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Let me first congratulate you on what looks like a superb job.\ said:BillFirst let me apologise for the slow reply but we’ve been away a lot recently and I’ve only just had a look at my thread.
I have built the model as per the plan with the split pins for the wing strut, we’ll have to see just how practical it is to rig. In other models I’ve built that have struts they have been for show only so a simple clip on fixing could be used but in this case I’m sure the wings would fold if the struts were omitted and a more robust fixing is vital.
I visited my local model shop recently where the proprietor has flown this model in the past and wasn’t at all complimentary about its flying qualities. He said that it was very unresponsive to aileron but extremely responsive to rudder that made it ‘interesting’ to fly so be careful on its first airing.
I’ve added an on board glow system as an experiment and really it just wants painting and it should be ready for flying, I was hoping to get it painted when the weather was warm enough to have all the doors and windows open but somehow this didn’t happen with one thing and another.
I’ll bet that living in Spain you don’t have to work around the weather as we do!
When it’s complete I’ll post a couple of photos.
This is my first post to this forum as I am not normally a modeller, however while browsing the web for Auster information I came across several sites mentioning these particular Auster models and was intrigued. I am now very tempted to get one for the Winter evenings.
I am a 'real' Auster 5a owner and pilot (G-AOFJ) and I can tell you that 'real' Austers also respond well to rudder input and the ailerons appear rather ineffectual without rudder input. All turns must be strongly coordinated (unlike Cessnas etc.) and for best results lead with the rudder.
I also have a completely disasembled Auster J1N 1:1 'scale model' in my garage back in the UK awaiting reassembly (G-AGXU), complete with Gipsy Major Engine! The metalwork has all been powder coated and all the woodwork renewed, unfortunately that was over 3 years ago and it has languished since I have been working abroad.
Good luck with the project.