Mark Scarborough recreated Don Shultz’s Avenger(above left) and took the Pilots’ Choice Award with his gold painted model. Mark is an incredible spray- gun man. Gene Schaffer’s USA/AMA Classic model Stunt Machine (above
original scheme and added a lot of “oooomph” to the final finish. Mr. Dill’s engine of choice is a K&B Green
Head .45, and he has been happy with that powerplant for years. He even has several new ones in boxes hoarded in “secret loca- tions”. I applaud Joe Dill for bringing one of my favorites to the VSC for display. Hope he gets the retracts under control and we can see it fly next year.
Mark Scarborough’s Avenger Mark Scarborough carried his Don Shultz’s Avenger to the VSC and took home the Pilot’s Choice award. The picture will show the workmanship and the combination of gold and red lace on the flying surfaces. Congratulations to Mark for his beautiful Avenger.
Bob Hunt’s Stunt Machine Two of the models and designers that
have effectively influenced many of my Stunt models are Gene Schaffer’s Stunt Ma- chine and Bob Gialdini’s Olympic Mark VI. Gene had two Stunt Machines. The first wore the lettering of USA and AMA on the wings. This one is Classic legal. The second version had USA and FAI on its respective wings. This one is Nostalgia 30 legal. I had just been transferred to the 82nd US Army Band at Kelly Barracks in Stuttgart/ Moehringen in January of 1972, when I saw that the Stars and Stripes newsstand car- ried FLYING MODELS and Gene’s USA/FAI Stunt Machine was featured in one of the first FLYINGMODELS I purchased while serv-
right) was brilliantly crafted by Bob Hunt as a dedication to Gene’s first twin rudder Stunt model. The model came in weighing 44 ounces and uses Randy Smith PA .40 Lite for power.
ing in Germany from January 1972 until January of 1974. Bob Hunt was more inclined to the Clas-
sic version, and it needed the proper cre- dentials, which Bob so ably provided. The USA/AMA Stunt Machine incorporates over 600 square inches of wing area and was orig- inally powered by an OS Max .35S. Bob has chosen to use the Randy Smith PA .40 Lite for motivation and a few quick flights proved that the engine was capable and the model was close to trim but not ready for the Stunt wars at the 2012 VSC. This amazing model finished in at 44 ounces, which is very creditable for such a large wing as on the USA/AMA. Bob shelved the model and returned to his well-proven Caprice with the Aero Tiger .36. Mr. Hunt finished a tight second to Bob Whitely by 0.5 points on the last day of Classic at the VSC.
Kaz Minato’s Silver Star Kaz brought this Classic model to the VSC.
I had never had a reference to it or had seen any small drawings. His Silver Star was de- signed by a Stunt flyer in Japan in 1962. A SuperTigre .60 graced the nose of this straight-winged model, and Kaz, of course, flew the Silver Star to a fourth place finish just behind the likes of his friend Masaru Hiki. Kaz’s model and Hiki’s Stunter were take-aparts, and it is very hard to pick out the seams involved with assembling the models.
Sean McEntee’s Frisky Pete I saw Sean McEntee at the VSC with a Frisky Pete and e-mailed his dad, Dan, for
the lowdown on the model. His reply is,“Hi Allen; S. Calhoun Smith designed the Frisky Pete, and it was published in a model type book named “Cal Smith on Model Building” printed in 1952 by Fawcett Publications. It was a series in a Popular Mechanics-sized format. Bob Hunt built and flew one at a VSC several years ago, and he finalized the plans. Late last year Bob had a special deal on the plans, a DVD on the construction, and an accompanying booklet for about $20.00. I bought one for Sean at Christmas and one for myself. “Calhoun Smith also built a scale model of
the Long Midget home built, which later be- came known as the Midget Mustang. This is about the same time, and it is believed to have influenced the design of the Frisky Pete. It is a neat little model, and it isn’t a Jamison! I hope to build one soon also. Type at you later, Dan McEntee.”
Lou Wolgast’s Madman I featured Frank McMillan’s 56-inch span Madman in last year’s VSC column and this issue needs to spotlight the Madman built by Lou Wolgast. Lou’s Madman was chosen as the Best Appearing Old Time Stunt mod- el. Lou’s car painting skills really have spilled over into his modeling field. He pow- ered his Madman with a gold head Double Star .54.
2012 VSC contest results Go to
http://ccmaconline.org/results_also.
htm to get the full “skinny” on the final re- sults of the 2012 event.
Kaz Minato duplicated one of his Japanese Stunt hero’s model in the Silver Star (above left) which was powered by a venerable ST .60. Bob Hunt originally brought a Frisky Peteto the VSC, but Sean McEntee (above center) has also created a wonderful copy of Cal Smith’s model. Here Sean prepares the model
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for an afternoon flight. Finally caught Lou Wolgast, without his sunglasses (above right), for a very nice photo session at the beginning of the OTS contest day at Tucson. Lou’s Madman was chosen as the Best Appearing Old Time Stunt Model. More information on this well-finished airplane is in the column.
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