Bailey Reece

NEARLY every RCer has experienced the slump-shouldered, bent-kneed, hand-on-the-head feeling of pure frustration that follows the crash of his favorite model. So there should be some sort of reward to this ill-fated flier. Club members of S.P.L.A.T. (South Plains Lines and Transmitters) around the Texas panhandle town of Plainview, present a wire sculptured crash scene to, in the CD's opinion, the flier experiencing the very worst, or most spectacular, crash during a two-day contest. A bit of copper wire, a hardwood base, and some simple soldering provides a novel, inexpensive trophy. Simply hammer the No. 10 copper wire flat to represent the feet and hands. Bend the wire to form a person. The arms are made of an 8" length of wire. The body and head is of 24" length of wire. Put as much "dejection" in as you want with the rounded shoulders and flexed knees.