Sport JTEC RADIOWAVE 26% Pitts Model 12

[stangflyer]

Ok everyone, I really blew it this time. I should have left well enough alone. Oh but nooooo....I just gotta go messin' wit stuff. LOL. Actually, I think it is going to come out looking pretty bad ass. I still have some sanding and some final fitting before I cut the canopy to fit the hatch. But if the finished product looks as good as what it looks like it will at this stage, I think I will be happy.

Original length Full Scale:

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What mine would have looked like if I had left it alone...

Full Scale Single Seater....

This is what I used for reference....

Aaaand....now what mine will look like as a single seater....

It looks like I can still move the canopy back just a little bit more to get the right appearance. I should be able to still move the canopy back another couple of inches. The tape on the canopy is to simulate where the frame work is. In all, I will be "chopping" off about 4 more inches to get the single seat version look. Of course by the time I get a "G-Force" pilot ordered from Northwest RC, (Supatim) and then build the dash panel...I think it is going to look pretty darned cool. Who was it that suggested I make this a single seater? Hee hee.... I like.

P.S. The claw hammer under the Pitts on the cross braces of the stand: It is my gentle but constant reminder to be patient and don't let it get the best of me. LOL

 

[pawnshopmike]

 

[BalsaDust]

That looks badass.

 

[Pistolera]

LOVE the single seat look. Yes...shorten to make it right!

 

[Snoopy1]

Looks good but I agree with you the canopy needs to be shorter.

 

[Pistolera]

Definitely a little shorter....but that's NOT what she said!

 

[jtec/radiowave]

I actually like it where you have it now. I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to the model 12 and tend to like the 2 place version better even though my 41% was a single place. I think where you have it right now looks good, not to long or not to short. I just hate when the canopy is really short like they have done on some of the Extra 300SC versions.

I always wanted to do a variation of the Miss Maggie scheme on mine. If you have not seen it a great source for pictures of the model 12's is www.2wings.com

Kevin

 

[stangflyer]

I actually like it where you have it now. I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to the model 12 and tend to like the 2 place version better even though my 41% was a single place. I think where you have it right now looks good, not to long or not to short. I just hate when the canopy is really short like they have done on some of the Extra 300SC versions.

I always wanted to do a variation of the Miss Maggie scheme on mine. If you have not seen it a great source for pictures of the model 12's is www.2wings.com

Kevin

Been following that website fairly religiously. That's where the scheme was found.

 

[stangflyer]

LOVE the single seat look. Yes...shorten to make it right!

Looks good but I agree with you the canopy needs to be shorter.

That is what I was thinking. Probably another 2" at the most. Unfortunately, the hatch sheeting is not going to allow for any more length. So!!! I am going to remove "all" the hatch sheeting and start over. I would rather have a long "one" piece sheet instead of the sectioned in pieces. Not a big deal, I have plenty of balsa sheets left over so I will just edge glue four of them, use the cockpit radius as a pattern and stretch it out a little more.

Probably going to work on this modification this evening. I had so spend most all the day getting my cell phone replaced. 20 years of cell phone use and never, (until today) have I ever damaged one or had a mishap. Today? Yeah...totally destroyed it. UGH!!!

Photos to come in a bit everyone.

 

[WMcNabb]

Looks great so far Rob!

Single place canopy is one piece of glass, so don't add any lines to simulate a frame in the middle of the glass.

Photos below for reference...