Hi folks
Thought you might like to see the 'interim' project that I've done whilst I was waiting for a few bits to press on with the BoxCar Chief. I built one of these many years ago and although it wasn't great it's quite quirky and quick to put together. The design is called Jezebel and was a free plan published with Aeromodeller in the early 1990's. Apparently a vintage Italian design, although I don't have a date for it. My original was PAW 2.49 TBR powered and thanks to the huge elevator was a bit so so when it came to flying aerobatics, tending to mush and easily over-controlled. It was tissue covered and sprayed with dark blue car cellulose so also weighed more than necessary . . .

Anyway this one has a few changes since it's not intended for vintage comps, just a quick practice model with u/c whilst other things are being built. power this time will be a CS Olly replica which is being run in on a combat wing. The main spar is still spruce but slightly smaller than the one in the first model and I've reduced the elevator slightly by moving the hinge line so it still has the vast tail of the original, but less flaps about!

I've also moved the front leadout back and will add some tip weight (strangely non shown on the plan and I'm not sure if I built any into the first one) Weight at the moment is 195gms. The fuz is cut by hand from a sheet of 1/4" spruce and the fin is 1/16th plywood. Wingtips are still fretted out from 1/8th plywood.
Looking at it now it reminds me of a Flingel Bunt (Anyone remember those?)
Next up covering . . .
Cheers
Paul