{"id":448,"date":"2013-09-01T19:31:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T23:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/blog\/?p=448"},"modified":"2013-09-01T19:31:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T23:31:18","slug":"september-1st-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/september-1st-1939\/","title":{"rendered":"September 1st, 1939"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been wanting to do a Stuka model for many years; the plans I drew up for one are dated 1994.\u00a0 So, after the last August Cloudbusters meet (on the 4th), I understood that the next Cloudbusters meet would be on Sunday, September 1st.\u00a0 AND, I was reminded that would be the anniversary of Germany’s invasion of Poland.\u00a0 What a better time to build a Stuka?<\/p>\n

So, on the 19th, I started cutting balsa apart and gluing it back together – and I ordered a special t-shirt for the event.\u00a0 It turned out that the contest was actually to be held on August 31st, a day early, but I pushed on.\u00a0 On Friday night, I vacuformed the canopy and did final assembly of my Peanut Scale Junkers Ju-87D “Stuka” and we headed north to Flint with it yesterday morning.<\/p>\n

At the field, I looked through my model box and found a short length of discarded motor that looked about right.\u00a0 I tied a second knot in it and loaded the Stuka.\u00a0 After a few test flights, I was very happy – the plane climbs out well and flies great.\u00a0 The rubber even locked the prop once and we were provided with a typical Stuka dive, but the pilot flew it right into the ground.<\/p>\n

I’ve got the add many more details, but I should have a great Peanut for Muncie and the FAC Outdoor Champs next week.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I will get more photos of the model loaded into a gallery later.<\/p>\n

Here is the URL for the artist’s web site.\u00a0 He has some pretty sharp designs, and not only of aircraft.\u00a0 I got the shirt through his CafePress shop.\u00a0 He didn’t have the design on shirts, but I contacted him and in a couple days he told me I could order.\u00a0\u00a0 Give him a look.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.mercenarygraphics.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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