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The World’s Best Climate
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
TO BUILD MODEL AIRPLANES
Editor’s Note: Fifteen-year-old Ronnie Thorsen of Portland
has been bed-ridden most of his life with recurrent attacks of
rheumatic fever. But that hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm for
model airplane building which he does with such skill that last
year his plane, flown by a friend, took first place in the junior
division of the Plymouth International Model Plane Contest at
.Detroit against a field of several hundred contestants. With
plans for another entry this year, Ronnie tells in this series of
at clcs how to get started in one of the fastest growing hobbies
in n nation.
If fuselage is rounded, cover in
CHAPTER FOUR
small sections; apply wet tissue
Covering and Finishing
In building more advanced mod as above. After covering ail ol
el planes, nearly all designs make fuselage, give the whole a coat
use of covered wing and fuselage of dope. Individual small parts
rather than solid forms. The var of a plane such as doors and the
iations in designs used by mod panels are covered using the same
elers mean that this part of the technique.
A model needs no more covei-
building becomes one of the most
ing
than this and will probably
important things to master if you
fly
best
this way as each coating
want to really go places in model
plane making. Good covering and of dope adds weight. Should you
finishing means a lot when your want to color your model, apply
planes are entered in contests. one or two coats of color dope,
Judging is based on appearance pinning each surface as before
to prevent warping. If your mod
as well as flyability.
el
has too dull a finish to suit
Flying scale designs, which are
more or less my specialty, re you, add a last coat of clear
quire a lot of little details which dope. Keep in mind that each coat
call for as much patience as skill. of dope may cut down the flight
Patience is something I’ve had performance of your plane.
For just a word regarding fin-
to develop while being shut in
ishes
on all balsa models, you
much of the time.
should first apply a coat of stand
When you have been working
ing sealer. After this dries, sand
on a design and have built it up
smooth and apply a second coat
to where the final covering and
of sealer. After again sanding
finishing is to take place, it seems
smooth, the surface is ready for
like it’s what point where your
color doping. One clear coat of
interest is just about at the
lacquer as a finish gives a gloss,
peak. Only when the craft is
Something to keep in mind as
about to be sent skyward on its
far as finish is concerned is that
first trip will you have more an
fuels used in gas-powered engines
xious moments.
w ill in many cases ruin a pointed
Several materials may be used surface. Keep fuels away from
to cover the majority of built-up them unless you want tc re-paint.
models. Various types of papers,
In dressing up your plane for
silks, and fabrics are in general appearances sake, there are many
use. Occasionally, even the am desirable decals available. Num
bitious modeler may hack into bering, authentic trademarks, de
some nylon article belonging to signs and decorations are avail
the women of the family, and if able through your model dealer,
he can get away with it, produce individuality may be shown by ap
a tough cover which will stand a plying your own painted designs
lot ot abuse*. I lowever, there are il you are so talented.
some standard procedures that
It is a little difficult to cover
will hold for most covering jobs. such a wide subject
model
Here are stome steps which I plane making in such a brief way '
find work well for me. One of as thousands of words and de
the first things is to study your tailed instructions are being
covering tissue; notice, , if it is printed each month in the many i
paper, that it
with the model and hobby magazines. 11
grain. Always apply tissue with
have been tlying to give my own
the grain running lengthwise of re-actions to plane building and
model and spanw is»' on wings. ofler a few things that have
Hrst cut paper to approximate worked for me.
size of part to be covered. A
little large is safer and allows
some leaway in working.
Lay your tissue on work table
We wish to express our heart
and spray with water. A window
felt thanks to all who extended
spray bottle can be adapted very
their comfort, sympathy and help
will lor this. Now, heavily dope
in our bereavement, when our
edges of surface to be covered
little daughter, sister and grand
and apply paper while still wet.
daughter was taken from us.
being careful not to tear it. Pull
Mr. and Mrs. Lanty Huffman.
tissue as tightly as possible with-
Vonda Lee Huffman,
out injury.
comes a
Dennis Huffman,
important step. If the piece be
Grandma Pointer.
ing worked on is a wing, stabi
lizer or rudder, pin h down to
your working board until it dries
or it will be sure to warp. Then
Bids will be received for driv
while it is still secured to board,
ing school bus for District No. 23,
apply a coat of dope on the top bidder to furnish bus. Route will
side. After this has dried, unpin
run from junction of county and
the piece and turn over to repin
Mat lock roads, 3.5 miles and
and do[>e on the other side. Now,
from junction of north bank road
for example, if you are working
and Comstock driveway, 1.5 miles.
on a wing, unpin it and turn it Bus to seat 12 pupils. Bids will
over again. Pin trailing edge of
be opened August 9. at 8 p. m.
one wing half down on board. Address al bids to H. J. Sparks,
Dope, watch, and adjust with the
Clerk. School District. No. 23,
hands as it dries to avert warp. Brookings, Ore.
22-2*
Then repeat on the other wing
half.
Read Pilot class ads it pays!
Rebekahs Decide
Float Picture Will
Be Tinted For Hall
Second July meeting of Topaz
Rebekah lodge was held Tues
day evening. Noble Grand Rita
Tierce appointed her committees
lor this term with the following
being named:
Good of the Order — Harriett
Stephenson.
Community Service
Verna
Mendenhall.
Cards—Dolly Brainard.
Flow'ers—Ethel Frazier.
Azalea Festival Representative
—Harriett Stephenson.
Lily Blossom Time Represen
tative—Grace Zirbel.
It was decided to obtain a big
photograph of the Odd Fellows
and Rebekah float in the Lily
Blossom Time parade, and Nellie
Bush offered to tint it so that
it can be framed to hang in the
hall.
A vote of thanks was given to
Jack Kinney for building tlw
new dish cupboard in the kitchen,
a needed improvement. It was
also voted to assist the Odd Fel
lows at their dance this Satur
day, when they are trying to
raise funds for regalia.
A box containing yarn, crochet
thread, quilt scrap pieces and
other materials for the usp of
the ladies in the Odd Fellows
home at Portland will be sent
soon, so that they will have them
in time to make Christmas pres
ents.
Following the meeting, refresh
ments of sandwiches and coffee
were served by Bonnie Teeming,
Billie Flynn and Adelia Hassett.
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1949
vention Cavalcade” to be pre
sented Friday night, Aug. 5, at
the state fairground as a feature
of the 31st annual convention of
the Legion will be Eddie Dean,
popular western picture star and
recording artist, and ‘Cheeta,”
the famed movie monkey in “The
Little Circus.” Along with Cheeta
will be Tato, the clown, who
will present “Robert,” the com-
edy mule and “Spotty” the most
beautiful Shetland pony.
The next feature of interest to
delegates and the general public
will be the grand convention pa
rade slated for downtown Salem
at 7 p. m. The parades and air
show will be free to the public.
The convention will wind up
on Saturday, August 6, with the
election and installation of offi
cers in the House of Represen
tatives.
The two-hour outdoor show
will follow a day-dong program
of feature events that begins at
1:30 with the Junion Legiokana
parade. At 3 p. m. the world-fa
mous U. S. navy “Blue Angels”
will present a program of pre
cision flying and aerial acrobatics
in F8F Gumman “Bearcast” at
Salem airport.
Harry Payne w’as called to
Grants Pass the first of the w’eek
by the death of his wife’s moth
er. He returned Tuesday and will
be joined by his family soon.
Mrs. Frank Waldien is conva
lescing at home after undergoing
a major operation at the Seaside
hospital, Crescent City, earlier
this month.
Entertainment Will
Feature Legion
Convention, Salem
Local News Items
Telephone
expansion
doesn’t just
HAPPEN”
Money for telephone expansion
can come only from investors . . . every
day people who put their money into tele
phone stocks and bonds.
The money you pay for telephone service must be used only
to meet expenses and pay a fair return to these investors for
their confidence in your telephone company’s business ability.
Thus, the wave of telephone expansion programs through
out the country means more than just better telephone service.
It is a thrilling example of continuing faith in the American
free system in all forms of business.
SALEM American Legion con
vent headquarters here stated
that top attractions at the “Con-
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