F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat 'peanut' scale

My first complete balsa model from a rough plan by Roger Aime, French peanut scale genius:
http://peanut.scale.free.fr/a-roger-aime-01.htm
Plans courtesy of:
http://peanut.scale.free.fr/sommaire_plans.htm

Colour scheme is high visibility, as used on USS Ranger (North Atlantic 1941). The 1/72 scale hobbyboss kit was an exceptionally useful reference.

Video of rather poor flight testing to follow.

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[WarbirdFan66]

awesome work man...

[GerbilEssences]

@WarbirdFan66 Thanks, but I have to say it never really flew - too tailheavy :(

[abaer65]

very nice video and nice airplane!! I think the prop is mouted wrong in the vid?..

[GerbilEssences]

@abaer65 Yes you are entirely correct. And I wonder why it never flew very well...

Neraly completed the next plane Me109

[creamofcardstv]

great work!

[GerbilEssences]

@creamofcardstv Thank you, but it never flew :( I am making an Me109 that I insist will fly :)

[Edushiag]

nice work :) and what is the name of the first song please? Thank you :)

[WarbirdFan66]

@GerbilEssences too bad, still awesome work man, just try to make your next plane a little bit lighter :)

[PlayingDead567]

Yo, can u make a tutorial. plz

[TrueMooo]

ok my `DIY` models fly well, but i can never get the tissue effectively on the model without having to wait 12 hours for it to dry to the wood, and i know this is all about patience but its just pissing me off to no end. can i have some help please?

And BTW i wish my Wildcat came out as nicely as yours did but i ran out of paint. :D