"Barnfire" project

[jeff2wings]

Properly making a rod for my own back here with build No 3 but this has been a project in the offing for some time , and as such will properly rumble along in the background when I find the time to do it.

The idea for this comes from a model I have long had a eye for , the Wifurskin from 1966 and looking at it I think it may have had some influence on some of Bodo's models in terms of construction and ,dare I say it, looks ?? What do you think ?

Anyway , it means I will not have to bend more struts for this one

[Tony Bennett]

looks nice.

i would drop the wing down a touch more if it were mine, so the top is just level with the nose.

be great to see you building it sir.

[Chris Bott - Moderator]

I like it as it is, very nice Jeff.

[jeff2wings]

Funny you should say that Tony

[Tony Bennett]

ah great minds and all that.

[Lindsay Todd]

That'll work, nice looking model.

[Bernie]

Nice model jeff .any chance you know  were I could obtain a plan my self I am into vintage builds this looks realy nice.

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[Bob Cotsford]

the worrying thing is that I remember that issue of the mag being published and the Wifurskin design!

[Colin Leighfield]

Sadly, I remember it as well.

[jeff2wings]

I was only just 7 when this hit the news stand ! don't you just love the cover picture here's some scans of the build article

[Glenn Stratton]

Bernie, My Hobby Store has a Wifurskin on their Xlist plan range, number RC914 for £17.50.

[kc]

Thanks for showing the original article --it explains the origins of the ( horrible) name!

( formed from WIzard, FURy & SiSKIN for those with tiny monitor screens )

[jeff2wings]

Thanks’ for that Glen I had looked for that (and other plans) some time ago and drew a blank so assumed that they had been “lost” looks as if the x-list is finally being sorted out from its shambolic state of recent years .

However, I’m not looking to make Wifruskin as such but something in the style of with the lest number of changes as I can from the original plan

1.The main change to mount the wing in the shoulder position

2.Change the shape of rear decking

3.Change the shape of fin/rudder

4.Add ailerons ( and flaps ?? )

I’m not to sure as to how effective the flaps would be on a model like this but I suppose there’s one way to find out...........

any ? fire away

[jeff2wings]

I did most of the above before Christmas ,so what now follows is “real time” so to speak !

I’ve used a couple of liteply formers and a block in front of the tailplane with a 1/2x1 spine that is slightly curved for a bit of visual interest

the front and rear blocks will be notched for the stingers

[Tony Bennett]

looking nice so far.

neat building area as well.

[jeff2wings]

It's only neat looking Tony because I have shoved all the rubbish out of shot !

Finished off the tailplane tonight

Here you can see the scarf joint in the t/plane L/E

Not woodworm ,just pin holes

Basic tailplane as drawn

I've added false ribs

[Bob Cotsford]

nice joints there Jeff, the very definition of close fitting!

Edited By Bob Cotsford on 30/01/2014 10:32:31

[kc]

So it's a Barnstormer 72 with an almost mid wing?

I cannot help thinking the Wifurskin would have sold better with a nicer name instead of something that seems to be a smelly disease or a nagging wife.

Could have been called Friski....Wiski.....

Edited By kc on 30/01/2014 15:08:41

[jeff2wings]

My woodwork has benefited greatly since I brought this..........

........only drawback is that there's a lot more dust in the workshop !

wing panel going together

don't forget the holes for the pushrods/fly leads or....................

.............you will need something like this to do it

The reshaped wing tip, I removed the outer rib bay so wingspan will be about 68" ish

Your dead right about the name kc, I think it sounds like a German sausage of some kind

[jeff2wings]

Not much time in the workshop this week but we press on ...............

re-shaped wing tip

next on the list is cutting out the alirons

stringers added and 1/4 sheet on nose/wing seat

Better be careful or I might end up building a Hurricane by mistake !

[Tony Bennett]

i like that.

looks like a good model,

[jeff2wings]

Thank's Tony , I'm still having a thought about using wing struts, but lowerd down a fair bit ,to give it a Westland Wizard look ???? ? wot u think ?

[Tony Bennett]

i think that will look great.

[Nigel Day]

Looking very nice Jeff.

[PatMc]

I've just stumbled across this thread.

Nice build Jeff looks like it will turn out an attractive '30s style model. Look forward to seeing it's progress to completion.
BTW I would probably have looked in on the thread sooner but the name didn't sound interesting. Nearly as bad as Worse than Wifurskin in fact it sounds like either a minor agricultural blaze or a Mills & Boon title for a tale of bucolic passion .
How about Crossfire or Firestormer ?

Here's my Wifurskin in it's second decor. It was built around 1974/5, with a number of mods, nylon covered, originaly in similar colours to the Westland Wizard & powered by either a Fox 25 or OS 25 (can't remember which). The photo is after a refurb not long before I sold it, the engine by then had been changed to an OS40fs.

 

 

Edited By PatMc on 14/02/2014 20:14:48