Mister Mulligan Dumas Rubber Power Build
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ต.ค. 2022
- The original “Mister” Mulligan (Howard DGA-6) was specifically designed and built in the USA to win a 1935 cross country air race. It won that race and a second air race in the same year.
I found this Dumas kit with a 17.5 inch wingspan in a local hobby store. I made a few minor modifications including some extra strengthening to the wing, fuselage and cowling. I also added control surfaces and made them adjustable with the use of light bendable wire hinges (the wire is glued in place and made from garbage bag twist ties, works really well). I made my own windshield template from paper and adjusted it to fit before cutting out the shape from the clear plastic provided. Some of the decals were scanned and printed on tissue. The balance was just right without making any adjustments and the finished weight came in at 40g. This was a fun model to build although I would not recommend it for a beginner as I found it challenging to keep the box style fuselage straight and square. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I've loved this plane since I first saw it 60 years ago . Got a unopened kit sitting on the workbench waiting for me to get off the couch .
Ya it is cool looking with that big radial and blistered cowling!
built some guillows as a kid. their flight could be best described as powered flight into terrain.
if i could build a balsa that pretty i'd never fly it, ever.
appreciate the toons as well. my time was well spent! thx
Thanks! She has a nice spot on my bookshelf, but she'll get in the air someday.
Very cool build and my favorite airplane of all time. The pilot who won the 1935 Thompson Trophy race was Harold Neumann, an aviation mentor of mine. Harold had a Monocoupe he painted identical to the Howard DGA6 he called "Little Mulligan".
Yes, this plane definitely has a unique personality. It is really cool looking like some other designs of this era. I didn't know any of the history of this plane when I bought this kit (it was just the cheapest kit in the pile at the hobby shop, and the box art is not what I would call inspiring). After a little research, I discovered the really interesting story of Mister Mulligan and the Thompson Trophy . That's VERY cool the connection you had with Harold Neumann! Thanks for your interest in this video and for leaving a comment!
In Finland sixty years ago there was a Mulligans Rubberpowered plans in one book. Translation from word Famous was misleading giving a idee that multible units were build. Later I learned that only one exsample was build but it was a Famous. Now of course there is a several replicas. I have a photo myself standing in front to EAAs. Mr. Mulligan.
Yes an interesting history to this plane. Nice to see people building and flying the replicas. Thanks for your comment!
Nice build!
It would likely be a good candidate for an RC conversion.
Happy flying!
Thank you for sharing the build with us all and posting this video!
Please have an excellent and awesome day!
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I think there is a a larger version of this kit with a 30 inch wing span, that would probably make an easier RC conversion than this smaller model. Thanks for your interest!
@@punkworkschannel If you know where I can find these kits, I would sure appreciate a link or a website address, or a phone number, thank you!
Please have an excellent and awesome day!
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@@mikecarbone828 www.dumasproducts.com/?product_cat=plane-kits www.guillow.com/
Always loved that plane. Great job!
It is a cool design. You have some super nice builds on your channel and thanks for the comment!
@@punkworkschannel thanks. I’ll have to pick up one of those kits. I have quite a few rubber powered kits stashed away. I’ve just been on an RC kick for a while.
Very nice build. I actually have this plane in my build pile, as well as two sizes of a Staggerwing from Dumas
Thanks, this was a fun build. The Staggerwing looks cool!
wow. just wow! when i built guillows as a kid this is how i hoped they'd turn out. having no idea of trimming the airframe, their flight could best be described as power flight into terrain. lol awesome skill set PW.
Yup, me too! I did have fun building this one. Thanks for watching!
Great build, and tunes!
Thanks! Glad you liked the video.
It’s such a beautiful little airplane!❤🥰
Ya, the 1930s design style of this plane has just a really cool look! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful job, bro!
This was a fun build, Thanks!
Excellent craftsmanship, nice details and great video!,
Thanks for posting,
Happy Flights ✈!
Yes, at some point I will have to see if this thing actually flies. Thanks!
Gorgeous!
Thanks for watching!
Great job.
Thanks! That was a fun kit to put together.
Fantastic work 👏
Thanks! had fun building this kit.
DGA stands for Damn Good Aircraft.
Constructed by Ben Howard 😎
I think that's true, this aircraft design just looks cool!
Nice job looks great .
Thanks!
NICE!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! THANKS!!
Thanks!
Great vid and the finished model looks impressive- could be a box cover for the kit! Well done- FSM
Thanks FSM, had fun building this one.
Lovely job, I have the Halls Bulldog, from the same range, sitting here waiting for attention,
if I can make it look half as good as yours I'll be happy..
The Bulldog is a really interesting looking plane, I'm starting to discover how cool these planes form the 1930s are. Good luck with your build and thanks for the comment!
Now, let’s see it fly
I'll post a video when she gets in the air. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful! You're getting us (my five year old and I)all excited to build one! Thanks!
Great! They are a lot of fun to build and a great way to learn some new skills that are useful outside of model building. Thanks for watching!
BEAUTIFUL Howard DGA-6!!!! I've NEVER tried a Dumas Kit. I might give that PT-19 kit of their's whirl.
Thanks! Ya, this kit was a lot of fun to put together, I'd like to try another from Dumas as well.
Designed by Pat Tritle, Dumas makes nice kits. Their 30" series are excellent for converting to RC Park scale.
I have several kits stashed for later.
good job...👍❤
Thanks!
Well you sure did a beautiful job on building that Mulligan!
Have you flown her yet?
I've just completed the same walnut scale Fokker Eindecker, it balanced well also, just need to add the motor and test fly.
Dumas makes very nice kits.
I retired this year and although I've been building these types of models since I was nine - this is the first one I plan on flying.
Thanks for sharing!
Steve
The weather here is getting cold and rainy, and it'll be snowing soon, so first flight in the spring. Good luck with the Eindecker. Lots of super skilled guys on youtube that fly rubber powered models, should be able to get some tips for fight trimming. Thanks for the comment!
Interesting, I have built most of the Dumas walnut scale series, rubber powered and all are brilliant fliers indoors and out, but the Eindecker has such a short nose/ long tail I had to add too much nose weight and the AUW was too great,this was taking weight out of the tail structure. It is now an ornament lol
My fear is it will fly...
Then come down hard and re- kit itself.
But, I'm pushing 62 and have never flown a model I've built and it's mid-October already...
thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us dear, can I ask you about the silkspan watering technique I'm new to balsa modeling I usually make depron rc plane, thank you very much❤
I used the tissue paper that was supplied with this kit. Cut the paper slightly bigger than the area that you want to cover. Use a glue stick around the outside edges of the frame and apply the tissue. Wet the tissue paper and let it dry to shrink it tight. That's the basics, hope that helps. Good to hear your building balsa wood models!
Excellent. But did that lead sled fly as well as it looked?
Haven't flown it yet, but ya just look at the drag on this thing!
I been built a Dumas Staggerwing Beechcraft. But I didn't finish it because I couldn't find a co2 motor for it .However, at the time I realize that they were know longer around.
Interesting, I don't really know too much about co2 motors.
Plenty of new CO2 motors available
@@peterbrown7130 Don't get me wrong, but where? Are you talking about Gasprin co2 motors or is there another manufacturer of them. I didn't want to order from overseas, but I might have to.
@@peterbrown7130 thank you for the information.
I am curious about the moveable control surfaces. These do not appear to be in the plans. Do you added them to add the ability to adjust how the model flies?
Yes the control surfaces are custom. The great thing about building these type of kits is how easy it is to make changes. The control surfaces are attached with wire that can be bent to trim out how the model flies. Thanks for watching!
Great job and wonderful video. As a beginner I was just wonndering about painting the aircraft. Or is this a bad idea?
The full size plane was white so this build was easy with the white tissue. Generally on these types of small scale kits I just like to use coloured tissue and let the framing show through (lots of coloured tissue at the dollar store). For the graphics I like to tape tissue to regular printer paper and put it through my printer (use a glue stick to attach to the model as wet glue will cause ripples in the tissue that are hard to smooth out). If you want to paint your model different kinds of paint should work, but I would suggest testing first to see how it shrinks the tissue and how it looks. Painting can add a lot of extra weight to a small model like this one. Hope that helps!
Thank you. This gives me some good information to ponder.@@punkworkschannel
Great video. What do you use for your flight control hinges?
I strip the paper off garbage bag twist ties and use the wire. If you bend the control surface with this wire as the "hinge", it stays in that position which makes trimming for free flight simple. Hope that helps!
@@punkworkschannel thank you very much! I will use that idea.
That's awesome! Did anyone do the Nieuport 28?
Thanks!
Hey, do you mind giving advice for building hinged ailerons/rudder/stabilizer(in general, I don't really have any specific questions)? I'm reluctant to reglue the stab each time I want to adjust incidence but unsure as to how hinged components are built.
What I did on this build was to use just the wire from regular garbage bag twist ties. This wire is light and holds it shape when you bend it. I cut two pieces about a half inch in length for each control surface. I made holes in the control surface with a pin and glued half the length of the wire in the holes with 5 minute epoxy (regular wood glue works as well but takes longer to set). Then I made corresponding holes (in the elevator, rudder, and wing) and epoxied the other half of the wire hinges protruding from the control surfaces in place. This set up makes the control surfaces movable and they hold their position after adjustment. Hope that's the info you looking for. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!
Thank you so much!!
For the modifications you made(ailerons, adjustable rudder, cowl filled in) did the kit include enough materials for those?
(sorry for the late reply, I only just saw this..)
@@anonymous_pumptato_cat7012 I just used some scrap balsa I had, but there is probably enough scrap left over in the kit to make the control surfaces. You don't need a lot of extra wood at all.
@@punkworkschannel Okay, thank you!! :) I overestimated the amount of wood I needed-this is so helpful!
Interesting that they use the guillows prop for a Dumas aircraft kit…
Wow, surprised you noticed that! Yes, I wonder what's going on with that. Thanks for watching!
@@punkworkschannel just a suggestion it would be cool to see you build the Dumas aircraft tiger moth. While it is smaller it is a cool little plane!
@@RealSamuelMach Ya, that might be cool!
In big scale it is said that flat fuselage bottom greates lift. Here the top is flat and the bottom is roundet, what that might cause to a drag and lift. Aerodymamist anyone.
Interesting question. It does make it look cool though. Thanks for watching!
How did it fly?
It's getting cold and rainy here with snow soon, so I'll have to wait for spring.
Mine flew poorly and glided like a brick. It’s fair to say it’s more of a fun to build display model which can fly than a flyer which can be displayed. I do build light and accurate as I’ve got about 50 years of experience (my first and one of my favourites was the KeilKraft Cadet towline glider).
When I regain my enthusiasm for it, I’ll consider stripping the covering and converting it to ultralight r/c gear and electric power. I suspect that it may then be a fair but twitchy flyer.
I Agree, it looks to have significant drag and at that's a big issue on small scale models. Hopefully you'll have your glider ready for spring!
@@punkworkschannel I tried everything I could think of to get it to fly better, and got it nowhere close to how this one flew. I also went to 1000 or so turns on the motor; this example had 800.
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