Finally got all the parts!

Well, I've been slowly collecting the parts needed for a Mid-70's ME-109 Super Stunter.  I've wanted one, but: 1) the N.I.B. prices on eBay were just too much, and 2) I wanted the hollow foam wing version, not the solid wing version.  But, I acquired the parts here and there when buying parts lots on eBay, and have enough now for a stock Super Stunter.  I finished it last week, but hadn't gotten around to posting the pics here.  The only thng I did differently than the Cox instructions is how I mounted the wings.  Stock, the wings are just taped on.  But I've read a few posts where guys said the tape came off, and the wing soon after.  So, before taping on the wing, I applied a little hot glue to the wing root and slipped the wing on over it.  The wing's firmly attached, but if I ever have to replace the wing, the hot glue will scrape off of the fuse plastic.  The plane's complete, but the stickers I have are pretty old, and I didn't think they'd stay on well, so I left them off.  Here it is:




When I got a set of wingtips, I was very surprised to see how far back along the wingtip the leadout guide was.




Another thing of note is how truly large the elevator is compared to the stabilizer.  Should be an interesting first outing next week when my son comes over.




Weight RTF is 7 ounces, using my digital luggage scale.  Pretty good for a Cox plastic RTF of this size.  I put a Black Lynx from Matt in it, so hopefully it'll be sprightly on the lines.  Another motivation to finish this is that I have a couple more sets of these wings, and I really wanted to know where Cox set the c.g. on them.  In the plans that Cox included with these wings, the c.g. is not marked.  The balance point of the model is 1 5/8" back from the leading edge.  Good for future reference.

The Sprightly Mark



edit:  Looking back on my other thread about building a plans bird, I see that I got a weight of 8.65 ounces on my precision scale when I weighed this without the missing parts.  We'll see what this thing really weighs when I get a new precision scale.

The Precise Mark