Logjam busted wide open!!!

After not doing squat last year, I think I'm in for a change. My Shark 402 has been languishing for over a year (more like 2???), but last Friday I took it to a friend's house, and in about 5 minutes he helped me get the wing glued in straight - something I'd been trying to figure out "how" to do for almost 2 years now. Also told me how to get the fixed flaps put on straight, so I did that yesterday. It's almost starting to look like an airplane. Also got the stab/elevator hinged (what took me so long???)
All this activity got me going on my Brodak A6M Zero - wing is now partially sheeted, landing gear blocks are in place, even started building the fuselage - but that is a story for a different day. Also got a lot of work done on a 1/2A Skyray and will soon have a Babe Bee to put on it.
I've gotten more done in the last 5 days than I did in the last 2 years. Hope I can keep up the pace. If so, should be a good year for learning (finally) to fly control line. Hope to post pics soon. If not here, then at http://www.silk-n-dope.com so check soon.

Cheers,
Ken

EBay scores from 2008

I scored some pretty cool stuff on EBay in 2008. I really love the Sterling Beginner series 1/2A planes, and I was able to pick up 3 for less than $25 each: P-51 Mustang, P-47 Thunderbolt, and an FW-190 Focke Wulf. The Focke Wulf was an especially sweet aquisition for me because I had one as a kid. In fact, it was my first control line kit. My mom was a teacher, and each year in August she had to go to school and prepare her class room for the coming scholl year. I was too young to stay at home by myself, so she would take me with her. One year, she bought the Focke Wulf kit so I would have something to do while she worked on the class room.

The other two really cool things I got were a 50's vintage Babe Bee .049, still brand new in factory packaging, and a Sterling Skyshark. I over paid for the Babe Bee at about $65, but I really wanted it. Later I missed out on a similar one (new, but not in original packaging) listed at $40 BIN. Oh well...

Cheers,
Ken