The Build will start on September 16 2009 opening day for Reno 2009, and close on the closing day of Reno which should be on or close to September 19, 2010.
Now for the rules
AIR RACER CATEGORY
FIRST AND FOREMOST
HAVE FUN
1) Any piston driven aircraft that was or could have been raced from the Golden Age of air racing to present day air racing.
2) Jets will be allowed but only the type currently accepted at Reno in the jet class.
Any non afterburning jet with less than 15 degrees of wing sweep. Examples are Fouga Magister, North American T-2 Buckeye, Lockheed T-33 etc. Currently flying at Reno are an L-29 Delfin, L-39 Albatros, and a DeHaviland Vampire.
3) Fanatsy racers would have to meet rules 1 and 2 but will allow for your own paint scheme nose art and modifications. Make it your own dream racer guys.
4) Crossovers are allowed, but must have racer type markings and paint schemes.
5) Partcial builds will be allowed up to 40% complete to help get those dusty projects off the shelf.
6) Work in progress pictures are a MUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7) Misc, Stuff. Any scale, after market parts, kit bashing, out of box, scratch building, I guess the sky is the limit here will be allowed.
EXTREME AIR RACER CATEGORY
1) Any aircraft goes here, main thing is to have fun, get crazy if you like, and build your ultimate extreme air racer.
2) Crossovers are allowed, but must have racer type markings and paint schemes.
3) Partcial builds will be allowed up to 40% complete to help get those dusty projects off the shelf.
4) Work in progress pictures are a MUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUILD ROSTER
AIR RACER CATEGORY
Acmodeler01 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109E-3 with a Werner's Wings conversion kit to a Bf 109V14 Flown by Ernst Udet in 1937
Avadon 1/32 Original Design scratch build Orion XTP-71A Drawings on page 12
Bigfoot01
1/48 Accurate Minitures P-51C Bendix Racer. Race # 13 *FINISHED* Flown by Jackueline Cochran in the 1946 - 1948 Bendix Trophy Races. Build starts on page 19.
1/48 Accurate Minitures P-39Q Cobra.*FINISHED* Flown by Jack Woolams in the 1946 Thompson Trophy Race. Race # 75 Phoenix. Build starts on page 17.
Borg R3 MCO
1/72 Revell P-26 Race #6 highly modified *FINISHED* on 12/14/2009. Build starts on page 21
Daddy1
1/48 Modelcraft F-82G modified to an F-82R Race # 58 Tantrum *FINISHED* on 11/21/2010. Build starts on page 11.
Daddy1 and Daughter
Daddy1's Inspiration his Love Bug Emma
1/48 Revell AT-6 " Little Miss Magic" Race #03 *FINISHED* 8/14/2010 Build Starts on page 37.
Fermis
1/48 Hasagawa P-51D Race #77 *FINISHED* Build starts on page 14.
Hans von Hammer 1/48 Revell SNJ/T-6 racer TBA
Jeaton01
1/32 Lindberg Turner Special in 1939 markings. *FINISHED* Build starts on page 18.
Jmabx
1/48 Pegaso Howard Pete Race #37 *FINISHED* Build starts on page 32.
1/48 Academy Spitfire Fr Mk XIVe Cleveland Air Race 1949 *FINISHED* Build starts on page 9.
Jonny Roscoe Modified P-51D Strega Race #7
Kermit TBA
Kg4kpg
1/48 Monogram AT-6 (SNJ) Miss Behavin *FINISHED* on 10/2/2009. Build starts on page 9.
Lewbud 1/72 Eduard L-39 Albatros
MIflyer 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk. XVIe Raced at Elmdon in 1949
ModelFreak123 TBA
Mojodoctor 1/48 Hobbycraft Hawker Sea Fury
Red 13 Bar 1/48 Academy P-47D Bubble Top
Simpilot TBA
Vetteman42
1/48 Testers Travel Air Mystery Ship *FINISHED* on 7/24/10
1/48 Revell P-51D Miss America *FINISHED*
1/48 Testers Laird Solution *FINISHED* on 10/5/2009. Build starts on page 10.
Wingform84 TBA
UNLIMITED EXTREME CATEGORY
Fermis
1/48 Monogram F-15 *FINISHED* Race # 8 "HOLY MOSES" Build starts on Page 10.
Jeaton01 TBA
Vetteman42
1/48 Testers F-5 Race # 13 Dastardly Dreams *FINISHED* on 9/26/2010. Build starts on page 42.
Thanks to those who went to the trouble to created these for the group. Feel free to pick one up when you join the build.
