Silver Lining - On final

The PeeWee looks very nice especially with its red anodizing very much intact… Probably has never been mounted, Most of them are scratched up…. I’ve found that even the #2 button head screws ( for hex drive) heads are a little too large in diameter and will foul the tank… I drill a hole in the end of a small dowel and start them part way then reduce the diameter a little more with a stone in the Dremel …

Here's a fun one for you Bob.
Just a little more carving and you'll have a pig for when Pigs Fly....

 

rdw777 wrote:The PeeWee looks very nice especially with its red anodizing very much intact… Probably has never been mounted, Most of them are scratched up…. I’ve found that even the #2 button head screws ( for hex drive) heads are a little too large in diameter and will foul the tank… I drill a hole in the end of a small dowel and start them part way then reduce the diameter a little more with a stone in the Dremel …

Centurys ago I was insane about engine mounting hardware.  On 1/2A engines I would place 2/56 machine screw nuts on the back of firewalls (engine screwed in place) and epoxy the whole thing onto a model.  Short screws, then when dry back them out and finish the build.  Lot's of trouble.  Now I just drill pilot holes in the installed firewall and use #2 1/2" brass slotted screws (small packets at Lowes.) I have never had an engine come loose.  I use them on test stands too.

This is a new engine August 22 1994.  Box a mess but a PO took the time to saran wrap the accessories.  






A Dumbo with a Cox attached to his butt Rene.  Ouch!.  I love it.  Where's Levent.  

andrew wrote:You won't have to wait to get it from eBay -- it was recently posted of Outerzone for download.

COBRA --  full fuselage stunter - Half A

Saved it Andrew.  Now to get someone to cut the whole thing out for me.    40 years ago I would jump on it, 20 even. 10, maybe.  today?  



What a beautiful piece of work and I have that Medallion!

Just trace this outline around a piece of Luan, slap a little sanding sealer on it and connect another balsa .020 (edition 2.0 ) S/L and I'm in business.



But, but.....................I am really happy about this find, first edition Baby Spitfire W/M Aeromite, super rare and in this condition.  Cleaning up well, body posts intact, soldering iron heat brought out the needle without damage as with the mounting screws.  About 65/70 years old, must have spent a lot of time in someones cool space.  




It's later Wen Mac engine younger brother.  Posted about it sometime ago.  

Done. I don't have the courage to attempt the tail initials.

Pegged the .049 mount hole with toothpicks. Left them proud - a guide to position the .020 which nestles perfectly within them.

Hopefully hand launch on 20' lines over tall grass. Very tall grass!

New for 1950! Wen-Mac Aeromites were powered by Anderson Baby Spitfire, Atwood Wasp and even some OK Cubs just to keep up with demand. Bill Atwood was contacted by Wen-Mac to help build their own engine and by '52-'53 Aeromites were all Wen-Mac powered.

Good stuff Mark.

Bill Mohrbacher RIP posted some information regarding these listed here under "Instructions".

https://sites.google.com/site/coxengineid/Tiny%20Engines%20Storm%20America%20compressed.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1