Tom thanks for the links, those are two very nicely built and finished models! My compliments to the builder & designer. Very scale for that size./
Only slight concession appears to be the flat-bottom airfoil, in favor of performance I gather.
The building thread also gives some good insight into construction aspects. I'm really beginning to like the rustic looks of this A/C. The nose area doesn't appear to have nearly as many compound curves as for instance the albatross.
Mypreferred scale would be slightly larger at 1/5 and 4S power instead of electric.
A rough estimate would put that at approx 175 cm span and a weight range of 3-4 kg.
I'd also try and go with mostly spruce & ply construction, especially on the fuse stringers.
Might consider building a small balsa one first as a prototype though
