| Image Comments |
| David Duckett | 09-Nov-07 07:21 |
| Sanding |
| poppy | 09-Nov-07 09:38 |
| Looking good. Wing construction like the old Struct-O-Speed kits. |
| John M Oshust | 09-Nov-07 11:46 |
| Nice job DD...beautious! I am covering Spirit wings and making wood wing tips today...hugs "O" |
| cdwheatley | 09-Nov-07 12:26 |
| Superb craftmanship David. I especially like the carving and sanding around the cowl. 'Tis a thing of beauty. |
| David Duckett | 09-Nov-07 12:54 |
| Thanks folks, it's a pleasure to work with good wood. John O, you would would love the kits but they are not scale. They are described as 1/12 scale but all the wings are built exactly the same and are the same length and chord with wing tip blocks making the difference. They all have 36" wingspans and this one should actually be 34". These are designed for flying so I guess the wing works well in the air. There is a ME 109 and a Bonanza in the series which look alright but the Mustang and P 47 look odd. The photo instructions are superb and it's really a simple kit, with a lot of sanding. Works for me. |
| John M Oshust | 09-Nov-07 14:48 |
| DD....do you have a web address for me. I really like what I see in this kit. A flying model can be modified to be more scale, I did that on the Mig. |
| David Duckett | 09-Nov-07 16:00 |
| Well yes you did, and well done you did it, too. (;-) ) They are at www.houseofbalsa.com and I'm sure at many other stores, as well. On this one the wing is too big chord wise and set back at least an inch too far and I think the cowl is perhaps too long, all to make it fly. Since mine will never fly, I'll just use a little more paint to camo it. It also has peel and stick crosses which I will not use. Except for the tripled in thickness tail feathers and the spars on the wing, it's built strictly per plan. |
| moostang51 | 09-Nov-07 17:02 |
| Hey "O"!!!Saw the Texan, me109, P47 and P51 today at mt LHS while picking up CA+ and 2" stock to turn a spinner. I think they were $53.95. David, as you said these are "off scale" and built for flying. Between us modelers it might be a concern but who really would know. Scale on this aircraft would be about 29 5/16" long and 34 1/2" ws. See, studying engineering in college paid off. I don't think the cowl is too long rather that the wing in scale would be much further up past the air louvers. But again it's built to fly. Guillow's kits, though we have problems with balsa quality are actually almost exact to scale dimensionwise. BTW, this looks great. Precision construction as usual. |
| John M Oshust | 09-Nov-07 22:09 |
| Moos....Where is your local hobby shop? I need one! |
| moostang51 | 10-Nov-07 05:32 |
| John, go to www.jacksonhobby.com. Prices are pretty reasonable and they carry just about everything, though some items can be found on line cheaper but factor in shipping...well you get the idea. Frank the owner will also answer any question you might have. I go there often just to browse and chat. An amazing scratch built p-40 and Corair hang from the ceiling. |
| Xanadu | 10-Nov-07 10:14 |
| Looking great...............
Looks so much better sheeted than tissue. Makes it look real beefy this way. |
