Antique Flyer - SAM 27

Antique FlyerAMA CHAPTER #108January Chapter MeetingBy John CarlsonOur new President, Rod Persons, ablychaired our first meeting of the new year.A full agenda occupied the 26 attendeesuntil 10:30 p.m. Former President, RoccoFerrario, was unable to attend so it was ado-it-yourself installation of officers, President Rod Persons, Vice President TimYounggren and continuing Secretary /Treasurer John Carlson.Some of our infrequent, but illustrious,attendees included Bob and Mrs. Munndown from Yuba City and Fred Terzianand Bill Vanderbeek up from the SouthBay. Good to see you!! A special welcome to Janina Robinson who joinedSArv127.The introduction period required eachattendee to briefly describe his/her newmodeling projects for 1995. About 101/4A nostalgia models are planned.Other projects included several 1/2 ATexaco, rubber and CO2 models, BobMunn is honing his diesel skills with aPowerhouse doing 21 minutes on 24cc offuel. Park Abbott's big project is to fix theleaks in his workshop roof.present who had previously paid or paidduring the meeting. All agreed and RaffleMeis- er, Tim Molsberry, did the honor.RAFFLE PRIZESJoh!':',Carlson reported that the Club haspurchased a number of prizes for themonthly raffle. They include:3-Cox .020 Tee engines w/props2-Tower digital Mini-tachometers1-4" dial caliper (.002" dial)These total about 195.00. Jerry Rochais also arranging to purchase some of thebutton dethermalizer timers for prizes. Inaddition we will also have an Ace RICreceiver for a prize.The disposition of the several modelingitems donated by Joanne Mathieu (listedin the January issue of the Antique Flyer)wes discussed. Steve Rem!!'!gto!'!suggested a silent auction. It was agreedthat Steve would review the items andestablish a minimum bid for each itemand present this at the February meeting.It was tentatively agreed that the clubwould purchase the major electric items(Futaba radio, battery charger, motor Iprop, Eclipse glider kit and seven cellNicad battery) as a package for the yearend raffle prize. The final decisionregarding how to proceed and theallocation of colleCted monies to theJUNIOR OLD TIMERSJunior Old Timer program will bediscussed at the February meeting.Since it was a school night and examslooming in the near future, Junior OldTimers attendance was limited to ScottSeronello. How do you do it Scott?LAWN MOWERRod Persons and Tim Younggren aresponsoring one or two juniors with 1/2ATexaco projects and hope to have themattend future meetings.OLD BUSINESSDues. The 1995 dues are payable. Bythe end of the meeting we had a total of45 paid members. As an incentive,President Rod Persons, suggested that afree raffle ticket be given to each memberIssue 150February 1995The Club's power lawn mover was in thecustody of Gene Mathieu and is presentlystored in his shop. It needs a new home.A volunteer with a pickup or trailer andstorage space to keep the mower isneeded. Ed Hamler agreed to check tosee if it might be possible to store it in theDomaine Chandon shed near theLakeville flying site.INSURANCERod Persons has reviewed recentcorrespondencereceived from the AMAPage 1and Sport Flyers regarding insurancecoverage. His recommendation is tocontinue with AMA only. Carrying of twopolicies only leads to complications if aclaim is made. The members agreed tothis recommendation.MECA COLLECTOMembers were reminded of the MECAwinter collecto scheduled for Saturday,February 18, 1995 at the Oakland AirportWestern Aerospace Museum. In an effortto sell more of the 0 & R T-shirts anddecals, Jerry Rocha will work with RoccoFerrario to have them available at one ofthe tables. Jerry will also take the GeneMathieu Dynajet engine to see whatinterest it may attract.SAM SURVEYSAM President, Don Bekins reported thathe had received about twenty responsesto the survey sheet published in theFebruary issue of SAM Speaks. Verypreliminary results indicate a 4 to 1margin against eliminating the GrandChampions awards at the SAM Champsand for continuing to allow glow enginesin the events. Also, there appears to be agood number of "crossover" (Free flight &R.C.) flyers. Western Vice President EdHamler has sent a letter to all westernSAM chapters encouraging response tothe survey questionnaire of all chaptermembers, whether or not they belong toSAM National.ANTIQUE FLYERAs the editors, Melanie and I want tothank SAM 27 members for all theencouragement and kind words about thepublication of the newsletter. We areonly humbly following in the footsteps ofthe former editor who laid the groundworkand has gone on to bigger and betterthings. Last, but not least, it would beimpossible to put together the newsletterwithout the wonderful minutes andguidance provided by John Carlson

Antique FlyerFEBRUARY MEETINGThe February meeting will be held again atthe Napa Redwood Middle School (see theDecember, 1994 issue of the Antique Flyerfor the map). Featured speakers will beChuck Dorsett and Rodger Gregory of theOakland Cloud Dusters. Chuck will speakabout Wakefield models and Rodger willspeak about Old Time rubber in general.Bring indoor models to fly in the gym (if weare lucky) or in the smaller auditorium.February 1995the Sal Tabi designed Starduster-Xpowered by the Cox Tee Dee .049 or .051engine. The event will be held at eachNCFFC contest during 1995. Twenty plusentries are expected. Bill handed out aflyer giving details. Anyone desiring moreinformation, phone Bill at (415) 949-3366.TECHNICALPRESENTATIONRay McGowan gave his long-awaitedpresentation on home-grown decals.Using the method described, fuel proofDirections to the school are: north ondecals(either in black and white or color)Highway 29 through Napa, left onofanysizecapable of being reproduced byR dwood Road (first light after Lincolna copy machine, can be made. SourcesOverpass), 2nd right onto Carol Drive, rightfor the decals can be illustrations, logosonto Oxford. Ferrario's room is #C4.from kits or plans, magazineadvertisements, or anything which can beconveniently copied. Ray made thecolored pirate decal for his BuccaneerRaffle Prizes - This is a reminder that themodel (which was shown at one of lastFebruary meeting agenda will includeyear's meetings) by copying an illustrationdLsc1!ssiQn oo.Jhe selection of prizes fOL(in.black and white) from a library book.the major raffles of 1995, specifically, theRay's artistic wife, Texie, tinted the blackCrash & Bash, year-end and the Junior Old and white illustration with acrylic paint.Timer. Bring your ideas.Then, on to Kinko's for a color copy. Youcan make your own copy using india ink onVellum drafting paper. The next step wasto place the copy face up and give it three(not more than four) coats of LiquitexFred Terzian has been talking to BobAcrylic Gel Medium using a very fine brushMunson the developer of the button timers.allow to dry thou roughly between coats.According to Fred, Bob was somewhatThe Liquitex product is available at mostsurprised at the wide acceptance of hisart and craft stores. Be sure to get theproduct and the number of suggestionsgloss, not the matte product. Thinningreceived to improve and expand itsshould not be required. If it does appearapplications. Changes based onnecessary, use water very sparingly. Allowexperience and suggestions are into dry at least four hours or overnight.progress. Fred displayed a couple of handNext, dip the copy in warm water forlaunch/catapult/glidersutilizing the timers.several minutes and then place it faceBoth had skewed hinge lines on thedethermalizer actuated elevator. The skew down on a piece of glass. The paperbacking should now be peeled off. If itinsures that the glider will spin out of strongdoes not peel readily, use a wetted, softthermals where the conventional pop-uprag on the fingertip and gently rub offtail may not be sufficient. Ray McGowansections of the paper backing until only theadvised there is a way to modify the timerLiquitexcoated image remains. Removeto provide fuel shut-off and DT. He hasthe decal from the glass and allow to drydiscussed this with Bob Munson. Call Rayovernight. The decal is now ready to applyif you want more information.to the model. It may be trimmed close tothe image - extremely close trimming is notnecessary as the transparent Liquitex isalmost invisible. Determine the exactposition by trial on the model, then give theback of the decal one coat of gel (half andBill Vanderbeek announced that he ishalf with water) and place it in position.sponsoring a one-design contest featuringWith a rag or sponge, squeegee out anyNEW BUSINESSBUTTON TIMERSStarduster-X One-DesignContestPage 2bubbles or excess gel. The decal is quitetough and is not likely to be damaged. Raysaid decals can also be made on a copymachine using a product called Chart Pack(available at some art stores) and printingon it with a copy machine. However, theresult is not fuel-proof. Thanks, Ray, for avery interesting and informativepresentation.SHOW & TELLEarl Hoffmandemonstrateda balsastripper he had recently purchased fromRay Harlan of Wayland, Massachusetts.The stripper is about two feet in length andhas an adjustable, rigid metal fencepositioned by two micrometer screws. Thebalsa is securely fastened to the base, thefence adjusted and a cutter moved alongthe fence to strip the balsa. The cuttermay be a #11 X-acto blade, but Earlprefers a star razor blade (if you can findsome). Earl says he can strip to .015" orless. However, it will not handle 1/4" thick,15# baisa.--.Nick Sanford showed a battery chargerhe is working on using plans in theNovember, 94 Model Builder article. Errorsin the article required Nick to contact PhilBernhardt (Model Builder Editor). Thecharger is designed to charge one to sixnicad cells at an adjustable rate of 0 - 500m.a. from a 12 volt supply. When Nickgets all of the bugs exterminated, perhapshe will demonstrate it at a future meeting.Tim Younggren exhibited his entry for the1/4A nostalgia free flight gas (1995 SAMproject). It is a Sal Tabi Brooklyn Dodger,beautifully constructed and covered inTim's trademark yellow and black lightsilkspan. The model features a buttontimer DT, a K&B fuel cut-off and weighs inat 3.8 ounces.Bill Vanderbeekdescribed a method forforming propeller blades. After soaking inwater and strapping to the form with gauzestrips, it is placed in a microwave oven andcooked (on high?) for 1 1/2 minutes,allowed to cool and, cooked again foranother two one-minute periods with acooling interval between. Do not cook toolong or it will burn. Bill doesn't know why,but he thinks the prop holds its shapebetter when microwaved than when it isheated in a conventional oven.