Last time I checked the wing was pushed too far aft, you might check with a good 3-view. Ed Mason has flown one of these before, make sure the weight is under 12 lbs. I fly a 96" span Profile B-29 that weighs 13 lbs and flies like a glider.

Fred

This is an article I wrote about what research you need to do before you build a scale model. Remember if you want to compete in CL scale, the documentation is key and can make a huge difference in your static score, with good documentation with a great model you can do well. Even a great model with poor documentation will suffer because of the documentation.

Fred

Thanks Fred and Richard. Tim makes a good point, I think that I will just put it on the shelf for now until the quality of my finishing abilities vastly improves.

Build what you got and I have learned something from every contest I have been to. I look back at my first attempts building scale moels, but if I hadn't built those first models I wouldn't have learned what I know today. Tim is right, do the best you can and every time you build a new model it gets better every time.  I always learn something new from every contest I go to even today. My first attempt had lots of flaws and even today I still don't get everything right.

Don't give up! Build the B-29 to the best of your talents and have some fun. Push the wing forward to match the 3-view and it will be fine. Ed Mason has flown one of the these model with success. I will be flying my B-29 in two weeks at our local contest here in St Louis and really enjoy seeing all four motors turning. When she lifts off it's a sight I enjoy. I built the model first for me to have fun, and then contests were secondary.

Enjoy!
Fred