anyone know what this model is?

[donanton]

its an approxametly 3' ww2 destroyer that has the parts in the box to make it drive in circles, figure 8's, etc
i think it was a revell

and it had instructions on how to make it fully rc :eek:

[Ghost 2501]

is it the blue devil?

[Massey]

Yea sounds like the Blue Devil and it is a Linburg kit if I remember right.

[patmat2350]

it can only be the Lindberg "Blue Devil" Fletcher!

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXY662&P=7

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lindyfletcher/

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[der kapitan]

You're right, Pat. I built one for R/C a long time ago, and I remember the plastic pushrods and bellcranks that were included. Rather ingenious for the time---.

[patmat2350]

You're right, Pat. I built one for R/C a long time ago, and I remember the plastic pushrods and bellcranks that were included. Rather ingenious for the time---.

I call it the "Rube Lindberg" mechanism.

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[der kapitan]

I call it the "Rube Lindberg" mechanism.

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Yes, Pat, that's a good description of it. Though it could become really animated, with turning turrets, etc., I never made it up that way. :)

I think it's from the mid/late 1970's. At least that's when I built it---. ;)

[donanton]

american hobby center in north bergen nj sells them

[misfitsailor]

I converted one to R/C a couple of years ago but quickly retired it to display due to having very little freeboard aft. I ran dual motors and a single, centered rudder.

[Ghost 2501]

getting swamped too easily????

most of my ships have a 2" freeboard, wouldnt like to have much less than that