Design & Build Junkers F.13

Getting close to the end now, Robert.

... isn't your flight crew looking a bit Rising Sun-ish for a JU model? ...

Cheers & stay careful, young man

Chris

Hi Chris, some were actually sold to Japan. Finding a livery to match the crew may be difficult.

Great project Robert looking good.

Thank you both,

I agree that they don't quite look authentic Junker's staff, but to be honest there is not a lot of choices out there other than paying some serious cash for bespoke pilots. Still when in the air they will only be just visible.

A DH 71 Tiger Moth racer is next on the building board if anyone is interested, an old JB Aviation kit.

Regards

Robert

Hi All,

Well after waiting for what felt like an eternity the decals arrived from Callie graphics across the pond this morning and with rain forecast for tomorrow, I quickly applied them and had a photo shoot as the sky had overcast and the light fading.

Really pleased with results, I hope she flies as well as she looks. Covered in Hobbyking silver and black

A few jobs to do before flying though, these are fuel proof all over as the decals are not fuel proof, make and fit the wind shields, throttle push rod to fit, final weight and CoG check and double check, and finally get some flying time in as I have only flown once this and I'm well rusty by now.

That's all for now

Regards

Robert

Edited By Robert Parker on 07/11/2020 15:59:35

Hi All,

With today's fine weather I have managed to give the airframe two coats of fuel proofer, (in between doing work on the house), and previously I have fitted the throttle push rod and switch.

So when the odour of the fuel proofing has worn off I'll bring the model in from the shed and do the last few bits and pieces that are still left to be done and then we will be ready to fly, which will not be this side of Christmas unfortunately.

That's all for now

Regards

Robert

Looking very nice

Good luck for the first flights!

What a great model Robert, you must be really pleased with that.

Looking great and with all that wing area should be a nice steady flyer.

Thank you Colin, Yes I am very pleased with how it turned out and quickly it came together.

JD8, thank you and it was the wing that caught my eye, I did think that it should fly well with the wing/fuselage ratio almost a powered glider.

Regards

Robert