Classic Fundamentals...Professional builder Dave Guerin builds Blue Angel!

Blue Angel by Wega/Sunshine of Germany build by Dave Guerin

Ready to paint!

Overview- The photos show the airplane just about ready to paint. The last construction detail is to add material to the wing tips to match the MAN 3-view drawing from the Yoshioka 1973 World Champion story. One of the realities/challenges of the "reproduction" kits is their accuracy. The Wega/Sunshine had the following "inaccuracies" :

- Type of ailerons...barn door in kit, strip ailerons on original.
- Wing tip blocks...incorrect angle.
- Fin trailing edge...rounded not square

The painting/covering process will begin today. The exact color scheme, based on available photos is pretty tricky. The photo below shows a metalic blue, red, creme wing/stab with yellow swoosh and white lightening bolt. Monokote will be used for the wing/stab/rudder with PPG base coat/clear products. Dave is amazingly speedy and will probably have the project completed the middle of next week.

Hanno/Yoshioka conicidence? Hanno Prettner was very deliberate with his color schemes and combinations, typically integrating the colors of the FAI world Championship host countries flag into his models. Yoshioka's 1973 model used metalic blue, red, white and creme with yellow and white swooshes. Hanno's 1983 world championship "Calypso" used metalic blue, red, creme with white highlights for the event hosted in the USA. I belive that the 10-year time span, the similar colors and placement may be more than a coincidence?

Rusty Dose
Team Futaba