Well, I decided to do the Bucker Jungmiester.. :-*
I have all the stuff needed... this is an old Goldberg kit converted to the Jungmiester and not the sport plane.
I will be running the following and it should be fine. It wieghts around 8 lbs... maybe less..
Turnigy 50-65, 100 amp esc, 6S with SBEC and some normal size servos' 4 in total. Nothing too crazy here... I wanted something a bit bigger and areobatic..
The one thing that is missing is the cowl. I have no clue on how to do this... Buckers have a nose cone that is flaired outwards and have bumps all over it for the radial engine.
Can some suggest how I can get one made?
Well, considering that no one wants to assist me.. this is what I came up with...
I am going to get some 1/4 foam and wrap it around, hot glue (HG) the attachment point. Then I am going to wrap the cowl with thin balsa and sand smooth. Once done, I will cover it with covering and paint. The outter ring will be a bottle bottom. The humps will be balsa block. Unless I can get a bottle that looks the part!
I was also debating on engine detail. I need a big radial engine. I have some of the H9 Radial from the H9 Camel. But the Bucker needs to be a bit bigger. So here is my plan..
4 pieces of 1" foam. Make a box, carver the sides and make it round. Make each cylinger with Balsa block and use string to make the cooling vents. I can then use some straws to make the piping.
I hope this works! If I nose over... that is the end of that! lol!
You could wrap the foam in epoxy/carbon weave, rather than balsa. May be easier to finish?
I like the idea of adding balsa blocks.
I'm sure people want to help, Greg - they just may not have had chance to answer yet! :)
I was being sarcastic! 8)
Cafe came in handy... I got a 7.5 inch bucket for the bucker... lol! I will work on it tonght... ;o)