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| jgood, Comment for image # 3983 | 23 Feb 10 17:02 |
| Hey Howard. We haven't seen much of you recently. I guess I should read your message in full before asking what you've been building though! I like the black and white undersides on the Hurricanes. |
| hjlittman, Comment for image # 3983 | 23 Feb 10 15:44 |
| Bill,
Glad it amuses you. I like to do things that are mildly disruptive, like this Japanese Stuka, the captured Spitfire in German markings, a Belgian P-40 (ligitimate), airliners in FMA (Flying Monkey Airlines) livery...just a little off. On the board now is a 500 series Hurricane to be done in Battle of Britain colors with "night and white" undersides, an Easy-Built Heinkel 112 which I haven't decided how to finish (German, Japanese, Spanish, Romanian?), and a scratch build P6E. I'll get some pics posted soon for your further amusement. |
| BillParker, Comment for image # 3983 | 22 Feb 10 16:52 |
| I get the biggest kick outta this little plane.... |
| poppy, Comment for image # 3981 | 13 Aug 07 12:11 |
| Now that is what I call excellent research! |
| poppy, Comment for image # 3984 | 13 Aug 07 12:04 |
| But what a beautiful park it is. Plane is great also. |
| hjlittman, Comment for image # 3984 | 13 Aug 07 12:00 |
| Yes, this is the place. I'm standing about in the middle of it in the photo. A little different from the park you fly in. |
| jgood, Comment for image # 3984 | 13 Aug 07 10:55 |
| Is this at the grassy knoll, Howard? It looks like a great place. |
| hjlittman, Comment for image # 3981 | 13 Aug 07 00:02 |
| I found reference to the Japanese having two Ju-87A's for evaluation. I could not find reference to the Germans giving them a Ju-87B, but if they had, this is what it would have looked like. So, this comes under the category of a might have been.
The orange and black paint job was applied to experimental aircraft and to trainers during this period as a warning to other pilots that stay clear since this aircraft may do strange things at any time. The Japanese engineers found the Stuka to be an extremely accurate dive bomber and it had some interesting maintenance features, but it's range was too short and they thought it handled like a pig. No licensed production was undertaken. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 3981 | 12 Aug 07 19:10 |
| Now this is an interesting lineage. Nice work. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 3981 | 12 Aug 07 13:18 |
| Nice work, an Axis hybrid! |
| hjlittman, Comment for image # 3984 | 12 Aug 07 11:26 |
| If you look at the picture of the completed, uncovered frame, you can see that I left the rib at the bend of the wing, where the landing gear is attached, solid and added reinforcing struts inside the wing. The landing gear struts are a three part lamination with the outer pieces on either side of the rib when installed. |
| hjlittman, Comment for image # 3983 | 12 Aug 07 11:23 |
| OOPS! I forgot to pay attention to the dates on the uploads. Actually took about 3 months with a couple of other models going at the same time. |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 3983 | 12 Aug 07 11:18 |
| Great model!! I'm totally impressed (according to your posting pics) from box to air in about 24 hours!!! |
| jgood, Comment for image # 3984 | 12 Aug 07 10:59 |
| Great picture Howard, always good to see a rubber free-flight fly. How do the undercarriage survive the grass landings? Great looking Stuka, interesting colours. |
| hjlittman, Image # 3984 | 12 Aug 07 10:23 |
Yes, it does fly. It's not spectacular but has done 19 seconds. Reaction of one person at the field when told it was a Guillow's 500 series Stuka, "Now I've seen it. Pigs can fly!" |
| hjlittman, Image # 3983 | 12 Aug 07 10:19 |
The little paint on this model is all Testor's Acryl. |
| hjlittman, Image # 3982 | 12 Aug 07 10:18 |
Ready to fly |
| hjlittman, Image # 3981 | 12 Aug 07 10:17 |
Markings are inkjet printed on tissue and applied with Uhu gluestick. |
| hjlittman, Image # 3980 | 12 Aug 07 10:16 |
Getting close. Flaps and ailerons also attached with sandwich tie wire. Adjustibility required to get the draggy little beast to fly. Solid Guillow's wheels hogged out to three spokes with Dremel tool and covered with tissue. |
| hjlittman, Image # 3979 | 12 Aug 07 10:11 |
Starting assembly |
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