A new scratch built Bucker Jungmeister 1/3 scale

Not done a lot today, had a rest day, popped to the hanger tonight and started to connect the electrics
Positioned the two 2s 2200 lipos for the receiver and I will also run the ignition from them as well


I run the ignition direct through the receiver via a switch for on / off
Also put the PowerBox sensor switch in and temporary connected the receiver to operate the rudder and elevator


Might do a bit more tomorrow, ill see

I have it all wired up now and everything working as it should, took it out into the sun to see how it looked









Be ok as long as it fly's :whistle:

Looks fantastic, if it wasnt for the giant dog you wouldnt know it was a model
Cheers
Danny

First class job, looks great. Tally ho!

Beautiful model Tony.
congratulations on a fantastic build.



Tony B

Erm, aren't those cylinder blisters supposed to be coloured? Just asking!
Bloody marvellous my friend.

NO!!! just saying some are, this plane was not, I think it tends to be the yanks that splash the colours around

Well as you don't know the bucker crashed on take of on its maiden flight :whistle: I have not been comfortable flying since my stroke and since the SU27 went in every time I get the tx in my hands I get the shakes, so I let my friend Demitries fly the maiden
He took of very slowly and she climbed away got to fifteen feet high and the engine cut, she dropped like a stone, not enough speed, broke the fuselage and a few other bits
Anyway it was built to weak behind the pilot so I have beefed it all up on the rebuild, no pictures of the damage









But im still having trouble with the lettering, cannot get the masking to stick and the paint creeps under, doing my head in

Looking at those stringers along the fuz sides - the one on the left is straight, but the one on the right has a kink in it at the wing trailing edge. Is that deliberate, or a cock-up, as that kink is going to be another weak point.

Its not glued Eric, just laid there, :whistle:

Hopefully I can have another go at getting this one up and flying when I get home
I will fly it and if all is ok I think I'll recover it as I still have some solar Tex left and get my lettering done by Callie Graphics in the states
My ratty friends that used to reside in the roof soiled a lot of it

Tony R..e the covering wash it with a weak SOLUTION H2 OO(Hydrogen Peroxide) and a drop of wash up liquid and a drop of meths too or even a smaller drop of Acetone/ Thinners. Before masking wipe with meths to remove any residual grease. On or off the model. I.E. before or after covering.

Yippee I have my op.on the 24th June, so I can look for a flight home
John the stains are from the rats that got into the roof space in my shed, washed down with the rain leak
Tried a lot of stuff on it but nothing works
How's your hip doing mate

Having flat packed the bucker to get it here, its yime to start thinking of rebuilding it
It needs a fuselage so it will need a repaint
Now do i strip of the solartex and recover, i have enough to do it i think, or repair where needed and paint over the top of the old
Some of it wants recovering because of stains from my uninvited guests in the roof of my shed in Cyprus, and alterations to the elevator

Looks like i had a problem, no photos in the last post so ill try again