Re: [RCSE] RIDGE RUNT (cont) & MORE

2002-01-19 Thread jaffee
At 09:11 PM 1/19/02 +0900, Paul & Rickie Clark wrote: >"Parts were die smashed, balsa was punky, decalage a mystery with each >kit. It was patterned after the Son Of Savage, a great slope plane of the >past, You sure you're thinking of the SOS? My recollection was that the two looked nothin

Re: [RCSE] RIDGE RUNT (cont) & MORE

2002-01-19 Thread jaffee
At 07:58 AM 1/19/02 -0600, rcsoar4fun wrote: >I think Ripmax out of England are now remaking the Ridge Runt. Expensive >little bugger. >http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?Q=1&I=LA1372&P=1 A while ago, there was what appeared to be a hollow molded RR copy called the "HillBilly." I ca

Re: [RCSE] RIDGE RUNT (cont) & MORE

2002-01-19 Thread jaffee
No, not too bad, especially if they do a decent job on the wings (and consider that an unbuilt foamie flying wing cost $50-60). I've seen this thing before in the Tower Hobbies catalog and didn't realize it was built-up...I wonder if its a copy of the normal RR or the Super? At 09:05 AM 1/19/02

Re: [RCSE] RIDGE RUNT (cont) & MORE

2002-01-19 Thread rcsoar4fun
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] RIDGE RUNT (cont) & MORE > In a message dated 1/19/2002 8:55:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << I think Ripmax out of Engla

Re: [RCSE] RIDGE RUNT (cont) & MORE

2002-01-19 Thread RCsoarnut
In a message dated 1/19/2002 8:55:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I think Ripmax out of England are now remaking the Ridge Runt. Expensive little bugger. >> Dude $60 built and covered doesn't seem to extravegant to me. Denny Maize Polecat Aeroworks (717) 789-014

Re: [RCSE] RIDGE RUNT (cont) & MORE

2002-01-19 Thread rcsoar4fun
Ah yes, the Ridge Runt. The name was correct, thats for sure. I remember some of the balsa was hard enought to be used for house framing, the rest soft enough to eat. Parts fit was so good I thought they cut the parts out with a hatchet. It did go together fast though. My father and I once we