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Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane
Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane

Megow PERKY PLAN + PARTS PATTERNS to Build an Old Time UC Speed Model Airplane

$ 10

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Non-Domestic Product: No
  • Condition: New
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • Brand: MEGOW Models
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    I AM NOT SELLING A KIT
    ,
    only a new, full-size copy of a kit
    PLAN
    &
    parts
    patterns
    to build a 1945 Megow Models
    PERKY
    UC speed model. As you can see from the pictures, this comes from my original vintage blueprint.
    In the late 1940s, following World War II, model engines soon became available and GIs came home to enjoy building models again. Megow models were some of the best kits to become available at that time.
    Pop often talked about getting a
    BANTAM SPECIAL
    kit when he was a boy and the enjoyment of using it for one of his Ohlsson & Rice .23s. That model is still hanging in the ceiling of the workshop.
    In time Megow came out with the
    PERKY
    ,
    which did not feature the heavy, precarved fuselage halves
    . It, too, called for a Bantam .19. The fuselage was planked with sheet balsa that produced a much lighter model. Over the years there have been many speed and distance contests with all participants building a
    PERKY
    . Some years back there was even a "postal" contest for
    PERKY
    flyers where everyone certified his speed and distance obtained on a specific size fuel tank and mailed in the results. Yes, those were the days!
    The picture of the battered
    PERKY
    (picture #6) was sent by a British customer who found it in an estate sale and was restoring it to its original glory.
    My last picture is of both the
    PERKY
    plan and the
    BANTAM SPECIAL
    plan to show how identical they are (except for a carved fuselage on the
    BANTAM SPECIAL
    ). Also, see the
    PERKY
    parts patterns sheet peeking out on the left side of the picture.
    As a
    BONUS
    I include an excellent bio on Mat Kania, Megow Model Corporation chief engineer and Perky designer.
    YOU ARE PURCHASING A NEW COPY OF THE
    PLAN
    ,
    PARTS
    PATTERNS
    &
    ASSEMBLY
    INSTRUCTIONS
    +
    BONUS
    FOR THE MEGOW CLASSIC
    PERKY
    , FOLDED IN A MANILA ENVELOPE.