Archive for February 11th, 2010
This is my "Scooby Doo" Four Star 60 radio control airplane. I did the "Scooby" theme because I knew my kids would love it. Its covered with three different colors of neon Ultracote. Really shows up in the sky! And, on a cloudy day even more so. At dusk, I can get a flight in after others have had to land. It's that bright! The Sig kit was laser cut and an absolute pleasure to build. Nothing hard to do, and the airframe is a baseball bat in terms of strength. I only added some thick balsa to the nose around the engine to help absorb vibration. Power is a trusty OS .60 FSR. This was the hot pattern engine back in the 80's. Still has plenty of power for this plane. A four stroke would be dandy too, but I had the .60 and it needed a home. Video taken at the Screaming Eagles R/C field in Plainfield, Indiana. I'm putting it on floats soon!