Gazzer

Thanks John

Good of you for trying, looks like a lot of sanding and even more filler.........

The Gnat is probably way out of kilter with modern thinking, but it has charisma and when I was a little boy with it being flown by the Red Arrows made it a potential dream, so I will have to get it in the air at some point with a turbine.

If anyone is interested in building it, I would love to hear from them!!!


So I had best build something else in between then!!!

Even my ARTF's took a while to build, 3 months for a Twinjet!!!

Oh and it worked fine but the battery died on me, so it has only flown 12 times, and I keep thinking...... must get a replacement!

Modelling, what a hobby but I take my hat off to the man who started this thread, you stayed and saw it through!!!!

Gazzer

HarryC

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If I ever see a Gnat for sale that can take an 12lb or 7lb thrust engine then you will all find yourselves in the queue behind me. I would LOVE a Gnat.

H

Miniflyer

Hobby Aix / Braeckmann Modellbau of Germany sells a scale Gnat wirh a 66" length...would do fine with the engines you mentioned

HarryC

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I found a website for Braeckman Modellbau but could not find any mention of a Gnat, could not find a website for Aix.

Have you got any more information about the Gnat they sell?

H

Miniflyer

Harry, i have an Hobby Aix / Braeckman catalog in my hands as we type.

It is scale 1/5.5, wingspan 132cm and length 165cm, a bit larger than the Jim Fox Hawk. Designed for Ramtec or Dynamax fans. Big access hatches for all components.
Epoxy/glass fuselage and ducting, sheeted styrofoam wings with pushrods pre-installed, sheeted tailplanes. Canopy clear plastic, 2 hatches in ABS plastic. A 1:1 plan and instructions in german and english are included. No precut formers, though. Pricing was 565 euros (should be somewhere around 350 pounds i would guess).
There is a pic of the model in the catalog, if you can cope with all the german scattered all over the place i could scan and mail it....

Dave03B

scan and post, scan and post! please

Miniflyer

You want it, you got it.....and this is not Toyota

Heatseeker_Hill

so how did it fly john????????????????????????

john agnew

John

The Viggen looks great, nice cammo scheme!. Did you see the John Christensen pic of the one at the JWM?

John

EASYTIGER

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Where are the Hunter molds? Anybody?

FalconWings

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Your Viggen looks really good. I wish I could build somhng as nice like that, even if it took me 20 years.
I for once like seeing a rather odd project like Viggen rather than an F-15, same as I would prefer to see a Westland Lysander over a P-51.

Best on your maiden!
David

telstar

John,

I just came across this thread. Have you found time to maiden the Viggen yet? Did you purchase your kit from Jim at Top Gun UK in June, 1994? I was there! I too have several unfinished 10+ year projects icluding a Yellow Spit. I think it is time to dust it of and finish it.

Would love to hear how the Viggen flew.


Sean

JohnMac

Hi Sean,
No I purchased the kit from Jim's shop when he had it. I don't live too far away. The model flew well enough without the missiles, but with them it was horrible. The main problem was the visibility. I had chosen a splinter camoflage scheme and boy did it work! In the end I sold the model to someone with younger eyes and less likely to stuff it.
The main thing is it needs to be kept light, and with a nice bright colour scheme.
Regards,

John

Flying Arrow

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5 planes in a life time.. Hum,..not bad ..

JohnMac

[X(]Oh no! When I retire I should be able to get it up to 7 or 8!