Dave, the 29 could have gone full scale, just not by me. If you are 15 feet away and it looks like a scale plane then I'm happy but I'm not going to be putting down thousands of rivets and panel lines on a model.
I just got the plans for a CAD drawn 90 inch Stand Way the Hell off Sukhoi from MAN. It's the first time I have been excited about a build in a long time. It is round but it has a lot of nothing at all scale things designed into it. The wing cord at the fuse is huge, designed for people that worry about wing loading? No canopy{plastic} it's built in, the LG is completely off but that can be changed. Haven't found one mistake in the plans yet and it is a two piece wing. Low parts count and a very low wood count, like all Sukhois, a lot of sheeting but that;s about it. These plans are for anyone who wants a giant kinda sorta scale plane that is an easy but fun build!!
The 29 in the photo is a great plane but as a build is a total pain, nothing fits so if you don't know what your doing you may never get it built..
I'm looking forward to the new plans build!!!!!!!!!! It should build for about $100.00 to $150.00. Can't wait, it's putting me into a hurry to get the pair of swoose finished so I can get to it!!!