blast from the past

[john melia 1]

thought i'd put a few of these old plans on , just to see who may have built them back in the day

[Tom Sharp]

I remember the Orange Box, it was quite popular.

[Bob Cotsford]

I only scrapped my Orange Box a couple of years ago.

[john melia 1]

Posted by Bob Cotsford on 18/04/2013 21:01:55:

I only scrapped my Orange Box a couple of years ago.

well if you want to build another one , the plans yours

[Braddock, VC]

I built the Cub, only threw the plan out recently. IIRC it was for 20 sized and I used a paw 19 and futaba medallion 2 ch to try to fly it.

It was a nice build but I remember the fuse was flimsy compared to the wings.

It wasn't a great success in my hands and my memories are mixed, basically because I was a beginner in r/c. As I said the plan was well thought out and I remember the build as it was the first time I used a scalpel as opposed to razor blades and swan morton plastic knives. I learned a great deal from the design and it endeared the cub to me, so much so that I must have owned more than a dozen since, varying in size from that up to 1/5th scale though the larger ones have always been the clipped wing version. I can't remember what I covered it with, probably nylon as that was always my favourite, didn't need a bin bag, the bits were self contained.

Wouldn't build it again as it's too small for my eyesight now and my specs are bereft of rose tinting.

[Bob Cotsford]

Posted by john melia 1 on 18/04/2013 21:07:28:

Posted by Bob Cotsford on 18/04/2013 21:01:55:

I only scrapped my Orange Box a couple of years ago.

well if you want to build another one , the plans yours

I don't think so thanks, I resurrected and reinvented that one far too often.

I'm sure I built a Cleaver too in my C/L days.

[john melia 1]

some old mags from the 50's , and one dated june 1960 my birthdate