> > > >>2 20Bs would probably be more apropriate for a say 7/8 scale P-38. Doesn't
     > > > cost anything to dream. Maybe someday...<<
     > > >
     > > > I did a quick scaled sketch of the P-38L a few years ago, and stuck a scaled
     > > > figure representing myself in the cockpit...about 4/5 was as small as I
     > > > would go and not look like I was sitting ON the nose! <G>  Also, a quick
     > > > calculation determined that possibly two 13bs could do it at that
     > > > scale...especially if the fuselage was kept light by using those fantastic
     > > > new materials, fiberglass, epoxy and foam!
     > > >
     > > > Wonder how much Burt charges to redesign a classic in fiberglass? ;-)
     > > >
     > > > Harley
     > > >
     > > > Doing it right is no excuse for
     > > >    not meeting the schedule
     > > >                              _
     > > >         Harley Dixon          \
     > > > ------------------------------ \    |
     > > >  --- www.AgelessWings.com --- I<=====>
     > > > ------------------------------ /    |
     > > >                              _/

     > Burt has develped a pipeline into the government
     >  trough, so the answer is probably like the old
     > yacht story, if you have to ask-----". However,
     > if you contacted Rich at CI Composites, or Steve
     > and Chuck at Composites Unlimited a rough guess
     > would be somewhere between $200K and $300k for
     > a set of parts and molds. - Just to put a rough
     > dollar sign on dreams - Vance
     > --

     Obviously blue foam mold-less construction is the only way to go for
     a one off.

     Paul Lamar

For that price, I'll deliver a flying aircraft.
Chris
http://www.microcosman.com

Check Chris's web site. He is not kidding. He is doing it!

Paul Lamar
 
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