Author Topic: Pics from ME 109 by Jack Sheeks, anyone? (Read 10889 times)

Sport Pilot · « **on:** January 18, 2013, 03:43:42 PM »

Howdy gents?
The ME 109´s designed by the great Jack Sheeks are IMHO one of the prettiets models ever designed, especially the one in G version.
Does someone have pics or built models using this project?
Thanks in advance

Bill Little · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2013, 04:23:26 PM »

Hi Carlo,

I built the "C" tube wing Me 109 several years ago. So far, I have not built the I-Beam "G" version. The I-Beam G is a fair bit larger.

The earlier version flew well with a Fox .35 and still exists, but the wing was very damaged by a buddy's puppy!

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

M Spencer · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:34:37 PM »

flogged from you know where .

If the rear deck carried straight thru the rear glazing , to the flat birdcage hood , it'd sit a bit lower LIKE THE PLAN , and the front windshield would be pretty much korekt .

Is a ' Galland ' clear view hood for the F & G's too , F&G are V similar , G is a gruntier injun .

Nasty little blighters .

Nasty Merlin engined Spanish Ha 112 . With a cowl for our purposes .

Nasty Galland Hood .

Nasty Gallands Me e before Galland Hoods . But you can see how it fits together there .

Some Derivitives could be problematic at times .

Fox 35 spanish one , removable wing . Early world chumps or somesuch .

B.o.B. Film type cowl scribbled on it there .

wwwarbird · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:40:56 PM »

Hey Matt, that's a 262, not a 109.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2013, 11:21:40 PM »

man I really want to weigh in on this topic, but to do so will just open me up to Wayne,, so I wont,,

john e. holliday · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2013, 08:44:19 AM »

Hey Matt, you been hiding in the out back??? Yes, I will get started on the Folkerts one of these years.

Bill Little · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2013, 09:39:28 AM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on January 21, 2013, 11:21:40 PM

man I really want to weigh in on this topic, but to do so will just open me up to Wayne,, so I wont,,

Brother Mark,

Wayne ain't the only one who remembers a certain ME 109................

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2013, 10:03:03 AM »

crap!!!!

wwwarbird · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2013, 08:37:20 PM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on January 21, 2013, 11:21:40 PM

man I really want to weigh in on this topic, but to do so will just open me up to Wayne,, so I wont,,

A-HA! Go ahead and take the dive Mark, I was already thinking it!

Sport Pilot · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2013, 02:47:44 PM »

Hi boys, I got this one !

jjorgensen · « **Reply #10 on:** March 03, 2013, 12:21:57 PM »

Not a Sheek's design, but Sheek's inspired. The profile is right off of the Sheek's plans. The wing is a set of Twister cores, and the numbers are Fancherized Twister. It will be electric.

Trostle · « **Reply #11 on:** March 03, 2013, 02:18:56 PM »

Jack Sheeks had two Messerschmidt 109's published in Flying Models. (He called them Me 109's, but the correct prefix is Bf 109's.) The first was in April 1970 shown below and has a C-tube wing. The second was the "G" version with a Detroiter type wing and was published in May 1977 which is pictured in the post above by "Sport Pilot".

I will agree that the second version (the "G") in the photo above looks better. It is not easy to readily capture the appearance of the 109 for semi-scale stunt. Compared to CL stunt ship numbers, the full size 109 has relative small wings compared to the fuselage coupled with a very long tail and a very small horizontal tail (similar to another fairly well know German fighter, the Focke Wulf 190 [any series] and even the long nosed Focke Wulf fighters.)

There have been several other semiscale 109's published, including one profile, but the Sheeks' "G" version is probably the most attractive and most readily identifiable as a "109". An interesting thing shown on Jack's plans -- that Detroiter wing can be built with dihedral, like 3/4" under each tip from root chord line to the tip chord line. Unless Jack did some of his other semi-scale models with Detroiter wings and dihedral, I am not aware of any published stunt ship with a Detroiter wing that had dihedral.

And another interesting thing about that Sheeks' "G" model. That Detroiter wing had half ribs.

I am not trying to hijack anybody's thread, only just trying to provide some additional information on an interesting subject.

Keith

Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach · « **Reply #12 on:** March 03, 2013, 05:03:30 PM »

I have both the plans and always end up staring at the "G" model. Always loved the Sheeks ME-109 G.

jjorgensen · « **Reply #13 on:** March 04, 2013, 11:10:26 AM »

Avaiojet, my profile 109 is not yet in primer. Just looks that way. I covered everything in SLC, and then again in silk-span, followed by one coat of Nelson water-based clear. That will allow me to fly it and see if anything drastic is needed before I do a final finish.

jjorgensen · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2013, 08:12:34 AM »

Charles, the Nelson paints are fuel proof if you mix in the catilzer (spelling ?) I think they advertise that even without it they are fuelproof up to 10 percent nitro. The wing on my profile comes out to about 54 inches because of the added wingtips to the basic Twister cores.

jjorgensen · « **Reply #15 on:** March 24, 2013, 02:46:16 PM »

Here is my Sheek's inspired 109 in partial paint.

jjorgensen · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2017, 10:51:14 AM »

I decided to build the Sheeks 109 G. This puppy is going to take a lot of wood!

Scott Richlen · « **Reply #17 on:** September 01, 2017, 08:19:18 PM »

That 109G looks great! Any challenges/dislikes so far? Lots of pieces to cut?

What will you use for power?

Can't wait to see it in paint.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #18 on:** September 05, 2017, 01:52:04 PM »

So Mark, when are you starting the new 109?

wwwarbird · « **Reply #19 on:** September 05, 2017, 09:40:48 PM »

Quote from: Randy Powell on September 05, 2017, 01:52:04 PM

So Mark, when are you starting the new 109?

I thought he already had.

Scott Richlen · « **Reply #20 on:** September 06, 2017, 05:50:48 AM »

ooooh! rough audience....

Bob Lafayette · « **Reply #21 on:** December 18, 2019, 07:10:37 AM »

Article from APRIL 1970 FM "FLYING MODELS" MAGAZINE.

Bob Lafayette · « **Reply #22 on:** December 18, 2019, 07:16:11 AM »

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Bob Lafayette · « **Reply #23 on:** December 18, 2019, 07:20:18 AM »

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Bob Lafayette · « **Reply #24 on:** December 18, 2019, 07:20:52 AM »

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Dennis Leonhardi · « **Reply #25 on:** December 26, 2019, 03:40:24 AM »

Here's Jack's G … Forgive the self promotion, I have plans for this and many other Sheeks designs on eBay.

Dennis

Author Topic: Pics from ME 109 by Jack Sheeks, anyone? (Read 10889 times)

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