30” Messerschmitt Bf109 Dora - Build Photos

Laser-cut balsa sheets with canopy parts
1. The shortkit with plastic parts.

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    • Wooden tail assembly on building plans
    2. The shortkit with plastic parts.
    Balsa fuselage frame pinned to plan
    3.Left side of fuse built on the board.
    Balsa wing ribs built over plan
    5. Wing ready for aileron controls.
    Model fuselage interior with servos and wiring
    6. Wing fillet and servos in place.
    Open balsa fuselage frame on building plans
    4.Right hand all strung up.
    Workbench view of silver model aircraft nose
    7.Covering and plastic parts in place, ready to paint.

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    Balsa strips and wing template on workbench

    1. Stripping tool and foam forms for building the laminated outlines of the tail group.

    Shaped foam templates wrapped in plastic

    2. Laminations wrapped around the forms and pinned into place while the glue dries.

    Tailplane ribs pinned with glue bottle

    3. Laminated outlines filled with the tail framework.

    Balsa fuselage framework over airplane blueprint

    4. Left and right handed side panels built over the plan.

    Wing spars held by metal weights on plan

    5. Side panels squared up and joined with the lower formers.

    Balsa fuselage framework pinned to plan

    6. Top formers going into place.

    Completed balsa fuselage skeleton on plans

    7. Stringers and sheeting of the nose and rear turtledeck complete.

    Pinned wing rib assembly on plan

    8. Wings going together.

    Triangular alignment jig sitting on building plans

    9. Spindly Pete landing gear--the bracing wire is a must-have on this model.

    Close-up wooden model airplane nose assembly

    10. Soft balsa spinner turned on a drill.

    Completed wooden model airplane on workbench

    11. Japanese tissue doped with water-based polyurethane.