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When I was offered to review some models from Hacker Model Production a couple of years ago, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from what I thought was a small manufacturer.
I certainly didn't expect high-quality, great flying models expertly crafted of machined foam by real hobbyists and full-scale pilots in a state-of-the-art factory.
Today, the Super Zoom 2 and Super Zoom XL profilers along with the Extra 330 1200mm full-fuselaged model I was privileged to review still get flown on a regular basis and have held up beautifully.
It's my pleasure to present a brand new example from Karel Hacker and his crew in the Czech Republic. The Sbach 342 1000mm ARF is one of the latest additions to the Hacker Model Production "Top Flyer - Almost Unbreakable" lineup and is distributed in North America by RCBaron.com of Pataskala, Ohio USA.
It's a semi-scale rendition of the XtremeAir Sbach 342, a German-built, two-seat, aerobatic tourer designed by Philipp Steinbach and Albert Mylius and built by XtremeAir GmbH of Hecklingen, Germany.
As much as I enjoy "budget builds," especially given the fact that I own and have reviewed a few, this is going to be a no-holds-barred build with some of the finest names in radio control.
This baby is getting a Hacker Motor A20-20L 1022Kv brushless outrunner and a Hacker X-20 Pro 20-amp programmable ESC from Aero-Model of Tempe, Arizona who also forwarded the correct APC 10x4.7SF propeller. Servos are all Hitec metal-geared, digital programmable units from Hitec RCD of Poway, California. The batteries are the latest 1300mAh 3S 25C packs from ZEUS Battery Products of Bloomingdale, Illinois and guidance will be via an Airtronics SD-6G transmitter and full-range RX600 receiver from Global Hobby Distributors of Fountain Valley, California.
Sit back, relax and enjoy a snack as we get our almost ready-to-fly (or in Czech, rychlostavebnice) Sbach together and airborne.
|39.2" (1000mm)
|Wing Area:
|460 sq in (2968 sq cm)
|Approximate Flying Weight:
|32 oz (907g)
|36" (915mm)
|Wing Loading:
|9.7 oz/sq. ft. @ 32 oz flying weight
|Aileron and Elevator Servos:
|Hitec HS-5065MG programmable digital metal-geared
|Rudder Servo:
|Hitec HSG-5084MG programmable digital metal-geared
|Airtronics SD-6G six-channel spread spectrum
|Airtronics RX600 six-channel full-range spread spectrum
|ZEUS Battery Products 1300mAh 3S 35C lithium polymer
|Hacker Motor A20-20L brushless outrunner; 1022 Kv
|Hacker Motor X-Pro 20-amp brushless
|APC 10x4.7SF
|Typical Flight Duration:
|Five minutes
|Minimum Skill Level:
|Minimum Age Level:
|Hacker Model Production a.s., Zahradní 465, 270 54 Řevničov, Czech Republic
|Available From:
|RC Baron.com, 310 Jefferson Park Drive, Pataskala, Ohio 43062 USA
|Catalog Numbers:
|1333A (green); 1333B (blue)
|Price (USD):
|$111.75 (Ohio buyers add 7% state sales tax)
I really have to give credit to Hacker. The way this model is presented in its display box is a vast improvement over the Super Zooms with their busy labeling and misspellings. The label, while similar to previous models, is less cluttered and free of misspellings. It's affixed to a bright red box top and all the parts are neatly laid out inside.
Nice work, Hacker Model Production. A premium model deserves premium presentation.
As I'd said in one of my previous Hacker reviews, the box doesn't fly but the contents will once assembled.
Fly they will if history is any indicator and as the finished product would attest, fly it did. Hacker's distinctive, one-of-a-kind manufacturing process results in a foam model that isn't so much molded as it is machined. I can think of no other model manufacturer that actually uses a CNC-guided hot wire cutting machine to create their products. The foam's necessarily rough-textured surface is covered in semi-scale, sprayed-on graphics, both crisper and clearer than those on my older models but still prone to rubbing off in oft-handled areas such as the battery hatch. Like that of the big Extra, the Sbach's fuselage is expertly pre-assembled, greatly reducing the parts count and speeding up the build. This model really is almost-ready-to fly with only five major airframe parts.
The Sbach comes with almost everything needed in order to get started:
There's even an optional set of floats, available under Hacker catalog number HC1812C.
Items needed to complete assembly:
Hacker models all have the same basic assembly steps; I could just as easily have started assembly using the manual from the Extra 330.
Deja vu behind me, assembly begins with gluing the wing halves together followed by slicing the top and bottom of the wing in order to install the 780mm carbon fiber reinforcement rods at a depth of 3mm. A new #11 blade is a must, otherwise the foam will tear.
The photo in step two is a bit misleading, showing each end of the CF rod on the underside 120mm down from a seemingly arbitrary location on the aileron. Not only that, my measurement didn't match that of the photo. I had this same issue with the Extra; I'll suggest here and now that Hacker apply the guiding line during the graphics process.
On a brighter note, the English translation is greatly improved over that of the previous manuals. The funky translations used in the older models did not, in my opinion, live up to the quality of the models themselves.
Once in place and glued down (and carefully so since CA on one's fingers will lift the graphic inks clean off the foam), step four calls for hollowing out the underside of the wing where the servos will go.
My suggestion is not to scrimp on the servos. This is an premium priced model at US$112 and the servos will all be glued in place.
And brother, did I have the perfect servos.
Suzanne Lepine of Hitec RCD in San Diego generously provided three Hitec HS-5065MG metal-geared digital servos and one Hitec HSG-5084MG metal-geared helicopter tail rotor digital servo for use in my recent review of the Hobbymate HB790 MEMS gyro. My intent was to upgrade the servos in the HK 450TT Pro helicopter used in the test, but the HSG-5084MG was the wrong size and Hitec didn't have one which would fit in the opening.
Rather than send them back, Suzanne said that I could keep them for a future review.
This is that review and here are the specs:
|Speed (4.8V/6.0V):
|0.14 / 0.11
|Torque (4.8/6.0V):
|25 / 31 oz in (1.8 / 2.2 kg/cm)
|.42 oz (11.91g)
|0.92 x 0.45 x 0.94" (23.37 x 11.43 x 23.88mm)
|Output Shaft Support:
|Ball bearing
|Retail Price (USD):
|Hitec RCD, 12115 Paine Street, Poway, CA 92064 USA
|Speed (4.8V/6.0V):
|0.07 / 0.05
|Torque (4.8/6.0V):
|21 / 26 oz in (1.5 / 1.9 kg/cm)
|.76 oz (21.55g)
|1.14 x 0.51 x 1.18" (28.96 x 12.95 x 29.97mm)
|Output Shaft Support:
|Ball bearing
|Retail Price (USD):
|Hitec RCD, 12115 Paine Street, Poway, CA 92064 USA
Hollowing out the wing once the outline of the servo has been traced in the proper area takes a bit of patience. Care should be taken to make the perimeter of the resulting opening 1mm smaller than the servo. Easier said than done in my case; the openings were just the right size but could have been slightly smaller.
Steps five and six entail the pushrod connectors and servo installation. I praised Hacker's wonderful four-piece connectors in previous reviews; they are among the best I've ever seen. All of the servo arms should be prepared at this time.
A very, very careful look at step 6 is in order here.
It's necessary to slice some slots for the servo leads and to poke the ends of the leads through slots which must be cut all the way through. In other words, the leads have to extend through the top of the wing.
There is no mention of it in the text and I missed the step; I'd done the same with the Extra 330. In fact, I really missed that step during that build, requiring me to carefully open up the belly of the fuselage to correct the error.
Here's where I ran into a problem: The hardware had simply been tossed into a bag. No fun trying to find small pieces.
After carefully wading through the pile of parts, it turned out that a hold-down tab was missing. This was the ingenious little tab between the hold-down screw and pushrod which spreads the load over a wider area.
I was lucky since I had two clamps from the Super Zoom 2 still attached to their too-short aileron servo arms. When I assembled that model, the arms supplied with the GWS servos provided were were too short for sufficient aileron travel and I had to rely on aftermarket arms and clamps.
The pushrods themselves are next and to save weight, they're assembled from a combination of carbon fiber rods, metal wire and shrink wrap tubing.
Not only is shrink wrap tubing provided, so too are short lengths of plastic tubing for retaining the wheels of the landing gear. That tubing looks very much the same as the shrink wrap but is stiffer and shinier.
Once the shrink wrap is heated, a dab of CA at either end secures the assembly. I originally wasn't sure how well such a setup would work in the real world, but all the previous models have the same setup and they work fine. The manual suggests making all four pushrods at this point.
Once the pushrods were in place, I couldn't resist the urge to hook up the receiver and an ESC and give the ailerons a try.
The Hitec servos were lightning fast, smooth and quiet. The stock arms allowed more than enough throw; I would do the final sub trims and adjustments later, but for the time being, I was having a ball just flapping the ailerons.
Work on the fuselage begins on step nine with the assembly of the laser-cut plywood motor mount and the fuselage formers which will help to retain the cowl.
After punching out the parts from their sheet, a quick test fit showed them all to fit perfectly.
Five-minute epoxy is called for and so too is a bit of caution.
The front of the mount and the right side half are each marked by a small hole. These holes must be on the same side or the motor thrust angle will be wrong. The offset is very slight, so it's a really good thing that Hacker chose to mark the mounts in this manner. They'd done the same for the Extra 330.
A dovetailed wooden retainer bar helps to hold the mount in place. Once installed, a foam "landing gear stiffener" is epoxied in place behind the factory installed wooden landing gear retaining block. I remember the instructions for the Extra being a bit vague as to what the part was and what it was made of, but the photo of the Sbach's retainer is much clearer.
Opening up some holes for the Hitec rudder and elevator servos was easy; the measurements given were easy to follow. As with the aileron servos, the openings are cut slightly smaller than the perimeter of these servos.
The recommended 12"/30cm servo extensions are next and I used some electrical tape as a bit of insurance to hold the connectors together. A bit of trouble arose here since the leads on the servos were a bit on the short side; once threaded through the fuselage and out the holes in the cockpit area, very little of the plug extended from the hole, making it impossible to connect to the receiver. A pair of JR 18"/45cm leads did the trick. After a quick check of servo operation, I wrapped some transparent tape around each servo as indicated and tacked them both in place with a bit of the CA.
Step 13 shows the proper orientation of the rudder servo (although it isn't indicated as such) but the elevator servo isn't shown except for the incidental photo of the horizontal stab installation on step 23. This was a problem I'd addressed during the assembly of the Extra 330 and apparently still needs to be addressed by Hacker. For the record, the output shafts on each servo point toward the front of the model with the arm of the rudder servo pointing upward and that of the elevator servo pointing downward. It's a standard setup to be sure, but the manual must be made clearer in future models and perhaps even future production runs of this model.
Installing the wing happens in step 14...which means slicing the fuselage.
No, really.
Not to worry, though. Like the Extra 330, installing the wing first entails carefully cutting the fuselage at the trailing edge of the wing saddle. This makes a very flexible flap which opens up easily to accept the assembled wing.
Recall that I missed the part back on step 6 where it was necessary to cut slots along the bottom of the wings for the aileron servo leads and to cut openings in order to allow the leads and extensions to poke from the top of the wing near the seam. It didn't take long for me to notice.
The aileron leads eventually poke through the same holes as the rudder and elevator leads. After a final check of aileron servo operation, it was time to triangulate the wing with the rearmost tip of the fuselage. The illustration in step 16 shows the top of an assembled Sbach and its triangulation points between the wing and elevator, but I got the general idea.
After some careful measuring with a tape measure, it was time to tack down the wing and the flap.
Tail feather time!
The horizonal and vertical stabilizers with their machined leading edges go on rather quickly. Again, assembly is identical to other full-fuselage Hacker models. There's little to do outside of the milled fiberglass contol horns, the wooden elevator joiner (referred to as a "spruce" in the manual) and installing the stabs.
The horizontal stab is first, requiring a cut be made to the back of the fuselage in much the same way as the wing saddle. Like the wing, the fit is fairly accurate and needed little adjustment to triangulate it to the wing.
Once the tail is properly centered and glued in place, the installation of the rudder and elevator pushrods completes the basic airframe.
Not only does the Sbach look like a real airplane, it looks like a really nice real airplane.
The motor and ESC are the first components other than the servos to make their way onto the Sbach.
And what components they are.
This Sbach is going to be properly motivated with the aid of a Hacker Motor A20-20L 1022Kv outrunner and a perfectly matched Hacker X-Pro 20A ESC from Mike Donovan, manager of Aero-Model/Hacker Brushless USA of Tempe, Arizona.
|Peak Watts:
|Kv Rating (RPM/Volt):
|1.96 oz
|Shaft Diameter:
|Operating Current:
|Number of Poles:
|Retail Price (USD):
|Available From:
|Aero-Model Incorporated / Hacker Brushless USA, 2122 West Fifth Place, Tempe, Arizona 85281 USA
Mike was even kind enough to send the recommended APC 10x4.7 slo-flyer propeller as well!
While the model calls for a 25-amp control, there is no 25-amp X-Pro control in the Hacker X-Pro lineup. I've worked with Aero-Model before and these folks know their products well. If say a 20-amp unit would work, a 20-amp unit it is.
These fine ESCs don't come with a battery connector and a new, high-quality connector such as a Deans Ultra-Plug is called for. Since virtually all of my batteries are Deans equipped, the choice in connectors wan't terribly difficult.
|Operating Current:
|Peak Current:
|.75 oz
|Shaft Diameter:
|Retail Price (USD):
|Available From:
|Aero-Model Incorporated / Hacker Brushless USA, 2122 West Fifth Place, Tempe, Arizona 85281 USA
It's too bad Hacker Motor makes such beautifully finished motors; it's a shame to hide that satin purple and black powerhouse under the cowl.
A test of proper motor rotation is called for before the motor is bolted in place with the machine screws supplied with the model. The manual calls for the use of four screws and washers, but the top and bottom screws interfered with the prop collet. Once the motor is in place, it's then necessary to open up the motor shaft hole and cooling holes in the cowl before it's fitted. Easy enough with a Dremel and easy to trim off the flash with the X-Acto later.
There's a rather large 25mm hole recommended for the motor shaft opening, but a large hole makes it easier to align the cowl later with no interference with the collet or spinner backplate.
No spinner is provided, but any good 1-3/4" (45mm) electric spinner will work. I used a Great Planes nylon spinner with aluminum backplate (GPMQ4757) in black. The cowl goes on first followed by the prop assembly; once everything is in alignment, the cowl is screwed in place.
Completing the Sbach means installing the landing gear, securing the receiver, checking the CG, cutting and installing the top deck/battery hatch on the fuselage and cutting and installing the canopy.
Steps 31 through 36 entail the landing gear installation which, as with my previous builds, is a combination of straightforward assembly and the utter frustration of dealing with foam cosmetic parts.
The main undercarriage is fitted with Hacker's excellent one-piece wheels which are secured by bits of plastic tubing cut to 5mm lengths and small drops of CA. This setup seemed to work OK for the smaller planes, but a few landings on the Extra 330 resulted in the wheel parting company with the piano wire. It now has regular wheel retainers.
Foam strut covers are sliced open to fit around the landing gear and foam wheel pants are supposed to be sanded in order to round them off.
Problem: The strut covers were too short. Since these models are largely handmade and hand-packed, a blooper like this isn't surprising. Since the covers aren't critical to the operation of the Sbach, I installed them as best I could, short or not.
As for the wheel pants, I elected to leave them squared off.
The whole business looks just plain weird; Hacker should consider some inexpensive plastic parts which would look far better. The foam on the other three models is long since gone, especially since the wheel pants tended to interfere with the wheels themselves.
The tailwheel is, to put it mildly, fascinating. Hacker Model Production is well known for their 3D modeling for various industries. They use a laser-sintered resin to literally build prototype parts via a computer and they've applied that magnificent technology to the tailwheel bracket and the wheel itself. The wheel needed drilling out with a 1/16" drill before it would fit over the wire. The wire is then bent over to retain the wheel (easier said than done) and the top of the wire is bent at a right angle in order to be "plugged" into the rudder.
While the bracket is glued in place once a slot is cut in the fuselage, the wire is not glued to the rudder. It has to be able to move as the rudder moves.
CG is next, with the ZEUS Battery Products 1300mAh 3S li-po serving as ballast.
A bit of tech info is in order:
|2.95" (75mm)
|1.38" (35mm)
|.25 lb (112g)
|1.14 x 0.51 x 1.18" (28.96 x 12.95 x 29.97mm)
|Maximum Burst:
|Maximum Charge Rate:
|Maximum Continuous Discharge:
|Deans Ultra-Plug compatible
|Retail Price (USD):
|Available From:
|ZEUS Battery Products, 191 Covington Drive, Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108 USA
The CG is between 70 - 75mm back from the LE of the wing, or just in front of the carbon fiber spar. It balanced perfectly with the pack just behind the opening for the ESC.
I would recommend using real, brand-name Velcro for retaining the battery. The strip of hook-and-loop fastener supplied with the model simply doesn't cut it. The adhesive is too weak to stick to the foam and there isn't enough "loop" to adequately adhere to the equally inadequate "hook."
It's suggested that an opening be cut in the foam for the receiver, one slightly smaller than the receiver itself. I didn't want to go that route, so I used some Parma servo tape I had on hand. This stuff sticks incredibly well.
The aerials of the Airtronics RX600 receiver are a bit longer than normal and I thought stuffing the receiver into a hole was going to make it more difficult to not only retain the receiver itself due to the aerials extending from the side but more difficult to properly route them in the fuselage.
After a quick check of the operation of the model and a bit of time spent on the Airtronics SD-6G transmitter's menu to set up the separately controlled ailerons, a couple of small tie wraps completed the radio installation.
As for the 6" servo extension recommended to connect the ESC to the receiver, it wasn't necessary in this case.
Assembly is completed with the cutting of the top cover of the fuselage and the trimming and installation of the canopy. The cover is cut into three pieces with the center 90mm section made into a battery cover. The rearmost piece requires the supplied plastic strip (or "plastic former" as the case may be) be glued underneath. This is going to be used to help hold the cover in place; more on that in a moment.
I have to invoke the Extra 330 again. A #11 blade is a bit short to cut all the way through the rather thick cover so, like the Extra, the cuts turned out a bit wavy despite my use of the metric ruler as a cutting guide.
The center section is transformed into the battery cover courtesy of a hole drilled for a laser-sintered twist knob, a laser-sintered washer and the remaining carbon fiber rod. Once a hole is drilled in the cover in the indicated spot, the pieces come together to create a simple yet effective latch. That's where that plastic strip came in. It's used to give the carbon fiber rod something to hold on to other than plain foam. The final two wooden strips serve as guides and are mounted just inside the walls of the fuselage. This setup works beautifully on the Extra to this day; it's both simple and effective.
Once the canopy is trimmed and mounted with the final four screws and the control throws set, the Sbach is ready to rock.
Recommended throws were 40 degrees aileron, 50 degrees elevator and 45 degrees rudder, all easily set via the SD-6G. I threw 15% exponential into the ailerons and elevator and 10% into the rudder while I was in the setup menu, thus completing the build. There was some flex in the horizontal stabilizer when the elevator was operated, but the Extra does the same thing, so I wasn't too concerned.
All that's left is to fly this baby.
There are probably few places on earth as different as Řevničov, Czech Republic and California's Colorado Desert.
Still, a top-notch model from central Europe packed full of top-notch components from around the world naturally merits a top-notch field in Southern California not far from the international border with Mexico.
I'm privileged to be a member of the Coachella Valley Radio Control Club outside of Thermal, California. This AMA Gold Standard field has been the site of many a test flight for these reviews and the maiden flight of the Sbach would be no exception.
Wind conditions were a bit on the breezy side, but not too bad for a plane the size of the Sbach. I was also alone, something the club generally discourages and of course, I had no videographer so this would be a brief flight.
After a range check, a double-check of both the CG and lateral balance and a test of the ground handling which I found to be excellent despite the breeze, I taxied the Sbach out to the runway, aimed it into the wind and punched the throttle.
It's rare indeed when everything goes right on the very first takeoff. In other words, no unpleasant handling surprises, no whacked-out trim issues, stuff like that.
This was one of those times.
The Sbach climbed out fast, straight and true with the accuracy of a simulator. It simply shrugged off the breeze, tracking as if were on the proverbial rails. Speed was about what I would have expected; I eyeballed it at about 50 MPH (80km/h), perhaps even faster.
No matter. It simply went where I pointed it, thanks in no small part to the accuracy of the Airtronics SD-6G, something I've noted in other models I've flown with that system. No drama, no twitchy, spooky handling, nothing. It's certainly no trainer - no model of this configuration is - but neither does it demand its pilot wrestle the sticks to keep it flying.
It maintained a nearly perfect straight and level flight path during a couple of runway passes and did so on the landing as well. Again, no drama. With a tiny bit of power on, the Sbach came in for as good a three-pointer as I've ever done with a brand new model.
Up it went a second time, this time with a couple of rolls and a loop thrown in. The roll rate on the suggested initial setup was good, better than I expected, but I decided on the spot to add a bit more throw before the photo shoot. It also tracked through a loop with almost no correction necessary and with plenty of power on tap. I pulled off an even better landing, but with a slight problem.
I'd been forced to remove the Hacker motor's shaft during the build and it appeared that I'd failed to adequately tighten the setscrews on the motor can. The collet was wedged onto the shaft so tightly that I was unable to remove it and therefore remove the motor from its mount; thankfully, Hacker Motor provides spare shafts with the A20-20L, so removing a shaft doesn't mean needing a drill press in order to slide things apart. The odd buzz I heard was all I needed to hear to bring the Sbach around on a quick final.
No tools meant the end of flying, but I'd seen all I needed to see. The problem arose again during the video shoot and was fixed later; it turned out to be little more than slightly fouled setscrew threads. Once I removed the endbell and chased the threads with the setscrews, the problem was solved.
Another near perfect Sunday morning at the Coachella Valley Radio Control Club meant some great flying was dead ahead.
Meeting me for the video shoot once more was club videographer George Muir. George's time was limited, so I had to act fast.
Putting the Sbach in the air once more rewarded me with those same great flying characteristics - and this time, I got to have a bit more fun with some aerobatics:
As beautifully as the Sbach flies, it's most assuredly not for a raw beginner nor would it be a good aileron trainer. Any fully aerobatic plane goes where you point it and will not self-correct. It's easy to put together and looks great which might tempt a beginner, but I have to emphasize the fact a plane like this is best flown by someone with experience. Beginners need not be disappointed, though. Hacker Model Production makes several trainers of equal quality; simply visit their home page to learn more.
One would be hard pressed to find a better all-around sport plane than the Hacker Model Production Sbach 342 1000mm. It's a premium priced model and the performance bears that out, especially when equipped with premium components. It'll even shrug off rough landings which would mean a lengthy repair job - or worse - for a balsa plane. Since the foam breaks cleanly, any damage is easily and almost invisibly repaired in the field with some CA which in turn justifies the purchase price in my opinion. I simply cannot recommend it highly enough. It's equally at home as a lazy Sunday flyer or as a one-plane air show. As for the aforementioned rough landings, the Sbach is so easy to land that only an unlikely case of mechanical failure or a really bad case of "dumb thumbs" will bang it up.
Best of all, I have it on the word of Karel Hacker himself that all of the minor issues are being addressed on a constant basis.
The usual spate of thanks is in order beginning with Ben Andrus and Karel Hacker who made reviewing this model and several other new additions to the Hacker Model Production family possible. Suzanne Lepine of Hitec RCD represents not only some of the best products in all of radio control, she represents some of the greatest professionalism imaginable. I'm sorry to say that Jenny Wright of ZEUS Battery Products has since left that fine company, but rarely have I had the pleasure of dealing with such a pleasant, friendly and enthusiastic company rep. I wish her luck on her future endeavors and I hope to work with her again. Special thanks go to Mike Donovan at Aero-Model for providing the marvelous Hacker Motor GmbH motor and ESC, both perfectly matched for this application. Mike Greenshields of Global Hobby Distributors is truly a giant in the hobby industry; he had a hand in designing the Airtronics SD-6G radio and it shows. Angela Haglund of RCGroups.com is the cornerstone of these reviews. Without her, none would be possible.
Once more, I have to thank you in our audience for whom we review these products.
As for me, the Sbach is going to be a very frequent passenger in the trunk of my car on the way to the field.
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Minuses are few:
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"Hell Blues" ROCKS ! thanks JTG. oh , the planes is sweet also.
BTW, thanks to "GassPasser" and "Kris..." for the kind words. Trying to type on an iPhone is definitely not as easy as here on a computer keyboard.
I just got a nice email from Karel Hacker. He and Ondrej Hacker are, as of September, the FAI electric pylon racing world champions!
They beat out nine other international teams at the FAI aeromodelling championships in Romania.
To tell you the truth, I really am stoked that he'd take the time to tell me about the pylon racing win.
Thanks for the review. Great job.
One comment; Welder Glue (a contact adhesive) is a much better choice for repairing EPP. Welder stays "rubbery" and therefore is more consistent with the EPP around it. CA works, but will create a "hard" area that is more likely to break again with the next mis-hap. It used to be available at Lowes but I heard they are no longer going to carry it. Google it, you can still find it.
Hope that helps. I am a BIG fan of EPP and have used lots of Welder Glue while learning 3D.
Sure would love to see some in-flight photos of this nice looking Hacker Sbach, Ralph.
It looks pretty sweet in your static shots.
I really like my Hacker Sea Fury "Furias" but am intrigued with the idea of a full fuselage EPP model like this.
Thanks for the nice words, Fatherof4. That's a great suggestion regarding repairs.
Baj...I goofed. I forgot to ask my videographer friend for some vidcaps. I hadn't even noticed until long after the review was published.
Believe me, this plane is every bit as sweet as I've made it out to be. The larger full-fuselage Extra 330 has some tail twisting under high-G moves which doesn't seem to have a negative effect, but this little sweetie doesn't twist in the least.
You could always add them in a post here Ralph.
Wonderful Plane
Gotta add my 2 cents. Have about 8 flights on mine now and have to say it's a great plane! Some innovative engineering solutions and remarkable flying characteristics. Can fly very slowly and gracefully, yet still be very responsive acrobatically.
Suggestion for alternative, inexpensive motor: Tower Pro 2409-18 with 10x4.7 APC SloFly prop. Light, responsive. Getting 9 minute flights with 3s1300 pack.
hover and harrier?
Thanks for the great thread! I'm thinking about getting this model, also in 1000mm wingspan, and would like to do pattern and 3D flying with it. Has anyone been able to get this model to hover and torque roll? How well does it harrier?
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Introducing the Koi -Half light japanese design- Lamp by Quimay Design :)
Koi Lamp is a lamp designed out of single sheet of Hardboard 3mm thick.
It is made out of 5 panels perfectly adjusted minimizing material waste.
This version of the lamp can be assembled in about 15 minutes. The panels need to be embedded on the pentagonal base and the pentagonal top frame.
The 5 sticks are for gluing on the five internal sides of the lamp.
The additional pentagon is the cover that creates a nice drawing in the ceiling.
For a nice atmosphere & light effect you need:
- Socket and 15' cord with switch and plug
- 40V Bi-Pin LED spiral energy saving light bulb
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I've been doing a little watercolor painting in spare moments, working my way through the birds of southern California. Eventually I hope to have enough paintings to design a custom field guide for my mother, who loves watching feathered visitors alight in the backyard trees.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Watercolor Wings
Labels: Drawing + Painting
56 comments:
- the quirky gypsy said...
- October 12, 2010 at 12:46 AM
- kristy said...
these are amazing-- you are so talented!
- October 12, 2010 at 1:50 AM
- Echo said...
These are beautiful! Would you ever consider selling them?
- October 12, 2010 at 2:32 AM
- Bella said...
oooh you should do prints of that book to buy from your shop!
I would be so totally interested!
- October 12, 2010 at 3:17 AM
- faraway said...
So cut!
Love it !
- October 12, 2010 at 3:43 AM
- Tiffany said...
lovely! and i'm amazed this is what you do during your spare time.
- October 12, 2010 at 3:57 AM
- Hannah said...
Awh! They're beautiful! I love them all--but especially the winter wren. Too darling. :)
- October 12, 2010 at 4:55 AM
- Debra Phillips said...
love your watercolor wings!
would you ever consider selling prints? i have several shops in illinois and my clients would love these as much as i do
- October 12, 2010 at 5:51 AM
- jenna said...
Simply beautiful.
- October 12, 2010 at 6:20 AM
- Whitney @ Whisker Graphics said...
Beautiful paintings and I love how you've labeled them. Lucky mom!
- October 12, 2010 at 7:36 AM
- Kristina said...
Really good! Love them all. I'm sure it will be a nice surprise for your mum.
- October 12, 2010 at 8:43 AM
- Dirty Girl Gardening said...
These are gorgeous! Love the subtle colors...
- October 12, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- wren said...
i LOVE the little wren bird!
- October 12, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- Julie and Luke said...
A wonderful idea and incredible execution. Did you have the sheets printed with the name and leaf logo beforehand? What paper did you use? I would love to do this for our study room. Thanks for the great inspiration! xoxo
- October 12, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- Stephanie of Pretty {much} Art said...
- October 12, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Denise Levy said...
Absolutely gorgeous. You are so talented. Thanks for sharing your beautiful art.
- October 12, 2010 at 9:59 AM
- PammyJ said...
I can't tell you how much I love these - they would be BEAUTIFUL greeting cards - or prints! I'd buy 'em, fo sho.
- October 12, 2010 at 10:27 AM
- Anonymous said...
do you paint them from photos? where do you get them from?
- October 12, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- found and sewn said...
These are beautiful. I love the wren.
- October 12, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- bicocacolors said...
you are an artist!!
those are simply wonderful!
hugs from Spain
- October 12, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Livy said...
Hello everyone! - I wanted to stop in and answer your questions....
The paintings are done on plain watercolor paper (I have a Moleskine sketchbook with watercolor paper). I reference photographs of the birds that I find online and in some birdwatching books we have. After the paintings are complete I scan them and then put the finishing touches on in photoshop - like the text and the the leaf motif (which is a sketch of a fern I did a while s ago.
- October 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- cindy said...
your watercolors are lovely, livy!
- October 12, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
Gorgeous! I adore these little paintings. Well done! I am also a complete lover of birds, so seeing these precious little guys brightened my day! Have you heard of this artist who does amazing bird illustrations with watercolors? http://graceandivy.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/a-new-favorite-artist-geninne-d-zlatkis/
I think you would enjoy her work! Thx for sharing! xo
- October 12, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Kitten's Lost Her Mittens said...
Beautiful! You have a great start to your field guide.
- October 12, 2010 at 4:42 PM
- Erin Lang Norris said...
gorgeous work! thank you for sharing! i hope you make prints someday. :)
- October 12, 2010 at 5:06 PM
- Truly Smitten said...
You are seriously talented! So beautiful!
- October 12, 2010 at 6:11 PM
- Stacy's Designs 88 said...
Love your paintings! Your mother will LoVe your gift to her.
- October 12, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Beno said...
I'm impressed!
- October 12, 2010 at 9:04 PM
- Hope said...
Beautiful!! A perfect mix between vintage painting technique and modern design.
- October 13, 2010 at 6:06 AM
- Miss B. said...
What a thoughtful daughter and oh how very talented you are!
- October 13, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- elissa, ebb & flow said...
your mom will love it! and it looks like you're using a great paper. that can make all the difference.
- October 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Modern Crush said...
Beautiful work Livy...
- October 13, 2010 at 11:30 PM
- Detailing Life said...
You have such talent!I would like to really try my hands on a bigger project too, it is so satisfying when you actually complete something! And your mother is lucky to have such a wonderful daughter!
- October 14, 2010 at 1:18 AM
- The Feathered Nest said...
Oh Livy. These are absolutely GORGEOUS!!! They would make the most wonderful note cards....hugs and love, Dawn
- October 14, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Angel Dog Designs said...
these are beautiful, they remind me of vintage bird illustrations.
- October 17, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hi there ~
So I just found your blog! And it is beautifully-amazing ;) I am so excited to see what lovely posts you have to come!
- October 17, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
this are incredible!! and absolutely gorgeous. you are a wonderful artist.
- October 17, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- Sofies Haus said...
those birds are so beautiful! I also love the cake in your last post! Anja
- October 18, 2010 at 2:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
These are beautiful... what a thoughtful gift that field guide will be :)
- October 18, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- martienn said...
ou, your blog is really interesting :D i like it !!
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- October 19, 2010 at 4:36 AM
- ~Valentina~ said...
Beautiful! I love love birds :) I wish I can work with watercolor...
- October 19, 2010 at 6:35 AM
- Joanna said...
Um...do you have an Etsy store? is the question I think many a commenter would like to know...
I've just now stumbled across your lovely blog and am so excited to see where you take it in the next months!
Joanna @ http://www.crumpeted.blogspot.com
- October 19, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Angela Fehr said...
These are lovely - I'm also a watercolour painter, and I love this style!
- October 20, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- Laura Murray said...
Wow, what an artist! I am in awe everytime I go to your blog when you post something new. Amazing!!
- October 20, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- Sofie from Envelop.eu said...
Stunning! Looks exactly like the Winter Wren in our garden ;-)
- October 22, 2010 at 12:07 AM
- Anonymous said...
oh these are amazing!
- October 23, 2010 at 5:22 AM
- The Simple Romantic said...
Ummm, I would be tempted to ALSO take those bird drawings and do a home scrapbook-cookbook with them (no recipes for fowl of course). I don't actually COOK a lot, but I love to combine my art work and recipes so that when I occasionally do get one out, I remember something I created.
But the book for your mother sounds like the top priority.
Lovely delicate work.
- October 27, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Conan Carpenter said...
wanted to do paintings like this for a while
- November 5, 2010 at 2:30 AM
- Helen - Lilac and Lily said...
These are absolutely gorgeous.
- November 7, 2010 at 2:14 PM
- Brynn said...
i just love these! i adore birds :) really beautiful work!
- November 15, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Thea said...
These are exquisite!
- December 2, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Beth West www.northernskyart.wordpress.com said...
Sweet and beautiful. They would look so pretty framed and hung in a grouping together.
- December 5, 2010 at 6:35 AM
- deb lewis said...
What a lovely, lovely blog... found my way here from Pinterest. Gorgeous bird paintings - very reminiscent of old Audubon prints. Just beautiful! Deb
- February 10, 2012 at 4:18 PM
- Nushie said...
- August 7, 2012 at 5:07 PM
- Karen said...
How very beautiful! You may want to consider putting a credit watermark on your photos, or even just some initials. I am seeing the Carolina Wren painting on Pinterest without any source or credit.
Lovely, lovely work!!!!!
- January 28, 2013 at 11:43 AM
- Sheryl A. said...
Found your work through Pinterest. So charming! You should put the bird collection into a book. I'd buy it in a
heartbeat! Beautiful.
- December 19, 2013 at 5:22 PM


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Free Traitors
Indeed, the "free trade" advocates of today have a philosophy that fits right in with the plantation owners of the 1840's. Were they a foreign country in our times the "free traders" would no doubt decide, "If they can get the cotton cheaper, then let's do business." The world's largest plantation today is Communist China.
You can't have honest free trade with an un-free nation. They can't hold up their end. Think about what "free trade" is and you will see what I mean. A free market is one in which people have free choices to engage or not engage in an economic activity. It is also one in which people have a free flow of information so that they can make those choices rationally, and not from ignorance.
So how does that happen with a nation whose government will not let the common citizen leave the country of their own accord? That's a captive labor market, not a free one. How does one have free trade with a nation whose media is state controlled and communications are censored? If the factory down the road is poisoning its workers and polluting your village, will the media tell you about it, or will they stay silent because of bribes or because the government is "partners" in the business? How can a worker decide, "I will not work at that factory unless they pay me more because of the poor safety record it has" if no such information is available?
People in Communist China cannot make free choices about whether or not to seek a better life elsewhere, nor can they make informed decisions about their choice of work within China. Therefore, while they have rip-roaring capitalism in China, China is not a free market. It's the world's largest concentration camp. It is the equivalent of a plantation owner claiming a free market because of the way he sells his cotton and buys and sells his slaves. It's a free market for him, but not his workforce.
In an honest free market the costs of a good or service are born by those who benefit from the good or service and not transmitted to others. A thief selling hot stereo equipment to a fence represents a free market transaction, but not an honest free market transaction, because costs are born by the original owner of the stereo even though he does not get benefit from the exchange.
Another example of profiting at the expense of others: factories in China dump pollutants into the ocean, and into rivers. They shift the costs of their mess unto the rest of their country, while keeping the profits. Cost-shifting is a sophisticated form of theft. In the store where I work, all of the cloth sofas are made in the USA, almost all of the leather ones are from China. Why? Because we can compete on a level playing field, but processing leather is messy and there are a lot of chemicals involved. Here, we make factories clean up their mess. In China, they can just cost-shift it. "Free trade", as the global corporate media is defining it, is making slaves of us all.


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Markstrom makes 44 saves, last-place Panthers damage Rangers playoff hopes with 3-1 winNHL.com @NHLdotcom
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Jacob Markstrom made 44 saves and just missed his first NHL shutout, and the cellar-dwelling Florida Panthers dealt the playoff-hopeful New York Rangers a big blow in a 3-1 victory Thursday night.
The Rangers had gotten back into eighth place in the Eastern Conference with wins on two consecutive nights this week after a three-game skid. But Markstrom was sharp and shut down offensively challenged New York.
Markstrom, who has played in only nine games since being recalled from the minor leagues in February, earned his third NHL win of the season and fifth in 17 career games.
Markstrom lost his shutout bid when Marian Gaborik cut the Rangers' deficit to 2-1 with 3:48 left, but the 23-year-old goalie settled for wins in back-to-back games. Gaborik had gone seven games without a goal.
Brian Campbell scored in the first period, and Scottie Upshall made it 2-0 in the second against Henrik Lundqvist, who faced 23 shots. Florida (9-16-6) has the fewest points in the NHL.
The Rangers had a chance to tie it when they received a power play with just over a minute left, but Tomas Kopecky scored into an empty net with 45.9 seconds remaining to seal it for Florida.
The Panthers were on a 1-7-2 slide before they won at Carolina on Tuesday in front of Markstrom (3-5-1). This is just the team's second two-game winning streak this season.
The Rangers appeared to be getting back on track with wins over Carolina and New Jersey, and their offence showed signs of life by netting three goals for the first time in five games on Tuesday.
They couldn't sustain it.
The Rangers played yet another sluggish and uninspired first period, as they have done in a recent trend, and fell behind 1-0 despite holding a 12-7 shots edge in the frame.
Florida grabbed the lead during its only power play of the period. T.J. Brennan faked a shot at the right point and slid a pass across the zone to defence partner Campbell, who fired a slap shot from the upper inside edge of the right circle that appeared to clip the stick of Rangers defenceman Ryan McDonagh before it sailed past Lundqvist at 8:22. It was Campbell's seventh goal of the season.
The Rangers didn't look much better in the second, and they were booed off the ice as they trudged to the dressing room down by two goals.
Again, New York got the best of Florida in shots ??? this time 15-9 ??? but only one puck found the net, and it was the one behind Lundqvist.
During a scramble in front, Lundqvist stopped a shot by Jack Skille, but he couldn't keep Upshall from popping in the rebound at 4:28.
Markstrom was much busier at the other end. He had a scare when a shot got behind him after it struck the post and slid dangerously through the crease. Markstrom then made a good stop to deny Gaborik's backhander from in front late in the second.
Lundqvist kept the Rangers' deficit at 2-0 when he turned away Peter Mueller's breakaway chance with 1:25 remaining in the second after Rangers defenceman Michael Del Zotto misplayed the puck at the point in the Panthers zone.
NOTES: The Panthers are 32-5-13 since the 2011-12 season when they score the first goal. ... Rangers rookie LW Chris Kreider was back in the New York lineup for the first time since Feb. 26, his last game before being sent down to Connecticut of the AHL. He was recalled Wednesday after posting six goals and an assist in his eight-game stint in the minors. ... Referee Jean Hebert was tended to by the Rangers' training staff after his mouth was bloodied in the first period. He remained in the game.


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Electronic mail message from Dr. James D. Klein
According to German tradition, the first child to spot the pickle among the boughs on Christmas morning received an extra gift. The pickle ornament also represented the opening of the initial jar of pickles made from the previous pickle harvest. Traditionally, the jar was opened during the Christmas Eve feast.
The recent issue of "German Life" had an article on Christmas tree ornaments that indicated the pickle ornament was a tradition from mainland Germany. My question is: Does this tradition date to an early enough time period so that it could have been carried from Germany to Russia, and then to America as my GerRus relatives did. If my great aunt were still alive I would ask her if she just happened to give us a jar of pickles every Christmas, or if she was passing on a tradition.
Electronic mail message from Dr. James D. Klein, Walla Walla College, Walla Walla, Washington
During the 1950's my grandfather's sister, Barbara (Klein) Leno, traditionally gave our family a quart jar of her homemade pickles at Christmas.
In Germany, glass ornaments depicting pickles are sometimes used to decorate Christmas trees. Does anyone know the origin of the pickle ornament, and did it follow the Germans to Russia?
Electronic mail messages from Mary Lynn Axtman
The question about Christmas ornaments prompted me to re-read Joseph S. Height's section on Customs of Christmas and Easter in his book, "Paradise on the Steppe." A valuable reference for all Germans from Russia researchers along with his other two books and writings.
About Christmas trees -- the reason is simply that no evergreen trees of any kind could be found on the grassy steppes of South Russia. [And probably the same on the grassy prairies of the USA and Canada.] However, on Christmas Eve of 1828 Count Voronzov, the governor of Odessa, did have a Christmas tree in his residence. It was described as "a six foot sapling that was planted in a box of earth and adorned with a variety of artificial flowers and gift packages. The salon in which it stood was illuminated by a large number of lighted wax tapers that were placed on tables."
On St. Barbara's Day, (Dec 8) it was the custom to bring branches of fruit trees or sprigs of willow into the house, where they were placed in water, so that they might produce green shoots and blossoms before Christmas Day. This was regarded as a good omen of prosperity in the coming year. Some people planted various kinds of grain in boxes, hoping they might have some greenery in the house during the festive season.
About the gift of 12 Christmas ornaments -- I think that refers to ornaments representing the Twelve Days of Christmas (Dec, 25 to Jan 6). Each of these 12 days between the old year and the new year are known as "Lostage" (days of omen) associated with one of the 12 months of the coming year.
While I think it was difficult, if not impossible, for the early colonist settlers to have imported German Christmas ornaments in Russia, I suspect that they might have hung goodies like cookies, candies, fruit, etc in their homes at Christmas.
The G/Rs seemed to be able to adapt to their situations and carry on with the traditions that were important to them.
From Chris Burkart
About a week before Christmas, an evergreen appeared, and it was left frozen outside, until December 24th. That day, mom made poppyseed roll, bread, buns, cooked a ham, and butchered a turkey. Mom tried to serve us goose, but no one in our family liked it except Mom and Dad.
On Christmas eve, supper dishes were done, and presents were distributed. Almost all the presents were clothes, so we wore our 'presents' to Midnight Mass. After Mass, we came home to cold ham and buns with the hot mustard mom prepared from the dry 'Keen's' dry mustard.
When we got up the next morning, we went back to Church again - men sitting on one side with the boys who were not babes, and women on the other with the girls and the babes. After Church, bacon and eggs with homemade bread for breakfast, and a shot glass of rye whisky at everyone's plate.
The day was spent relaxing and family talk around the table or living room. We also used to have dried figs and a mix of nuts which people cracked open with those skinny little nutcrackers.
Supper was always a big meal with Turkey, Ham, mashed potatoes and carrots which mom put away in dirt in the cellar. There was no central heating in the house, so the only warm place was the kitchen and rooms nearest the kitchen. Like Cecilia said the other day, the men retired to the living room to talk, smoke and have a drink while the women cleaned up and sat at the table picking over the bones, which already didn't have much on them.
Cards were a big favorite or Checkers. What the whole feast was about, was the celebration of faith and family. It still is my favorite time of year.
From Elsie Dodds
Reprinted below is what I remembered of Christmas:
"My reflctions of Christmas go back to the depression days of the 1930's. There was no television then and few radios so people made their own entertainment to some extent.
Weeks before Christmas Eve, Mom was sewing new dresses for the girls and making sure the boys had good clothes to wear for the Sunday School Christmas Eve programme at church. My dress was always blue and my sister always had a wine coloured one. ( My father would not allow us to wear red because it reminded him so much of the dreaded communism and everything it stood for.)
The snow made a crunching sound as Dad backed out the 1928 Whippet and the white clouds of our breath dissolved in the cold air as we all piled in for our trip to church. All of a sudden Mom said she had to go back into the house for something. Of course we knew she was just making sure that Santa would come.
The church was a beehive of excitement as we prepared for our parts in the programme; old friends greeting each other, mothers fussing with their children and an overall air of warmth and good cheer.
Sometimes a child would forget his lines or sing off key but the parents beamed with pride as we presented the Christmas programme guided by our teachers. When the evening's entertainment was over, each of the children was presented with a brown paper bag of treats (candies, chocolates, nuts,a large orange and usually a little gift.)
On arriving home we were greeted with another surprise - we found that Santa had visited our house and left presents for us. We had great fun opening all our gifts. There was also another treat in store for us and that was we could each have a piece of HALVAH. Then we would probably get into our bag of goodies before we went to bed.
On Christmas Day we children had settled down somewhat as we played with our new-found treasures. The aroma of good things cooking in the kitchen (usually chicken roast with aniseed) seeped through the whole house. These were some of my good memories of Christmas.
As time went along and we had children of our own it became a tradition to visit Mom and Dad on Christmas Eve. They are not with us now but the memories of Christmases past will never die.
Treasure your memories -- Elsie"
From Ren Frederking
The pastor then asked me to sing it also at the German church concert several days later which I did with great gusto! This was in 1919 in a predominantely Ger-Rus community.
Other songs we sang in German were; "Ihr Kinderlein Kommet" and "Alle Jahre Wieder Kommt Dass Christus Kind" and,of course," Stille Nacht". Great memories!
From Jim Heilman
Christmas Eve services were glorious. They began with a procession of the children singing "O Come, Little Children". We processed from the church basement into the sanctuary and were seated in the front pews. As we walked into the sanctuary, we were greeted with the sight of two enormous Christmas trees on either side of the Altar - so large they nearly obscured the altar - covered with lights and ornaments. The obligatory procession of characters from the Nativity was part of the service. (One year, one of the poorest and least popular girls, and the object of scorn by most of us, was chosen by our pastor for the part of Mary. We were appalled. Only much later did I realize that no better choice could have been made to symbolize Mary than this girl.) At the appointed time in the program, each of us nervously recited our pieces, or sang our songs. The services ended with the singing of "O Du Froehliche", which most of the adults knew and most of the children didn't. I've never forgotten the sound of the old folks, most born in Russia, as they sang that hymn in their quavering voices.
After the service, we received bags of treats (candy, fruit, Cracker Jack, etc.) from our Sunday School teachers, and then my family and I walked to my Grandparent's house to open gifts. I never understood why Santa Claus always visited their house while I was in church.
Advent traditions are still the most meaningful part of the holiday season for me, expecially here in southern Baptist country. On Saturday, we will decorate the outside of our house with Advent lights, and on Sunday, our church will recreate a 16th century Advent service (in German) done by Martin Luther. It will be fun to hear German spoken and sung again, albeit with a "Texas Twang".
From Renee Knoll
From Cindy Mitzel Longtin
We didn't put up a Christmas tree, mother had a large oleander plant (tree) in the livingroom that was decorated with snap-on candles, strings of cranberries and popcorn. We would lite three candles at a time for daily evening prayers and when Christkindl came.
I remember the excitement in the air and we kids running to the windows when we heard the bells from the horse harness and bobsled by the driveway corner on Christmas Eve. Belzneikel was bringing Christkindl along with 6 - 7 others singing Christmas carols up to the door and into the house. We kids had to wait in the livingroom for Christkindl to be presented.
Belzneikel usually wore a fur cap and long fur coat, rarely speaking to hide the person's identity. Christkindl wore a beautiful dress with a white net veil attached to a hat or crown over her head with many flowing broad mutiple colors of ribbons.
As your name was called you ran from the livingroom to Christkindl to receive your gift and hurried back to the livingroom so Belzneikel wouldn't steal your gift away, which was always a fear.
To receive a gift was next to heaven. It may have been a necklace made of chalk beads or a handkerchief or in good years an apple or orange in a homemade basket. Mother would save colored paper during the year so at Christmas time we kids could cut strips and weave paper baskets to put nuts and candy in to give to each other. The basket would serve as a jewelry or treasure basket later. My older brothers would make piccolos out of tree branches.
Our parents would serve homemade chokecherry wine, cold meats, breads, kuchen to Belzneikel, Christkindl and the others before they were on their way.
Catholic practice was to fast from 6:00 pm until Midnight Mass which lasted two hours. The church would be decorated beautifully with poinsettias, Christmas trees and candles. We sang many Christmas carols all in German or Latin. The Priest would give each child a candy sack, rarely with fruit because there were so many children in the parish. Arriving home your appetite was tremendous but first we stood in a circle around the table for prayers then we would stuff ourselves with pickled pigs feet, sausage, cold meats, bread, soup, kucha and cookies. We had to go to bed then and be up for Christmas day mass.
We celebrated the holiday with the immediate family because there were always so many children and the houses so small. During the season we visited our grandparents, aunts, uncles and many neighbors. Mother would fill a large brown sack with nuts and candy to take to the home where we'd go, the womendwould exchange bags. The kids played games while the old folks played Hearts, Whist, Penny Anti, and Poker.
Christmas dinner was always a large stuffed goose. Chicken noodle soup was served first having been prepared in the copper wash kettle for a large batch. Ham was served along with mashed potatoes, some kind of vegetable, bread, buns, cranberries, kucha and dessert was apple pie at our home. A special drink for we kids, mother would buy a bottle of Rawleigh's cherry flavoring and we would have our drink, a real treat. During the WWI years rye bread was made most often because white flour was scare.
NEW YEAR'S was another day of anticipation. You would have Yulebakkers come round on horseback firing their shotguns into the air. Our parents would serve them homemade beer, wine and schapps. We would have beef and pork sausages, summer sausage, headcheese, pumpkin plagenda (? spelling), raisin and mincemeat pies. Breads, buns, and kuchen were always available.
May 1997 Tour members Loretta (Mitzel) Huschka and Mary Lou (Mitzel) Roller indicated that their mom, Mary Welk Mitzel maintained the traditions of her parents in their home. Loretta and Mary Lou remember being scared of Belzneikel but the excitement of the time kept you going to receive your present. Mary Lou recalls as a young child being so scared from Belzneikel, running to her parents bedroom, hiding under the bed, and getting her hair caught in the bedspring.
Loretta recalls being so excited to go to Gramma Welk's house, she made the best soups and how she would hang the long noodles on the backs of the chairs as she was preparing. Goose was the main meat at the Mitzel home too which neither liked and custard pie being dad's favorite was served at holidays for sure.
From Janice Huber Stangl
His first memory of Christmas in the home was a visit from the "Belzmoettl" [spelling?] and "Christkindl". Belzmoettl was outfitted in a big fur coat and hat with a scarf obscuring most of his face. He patted children on the head when he gave them some candy and nuts. Christkindl was disguised by a white bedsheet with a gilded garland around the waist and head. Christkindl also bestowed nuts, fruit and candy on the children.
One year my father was safely positioned behind the wood stove trying to keep toasty warm. When Christkindll appeared it startled him, even frightened him! He stuck out his tongue at Christkindl! The Christkindl promptly flicked him on his leg with a lean twig from near the stove. This incident gave him great awe and respect for the Christkindl!
When he was older he deduced that the big fur coat was his Dad's bear fur coat. It was several years more before he had identified the household's Christkindl--his mother!
It was later, in his adolescence, when there were several younger siblings in the household that they received visits from "Belzneickel" and "Christkindl" at Christmas time. Was this later, "Belzneickel" [St. Nicolas] a product of the growing Americanization of the older generations, or "borrowed" from their German Russian neighbors, who might have had a slightly different Christmas tradition from their village in Russia?
One of the Christmas traditions of my father's [Edward Huber] family that continued into my generation, was the preparation and presentation of the Church Christmas program. The event's excitement would start on Thanksgiving weekend, when the children were given their "spreckly" [a poem or bible passage] to memorize for the Christmas Eve event.
There was an air of grand excitement as the families gathered at the Church for the program. The tree in the Church [of my father's childhood] was adorned with wax candles that were lit. The sight was breathtaking for the children, since they did not have a tree at home that my father can ever remember. The Church was packed to nearly overflowing. The nearest water pump was about two miles away, but there was never a fire. The Guardian Angels surely were very busy!
As the program was being presented, it seemed that the older boys suffered the most. Their faces were flushed and one could see their pant legs shaking from their nervously knocking knees. Once they had recited their "spreckly" there seemed to be a great sigh of relief. Of course, the whole program was in German. The stars of the program were usually the youngest [about 3-4 years old] who had only one or two lines and had no trouble remembering their lines, but may have run off the stage when they were done.
After the program was over, every child in the Church received a "seckly" [small sack] from a pile that was under the tree. The sack usually had assorted nuts, candy and a piece of fruit. The tradition of the "seckly" was carried on in our Church until at least the 1960's. When we visited my parent's EUB Church in Bowdle, SD, on Christmas Eve, our own children each received a Christmas "seckly".
From Bonnie (Zeller) Whillock
Childhood memories, of church celebrations, at Christmas time in rural North Dakota during 1930's was a wonderful experience. I recall one year, after a severe snow blizzard, we had to attend the church Christmas program ... by a team of horses and sled. The country church was four miles from our farm, however, it took over an hour to travel the distance due to detouring the high snow drifts on the road. Since the pastor was unable to attend the program, as he lived in town fifteen miles from the church, the German service was conducted by one of the lay leaders. Each child had to recite a German piece. After the service each child received a small bag of assorted nuts, home made candy and an orange or an apple. These were prepared and donated by the ladies of the congregation. The congregation consisted of a dozen families. The church Christmas tree was donated by one of the farmers and home made decorations furnished by other families. Although there was a pot bellied coal stove at the rear of the church it was still necessary to wear a sweater during the program after removing the heavier coats. The lighting consisted of kerosene lamps that were mounted on the walls. The program also consisted of various German Christmas songs by the congregation accompanied by a beautiful sounding pump organ. Everyone exchanged holiday greeting after the services and headed for home to see what Santa Claus had left at the house.
Mother had put the unwrapped gifts on the table while we were waiting in to share with my two brothers. We were so excited that we spent all of Christmas day target practicing against the side of the barn, then, picking up the BB's from the ground to use over again. The Christmas dinner consisted of roast turkey or goose with all the trimmings. Halvah as also put out to nibble on during the day as a special holiday treat in addition to all of the home made candies and cookies.
Incidently, the little church we attended was moved and restored by the Elgin, N.D. Historical Society and is now a part of the Grant County Museum which includes an old train depot, blacksmith shop, barber shop and other buildings and machinery that were used many decades ago.
From David Easterday
Folks in my German class were recently discussing a supposed German custom of the "Christmas Pickle." Apparently you can get pickle shaped tree ornaments but there must be more to it than that. Are pickles what children who have not behaved well get instead of candy and nuts? If anyone has good info, please share.
From Eileen Landmann
The story of the glass PICKLE ORNAMENT:
The pickle ornament was considered a special tree decoration by many families in Germany. There, the fir tree was decorated on Christmas Eve. It was always the last ornament to be hung on the Christmas tree, with the parents hiding it in the green boughs among the other ornaments. When the children were allowed to view the tree on Christmas morning they would begin searching for the pickle ornament. For they knew that whoever first found that special ornament would receive an extra little gift left by St. Nicholas for the most observant child.
The story of the glass ANGEL ORNAMENT:
Angels are thought to be intermediaries of God and our link to the mystical kingdom of heaven. Symbolizing purity, peace and love, angels are a comforting presence. It is said that they bring us news of peace through the coming of the Christ child, a gift from God for all people on earth.
The two stories were copied from the text that accompanied the ornaments I recently purchased. I have not varified the information, but the stories were interesting. Happy Holidays to everyone.
From Michael M Miller
Bismarck, ND (AP)
As worshipers threaded their way through the German syllables and shaped their lips around the vowels double-dotted with umlauts, a thousand hibernating memories stirred.
The grandmas, grandpas and shadowy great-grandmothers came back.
Past Christmas Eve services rose up as fragrant evergreens brushed the top of the church ceiling, tinsel shimmering down - the dark, rich scent warmed by red, green and gold bubble lights.
"O come, Little Children," had the same familiar grooves and lyrics: "Ihr Kinderlein, kommet, O kommet doch all..."
The German language that once filled much of south central North Dakota was preached and sun December 1 at Faith Lutheran Church in Bismarck at the annual German Advent Christmas service sponsored by the local Germans from Russia Heritage Society.
It evoked images of little children lines up along the altar, taking turns reciting their "Christmas piece," of children losing their German in brick schoolhouses in town, but at Christmas piping "O Tannenbaum."
Proud grandparents would strain forward, mouthing the words with the little ones.
Then down to the church basement for a brown paper bag filled with sharp-edged ribbon candy, apples and nuts.
Some of those children of the past, many now in their 50s, 60s and older, sat in the pews December 1 at Faith Lutheran.
Even those who understood only one word in three were carried along by the sound of the spoken German. It's the voice of every farm neighbor, every uncle and aunt.
(Printed in The Forum, Fargo ND, December 9, 1996)
From Virginia Becker Chapman
Here is a "Christmas piece" that I haven't noticed anyone else recall:
Der Weihnachtsmann isch a guter Mann. Er bringt die Kleina was
er kann. Die Grossa lasst er loffa (laufen). Sie sollen sich was
koffa (kaufen).
[Virginia Becker Chapman was a member of the North Dakota State University Libraries' sponsored "Journey to the Homeland Tour: Germany and Ukraine" in June, 1996. Her ancestral German villages of South Russia (today Ukraine) are: Kassel [Glückstal Enclave]; Worms [Beresan Enclave]; and Teplitz, Bessarabia.]
Electronic mail message of 31 March 1998 from Bill Fife
Some of the last few messages have brought back long forgotten memories.
Church bells were common as a child on the prairies of Saskatchewan. I have not heard any for many years.
Oranges and ribbon candy given to us at church on Christmas, I had forgotten the joy it brought as a child.
Our family always attended church on Christmas eve and for some reason father and uncle were always late in ariving at church. When we arived home Santa had been there. The tree was up and decorated with lots of presents underneath.
Today we get a tree that is so thick you can hardly see the center and it takes a half day to decorate it. When we were children the tree was decorated by my father in less time then it took for the church service.
The tree we had was probably scrawney and without a lot of decorations however to a small child the tree always seemed to be the most wonderful thing we had ever seen, with all it's colorful decorations.
You sign on to a listservice to get information. As a bonus you get great memories. Ain't life great.
Electronic mail message from Lloyd Friedrick
It seems that some people have pleasant memories of German church Christmas services. Here is mine although, it may be unusual.
In our little country church, it was the custom of each child to recite a religious poem in German. Each one would parade to the front and nervously recite what they had practiced for weeks. But the parents were nervous too because of the big "I dare you."
It seems that each year the big boys would dare someone to recite the naughty verse.
|Eine zwei drei
|One two three
|Die Katze legt den Schnee
|The cat lays on the snow
|Der Schnee taut weg
|The snow thaws away
|Die Katze liegt in Dreck
|The cat lies in the mud
Someone, always boys, would respond which resulted in embarrassing his parents, guaranteed no candy and tangerine orange and a sound spanking at home.
Of course, the offending brat was paid off with candy from the other kids because he was the hero of the night.
It happened every year even with stiff warnings from our parents before we left for the service.
These were good times!
Electronic mail message from Carol Just Halverson
Does anyone remember a Christmas delicacy called "bucks horn" or bucks harna (in dialect with a long A) It was a pod (with seeds) with a distinct flavor and had to be imported from (Turkey, maybe?) It was also known as "St. Johns Bread" because St. John the Baptist lived on similar food in the wilderness.
Electronic mail message from James K. Krikau
The Christmas Eve service reminds me of another tradition that may have some roots with Germans for Russia. As we exited the church after the service, all the children were given a bag of goodies - apples, oranges, and other food treats.
Electronic mail mail message from Judy A. Remmick-Hubert
Here is the story of Christmas Time from my mother, Lillian Hein Remmick. Her parents, Ludwig and Christina, nee Schweikert, Hein were both born in Borodino/Bess. in 1885. My mother grew up in Montana.
In 1943 we, my mother, my father and myself [Judy] moved from Montana to Lodi, California.
The following story was written for my booklet "A" to "Zzzz" of Borodino, Bessarabia, S. Russia: "C-1"
The Story
At Christmas Time
by Lillian Hein Remmick
Copyrighted 1993
Christmas was a wonderful time at our house.
The time I remember best was when we lived in the rambling old log house which- my brother has informed me- used to be the Lone Tree Fort. Right after Christmas we would start to save the foil from my Fathers tobacco containers which would be used the following Christmas to wrap the walnuts to hang on the "wiehnactsbaum [Christmas Tree].
We would knot store string around a walnut and then crush foil around the walnut over the string thus making a silver ball to hang on the tree.
About a month before Christmas we would receive our parts which we would play in our church program on Heiliger Abend (Christmas Eve) in our small community all German church.
No one was too young or too old to take part. The very small would have only a few lines while the older children would have long recitations or dialogues. The choir would sing special German Christmas carols.
We would go to church on Saturdays and sometimes in the evenings to practice our parts. We always had new clothes for Christmas. Mother would sew our dresses.
One year Father came home with a whole bolt of plaid material so all of us girls had plaid dresses that year.
During the week before Christmas some of the elders of the church would bring into the church a beautiful evergreen tree so tall it nearly touched the church rafters. This tree they would decorate with many lights, tinsel, and other decorations using ladders to reach the top where they placed the christmas star.
I loved that tree and I'm sure the other children did, too.
The elders would also purchase a variety of nuts, candies, oranges, and apples. Using large brown paper bags they would fill each with mixed nuts, [page 142] candies, one orange , and one big shinny red apples.
These bags of goodies were placed under the church Christmas tree for every child on Christmas Eve that attended services from poor to rich no differences were ever made.
In the meantime Mother would be sewing up a storm and sing in time to the rhythm of the sewing machine pedal. She had a good voice and would often sing while she sewed. I loved it when she'd sing Russian songs from her school days in Borodino/Bess. S. Russia [U.S.S.R. ].
We made anise cookies and cut them in many shapes which we frosted and with a large sewing needle and store string we'd thread the cookies through the top and hang them on the Christmas tree.
I'm sure we must have hung other things on the tree but the walnuts and the anise cookies are a strong part of my memory because the sitting room, as we called it, where we placed the tree, would smell heavenly of pine needles and spice.
I used to love to sit near the tree on a window ledge and read as this was a quiet place and the tree smelled so good. I must confess I sometimes snatched a cookie off the tree.
In the central room on the first floor which was a very large room with a vaulted ceiling, which was probably used as an auditorium during the time it was used as the first school in the area, we hung garlands of red and green crepe paper from corner to corner tucked up to the ceiling in the center of the room. In the center as well as in each corner we hung an array of [page 143] large red and green paper bells.
Here we would play games when other young people came to visit while our parents would visit in the sitting room with both doors closed so they couldn't hear our noise.
Then there was Mother's baking. She would bake plain bread, fruit bread, more cookies and kuchen (coffee cake). We also had pies and cakes.
The brick wall (which Mother called a Mauer in German) which was about ten feet long and armpit high in the pantry was said to have been a gunnery wall during our home fort days upon which the men braced their rifles when shooting. Mother had painted it and used it s a cooling place for her finished baked holiday goodies which would be lined from end to end at Christmas Time.
Then at last came Heiliger Abend (Christmas Eve) [page 144]
[24th of Dec.] In the late i afternoon Father would take the steel dust pan and placing in it sugar and cinnamon would light it and walk about the house until everything smelled of sugar and spice.
We were usually too exited to eat much supper and then everyone except Father would dress up in their new finery.
Father always stayed home because his part, and one he loved, was to put out all the gifts, which were never wrapped, under the tree.
Because we were a large family there was usually someone with some kind of illness and he/she kept my Father company .
A note at this point. We were never allowed to address our parents anything other than respectively "Father" and "Mother" ("Vater" und "Mutter").
So, most of us were off to church and traveled across crunchy snow on a very cold Montana night.
Sometimes it would be snowing and other times so cold and clear that sounds would travel great distances. On some nights by the time we drove home the borealis (a show of dancing lights that would put any modern fireworks to shame) had filled the sky.
From the hills bordering the valley the yipping and howling of the coyote packs calls and answers would reverberate.
Now, we were in church and every child was proudly sharing in the Christmas program. Then after the minister gave the benediction each child received a large brown bag of goodies. They were chuck full to the top leaving barely enough room to be tied.
Then home we went to find our gifts under the tree and another big brown bag of goodies.
We were very lucky children as we always received so much.
We were taught that our gifts came from Khristkind (Christ Child) from whom all gifts come.
The older folks would have kuchen and coffee while we children examined our gifts and checked to see our goodies in the second brown [page 145] bags.
Then off to bed because on Christkindtag (Christ Child's Day; Weihnachstag, or Christmas Day) we had to rise early and do our chores before going to church.
After church services, Father would usually invite guests for dinner which he loved to do.
Dinner usually consisted of chicken noodle soup, stuffed fowl, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, a salad, a variety of breads and deserts..
After dinner dishes were done, we'd play with our new toys or go out and play in the snow.
We always celebrated Christkindtag for three days, at least so it seemed, as we always had lots of company and we never took down our Christmas trimmings until the sixth of January.
Most of our elders have passed on but they left us with a legacy of memories that are precious to the heart.
The following recipe is based on my Mother's kaffee kuchen [coffeecake]....
This recipe and another on bread can be found at
my website:
BorodinoBessarabia under the section called THOSE WERE THE DAYS.
Thanks for being interested.
Early Christmas Remembrances in Pierce County, North
Electronic mail message from Mary Lynn Axtman
Tis the Christmas Season and thought you might enjoy
some Pierce County, ND Christmas remembrances written by my Uncle
Joe. B. Voeller in his 1997 Christmas letter to relatives and friends.
He was born in 1901 in the Berwick area of Pierce County, ND. He
became the first Pierce County, ND G/R elected to a county elective
position as Pierce County Superintendent of Schools in the late
1930's. His writings are so appreciated by his family & relatives.
Mary Lynn Axtman
I quote -- [not bad for a 96 year old man]::
Dear Relatives and Friends,
Writing without eyes is quite a chore. When you've finished, you can't edit what you write.
I am a year younger than the century. This year is 1997. I am 96 years old. Remembered years are 1912 and 1914. 1912 was the year of the first crop failure and 1914 was the start of the 1st World War. In 1912, I drove my first team of horses.
Christmas then was a matter of a bowlful of candy, nuts, apples and oranges. Sometime there was a toy or two, usually for a community of youngsters rather than for an individual child. One year, dad made a small pool table. The pool balls were marbles. Maybe I should feel deprived because I was never told anything about Santa Claus. We had Kris Kindle for good children and Belsen Nagel for the others. The Christmas tree came into being in 1920. We had no Merry Christmas wish like "Merry Xmas" but we did have a formal memorized New Years wish which we reported to our parents......sometimes as early as 4 A.M.
About 1914 or 1915 a neighbor with two children my
age moved from North Dakota to Texas. One Sunday a group of us teenagers
decided to write to the Texas teens. We appointed a writer. The
letter writer, pencil in hand, then asked, "How do you start a letter?"
Our literary teenage expert came to the rescue. He said that you
start all letters with this sentance, "I am well and hope you are
the same." We finished the letter and addressed the envelope:
- Mr. [Blank Blank]
- Texas, North Dakota
The building I live in has 5 floors. The hall on each floor is about 1/10 of a mile. I walk this floor five times a day. When walking, I pass other residents. Most ask, "How are you?" no matter how many times I pass them. No matter how you respond, they reply, "that's great."
I have several answers. One time I said, "I died yesterday!" Back came the same words, "that's great." My stock answer is that outside of being blind, deaf and lame, I am in great shape. They say, "that's great!" Others ask, "how are you doing?" My answer is, "usually about 1 mile per hour." Merry Xmas and Happy Year!!


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In 2012, the United Nations celebrated the first "Day of the Girl Child," highlighting the treatment of girls and young women as the key moral issue of our time. As the advancement of girls becomes a global economic, medical, and social priority, literary scholars are turning their attention to cultural representations of and by girls and to historical and philosophical conceptions of girlhood. This special issue of Borrowers and Lenders initiates a scholarly conversation on girls and girlhood in adaptations of Shakespeare, seeking papers that address the process of adapting Shakespeare for girl actors, readers, patrons or audiences; adaptations of Shakespeare's "girl" characters; and girls' responses to and appropriations of Shakespeare. We encourage contributions that range from Shakespeare's contemporaries and Restoration theatre to contemporary authors, playwrights, visual artists and directors, as well those that engage with newer or non-canonical literary genres such as online and Web 2.0 Shakespeares; fanfiction and the graphic novel; autobiography, memoirs and life writing; Shakespeare for children; and international, multicultural and postcolonial adaptations.
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I seriously love these guys!
Crazy Dog t-shirts are cool, enormously funny, offbeat and very fringe...they are absolutely perfect for kids going back to school.
Have a look at some of those designs: ironic, sarcastic, offhand, vintage, they got everything covered. I WANT these shirts for myself! Mrs Couch can add a couple of these to my Christmas list.
Crazy Dog are giving one winner the choice of any two t-shirts from their site! Conspicuously cool x 2!
But this kind of cool don't come cheap. No, sir. You gotta earn it. Below are twelve Crazy Dog t-shirts focussing on some obscure pop-culture reference. You gotta guess where they come from.
Leave a comment telling us what movies/tv shows/etc you think the shirts come from. We'll do a random drawing of all people with the highest number of guesses. BUT, make sure you get them right! If any of your answers are wrong, we'll do a random draw again until someone is chosen whose answers are all correct!
Here's the fine print:
- Open to US/Canadian residents only
- Closes October 15th 2009
- To find out how to earn extra entries, click here!