[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #1217

[Silas Collier]

Not sure if I saw the same ad or not.  The one I saw showed a guy climbing
up a tree to get the plane, then throws it off the top.  It was a
gray/silver polyhedral plane with a V-tail.  The message was something about
"freedom" or "serenity" - is that what we represent? =)
There was also a Saturn? commercial with a little plane crashing into the
dent-proof door (didn't show what happened to the plane though).
The first R/C plane I saw was one used for diamond smuggling in an episode
of the kid's TV show "The Bloodhound Gang" on PBS in the 1970's.
-Silas-
 Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 15:31:43 -0700
 From: "James T Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: "soaring" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: 2M Molded Sloper in BMW Ad
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 Just saw an BMW 3 series ad on TV where there was the sound of wind while
 showing a ridge then a guy throws a white 60" sloper off a ridge.
Appeared
 to have a multiple taper wing and definitely had a Vtail.

 RC Soaring makes the bigs!

 Can anyone identify the plane?

 jtm

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RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #1217

[Chris Kaiser]

 Not sure if I saw the same ad or not.  The one I saw showed a guy climbing
 up a tree to get the plane, then throws it off the top.  It was a
 gray/silver polyhedral plane with a V-tail.  The message was 
 something about
 "freedom" or "serenity" - is that what we represent? =)

That model is an Ellipse 2V, painted BMW Silver with a darker
silver or charcoal canopy painted on. The flying was done by
Dave Larsen and it was filmed near Auckland, New Zealand. Dave
has actually written up the story behind the shoot and it's
currently featured (with some pic's) on the Lomcovak website
at: http://www.lomcovak.cz/eindex.html
Definately worth a read!

There's also a photo of the model in it's current revised
color scheme in the Photo Gallery of our club webpage at:
http://www.rcmodels.com/clubs/asfcnz/
(it's the one nearest the camera in the middle photo on page 2).
The tip panels have been returned to their original white/red
and it's sporting a new tail as the original was a bit heavy
with a repair and the silver paint.

Ciao - Chris

**
Chris Kaiser
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
http://www.rcmodels.com/clubs/asfcnz/


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