And I thought building an undercambered wing was tough! Take a look at this custom wing jig being used to make a model of an antique Japanese plane model!

http://homepage3.nifty.com/s_wings/w...tamamusi05.htm

BTW, the model is being built by someone in the local club here in Shikoku, Japan.

--Don (AbuFletcher)

Here's the concept model (in a museum) being replicated (something like making one of DiVinci's drawings). The second shot shows the actual model. Note the funky gear-drive system!

Actually saw this one at the field this morning. It didn't fly today but just posed for pictures. Apparently it has only made one flight and may be destined for a museum. According to the pilot (not the builder) it flew smoothly. It uses an ailevator set-up. and the engine is a Saito .60 and gear drive to turn a hand-carved 4-blade prop. It really is a work of air and is certainly an interesting take on the meaning of scale. According to the builder it took a year to make.

And here's another extremely weird "bird" modeled on an old Japanese model, the "Karasu" or Crow. This was converted to an electric by another club member. This has got the funkiest "tail feathers" I've ever seen. Don't worry about the Japanese, there are lot of photos on the page.

http://homepage3.nifty.com/s_wings/w...u/karasu03.htm