, etc. Only re- quires adhesives and covering materials. It went together very easily. The well-illustrated instruction booklet shows all the key stages of construction. The model is very rugged and can easily stand the stresses of all-weather F/F. “The Sioux was intended for .049 glow but I have installed a


Derek Giles “Elfin” 0.5cc diesel modified to a radial mounting. I reduced the built-in left thrust somewhat to take account of the higher torque of the diesel with a bigger prop. The Dakota has proved to be very popular and the Sioux makes an ideal compan- ion. Another winner from BMJR in my opinion.” (Note the perfect fit of the laser-cut fuselage parts) BMJR Model Products, PO Box 1210, Sharpes FL 32959-1210, 321-537-1159, www.bmjrmodels.com.


ing about a flight log. As I ponder further on the subject, I realize that the log can easily become as important a tool as a balsa strip- per. Notes in the log should include the bad news such as crash damage and wind prob- lems. These can be a big help at both the de- sign and building stages long before that first flight. For instance, I noted a long time ago that


wings tended to break at the dihedral joints even if double glued. That made me think about better bracing and I ended up gluing a small piece of Tyvek® about ½ inch wide by the width of the chord at each joint. No more wing breaks. I now brace lots of areas with Tyvek®, particularly around the nose and any struts as on bipes. The tiny weight addition does not seem to affect flight but it sure saves air- planes. Put everything you notice—bad news and good—in the log and read it before your next design or building session. It’s been a long time since we heard from Gordon Ince. He has had some health prob- lems that affected his ability to build. I found some old pictures from Gordon and his stuff is so beautiful that I thought you readers deserved to see some more. The two pictures represent an interesting aspect of Gordon’s modeling career. He has mostly built from Earl Stahl plans and modified the construction to suit his own ideas of strength and lightness.


PHOTO: GORDON INCE


If anyone could successfully “bash” a kit it would be the talented Gordon Ince. Here he has taken an Earl Stahl TC-O-57 and made it into his original Mystery Bipe.


This time he has taken a Stahl design and


sort of “bashed” it to create a similar shape in a biplane. The results are up to his usual standard enhanced by his ability to trim with acrylics. The parasol started as a Stahl TC-O-57 and then was “tweaked” by Gordon into the Mystery Bipe. Gordon removed the cabin area and back upper deck to make a two-seater, open cockpit bipe. Here we go with Jake Larson again but


these pics are not from sunny Florida but from equally sunny South Africa. Jake has


been friends with Neil Andersson and his son, Garth, for many years. The group down there has been active in rubber F/F for many years. Neil was the proprietor of An- dercraft Models which produced some in- teresting F/F kits. One of them is the Prion designed by Neil at 30-inch span. The other picture shows a double launch of 24-inch span P-51s from Johann Van Zyl and Clyde Carstens (no relation to this mag’s publish- er). No one will yet tell me if props turn left down under.


PHOTOS: JAKE LARSON


More from the gang in South Africa where freeflight is still alive and thriving. The two P-51s, flying off to another mission (above), are by Johann Van Zyl and Clyde Carstens. Johann and Neil Andersson’s son, Garth, relish another successful flight from their 30-inch Prion(at right). The model is from a kit designed by Neil.


FLYING MODELS 51


PHOTO: MIKE PARKER


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