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Convair B-58 Hustler – A 10-foot-long, scratch-built beauty

Paul Appelbaum in his tent at Jets Over Kentucky, where he gave us a tour of his beautiful model.
I caught up with Paul Appelbaum from Ballwin, Missouri at Jets Over Kentucky. An accomplished craftsman and machinist, Paul makes kits to convert several popular foamie EDF jet models to turbine power and is well-known in the model jet community. When I saw his Convair B-58 Hustler and sat down with him to talk about the project, I knew right away that I had to bring it to our readers. Paul...

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