Legacy No.2 finally made plane tree

LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-03 AT 09:35 PM (CST)
 
My Legacy that has been underway from time to time for more than one year, finally made the PlaneTree. I went with a very, very simple paint scheme. Somewhat boring, but a lot less chance of screwing up. I assembled this plane before I learned to not put on the flaps and elevator until AFTER they are covered and sanded. Still turned out pretty OK, but not perfect. OzCover wings and tail with silkspan fuse. Stalker .55 rear exhaust. Six ounce clunker plumbed uniflow. Last pic is the PlaneTree my fiance had De Hill build two Christmas's ago. It is the best present I ever got and survived a 65 mph slide on a freeway when I was moving last year with nothing more than two small scratches on the bottom legs!
Hmmm, looking at this post and the red looks blotchy. It's DuPont Centari and doesn't look blotchy in real life. Wonder if lighting or reducing photo size can do this?

NICE looking tree! Sure hope I can grow one someday...

The new red Legacy is Da Bomb - I like the blue one, too. I bet they look great side-by-side. Tell me about the bipe second from the top!

Tim

Thanks. Love the 'tree.
The bipe is a Sterling Great Lakes I built as a 'teen. It has been wrecked three times and it shows. I originally painted it to match the Great Lakes my dad flew to the national stunt championship in 1957, but his had a continental o-470 and not a ranger cowl. Except for the basic colors, it doesn't resemble that plane much anymore. It still flies great, but I have to adjust the loose gear evertime before takeoff. I keep looking for another of these kits on F-Bay, but the few times they are available, they are out of my price range. Underneath the tree is a Sterling Waco cabin I bought used and damaged for $20 at a swap meet. My dad had one of these when I was a baby too. I someday plan on recovering it and the Lakes and repainting them like dad's planes. Gonna hang them on the ceiling above his trophies and photos. He died last year and I miss him terribly. He made it to 90, but Alzheimers robbed him of his last three years or so.

I like it. Red looks so cool.

Mitch,
I"m walking down the same path as you these days. My dad passed on Oct. 29th from Alzheimers related effects. I think of him all the time lately. In no small part he's the reason for my love of aircraft and all things model related. A 27 year USAF man that took us almost everywhere with him. Laid to rest in his airforce blues he was once again the man that I remember the most, and that Alzheimers had slowly taken from us.

I don't know if you know this or not, but I had a bit of a hand in your "tree". There where many e-mails before that Xmas between your sweet heart and myself about how she could get one built, or if there was something on the market that could be purchased. I remember contacting De about the project. Never did know if it "got off the ground" or not. Looks like De's services will be needed again for "Tree part II". I like the red on the "Leg". Pictures at this end look fine to me also.

Tony: So sorry to hear about your father. It's been five months and I miss mine more each day. At least I know he is finally at peace and is, once again, among the clouds. My prayers are with you and your family. You're a good man.

Thanks so much for the help on the 'Tree. I suspected as much because I saw some e-mails on her computer to you, but I thought it rude to inquire. It is an engineering marvel. This started as a drawing on a bar napkin on one of our "date nights" (we never get anymore!). She actually fished the napkin out of the trash the next day and started trying to figure out how to get me a PlaneTree. De ought to market these things. When I saw it slide out of the pickup bed, I about had a heart attack. Luckily, no one was right behind us and I was able to back up and get it. It slid about 200 feet. I didn't even have to retighten one single bolt.

With Christmas but less than 2 months away, this is very appropriate.

My kind of tree:
1)No need to decorate 'cause it's already beautiful!
2)Don't need to throw it away after the holoday!
3)Neightboor with the plastic raindeer: Eat your heart out!

Man, how do you get away with that? If I was ever to put a model on a workstand like that I'd be biting my tongue to keep from cussing when it hit the floor. I see you have a rag to keep it from rolling but Murphy would never let me get by with that!!!

Beautiful modle and "tree"!!!

It looks great. Your paint schemes are as simple as mine. I sure wish I had the patience (and skill) to mask off some elaborate scheme, but when I get to this point I am more interested in flying than painting. I like the wheel pants, too.

My Legacy is base white and I'll throw some color trim on it soon. I'm dying to try the Saito .56 in it.

Ditto on your father. I still miss mine and it's only been thirteen years. My father wasn't a model builder, but he was a flight instructor and WW2 vet. I think most of us in this hobby owe a lot to our upbringing.