On The Road Again: The Mattoon, Illinois Swap Meet

Pretty cool, maybe a Ben Buckle kit?

Mark Boesen wrote:Pretty cool, maybe a Ben Buckle kit?

Maybe...with it's extra long gear, and some puffy tires, it ought handle the scrub brush and such around here!

The cabin is big enough for a GoPro-on-a-servo...so that will be fun to mess with!

lol, a gotta say of all the types of model airplanes i've had over the years, slow floaters with transparent covering have always been my favorite.

Nice looking bird Kim , Go-Pro on at servo O hea !!

Finally got the shop heated up enough for a little work on this Swap Meet Orphan---figured that it's a Quaker of some sort and ought to fit right in with the gang at S.M.A.L.L.

I decided to bolt this Medallion .15 R/C to it's nose instead of the throttle-band Medallion .09 I'd planned.  Its probably a little much on the top end, but it throttle worked nicely on the test stand, so the plane ought to be a decent cruiser with the old .15 reined in a bit.

Got a 2 ounce Sullivan tank worked up into its snout, and some new servos set aside for it.  Sadly, the expensive set of Trexler balloon tires I thought I'd use have suffered dry rot...SHOULD have wiped them with some Armourall back when I bought them !!!

Looking forward to getting this pup on the active list for this summer!!

Those Ben buckle kits look pretty cool and i like the floaters too there alot of Fun without the stress . Kim have you had that .15 medallion slide exhaust apart ? I had one before i sold it Took it completely apart , dont recall a separate ring around the cly only the mount and slider , here is a pic of it i found ..   sorry if i missunderstood ya !    Hope to see that baby fly ! here is a link to Ben's kits i didn't see one just like that one though.  http://www.benbucklevintage.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_8&products_id=36

Yeah, the throttle band reference was to a Medallion .09 I'd first imagined putting on the plane. I figured that the .15 would do a better job of hauling it up ad out of the weeds.

OK , I just missed a .09 barowled throttle on the Bay ran out of funds over 56- Got one in .049 and another coming in the same .

Great looking lil plane Kim. Do you trust those 2 thin rubber bands to hold the wing in place when pulled by the .15 muscle-machine -Medallion?

balogh wrote:Great looking lil plane Kim. Do you trust those 2 thin rubber bands to hold the wing in place when pulled by the .15 muscle-machine -Medallion?

Yeah, think they'll be OK...of course they're have several more to back them up when they fly!

Kim i been looking lol and thinking a floater 3 channel or so .. What do U think of this model for a to get back in the air again .  http://www.benbucklevintage.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_4&products_id=14   Now thats a funkie looking stab/elve placement Shucks throw something at me !?!???

Looks great to me! Many of the early R/C models had their stabs held on by rubber bands...especially the single channels.
Ought to make a fine flying classic trainer !!