| Image Comments |
| heywooood | 17-May-17 16:29 |
| Charlie insits on taking regular breaks.. |
| David Duckett | 17-May-17 19:41 |
| Nice dog! |
| heywooood | 17-May-17 22:43 |
| He has been with us for 10 years now, a gentle and incredibly intuitive dog. |
| Don C | 18-May-17 08:01 |
| Charlie smarter than most of us. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | 18-May-17 12:49 |
| Hewyoood, nice scenery and enjoyed the picture that also included your feet resting with the dog looking on. I'm puzzled about the "hour" glass shaped I wing struts being too fragile. How about using hardwood? Basswood? Just thinking outloud. That model is really coming along beautifully. Really impressed with the propeller. I understand (now) what you meant by the propeller being almost all tube inside thw ring of the engine cowl. Makes sense. Beautiful model! |
| heywooood | 18-May-17 14:05 |
| yes I had thought about switching them to basswood or similar - but this is the first time build of this kit for me so I like to use as much of the kit supplied materials as I can. The plane has enough other designed in deviations already that I don't think one more will affect the overall appearance of this model. If on the other hand this were the only issue I would probably have switched materials and sanded in the strut detail. If I build this kit again I will plan ahead and fix all of the issues I have found. |
| heywooood | 18-May-17 14:08 |
| Tom - regarding the prop profile - apparently the unique shape also had to do with getting more RPM out of the motor. They figured airspeed would take care of the cooling and reducing the length of the airfoil would increase RPM. |
| heywooood | 12-Sep-20 22:16 |
| Charlie has gone west as of yesterday...a great and constant companion, he was never far from my side...almost feels like he’s still close by. Best boy ever. |
| David Duckett | 13-Sep-20 06:00 |
| My condolences. |
| edbecky | 13-Sep-20 08:57 |
| Sorry about Charlie. Anyone who has a pet knows how hard it is to lose one. I'm feeling for you. |
| Don C | 13-Sep-20 10:41 |
| Sorry to hear that Kevin. He sure had a good run -longer than any of my pups. I still miss them. |
| Don C | 13-Sep-20 10:43 |
| Hope you guys are staying safe there. The smoke arrived here last night. |
| heywooood | 13-Sep-20 14:54 |
| The orange sky / orange sunball has been with us for 10 days or so. It adds a layer of surreality to an already depressing season. I appreciate the condolences very much. The benefits of having a dog, especially one like Charlie, far outweigh the drawbacks except for the quality of life / end of life decisions that must be made at the end. This week has been a cast iron bitch |
| edtherenderman | 14-Sep-20 08:05 |
| My condolences also! Tough to lose a close companion. They become part of our lives in ways we don't even recognize until they are not there anymore. |
| BriandKilby | 14-Sep-20 08:57 |
| dogs are truly man's best friend. sorry to hear about your buddy. |
| heywooood | 14-Sep-20 22:59 |
| Thanks Ed and Brian - I very much appreciate you both for your support. Ol Charlie was my cohort on many adventures as well as in the hangar. Fact is - if I was working on a project, Charlie was in there with me. |
| heywooood | 15-Sep-20 19:56 |
| Thank you also, Don and David. This is the only site that I posted a picture of or even mentioned Charlie so I thought it best to inform the group. I know many of you have talked about and or posted images with your pets also and that these kinds of discussions bring remembrances. Here’s to our old friends - long may they run in tall grass or lounge lazily in the sunshine |
| Don C | 16-Sep-20 10:47 |
| Here,here.
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