@@davidisenhower2821 yes, they certainly are not the bronze color chosen by Phoenix. I don't think that this arf represents any particular model, it's just a mix.
Thanks. Yeah, you're right but I knew that going in. I'm hoping to interest one or two or, heck, maybe even three hobbyists in building models. But, even if I can't do that, I love it so much that I'll continue building and posting while I'm able. Thanks for the nice comment.
Yes, yours is the second comment to say the same. I enjoyed the challenge of turning this rather poor arf into something that more closely resembled a Bf109E. That being said, I would not do it again. The effort spent on redoing this arf would be better spent on building from plans.
Hey Man, I'm new here. I've been flying Rc Scale aerobatics my whole life. I'm really digging your project. Keep posting. I watch videos like yours when I'm building in my workshop. Cheers
@BalsaAeroProjects I don't build anymore, my friend. I mostly just assemble arfs and make my modifications if I need to. Growing up in my father's basement thats all we did was kit and scratch build. But he's gone now, and I don't have the setup where I'm living at the moment to start carving and sanding balsa wood. That's why I enjoy watching videos like yours where you trouble shoot and work through problems. I don't have to sneeze out any wood either lol. I penciled out plans for a DR-109 when I was younger. That's as far as that project went. It's cool to watch yours coming together
@@alwaysflying6540 I know what you mean about smaller places with no room to build. I was in a situation like that for 10 years and couldn't build rc so I built plastic models. Learned a lot about painting in those 10 years. I'll have to look up the DR109. Haven't heard of it. Maybe some day you'll get a chance to build those penciled plans. I'll do my best to keep the videos coming. Thanks for watching!
I think you did not keep account for the fact that the fuslage tapers toward the back. The airplane is drawn as viewed from the side when assembled. The aft portion of the fuselage sides are therefor pivoted away from the viewer. When they are projected into a flat view the become longer. Maybe not as long as they are now but certainly longer than on the main plan. I have workd with CAD my whole life and have drawn quite a bit of RC plans hobbywise as I had them means (and the hobby) :-)
Yes, that thought did occur to me regarding the fuselage sides and doublers but that still doesn't account for the formers that are too big. Also, In update 9, I talk about the horizontal stab being too big as well which also comes from the template page and it's just a flat plate. So, while I agree with your thinking on the fuselage curvature, I think the whole template page is simply too big. Thanks for the input!
No, it's not the Seagull supplied tail gear. It is a scratch built, sprung tail gear. It's shown in the first few minutes of the Seagull extreme makeover video located here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8BCehEx8mQM.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8BCehEx8mQM.html
@@BalsaAeroProjects I know. I'm restoring an ESM 109 that came even without the scoops. I designed mine in 3D but they came out with the same shape than yours, until I realize where is the problem: the intake is made by displacing the roof parallel to the floor, because if you create a plug and cut the intake slated, the sides will curve to the inside. I'm learning a lot from your videos to improve the ESM appearance. Thanks!
@@VictorHugoRC1111 Yes, that is exactly what happened. I took measurements from a 3-view in the Aero Detail book and scaled them to the model size. But, when shaped the intake became too curved. I noticed the mistake when comparing to my Brian Taylor 109 but chose to let it go. I will have to be more on my toes knowing that there are some discerning eyes looking at the models Thanks for the feedback!.
Thank you. The cowl shouldn't be too bad. I'll use the lost foam method to make a fiberglass cowl. The canopy will be a little touch and go. I have a vac-forming machine but have found that I'm not so good with it. At any rate, I will post the method and results for both, good or bad. Thanks for looking!
Unless you are wanting to do this a hobby project, seems to me you would have been better off building one from scratch from a set of plans but to each thier own.
I hear ya. After completing this project I told myself no more ARF mods. As a matter of fact, I told myself no more ARFs! Thus, the reason for the DR-107 plans build. Even though I just want a model to test the flap mechanism, I'm undertaking a full plans build instead of mod'ing an ARF. I undertook the Seagull 109 project for three reasons. First, for the challenge. Second, since the 109 is one of my favorites and this model would be in my stable, I just had to make it look better. And third, I wanted a platform for the paint scheme which I find to be quite unique and interesting. I had already done a plans build 109 with the Brian Taylor 109E. This ARF got me a little closer to the painting aspect which I really enjoy.
just a thanks for your build videos, as I build models like you do , I enjoy seeing you build from plans, anyway thanks again, I look forward to the rest of the build , thanks from Tony from Bedfordshire England
The construction article states that the original design was enlarged but I don't know how much. It is apparent though as the drawn lines are fairly thick, at about 1/16" wide.
Because I needed to sheet the one side of the wing before removing from the building board and as will be seen in the next video, I couldn't sheet the bottom in one piece as I wanted to do with the top. I could have built the bottom first, but thought it would be easier to accomplish my goal with building the top first.
Thanks. I will make both the cowl and canopy. For the cowl, I will use the lost foam method with fiberglass. I have a vacuum-forming machine for the canopy.
I remember when I was about 2 years old the biggest my dad had built was a ("? super ringmaster?") and he had ringmaster i think a "baby" ringmaster and a lil satan
yeah, the RC plan is based on the full size even though it is not an exact reproduction. There were some sizing differences made to make a better model for IMAC competition. The thumbnail is of a full-size DR-107. Thanks for the comment!
Really wonder why the jig holes are on the centrelines of the ribs and not offset upward, so the wing is built flat on the top as you go. Would allow a one piece spar as you’ve done. Will you just block up one completed wing when needing to glue your spar onto the other side?
It would be a little more complicated than just offsetting the holes. Each set of holes in each rib would have to be adjusted away from the centerline in order to have the top of the wing level across its span. I did block up one side of the wing when working on the other side. That process will be forthcoming in the next video.
@@BalsaAeroProjects I was thinking that you would just make the jig tube holes a fixed distance down from the top of the spar notch on each rib. Effectively placing the top of the spar notch flat. Then measure how far from the rib centreline that hole is, and place the aft hole the same distance up from the centreline. The question would be, can you do this with the aft hole. Might not be possible as r12 may not be thick enough.
@@tasesq I understand your design thought and that would probably work but I don't have the drafting/engineering skills to be able to get the new holes in the exactly correct position. The success of this jig is dependent on the exactness of the holes, both as marked and then drilled.
I remember driving through the Memphis area back in the 1980’s and seeing the Belle on Mud Island on display. She was in such a sad state that the USAF repossessed her. Then in the early 2000’s I went to the Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton and was lucky to get a tour through the restoration shops. Sitting there in all her pointless glory was the Bell,minus wings but the Memphis Bell still painted on her nose. Several years later I made the trip back and she was mainly put back together but still pointless. I haven’t been able to go back but have been astonished at the quality of the restoration the staff there have done. She looks BEAUTIFUL! Now they are starting the restoration on the Swoose,an early B-17 that had been stored at the back of the hangar when I was there waiting its turn to be brought back to life.
I would also like to add as a child growing up in the 60s seeing the plane at the old Memphis armory to see it now restored is just truly awesome it's amazing what these young men endured I have also had the pleasure of touring another B-17 on the inside what an awesome airplane
What a magnificent war machine, beautiful, destructive, all the guns, the huge bombs, utterly incredible, an incredible relic of a great war which brought peace to the world, for a while.
Yeah, they put a lot of work into restoring her. It's almost criminal that she sat outdoors, unprotected for many years in Memphis where souvenir hunters stripped the interior of just about anything that was removable. I'm glad that she is back to her former glory, at least to preserve the history.
