Monday 7 October 2019

Junkers J.1 Struts


I'm almost ready to assemble the fuselage to the upper wing on the Junkers J.1, although I'll need to add a few more parts, add the decals and fit the crew beforehand. This should take me awhile but I'm also putting off the final assembly as the strut arrangement is quite complicated and I'm not sure how secure the whole thing will be in the end, if I even get that far. It reminds me of when I assembled the Airfix Re8, which is a similar machine in many respects and also a similar kit, even though that was easier as it had interplane struts to secure the end result. As you can see in the picture, the Junker J.1 only had a criss cross of struts linking the fuselage, lower wing and upper wing, with nothing at the outer edge of the lower or upper wing at all, so a much more fiddly prospect with lots of opportunities for a FUBAR!

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