NC&J Beech Starship 1:33

[hemingway]

Hi willy,

did you build in the anterior wings the wrong way?
Look here the test build of Marian:


PS.: Sorry, you are right. Must be a fault in Marians build.

Cheers, Bernhard

[outersketcher]

Nice build.. did you line the cabin windows with clear plastic too? I couldn't tell from the photos.

[maurice]

Bernhard
It varies.
Swept forward for slow flight.
Swept back for cruising flight.

http://www.donsmodelworks.com/emprods/images/em017.jpg

[hemingway]

Thank you Maurice, I did not know that.

There is always something new to learn...

[willygoat]

Maurice is right. I chose the cruising/parking configuration for the canards. I am going to display it parked with the door open and gear down, so it made sense.

Outerscetcher_ Yes, I did glass over the cabin windows. It's kind of silly, since you really can't see much inside. But, that was part of the "no comfort" part of it for me.

[milenio3]

Very nice, Willy!! I have this one on my To-Do list.

And I just saw one flying over the Juarez-El Paso area about two Sundays ago. I was like a child staring at his first plane!!

[willygoat]

You are so lucky Gerardo! I know how you feel. Last weekend a B-2 was flying around my town from the nearby Air Force Base. It was up for almost 3 hours! My wife got mad when I was out in the drive way for 10 minutes with our lunches (got take out).

[shrike]

There are five or six of them at Marana Muni. Airport south of here. Five (or four) are parked long term on the east side of the airport, the last is in a hangar being rebuilt.

[AndrewO]

This is a very nice build. I haven't made anything this nice. I am looking forward to seeing more photos when it's done. Anyone have a tiny camera to poke inside to get a feel for what it would be like to be a hamster size passenger ? - AndrewO, In San Jose, Ca.

[willygoat]

Trust me Andrew, the interior shot would be not so pretty. I have gigantor size hands and fingers, and the seats were very small. The worst part was, I had the put the seats in after the tube was made. That's probably the biggest gripe I have about the model. The other problems I've had have been my fault.

Build update: I have the left wing skins done. Waiting for the main landing gear well to dry on the inside of the wing before I glue the sections together. Hope to get the right wing done tomorrow night.