The Aircraft Models of john ernst
HomeWHAT'S NEW?Ace McCoy's TrainerAichi D3A1 'Val'Brewster BuffaloChilton DW.1Curtiss SB2C HelldiverCurtiss SBC-4 HelldiverDouglas SBD- 3 DauntlessFairchild F24 C8AFairchild PT-19Grumman TBM AvengerGrumman G-23 "Delfin"Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BHeath MidwingHoward GH-2 NightingaleKocherigin - Gurevich TSh-3Laird Super SolutionLockheed OrionMitsubishi J2M3 RaidenMitsubishi Ki-30 "Ann"Nakajima Ki-84 "Frank"North American O-47ARepublic P-47N ThunderboltSolar MS-1Sopwith PupSopwith TriplaneVought OS2U KingfisherVought SB2U VindicatorWaco SRE

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Here's a picture of me winding the "Ace McCoy's Trainer" for the 'Fiction Flyer' event at the FAC contest in Wawayanda, NY in October, 2009. The plane went on to place third in the event.  
 
 

 
 
Stick and tissue model planes have been part of my life since I was 8 or 9 years old, and after the typical hiatus for girls, cars, college and kids, I came back to the hobby in my early 40's. Now, several years later, I've built quite a few planes. My interests are mostly military and civilian planes through WWII. By profession, I'm an architect, and little did I know how much of an influence building models in my youth would have on my future career.
 
These are some photos of the free flight model airplanes I've built over the years.
 
I 'host' a couple of YAHOO groups that focus on FF modeling. One is the "Free Flight Cookup" group:
 
 and another is "dimescale", focusing on small scale FF models.
 
 If you're interested in finding out more about these groups, please follow the links above.
 
I'll be adding and changing models here on a regular basis, so check back often.
 
Enjoy.
 
john ernst -
nov.-07

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This is my current project - an 18" span Vought OS2U Kingfisher built using the 1/24 scale Dave Diels plans. Follow this link to see construction progress...

 
 
 
This is the project I recently finished.  It's the Dave Diels laser cut kit of the SBD Dauntless. You can see photos of this project by following this link:    SBD Dauntless
 
 
 
 

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 Questions or comments? You can send me e-mail at:
jjernst@verizon.net