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I echo those sentiments. I like the almost straight-out old timey fins. Nice looking model.
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Here we go:
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I repaired the fins on the Viking VI last week, then wimped out on the launch Saturday because the weather spooked me. (When did I suddenly become a pansy? I guess the idea of three hours of travel with gas at $4 a gallon had something to do with it.) I'm regretting using 1/16" basswood for the strakes and finlets. I think I'm going to wind up repairing them a lot due to landing problems, but hopefully we'll see on the 31st. Other than that, the Viking IV upscale is the only one I have to finish. I decided against the nose cone that I'd chosen and need to get back with the Semroc web catalog to pick another one. The Viking III, which is the closest thing I have to a straight Viking build, needs only the recovery system attached to be flight ready. That one might be a candidate for B6-4 Field this coming weekend. Although the weather isn't looking like it will allow that to happen.
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This is a 24mm, right? Ours should be very close in size. Mine has an 18mm motor mount. I'm thinking that I'll make another one with just an engine block so it's more along the line of what the FSI people had in mind for their birds.
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Yup, 24mm tube.
There's a 18mm mount tube permanently mounted in my Micron. Even a C will probably give it more of a ride than I'd be comfortable with. I've flown my slightly upscale Viking II on D and E motors, and my original Viking II with an E5. The Zoom factor is very high; you need a nice big field and good weather to have any hope of getting the models back. My current crop of clones will be small-field flyers.
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That's the three hour drive field. Plenty big enough for D and E flights, especially with the upscaling I've been doing factored in. The two minute drive field will be the home for my current Micron. If the weather works in my favor and the baseball teams aren't practicing, I might sneak up for a Micron/Spin Fin launch on Wednesday.
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