Skyleaders new build Stuka

As requested this section is for build reports of Johns stuka build.

Weathers been crap so got a bit done on the stuka





Coming together nicely

Hi John
its looking good!
I think the stuka is great as you can hide most engines inside the cowl & I think that improves the scale appearance!

Got back on the build ,first thing was sort out the control rods came up with some 6mm hollow carbon rods strong but very light .
one end fitted a female fitting to take a 3mm rod ,other end male fitting to connect to servos. Glued with Ca and pined for safety




Fitted to the servos





Now i can get on with the fuss sheeting had to plank around the bottom to get the radius right










Made up a small tool to rebate the shrouds into the trailing edges going to glue in 1/64 ply and fine tune the gap then sand smooth and glass over them




They should fit in nicely


Rudder will get the same treatment

Looking good John. at this rate you will have her ready for first fly by summer.

Been going very well, going to start the wing so i can get the incidence right before i finish sheeting the fuss,but there's plenty to do Daron think summer might be a bit tight

Summer? I reckon the Easter Bank Holiday is looking good......If the field has dried out by then!!

Your to kind Ian......If the field dries out i will be flying and the build will slow right down

that's lookin great John, what engine does it take??

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that's lookin great John, what engine does it take??

I think its a BMW 1200 Boxer Twin!!

Made a start by building the wing center section





need to build both wing panels separate from the center section because they have washout at the tips this needs to be done before removing from the building board so top is fully sheeted





the panels are fined tuned to join to the center section





Thats it for now

One more

Well the weather is very bad so getting plenty of build time in the warm decided to make my own servo mounts you can buy these but have time to waste





I can now fit these into the wing on a ply plate with a inspection cover for maintenance



next job is to start the ailerons and flaps, there not very conventional but hang down under the back of wing on a hinge rods that passes thorough them, so a grove is required in the leading edge, i ran the stock over my table saw to get a nice fit






next part of the build is to finish the outer wing panels and line them up,to get as much sheeting done on the center section as possible



now to join the lot up see how big this wing is





Thats it for now

Sheesh, that wing looks big now it's been sheeted.... and still only a single dowel to hold the front in,,,,,, hope you picked that piece of wood with due diligence . Mr Hall!!!

the build is looking great
just a silly question but how many parts does the wing breakdown to for transportation>

One piece wing.......The joy of having a van for transporting your models!!

KP Turf wrote:

the build is looking great
just a silly question but how many parts does the wing breakdown to for transportation>

I 'm building it in one piece as i have my van its quite a difficult build in one ,would be a nightmare in three pieces trying to get the alignment with a wing tube

Ray the dowel is 1/2" in old money and only sticks out probably 1/2 at the most would take a colossal amount of force to break, the former with the hole would let go first i hope

Thats good then, i was thinking 1/4", as you said, it would take a reet catastrophe to snap 1/2" dowel!!

LOOKS VERY GOOD JOHN,THANKS FOR THE VIEWS!!!!
DAVE K.

Thanks for the invitation John, I came to have a looksee and nice workmanship That LE dowel needs a brass collar around it, you'll find out why if you don't. How far are you going with scale detail, F4C? and a must have, is a working siren.

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Hi Richard, thanks for looking in and posting that fantastic picture of your Stuka hope mine looks half as good going to panel line and rivet and get a reasonable scale finish only for my benefit, don't enter any scale competitions just so it looks nice

Let's hope yours is built better John..... The picture shows bits falling off his!!

Well the weather is still very bad so no flying thankfully i have the Stuka to build, so for those looking in here is a little update

spent some time joining the wing up to get the dihedral correct,and then sheeting this is a very fiddly job and needs lots of patients but as come out a treat.

The ailerons and double flaps are something else,really fiddly and took a lot of felting before i was happy with them.











Just got the belly pan to do then its glassing time