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    The Moth Minor is a great build and lovely looking plane. It's a Jerry Bates plan and i'm building it with a friend (I'm building the fuse and he's building the wing......what could go wrong!!). It's just nice to get away from the big scale stuff and just do some raw modelling, keeps things more enjoyable in my opinion. I'd be happy to put more pics up if people are interested Gary
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    I also enjoyed the build, especially being my first one. I eventually used a david plane to strip the tissue which actually worked fairly well and didn't damage the wood below. I think i agree with you on the top deck Richard, it would change the character too much and stop it being a Kougar. I'm in the process of striping back all the damaged wood and starting to correct the "less experienced building techniques" so i have a blank canvas to start again. I am putting retracts in this time so will focus on the fuse until they arrive so that i can sort the wing. I'm splitting my time between the Kougar and this... The 110' Moth minor takes up considerably more room on my board than the Kougar! Gary
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    Lovely looking aircraft you have there Richard. I do like to see the many variations people have of 1 aircraft type! Made some progress. Wing and Fuse stripped and roughly sanded to clean up the wood a bit. This was the very first aircraft i built around 15 years ago and it seems i was desperate to get as much filler in there as i could! My plan is to strip it all back and replace any damaged area rather than filling them with putty to hide it!! I am planning on building a new tail and horizontal stab instead of stripping them, probably less work. I am also thinking about about changing the turtle deck so that it goes to the sides of the fuse instead of leaving the ledge it had before. I'm making a new canopy anyway so that's not an issue but i'm still undecided. Any thoughts? Gary
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    The Bullet seems like a great plane then and definitely something I'd like to give a go at some point (alongside my Kougar instead of replacing ). I think the Kougar is one of my favourites because it was the first model I ever built properly so I've always been unwilling to throw it away when it gets old and battered due to nostalgia and its flying qualities. I think it's just an illusion KC, the black/yellow one was just a recovering job rather than a rebuild so everything SHOULD be the same......I think
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    Hi KC. The Bullet is not a model I am familiar with but after having a look they seem very similar. I also like the look of the bigger Cibre Mk II Gary
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    Think i've figured out the photo thing..Here she is in previous lives My plan is to make a new canopy and turtle deck, glass her, retracts and electric conversion. This will probably mean a removable top deck around the canopy area. Not sure what paint scheme yet but I'm tempted with the Tucano look again or maybe something different but that is future Gary's problem!
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    It's getting harder to get them in the UK now. I had a chat with the guys at Pegasus models (I was going to be lazy and just buy another one) and apparently the European importer for sig has gone out of business. I always wanted its big cousin the King Kobra but can't get it anywhere just now. Something to look out for i guess.. Ive got the wing stripped, some photos to follow (when i figure out how) Gary
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    Hi All, I thought i would start this thread to let people have a look at the refurb of my SIG Kougar and also let me gain some ideas from the many expert builder on here. This isn't going to be a particularly quick process as I'm also building a 1/4 scale Moth Minor from a Jerry Bates plan but i like having something on the side away from the big scale stuff! I love these forums for people suggesting things so please feel free to step in whenever. Anyway, to the Kougar..... She has already had a couple of liveries so far but the time has come to strip her down, repair the repair and get her back to a new like standard. This is one of the easiest, exciting and enjoyable planes i've had so that's why I'm going ahead with this on a fairly simple aircraft. I recommend anyone to give one of these a go! First question, has anyone any experience stripping tissue and dope?!
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    Enjoying your build Geoff. I'm like Martyn, having a go at freecad but would live to see how you do it. Gary
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    Hi Guys, The best plans never make it last the first engagement and unfortunately for me, my job means I'm in the midst of moving house which I was not expecting a few months ago. I won't be able to take part this year but will watch on as I'd like to build this aircraft at some point. Good luck and enjoy! Gary
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    That's my plan also Chris. I have a Brian Taylor Spit that is only half done so will have to work hard to get that done first!!
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    I remember looking at this plan and liking it when it was published so I'm happy with the decision! Nice little plane! Do people start cutting the parts early or start everything in March? Gary
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    Hi all, I've never taken part in a mass build before buyi would like to give it a go. Looking forward to finding out what aircraft! Gary
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