Cox Helldiver ; a rebuilt

latole Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:30 am

This is what a good friend and great 049 planes and cars collector do with a Cox Helldiver in very bad shape; lots of work and skill.

The "original" plane receive fews coat of paint from the previus owner.
One wing is broken and glue not staight. Wings is from another plane

latole Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:34 am

Another picture ; before
As you can see, parts are in very bad shape

**944_Jim** Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:58 am

Wow, what a looker now.

RSV1Bob...you got some competition!

rsv1cox Thu Jan 19, 2023 12:09 pm

944_Jim wrote:Wow, what a looker now.

RSV1Bob...you got some competition!

I gotta say...heck of a job Latole.

From a comic strip character to the real thing.

Beautiful restoration of a classic airplane.

Bob

latole Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:56 pm

Thank's all

NEW222 Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:25 pm

Never would have thought it was the same plane. Looks great.

What did you do to strip the paint off, or did you just go over top? I had a beat up P-51 before that I soaked in brake fluid for a while and it just ate the paint right off.

latole Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:47 am

NEW222 wrote:Never would have thought it was the same plane. Looks great.

What did you do to strip the paint off, or did you just go over top? I had a beat up P-51 before that I soaked in brake fluid for a while and it just ate the paint right off.

It is not me;

"This is what a good friend and great 049 planes and cars collector do with a Cox Helldiver in very bad shape; lots of work and skill."

rdw777 Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:50 am

Awesome salvage and restore…. Lots of time and patience!! Thanks for sharing!!

HotRock Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:10 pm

Magnificent job of restoration. I had the same plane as a kid. after I pranged it, I set it aside intending to rebuild it. I enlisted in the Air Force, and my mother got rid of my planes, thinking that since I work on real ones that I wouldn't need them any more. Wish I could go back in time and fetch them, LOL
I would hope I could get mine looking as good!

latole Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:19 am

HotRock wrote:Magnificent job of restoration. I had the same plane as a kid. after I pranged it, I set it aside intending to rebuild it. I enlisted in the Air Force, and my mother got rid of my planes, thinking that since I work on real ones that I wouldn't need them any more. Wish I could go back in time and fetch them, LOL
I would hope I could get mine looking as good!

Yes my friend Rick is a magician

2 months ago I bought this one ; Complete with pilot and parachute .......

HotRock Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:56 am

Wow! THAT is a treasure!

latole Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:39 am

HotRock wrote:Wow! THAT is a treasure!

Yes found on E-Bay.com . Seller was on Great Britain.
Nobody bid on it, too afraid to order from GB ?

Total paid and receive at my door in Canada =$79.87 us. !!!!!!!
Half for buying the plane , half for the shipping

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