http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/ GuillowsModelBuilders Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:28:01 GMT p40qmilj http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2121 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2121 Well i've finished the corsair and it seems to fly at least in my back yard. The wing joints are delicate and are easily broken but at least I got it to run. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:51:50 GMT p40qmilj http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2120 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2120 David I was looking thru yer album and saw the p40. very nice model. I don't recognize the plan you had in yer belly foto. Tell me more. what is the span, Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:50:30 GMT Tom Houle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2119 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2119 thanks, Jim, I know of that book. Had a copy years ago. Tom Houle ... From: p40qmilj To: guillowsmodelbuilders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:27:48 GMT p40qmilj http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2118 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2118 Tom this is From The Book put out in the Mid 1970's and distributed by Model Builder Mag. There were 12 flying models including Zero, P40, Hellcat Wildcat and Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:29:46 GMT Tom Houle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2117 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2117 Jim, What Flying Models Corsair are you referring to? Back in the 1980's I did 1" rubber scale back-to-back articles for F. M. for the Corsair and Japanese Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:29:06 GMT p40qmilj http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2116 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2116 Here's how i built the Corsair wing. 1) build outer panel flat to board. 2) set inner panel dihedral angle and pin wing root VERTICAL. Glue LE and TE to root Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:58:06 GMT scigs30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2115 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2115 I too like Comet kits, these are true builder kits and they all flew great. I am currently building a SBD-3 Dauntless kit and have the pictures posted at the Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:31:33 GMT scigs30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2114 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2114 Jim, I too like Guillows designs but you are correct they are heavy. Since I no longer build for competition and pretty much build the plane as directed by Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:29:42 GMT p40qmilj http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2113 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2113 I too would like to see Comet kits Reissued with them including all kits designed and developed during and Post WW2. I Acknowledge that they (Comet) did wreck Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:18:24 GMT p40qmilj http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2112 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2112 I am currently working on a Corsair, The XF4U so this is an old OOP plan I built it once before and it didn't work that well, even though I built it the way I Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:12:28 GMT p40qmilj http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2111 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2111 Hi Guys. I'm P40qmilj from Canada . Most of u should know me from all my other groups. I've been doing Guillows designs for years and for me, the plans are Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:09:46 GMT wmleiv http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2110 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2110 Hi all, I recently purchased an already built Jetco model of a Cessna 170. I'm planning on making it a static display for my dad. It has several tears and Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:45:17 GMT scigs30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2109 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2109 I am now building the Cessna 150, pictures at the Guillows web site. http://balsamodels.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1523 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:55:22 GMT Rosemarie Ferguson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2108 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2108 Going way back: Japanese early tissue was known as Gampi tissue. It was used in model airplanes for its light weight and strength. Similar to Silk but much Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:29:42 GMT scigs30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2107 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guillowsmodelbuilders/message/2107 When I use Domestic tissue I just order it from Easybuilt models. That way I don't have to mess with testing it, I know it works.