{"id":2760,"date":"2016-02-17T10:44:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T14:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2016-02-17T13:50:47","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T17:50:47","slug":"step-by-step-pictures-building-a-1931-national-heath-parasol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2016\/02\/17\/step-by-step-pictures-building-a-1931-national-heath-parasol\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-Step: Building a 1931 National Heath Parasol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late summer 2015:\u00a0 After <a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2015\/03\/16\/the-earliest-small-scale-flying-model\/\">extensive research<\/a> into the history of Peanut Scale models, museum volunteer Tom Hallman builds a 12&#8243; Heath Parasol FF model airplane for the museum.\u00a0 Built from National Model Aircraft &amp; Supply Co. plans, the Heath Parasol kit was one of the first produced as part of National&#8217;s Midget line.<\/p>\n<p>Tom documented the process with the pictures below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2159\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/Model-Airplane-News-March-1931-National-Ad-pg3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2159\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/03\/Model-Airplane-News-March-1931-National-Ad-pg3.jpg\" alt=\"Source: National Model Aviation Museum Library.  Ad, National Model Aircraft &amp; Supply Co. \u201cNEW 12\u201d Midget Flying Scale Models.\u201d  Model Airplane News, March 1931, pg. 3.\" width=\"249\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ad that started it all.\u00a0 National Model Aircraft &amp; Supply Co. \u201cNEW 12\u201d Midget Flying Scale Models.\u201d <em>Model Airplane News<\/em>, March 1931, pg. 3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2762 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-1.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #1, it starts as wood and reed.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"717\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-1-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-2.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parsol build #2. Starting with the tail. Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-2-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2764 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-3.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #3: Framing the fuselage.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-3-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-4.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #4: Framing the wing.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-4-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2766 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-5.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #5: All the frame work. Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-5-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2770 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-10.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #6: Completed frame.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-10-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2767 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-6.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #7: Frame and tissue. Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-7.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #8: Covering the tail. Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-7-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2769 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-8.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #9: Covering the fusealge.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-8-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-11.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol Build #10:  A close-up of the pre-printed tissue. Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-11.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-11-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-14.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #11: Wheels and prop.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-14-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2773 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-15.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol Build #12: Finishing touches.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-15.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-15-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2774 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-18.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol build #12: Done!  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-18.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-18-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-17.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol Build #13: Posing for a photo op.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"800\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-17-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2776 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-19.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Parasol Build #14: Ready to fly.  Photo by Tom Hallman.\" width=\"738\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-19.jpg 738w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/12\/2015.04.01THallman-19-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/a>All photos by Tom Hallman.<\/p>\n<p>September 2015:\u00a0 Tom finishes the model, flies it and brings it to the National Model Aviation.\u00a0 Want to see it fly?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6E5I6y3HYY0\">Check out Tom&#8217;s video of the process.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information relating to the National Heath Parasol, please read the &#8220;History Preserved&#8221; article in the March 2016 issue of <em>Model Aviation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Tom, for helping to grow the museum&#8217;s collection!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nFor more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.modelaircraft.org\/museum\">www.modelaircraft.org\/museum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late summer 2015:\u00a0 After extensive research into the history of Peanut Scale models, museum volunteer Tom Hallman builds a 12&#8243; Heath Parasol FF model airplane for the museum.\u00a0 Built from National Model Aircraft &amp; Supply Co. plans, the Heath Parasol kit was one of the first produced as part of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,54,47,122],"tags":[246,164,251],"class_list":["post-2760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-early-model-aviation","category-free-flight","category-museum","category-thank-you","tag-free-flight","tag-peanut-scale","tag-thank-you"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2760"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2794,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2760\/revisions\/2794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}