A new scratch built Bucker Jungmeister 1/3 scale

Hi Skydance the reason is that I don't have any more of the outer tube :S and you can get nothing here in Cyprus
So I had to make a good job of the ply that holds the ally tube in the wings, go's in easy once the second rib hole is found
The problem as I see it holding the wings on is not the coming off , but holding them in place while assembling the model at the field, without six hands

I can appreciate your position. You did an excellent job dealing with the issues.

Not getting on very quickly with this one, the top wing is almost complete, got to get some SS tube for the wing tips
And I have got this far on the bottom wing, just the one picture thanks to Microsoft and their windows 10 :evil:

I don't know about not getting on very quickly, I'm not getting on at all at the moment!

its looking great well done, windows 10 vtakes a bit of getting used to, keep trying though you will get it in the end, i did and i am useless on a pc, boz

All I have done to it in the last few days is draw up the hinges for the ailerons and stick them to some carbon fibre sheet read for cutting,

Cannot seem to get on with it at all

Got all the carbon parts for the aileron hinges cut out and the ailerons finally fitted





Nasty stuff that carbon dust :S I don't want to be cutting much more of it to be honest

Got some time on the Bucker and I started to enjoy it again
A trial fit of the fuel and smoke tanks

Then I had to start thinking about how to do the wing centre section as I want to build it into the fuselage and also tie the fire wall into it and the undercarriage will anchor to it as well, so I had to draw up the main spars and cut from hard 6mm ply

Drew and cut the ribs and other bits, here dry fit together

Placed them on the model and marked where to saw

The whole unit glued in plce

Then drew up and cut the parts to anchor it to the sides and fire wall

what lovely work Tony.

beautiful looking aircraft.

Start to fit them

On this model it has fairings between the lower wing and fuselage, so I decided to do them in fibre glass
Made a plug from blue foam then glassed it

Then sanded it down gave it a coat of paint and sanded it again then filled any holes

More sanding and filling and sanding, then three coats of paint

Tomorrow I will flatten it down and the polish it before giving it a coat of mould release
The one for the other side is a few stages behind


Offered it up to see what it looks like

Got my DLE 55 rebuilt and with a new expensive wrap around silencer, it runs good again
Proving to be a costly engine, $250 to buy, 95 euros to repair after the first crash and 175 euros this time, it destroyed the silencer last time it hit the ground and this one was 140 euros but its so much better to fit in the cowl

Glassed the fairings

And they came out ok

So I built up a block to mount the engine

Built a 20" lathe to turn the blue foam cowl plug

And it worked :ohmy: started to fill and sand it

And I have a new lady pilot, she's just having a fitting for the seat

Very nice engine .look after it this time.BTW Can't see a wraparound on the silencer. Love the hound .Is she an Italian Terrier ? :whistle: :woohoo: [badass]

Lovely work. You're making it look so easy and I know its not.

THE BLACKBIRD wrote: Got my DLE 55 rebuilt and with a new expensive wrap around silencer, it runs good again
Proving to be a costly engine, $250 to buy, 95 euros to repair after the first crash and 175 euros this time, it destroyed the silencer last time it hit the ground and this one was 140 euros but its so much better to fit in the cowl

Glassed the fairings

And they came out ok

So I built up a block to mount the engine

Built a 20" lathe to turn the blue foam cowl plug

And it worked :ohmy: started to fill and sand it

And I have a new lady pilot, she's just having a fitting for the seat

Those engines just won't grow no matter how well you plant them. :silly: Best you give them plenty of air and sunlight.

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