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- From: fisher@kay.enet.dec.com (kay::fisher)
- Subject: 1/12 Scale Combat plans
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.051505.10067@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 05:17:18 GMT
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- I have been following the development of the 1/2 scale combat stuff.
-
- This started with a thing called CRX scale in R/C Scale Modeler magazine.
-
- Anyway around Christmas time a company in Florida (Progressive Miniature Aviation)
- had a Zero - ALMOST ready for $55. This is a full kit. I was tempted but
- shortly after that I saw another reference to Gus Morfis CRX scale stuff
- so I finally broke down and called Gus. Left a message and never got
- an answer - so I wrote and asked if he had plans for a Zero and/or a P-47.
-
- His reply was YES on the Zero and the P-47 was in progress and will be
- available in February.
-
- Anyway - if your not familiar with the combat scale stuff ...
-
- 1/12 scale.
- Engine size = .15 on models of planes with in-line engines.
- .20 on models of planes with radial engines.
- No landing gear - hand launch and land on the belly.
-
- One of the greatest crimes in scale is to fly WWII fighters with gear down.
- They just never look right. On the other hand - retracts are heavy and
- constant maintenance problems and expensive and slow up building time and...
-
- Anyway - Gus sent me a nice letter and 3 pages of photos specs and prices
- for 1/2 scale plane.
-
- Basically he has all versions of P-40,FW-190,F-8F Bearcat, BF-109,Hawker Typhoon,
- Zero, Lavochkin LA-5/LA-7, Macchi C.202, Hawker Hurricane, Tony, Mustang, P-38,
- Spitfire and P-47.
-
- Those who have been building these have consistently spend a little extra time on
- paint and panel lines so they look great - reference old issues of R/C Scale Modeler
- for pictures.
-
- Anyway most plans are $8.50 which INCLUDES shipping except the FW-190, Tony, and
- P-38 are $12.50. The price increase on the FW-190 and Tony are obviously because
- he has both the in-line engine and radial engine variants.
-
- Anyway to order call or write
-
- Gus Morfis
- 4709 Green Meadows Ave.
- Torrance CA 90505-5507
- (310)378-5679
-
- P.S. I ordered my Zero plans the day I got his letter.
-
- P.S.S. You know I sure would love for this to catch on and see all kinds
- of these at the field. I don't actually wanna have combat but I
- sure like the idea of hand launch WWII fighters.
-
- P.S.S.S. I sure would like to have a P-47 also.
-
- P.S.S.S.S. In fact I would love one of each.
-
- Bye --+--
- Kay R. Fisher |
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