The tailskid is PE, consisting of several parts. I’ve never seen anything like it, and it’s rigged to replicate the Camel’s ability to turn it.……!
The PE control surface horns are also a delight to use. They are beautiful, and there are holes in them to pass the wires through. Also, the inspection windows can be seen here, PE naturally.
The Pitot tubes with cables running up the strut, PE naturally.
An interesting aspect with this model is, that the wings are very thin and flexible. I put on the lower wings, which are moulded in one piece with the center of the bottom fuselage, and thought no more about this until I was mounting the top wing. This, the top wing, bulged seriously up in the middle during the test fit, and I thought about cutting off the cabane struts. However, seeing that they had the right lengths, it occurred to me, that the lower wings had sunk due to the weight, dragging the tips of the upper wing along. So, nothing else to do than adjust it with the rigging. Hence the landing wires are very tight, actually carrying the weight of the wings. This is just like the real thing, I guess. The flying wires are double, of course. They have to carry the entire plane during flight.
Finally, the stiching on the starboard side is included with the PE set from Part. A real pleasure.
A very pleasant combination to build, indeed.
Thanks,
Kofoed
