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My first airplane ride was in an Ercoupe. The ride was a present to me from my Dad on my tenth birthday. I have flown many times in many different aircraft since then, but the Ercoupe will always be special to me. I also have the Comet stick and tissue model (un-built) and a plastic version with solid windows by some Mexican company, I don't remember the brand. Nice job on your Ercoupe Mardinex!
Bob
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I like crisp & clean.
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Your plastic Ercoupe with solid windows was injected in Mexico by a company called Necomisa with the brand "Pegasus". This company injected several original Lindberg Line moulds, mostly the very old private and racer planes injected by Paul Lindberg with his partner Olsen. There came the name "O-Lin" and before that, "Varney" plastics, perhaps one of the first, injection moulded plastic kits available. Check "Oldmodelkits.com" You will find there a very interesting story of plastic kits development in our country. Keep your Ercoupe as a big treasure, a gem inside a safe box!!. It is today very expensive if you find one on Ebay or elsewhere. And I haven't heard from anyone owning the original moulds since Necomisa went out of business and some Lindberg models are today injected by a company called Round2 corporation and, apparently, they don't have these moulds. |
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1:1 Ercoupe for sale on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ERCOUPE-196...T/163199110389 Like so many others, this is a fascinating airplane, and popular for models. I've build a few over the years. The wing/fuselage join fairing was always difficult with stick and tissue models (imho!). And that laminated paper airplane....I remember building one of those (not a bomber) probably 1945 or so. Good enough for my imagination. I love these "way back" stories. I can always count on Don having a connection and something of interest to add. Jim B |
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Here is one I lettered a million years ago. It had just been repainted which is why it is not totally assembled. It earned its name by being stuck in a levee around Orland California.
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If I want to "paint" a card model, I just scan it and repaint it! (There are several Photoshop type softwares free just in case you don't want to pay the small fortune that PS costs!) |
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Fiddlers Green Ercoupe
This model is kept in my display case for interested visitors to hold and examine the simplistic paper modeling method.
The FG black and white parts page was scored on the back side with the help of a light table. The prop is now fixed; no longer spins; a disappointment for the younger folks. The model has not yellowed after years sitting on a shelf. It appears that the Krylon acrylic gloss final coat has held up well. BP |
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