sahartman21

The version with the new tail was flown on Saturday.

The model took a small amount of up elevator to take off and flew great.

The attachment below shows the upgraded horizontal and vertical stabilizer surfaces.

sahartman21

During a recent race in Phoenix my Napier got a few more scars of courage. Sorry Dan.

One of the nice things about a conventional kitted model is that they can be fixed.

The following pictures shows the progress on the repairs.

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Despite my best efforts to destroy it, the model will live another day to race again.

Ricko1

Glad to see that she will race again and this thread is alive. I love the sleek look of these models.
I have just finished building a P47 kit and the Napier is next. Will have a small break from building but the next time we get some bad weather I will dust her off and get stuck into it.

cheers,

Rick

sahartman21

I will be awaiting pictures.

kane

NO need to be sorry. Stuff Happens! Mine is under re-construction as well. Mine is a full composite model and I am employing the same techniques. They too can be repaired. I replaced the rudder with a wood version. And I replaced the stabs with new. Eddie Jump and I had a similar landing mishap a few years back and that airplane flew again as well. Everything is fixable within reason.

Glad to see it back together and ready again.

DK