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Forum: ARF or RTF
03-18-2012, 11:12 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Thanks Steff!

For those who are interested, I've started a build thread here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1612907 for this plane and I've already started some modifications....
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-22-2012, 12:19 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Steff, I guess you didn't get the Joke? :D Thanks for the pictures! I just got a brand new signed copy of "Those Incredible Gee Bees" this morning. Very educational video!

For my plane I'll also...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-19-2012, 11:00 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

˙ǝunʇɹoɟ ɐ ǝɯ ʇsoɔ pןnoʍ "ɹǝpun uʍop puɐן ǝɥʇ " ɯoɹɟ buıɥʇ ʎuɐ buıʎnq ˙ןןǝʍ sɐ uo ǝʇɐɯ oʇ sǝɔɐɟɹns ʇɐןɟ ǝʌɐɥ ʎǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ ǝɹns ǝʞɐɯ...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-18-2012, 07:57 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Here's a link a link with more pictures of Lowell Bayles and his aircraft. One day I'd like to see his memorial and place of rest. On the Gee Bee Z, I guess there was a stainless steel rod...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-17-2012, 02:05 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

I was looking around the web and I saw this. See pictures below:


I'm sure the Russians called the design their own, but it looks an awful like the Gee Bee- ya think?


Pete
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-15-2012, 02:51 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Yes the wheel pants looks to be slightly wider apart in the black and white pictures. My Gee Bee just arrived at my LHS and I'm picking it up this Tuesday at the latest, I expect my money to arrive...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-15-2012, 08:22 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

No problem. I study a lot of pictures and do a lot of reading when it comes to starting a project. I also ordered that VHS tape on "The fabulous Gee Bees."


What I read about the subject,...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-13-2012, 04:28 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

I found a couple more pictures to upload. I wrote a email to one of the museums yesterday that has a more accurate replica of the Gee Bee Z, and I asked them what type of props were used on the Gee...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-12-2012, 09:29 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

So true. And yes with that more powerful Wasp engine it was reported they did have that flutter problem. I read somewhere that when the Granville Brothers got the engine, Lowell Bayles won the coin...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-12-2012, 04:45 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Nice job on the gas gauge and the famous gas cap! It's still not known- I don't think, that the gas cap had anything to do with Lowell Bayles death during the speed record test. To me it looks as if...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-11-2012, 01:37 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Yes Duane, I tend to over do things. I'm a big fan of the Gee Bees, most Golden age, WWI and WWII German aircraft. I don't know if you've seen my work, but I really like "bashing" ARFs and kits and...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-11-2012, 02:24 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Must be the stock tires. :D





Hi Duane,

Yes I sent tailskid a PM a few days back and he wrote back telling me the same thing. I decided to order everything from my local hobby...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-10-2012, 05:30 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Oberst

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Any further updates on this aircraft? I'm about to order this aircraft today myself and "Bash it" to be more scale. The first thing I'm want to do is change out that tail wheel out for a scale wood...
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