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Thank you! I’ve been checking their website every few weeks since early 2020 waiting for updates. I applied to the June ‘20 contest and it’s been postponed ever since. I’ve e-mailed and messaged them multiple times for updates lol!

Update The hangar compound has officially expanded 2 acres and another building! Progress has been slow for a number of reasons but the main goal was always to acquire the neighboring property—I can finally shift my focus back to the hangar build out! History & Plans The new property was the...

A quick shot from last night reminding myself how many projects I have to work on! I'll post up a build on the disappearing fountain once I get some stone to cover the base with.

I would probably use something like piano wire to support them from the ceiling—it's unlikely it will be moved much once it's built out with the video game system and bed inside but it would be nice to be able to wheel it outside into the "motor court" every once in a while. Who knows, might...

If I do find or build the rotor blades I still need the rotor assembly and that's probably even more challenging! I could probably "wing" it with some scrap metal and maybe some shocks or turnbuckles but going without would probably be better. Another issue is this Aérospatiale/Eurocopter use...

I have 2 goals: to be mobile with some type of expedition vehicle and build a secondary "tiny house" on the property. Maybe even elevated and wrapped in windows. I've been obsessed with fire towers as long as I can remember but a local ATC tower recently sold on govdeals giving me the idea.

I currently have one photo of the property from the late 80's with a couple helicopters out front and I've found 2 small pieces from old military helicopters—I plan on mounting them with the photo on a a sheet of aluminum as a plaque. I do regularly talk to the builder/owner of the hangar. He...

That equates to $4.1m today and the current successor of this model starts at $3.9m. It's mind boggling! No rotors and debating how or if I should mock up a rotor assembly. One option is to hang a 'Big ***' fan from the ceiling directly over it. Obviously not to scale and the fan would still...

Long awaited update! Lots of little projects have been accomplished the past year but no major changes due to personal circumstances and building material prices. The original plan with the property was using the hangar as a photo/film rental studio and the garages for projects. Due to the...

A slight distraction from the current events. They say one man’s junk is another man’s treasure right? I honestly don’t know where or how I’ll use them but a local climbing gym was changing up their climbing walls and had these available to anyone that could haul them. Thought about doing...

It’s a relatively simple slope so probably just wing it. It’s so minimal that the 10’ USGS Topo doesn’t even have a contour line through it (I did land surveying and civil drafting & design in a previous life). My #1 issue with the property is 1/3 of it is so flat that there is no drainage at...

I did drafting and architectural design for several years so it’s only natural to make one of my own project! The foam structures didn’t turn out the way I wanted so I redid them with styrene. Them dug up some scale corrugated sheets I’ve had in a box for 15 years! Sent from my...

Long term plan is to replace the semi-trailer shed thing with a hybrid modular house using a combination of shipping containers and pre-fab. Sometimes Sketch-up isn’t enough so having a model may help visualize it. Besides, all the greatest projects seem to have a model lol! I’ll probably build...

While unable to do much around the property, I’ve entered a realm I’ve been trying to avoid for two years. Building a scale architectural model. It’s a slippery slope that always gets more complicated and more more detailed as you go! The base is a scrap piece of 2 1/2” PolyISO cut to...

I’ve been running one for 5-6 years but just a front facing cam doesn’t always tell the whole story—having a rear facing one is a game changer in this incident! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk