First...thanks, Dave, for spear heading this great tribute. What I liked the most about Des was that he made everyone welcome. Great suggestions and a true gentleman, not to mention his incredible skill!
I've decided to start out with a couple of balsa free flight models as a change of pace. I think Des would've approved. I'll be getting my balsa sheet soon so these will basically be "scratch built". With luck, I'll post a video showing them flying!
So here are my kits: basically plans downloaded from a great flying model site/archive called "The Outerzone".


I have some other scratch plastic ideas as well. Wish me luck!
Dan