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| Finally after 13 years I have a Sherpa! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 24 2018, 01:09 AM (308 Views) | |
| Aaron_w | May 24 2018, 01:09 AM Post #1 |
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I don't have many "grail kits", but I just got my hands on one of them. I've been after an Aeroclub C-23A Sherpa since at least 2005. On a whim I put Sherpa into an Ebay search, and there it was and only $23 (+ another $23 shipping). $46 isn't a bad price, as I recall retail was $80-100 in 2005. It arrived this morning. ![]() The terror will begin this fall, I've not had much luck working with vacform in the past. |
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| Chuck1945 | May 24 2018, 03:31 AM Post #2 |
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So is it congratulations and condolences? Always nice to scratch a long time 'want' off the list
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Chuck Eastern WA, USA Finished 2018: Eduard Spitfire IXc, VIII, Monogram/Starfighter BFC-2 On the active bench: Eduard Bf 110C, Hasegawa B-24D, SH P-40E | |
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| Mark Schynert | May 24 2018, 08:41 AM Post #3 |
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That looks like fun! And all the worst parts of making a vac are obviated by the white metal and the injection bits. Piece a'cake
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| RayS | May 24 2018, 11:03 AM Post #4 |
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Nice work Aaron, would love to find one of those as cheap. |
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| J.C. Bahr | May 24 2018, 04:09 PM Post #5 |
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Not my thing, but happy for ya!
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J.C. Bahr "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" - Leonard Nimoy | |
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| Steve N | May 24 2018, 09:27 PM Post #6 |
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Looks like you've got a fair bit of work ahead, but the basics seem to be there. Some years ago Duncan Aviation in Kalamazoo had a maintenance contract with the Army for their Sherpas. I used to see one or two on the ramp on a regular basis. SN |
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| renscho | May 25 2018, 12:44 AM Post #7 |
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I hope it has a windscreen bit... Congratulations! |
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| SkyKing | May 25 2018, 01:47 AM Post #8 |
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Congrats! I was able to score one as well last year, but I think I paid a bit more. Mine's going to be built as the United Commuter civil 330 I once rode. It's a nice kit. |
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Michael McMurtrey IPMS-USA #1746 IPMS-Canada #1426 Carrollton, TX | |
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| dknights | May 25 2018, 04:03 AM Post #9 |
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The court of LAST RESORT!
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Nice. Any idea how you are going to paint it and what markings? |
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David M. Knights Fortes fortuna adiuvat 14 Finished: Special Armor V-2, Airfix P-51 15 Finished: SBS Gladiator engine 16 Finished: Brengun C2 Wasserfall, Merit SS-N-2 Styx, World's smallest diorama, Airfix Hurricane. 17 Finished: Japanese Carrier Deck, 18 Finished: NONE The bench:Platz T-33, Trump. T-34/85, Meng F-106, Airfix P-51 #2, Airfix P-40 Revell MiG-21F-13, Ace Citroen V-11 | |
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| jvenables | May 25 2018, 07:57 AM Post #10 |
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Quick, get it built & almost finished so that Special Hobby or Azur can announce a new tool injection molded kit and we can all have one. That aside, I have to admit that I never knew Aeroclub did one of these. Good score. |
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James from Brisbane, Australia Now living in Laos Nil illegitimi carborundum | |
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| Aaron_w | May 26 2018, 12:24 AM Post #11 |
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The windscreen is there, but in a bag taped inside the fuselage so not in the photo. That had me concerned when I first opened the box. I'm waiting until the fall when things slow down so I have fewer distractions. Chucks congratulations / condolences is quite appropriate. For years my ebay searches have been a combination of relief / disappointment. No more excuses... I'm going to do it as a US Forest Service smokejumper plane. They use one at the Redding, CA jump base so I was able to get a bunch of photos of their plane, inside and out. With SH's CASA, the Sherpa is the only major smoke jumper aircraft without a readily available kit.
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| dixieflyer | May 26 2018, 01:17 AM Post #12 |
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That's going to be awesome Aaron. Warren |
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