How 'bout you?
Someone should tell him the flaps go on the wing, not the tail…
…and invite the kid to give a hand! But yep, I can relate!
That hurts to read! Yeap it’s me, but…
He didn’t throw anything or smash it, and I use bigger words.
Thats why I stopped building plastic kits, I got too stressed out.
BTW I hope that not a RC plane, you think large scale is expensive? HAH!
After watching a guy crash an $1800 big scale R/C F4U Corsair into a parking lot, the guy just turned, chuckled and said " …if you can’t afford to wreck’em, you’re in the WRONG hobby!"
That’s what I told my high school girl friend when I crashed my model airplane on its maiden flight.
She was beside herself with “Oh no’s,” and wanted to comfort me. I should have just run with that.
What I said was, “A little glue, some tissue paper and dope, and we’ll be flying tomorrow. Its no big deal.”
Steve Featherkile said:
That’s what I told my high school girl friend when I crashed my model airplane on its maiden flight.
She was beside herself with “Oh no’s,” and wanted to comfort me. I should have just run with that.
What I said was, “A little glue, some tissue paper and dope, and we’ll be flying tomorrow. Its no big deal.”
Did you mention “dope”?
Yeah those plastic kits. I’m in the process of assembling a few vehicles, they are very nicely detailed and could drive one very nicely around the bend.
Could you just imaging seeing some joker run their $1800 Accucraft steamer at full clip around a bend, have go flying off the table onto the concrete floor and then chuff that same comment? More likely they cry a wailing wail heard two counties over…
(http://www.signnetwork.com/decals/Decals/CARTOONS/Calvin_Cartoons/images/CAL%20CRY1.jpg)
I have ‘piled in’ some very costly aircraft but walked away from every crash!
Once had a buddy maiden-flight his giant scale Citabria…We all watched as it rose off the runway as pretty as you please, only to continue on a straight and level heading into the sunset. Never to be seen or heard of again.
A “good landing” is one that you can walk away from.
A “great landing” is one where you can use the airplane again.
I am a model builder. I find it easy (relatively) to build plastic models. Having to figure out instructions printed in semi-English is a challenge sometimes, but on the whole it is a pleasant experience.
I used to be (with an emphasis on “used to be”) into RC planes. I never built one that didn’t crash. Never. They are predisposed to seek the ground. After a few nicely detailed scale aircraft augered-in I threw in the towel. Too expensive and, actually heartbreaking at times.
My 1:20.3 stuff never augers-in. It does, however “go into the grass” on occasion. Heart murmers on that one.
Andrew Moore said:
I am a model builder. I find it easy (relatively) to build plastic models. Having to figure out instructions printed in semi-English is a challenge sometimes, but on the whole it is a pleasant experience.
I used to be (with an emphasis on “used to be”) into RC planes. I never built one that didn’t crash. Never. They are predisposed to seek the ground. After a few nicely detailed scale aircraft augered-in I threw in the towel. Too expensive and, actually heartbreaking at times.
My 1:20.3 stuff never augers-in. It does, however “go into the grass” on occasion. Heart murmers on that one.
LOL Andrew I feel your pain, I said I would never get into that again, but with the plethora of electric RC stuff out there its tempting, but I swore if I ever got back into it again I would do nothing more complicated that something like this, KISS.
(http://images.rcuniverse.com/magazine/reviews/eroyer/gwsslowstick/mainpic.jpg)
Keeping It Stupidly Simple
Boomer Keel said:
I am even more impressed that Steve has a high-school girl friend. Bit of a winter / spring thing but if you got the energy for it then run dog run!!!
Boomer
;)
Boomer Keel said:
I am even more impressed that Steve has a high-school girl friend. Bit of a winter / spring thing but if you got the energy for it then run dog run!!!
Boomer
Not sure how to respond to this, so I’ll just remain silent.
That’s right, copper, I’m takin’ the 5th!
Vic Smith said:
Andrew Moore said:
I am a model builder. I find it easy (relatively) to build plastic models. Having to figure out instructions printed in semi-English is a challenge sometimes, but on the whole it is a pleasant experience.
I used to be (with an emphasis on “used to be”) into RC planes. I never built one that didn’t crash. Never. They are predisposed to seek the ground. After a few nicely detailed scale aircraft augered-in I threw in the towel. Too expensive and, actually heartbreaking at times.
My 1:20.3 stuff never augers-in. It does, however “go into the grass” on occasion. Heart murmers on that one.
LOL Andrew I feel your pain, I said I would never get into that again, but with the plethora of electric RC stuff out there its tempting, but I swore if I ever got back into it again I would do nothing more complicated that something like this, KISS.
(http://images.rcuniverse.com/magazine/reviews/eroyer/gwsslowstick/mainpic.jpg)
Keeping It Stupidly Simple
Vic,
I fly big warbirds, 86-144 inch wing spans…The little GWS flyer you pictured is my favorite “calm day with 5 minutes till sunset” flyer! Cheap is the operative word but loads of fun!
Well of course dad doesn’t know anything about model airplanes. He’s a model railroader! In the strip, he’s known as John and is a dentist, while in real life he’s Rod and is, guess what? A dentist. Talk about art imitating life. I met Rod at a National Garden Railway Convention when he was involved with Riding Railkits, a ride-on-size train manufacturer. This was several years ago when he was still married to Lynn, the cartoonist, who, after a 30-year marriage, divorced Rod when he announced he was in love with another woman and wanted out of their marriage. This really shook up Lynn who thought about pulling the plug on the strip. But after a while she decided to keep it in syndication, although she no longer draws and has basically been rerunning all of her old strips.
Now that y’ll have had your soap opera fix, move along. And remember, there’s no crying in baseball–or in garden railroading.
Accucraft…and the entire first run delivered to Morrison’s open house…they all got lit, and let go down the 3% grade…and every one arse over teakettle into the brambles.
That’s 100%.
Aircraft…funnny, I remember the B-17 hanging in the local hobby shop at least 35-40 years ago it seems. Changed hands so many times without flying, when the last owner got engines and R/C into it…took it to the field…lit all 4, taxied, into the wind, made his run, lifted the tail, and the mains…and 15 feet into the air, the wings did a death wobble and exploded.
Seems there was a recall, they couldn’t find the new owner. Company sent him a new kit.
TOC
Andrew Moore said:
I am a model builder. I find it easy (relatively) to build plastic models. Having to figure out instructions printed in semi-English is a challenge sometimes, but on the whole it is a pleasant experience.
I agree…I have a whole pile of vintage aircrafdt and sci fi kits squirrled away in The Bartwerks and wehn something has me bored or frustrated I will take something out I can make quick progress on and do so…and I enjoy crashing model helis on occasion…
Mark V said:
Vic Smith said:
Andrew Moore said:
I am a model builder. I find it easy (relatively) to build plastic models. Having to figure out instructions printed in semi-English is a challenge sometimes, but on the whole it is a pleasant experience.
I used to be (with an emphasis on “used to be”) into RC planes. I never built one that didn’t crash. Never. They are predisposed to seek the ground. After a few nicely detailed scale aircraft augered-in I threw in the towel. Too expensive and, actually heartbreaking at times.
My 1:20.3 stuff never augers-in. It does, however “go into the grass” on occasion. Heart murmers on that one.
LOL Andrew I feel your pain, I said I would never get into that again, but with the plethora of electric RC stuff out there its tempting, but I swore if I ever got back into it again I would do nothing more complicated that something like this, KISS.
Keeping It Stupidly Simple
Vic,
I fly big warbirds, 86-144 inch wing spans…The little GWS flyer you pictured is my favorite “calm day with 5 minutes till sunset” flyer! Cheap is the operative word but loads of fun!
Mark thats about the size of the F4U I remember, something like a 4-5’ wingspan, big for back then.
I have to admit whats really been burning a hole in my brain is taking a few of these cheepie RC toy copters:
(http://photo.esaleschina.com/121/l-cheap-rc-helicopters-ir-remote-control-helicopters-1300-49.jpg)
and seeing if I could chain-gang then together to build some like this:
(http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo294/krellday/Jules%20Verne/Albatrossmodel.jpg)
No idea if it could actually work but its an intriguing idea
Hey Joe -
A bunch of us visited Rod up in North Bay Ontario as the After Invasion event a bunch of years ago. We all got to ride on his railroad. Both Ken and I fell off, fortunately no one with a camera saw me, but that was the source of the famous Ken in the weeds picture. But I’ll keep that handy for a more appropriate time and post this oldie but goodie…
(http://lsc.cvsry.com/KenJan-640.jpg)
Ken at the Throttle, Jan Golding as passenger and Rod watching the train go by.