Would an LA 46 be a good engine for this plane? Or is there a better choice.

I have never seen one without anything smaller than a .51.  It is a big wing and lots of drag. I'd use a .60. FWIW.

Ty,
One of the biggest problems with that design is there is no room for a decent tank size for a 60. Some have cut into the wing to get more room but structurally it isn't the best thing to do. A 60 ignition could do the old time stuff on 3 oz or fuel and your hard pressed to get a 4 oz into it.
I always said that I'd put a 46 dieselized into it and let it rip. In other words fly it like it was designed to do, 90 mph and wide maneuvers.3.5 oz would be more then enough. An 12/7 would probably get you an interesting flight.
Dennis

 Wasn't Tommy's the one in a Pre-War Navy silver/yellow scheme with the Felix the cat logo too? Very cool rendition. I'd really like to see more pictures of that one.

I would point out that the original Stunt Wagon had the same problem. No leading edge inside the fuselage. It needed the room for the tank. Wait until you see the new kit that will be coming out in the future. The tank space forms part of the reinforcment for the missing leading edge. Neat.

Yep a very accurate rendition of Fighting 7 if I recall.  All the colors and numbers were Navy accurate, something not seen too often. Drives me nuts.  Every color had a reason, as radios sucked in those days, radar an experiment, so the mark one eyeball ruled. 18 planes to a squadron, 3 to a division, thus 6 colors were used to ID each division. The tail colors designated one of the then 7 carriers.  Very simple really and this during the depression when the military got zilch appropriations, so nothing was used if not necessary.  A tad of subject, but his plane is just so neat.

 I've got a book, "The Official Monogram U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide" Vol 1 1911-1939, by John M. Elliott Maj. USMC (Ret). On page 117 it has a large color artists rendition of an 18 plane squadron of F4B-4's showing all the planes as they would have been individually marked. It is a very interesting diagram to study, and really helps the understanding of how the colors and markings worked during the period. As Tommy demonstrated with his 'Wagon, just copying any of these pre-war schemes onto one of our models can easily result in a great looking airplane. They are relatively easy to do as well. I've wanted to build a Stuntwagon ever since I saw a picture of Tommy's, it just looks so "right" with that scheme on it.

 If anyone is interested in this type of stuff I would highly recommend an Ebay search or something for this book. This one book is a virtual encyclopedia of info and is packed with lots of excellent photos and explanations of all the different markings up through 1939. It's even got color chips inside the rear cover. I got lucky and discovered my copy at a club swap meet for like 3 or 5 bucks, one of the best "scores" I've ever ended up with.

 Does anyone have photos of Tommy's plane they could put up here? Once the fuel tank space issue gets solved by our "Skunkworks" kit supporters, we might just be seeing a great new kit of the Stuntwagon at some point in the near future. My name is on the list.

 Yes, quite a bit heavier, but you just put it on, go fly, and have fun with it. Too many here put too much into some of this stuff. It's a Stuntwagon, you're not trying to qualify for the World's with it, at least I hope not.

 Rules number one, two, and three:

 (1) BUILD

 (2) FLY

 (3) HAVE FUN!

Another word of advice...

Add another inch or so to the top block where it attaches to the Fuselage sides on the nose! And glass it!

W.

I would point out that the original Stunt Wagon had the same problem. No leading edge inside the fuselage. It needed the room for the tank. Wait until you see the new kit that will be coming out in the future. The tank space forms part of the reinforcment for the missing leading edge. Neat.

Well actually the original did have the L.E. through the wing, but that was before anyone tried to install a tank... 

Anyhow we have delt with that in our kit and hope we have solved a couple of the problems with the design.

Here's a preview of the top view. Prototype to be started very soon and building photos will be posted, so keep a watch

The Stuntwagon has proved to be a successful plane in OTS with various engines and construction methods.  I'm not sure i have seen one with 1/4" fuselage sides in a LONG time, nor the 1/8th' ribs and sheeting in the wing.

Looking forward to seeing you kit, Walter!   Who's building the prototype?

Thanks
Bill

Because of the things we had to address on the Sw.
I need to have a handle on things, you know... "just incase",
so I will be doing the prototype.

I don't recall, what's the wingspan on this version?

It's either 58" or 60", I don't remember exactly.

Taken from the original plans, the wing span is listed as 58". Area is 667 Sq. inches, though that may not be accurate with todays computer measurements. There were two nose lengths shown, a short one for engines over 13Oz's, and the longer one for 11-12 Oz's.

How about a Glow Devil .60 
That's what my grandfather used in his.

Hi Jim.

You are absolutely correct. The "Smokestack" Atwood was the original powerplant and is every bit as loud as the Fox 59. I still have both and they are very similar in noise level!! Either will move the Stuntwagon with authority.
I know he is going to hate me for saying this but I really wish Charlie Reeves would do an article in Stunt News about the Fox 59 in both the front and rear intake version.

Don Boka.

 Does anyone have photos of Tommy's plane they could put up here? Once the fuel tank space issue gets solved by our "Skunkworks" kit supporters, we might just be seeing a great new kit of the Stuntwagon at some point in the near future. My name is on the list.

Here is a photo of Tommy's Stuntwagon taken at the 2001 KOI.  It was superbly done, as are all of his planes.

The military color scheme I believe belongs to a original design that Tommy did recently.

Cheers.

Warren Wagner

By Jove, I guess you are correct.   This is what Google found for me.  Obviously, Tommy built more than one "StuntWagon".

Cheers.

Warren W

By Jove, I guess you are correct.   This is what Google found for me.  Obviously, Tommy built more than one "StuntWagon".

Cheers.

Warren W

 Thanks again Warren, that's the one. If anyone else has pics of this plane please share 'em here!