F4F wildcat unpowered test (peanut scale)

The detail and the prop are still not complete. As is the wing with the aborted USN roundel. But at least it flies ;0

Plan by Roger Aime.

More to come...

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• aime
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• fighter
• warbird
• glide
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[2002And]

Nice model - is it balsa with tissue paper? I've recently built a laser-cut kit of a Lysander - I'll post a video response.. :)

[GerbilEssences]

@2002And Thankyou, yes it's stick and tissue - although very tail heavy (hey it was my first ever balsa model). Would love to see that lysander :)

[GerbilEssences]

@2002And PS there is a better video with powered flights and full construction. Unfortunately didn't fly so good as required IMMENSE nose weight :P

[LGorrit]

Great!

I think it will glide better when the nose is a bit heavier...

Did you make the complete construction yourself?

And I am still waiting for that Fokker GI :-P

Status please?

[GerbilEssences]

Thanks,

I found a french plan but the scale of each page was different and so it took ages to cut the shapes. I pretty much made the whole thing by hand, and I felt compelled to complete it in order to teach myself skills for the fokker.

As for the Fokker, I made a wing and fuselage rather badly last year and decided to construct a simpler plane first. I really hope to make a G.1 next though, perhaps a small one but with plenty detail, sorry for the delay ;)

[2002And]

@GerbilEssences Yes, the first time I test most of my Balsa aircraft, they are nose heavy because I over weight it at the front!.. :) I forgot to post the video response.. I'll do it now

[BasicModelling]

I love it when the fish takes the bait so willingly... :)

[GerbilEssences]

Alas, I'm exchange puns with my equal(s) ;)

[BasicModelling]

It may be a stealth version.. they'll play a recording of it, and we'll all scan the skies in vain.. :)

[BasicModelling]

So you can add the bits... (Boom Boom!)