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Dale R. Johnson -
Westminster, Maryland - USA
"Started doing WW 1
with a Proctor Nieuport II about 1982, never looked back"
Flying
R/C since the mid '70s (mostly scale). WW1 since 1982
Proctor
Eindecker (Sold it at Rhienbeck in 2002)
1/5
Scale Nieuport 11 built form Proctor Plans
1/3
Scale Sopwith Pup (Balsa USA)
Dale
has attended Rheinbeck and Dayton Dawn Patrol,
but says there's no
WW1 RC activity in his immediate area.
EMail
Dale
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Wm.
David Turnwald -
Lothrop,
Michigan - USA
"I have always loved WWI aircraft since I was young with my first
controlled line Fokker triplane. When was just man and machine and no fancy
electronic to help aid him in the fight".
AMA
# 793847
Flying RC since 1985. Back into flying 2002
Fokker
Eindecker 1/6 Scale Balsa USA
SIG
Fokker DVII 1/12, Electric Park Flyer
AERO
R/C Club Flint Michigan
Just
About to finish a Balsa USA Fokker DVIII 1/4 Next will be a Glenn Torrence
Fokker DVI, also in future plans a Arizona Model Albatross DII and a Proctor Sopwith
Camel.
EMail
Dave
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Don Carroll (a.k.a. "AbuFletcher"
on RCU) -
Orange,
California - USA
but now back in Shikoku,
Japan
(university proff.)
"I've been fascinated with WWI aircraft for just
about as long as I can remember. I know I bought a book on the
subject, and poured over it for years, when I was in the fifth grade.
They have a calm grace to them that the later warbirds lack. One can
only imagine the sort of guts it took to do a loop in one of these early
aircraft.
AMA# 800953
Flying RC since Jan. 2004, WW1 since.July 2004
Approx. 1/6 scale Fokker Eindecker EIII
http://www.coronarcclub.com/index.htm
Future plans? Well I'm pretty sure my next all-out scale project will
be one of the WWI two-seater biplanes. I'm strongly leaning towards either the Albatros CIII or the
Bristol Fighter F2B. Both have the "funkiness" I crave in a scale model. I might also get
some sport scale fighter like the Funaero DIII to have as a weekend flyer. So many planes, so little
time!
EMail
Don
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Frank Roales - Vincennes, Indiana -
USA
AMA.
#3201
(District VI AVP)
Started
in hobby 1949, WW1 in 2002
Balsa
USA 1/4 D-VIII done as an E-V
Home
club ... Tri County Aero
www.tricountyaero.com
Frank
says that he really enjoy building, but wings are not his favorite thing, so
he'll be
building mostly monoplanes.
EMail
Frank
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Jim Plucinsky - Bloomingdale,
New Jersey - USA
"As far as I can remember WW1 had always held a
certain interest in my life. Just the sight of these beautifully crafted
machines taken to the air and thought of how the pilots flew them into
combat by their wits and the seat of their pants makes it rewarding to
recreate a scaled version of one".
AMA # 152769
Started in hobby in 1985, WW1 in 1986
#1 1/4 scale Fokker DR1 built from modified Bill Effinger plans
#2 1/5 scale Proctor
Nieuport 11. Engine OS 60 2 cycle (I know it should be a
#3 1/4 scale Duncan Hutson Hanriot HD1. Power Zenoah G-38. Hitec PCM.
Belguim`s ballon busting ace Willy Coppens #6 Esq 9
#4 1/8 scale Peter Rake Plans Ponnier.
John belongs to the
North Jersey RC Club, and Mahwah RC Club
Future plans (as of now)
are to build a 2-place recon, and likely looking into a
Mick Reeves 1 1/2 Sopwith Strutter
EMail John
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John Cole - Peoria, Arizona -
USA
"WW1 models have a lot of charm, and I
really enjoy working with wood. It's very fulfilling to bring an old
design to life, even though it's in miniature form."
AMA 97082
Started modeling in 1965. WW1
since 1988
Hansa Brandenberg C-1 (Austrian Army a/c)
Designed and built by John to 1/4 scale
DeHavilland DH-1a
Designed and built by John to 1/6th
scale
Proctor JN-4 Jenny 1/6 scale
John writes:
"Future plans for WW1 models include completing an old Proctor
Eindecker that a friend started, complete a 1/4 scale DH-2 from my own
plans, and maybe…perhaps…HOPEFULLY.. get to finish a 1/4 scale Lohner
B-VII that should have been done long ago".
John
belongs to the Arizona Model Pilots' Society and Phoenix Model Airplane Club
(free flight)
EMail John
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Denny Meyer (Snoopy)- Greenwood , Indiana - USA
"WW1 and Vintage aircraft look the best in the
air"
AMA # 5651
Making models since 1963, RC since 1995,WW1 since 1998
1/5 scale Bristol M-1c (Balsa USA)
Future plans- BUSA Eindecker on the table, picked up a BUSA SE-5a and D-VIII
at Dayton,
and will get their Fokker D-VII in the spring of 2004
Johnson Co. RC Flyers
Email Denny
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Jim Suchy- Brecksville, Ohio - USA
"I have always loved WW1 aircraft as well
as WW2 era and really enjoy doing mock dogfights with other guys with our
WW1 planes" .
AMA# 34937
1/4 scale Fokker DR1 (Balsa USA)
1/4 scale Nieuport 28 (Balsa USA)
Future plans- Jim hopes to build a 2 engine WW1 bomber in the near future
Lorain County R/C Club
Email Jim
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Boyd Helstrom - Columbus, Indiana - USA
b. August 4, 1928 - d. February 1, 2006
In Memoriam
We lost Boyd February 1, 2006. He was a great guy,
gentleman and flier.
He will be missed.
A
bit more on Boyd on the Johnson Co. R/C Flyers web site.
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Alan Yendle -
Atlanta
,
Georgia
-
USA
"Why do I like WWI models ?
Well for a start they don't have retracts! No, I just like to fly
biplanes and think that they are great subjects to model".
AMA# 433207
14 years in RC, 57 years building aeroplane models
7 years with WW I models
I/4 Scale Albatross C.1
from 1914. Built from enlarged D&B plans.
Sopwith Camel .
His current project is a 1/3rd Scale SE5a from scaled up plans by Dennis
Bryant.
It was started it in November 2003. Wing span will be 107 inches. It will be
covered in
Solartex and yes, also powered by a Quadra 75 with C&H ignition.
Conley Flyers, www.conleyflyers.com
BARCS, www.bcma.rcclubs.com
GMA, www.gmark.com
Southern Scale Warbird Association, http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9771/
World Miniature Warbirds Association www.wmwa.org
(Secretary of the WMWA)
EMail Alan
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Russ McKenzie -
Salem, South Carolina - USA
1/4
scale Balsa USA Pup
1/4
scale Proctor Albatross. Full Rib Stitching,
EMail
Russ
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Larry Cummings - Tewksbury, Massachusetts - USA
Flying WW1 since 2003
1/4 scale Sopwith Pup, 495 squadron.
(Balsa USA)
EMail Larry
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Daniel
(von Hammer) Brett - Georgetown, Texas - USA
"I have always been fascinated since I
was very little with old planes. I love the fabric and wood, all the
bracing wire and drag, the challenging flight characteristics, the crowd
appeal, the history, and the pilots. They just have such classic lines and
are probably more enjoyable to build than to fly sometimes. They present
such a challenge in modeling."
AMA#
39853
32 years Flying RC and WW1 ("Holy cow! - now that you make me
think about it")
Bleriot Type XI,1/6 scale kit by
Royal. (Built in 1989 and still flying!)
Future Plans: Too Many! Currently
he's building the VK trilogy of the Nieuport 17, Fokker Dr1, and Sopwith
Camel- all 1/6 scale. Then will follow with the old Top Flight Se5a in
1/6. Currently also building a 1/4Proctor Fokker D7 for a friend up in
Zionsville,
IN.
Next, the Pilot Nieuport 28 in 1/6 and kits will be done (although he is
tempted by the Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter by Proctor). Then, move into scratchbuilding planes again. (Gotta get these kits out of the way!). He would
like to design a kit someday.
Daniel is also the new owner of Williams
Brothers Model Products.
Lone
Star Aeronuts
EMail
Brett
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