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The Glenn Torrance Models Site has nice pics and a little writeup.
He's at FLYGTM dot COM
Here's what he had to say....
Sept 14th. I just returned from the Rhinebeck event in upper New York state. The weather was a little unique this year, for the first day or so, cold and rain... Although, we did get some flying in on Saturday and Sunday turned out to be a bright sunny day of full flying. Overall, fun was had by all. I was glad to meet a lot of you and see so many lovely WW1 subjects. Rhinebeck makes a marvelous back drop for this event. Even the full scale guys were impressed with this first photo which shows a working 3rd scale Gnome 160 rotary engine. The engine was built by the genius of Ray Williams. The crowd was in awe when Ray demonstrated the engine. Just a masterpiece that words can't describe. Sorry but Ray does not make these engines for sale, just likes to make one for his own satisfaction, which we really appreciate his dedication. A few more photos show more details. Following that, the next two photos show a rare model done by Rich Feroldi which is this 3rd scale Ansaldo bi-plane. Powered by a Quadra 100 and weighing in at 48lbs, Rich reports it flies and handles very well. I guess that is why he took it to Top Gun this year. We see a Mick Reeve's model now and then, which this next photo shows a lovely 3rd scale Camel. A lot of real nice detail in this model. The next photo shows the overall runway size of Rhinebeck from the full scale planes all the way back to the r/c pilot tents; to the left of all this are the museum buildings. Following this photo is a good looking Nieuport bi-plane sporting the "Buy Bonds" poster on the lower wing. Balsa USA hawk their goodies near the front entrance. They were quite busy over the weekend and actually took my sponsored Best WW1 award for their new DH4 model. Congrat guys. Here's another rather seldom seen model, a BE-2. Looks quite nice just basking in the sun. I did mention a new announcement at the show. This is my tent and the new 3rd scale Fokker D7 prototype for the upcoming kit. Yes, that light green color matches the D7 in the USAF museum. I will be doing that subject. You can also see some SE5a parts as well as a wicker basket seat which will be used in a future kit. The last two photos sum up Rhinebeck this year as it is the centennial for the Bleriot, 1909 - 2009. This painting rested against the WW1 Aero / Skyways tent. The last photo shows Rhinebeck's original Bleriot which they ran up and down the runway. Still running after all these years. Next week I am off to the Dayton, Ohio Dawn Patrol. There we will have a lot of full scale planes and our models flying next to the USAF museum. Stop by and we can chat WW1. As always any comments or questions just email me. - Glenn
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