Focke-Achgelis Fa 269
1February 15, 2022VTOL Project,.....
2February 16, 2022So,....let's see what we have got here. Well sorted and protected resin parts. Vaccu formed clear parts and a sheet of decals.
3February 16, 2022I start with the quite massive fuselage section. Quality of the part is good - fine panel lines, smooth surfaces and just 2 pinholes dedected.
4February 16, 2022Drilling out exhaust pipes,....
5February 16, 2022...and some scratching of instruments to fill the quite empty cockpit. I used the box art as reference as I was not able to get hold of some "real" picture or drawing evidence.
6February 27, 2022First Paint job on this bird,....
7February 27, 2022...and finally - Cockpit mainly finished.
8February 27, 2022Adding some wires to the cockpit panel
9February 27, 2022Ready for assembly.
10March 13, 2022The vacu formed blister before cutting out the particular pieces.
11March 13, 2022Clueing in the front panel....
12March 13, 2022...and try fit of the cockpit section.
13March 13, 2022Unfortunallty the joint goes through the front wind screen and overhead pane. I decided to cut both away and to replace them by a "full" shield.
14March 13, 2022New pane #1...
15March 13, 2022and #2.
16March 23, 2022Joining the clear part onto the resin fuselage was quite challenging. Some filling and sanding was needed to get an smooth transition.
17March 23, 2022Then I opened the air intakes to make the appearance of the "mouth" more prominent.....
18March 23, 2022The construction plan is not very precise and not good legible - I guess this two bulges should be the frontsection of the cockpit.
19March 23, 2022I could not identify on my available material if the nose is/was transparent on the original craft. I dicided YES.
20March 23, 2022Bringing in some details to the wheel bay.
21March 23, 2022Some stringers, wires and hoses added. I guess I can start the painting.....
22March 27, 2022Quite some surgery was necessary to cut all the masks for the window panes.
23April 1, 2022A pair of bay doors was missing. I scratched them out of thin styrene and added some stringers on the inner side of the panels.
24March 27, 2022First Layer of black primer is on.
25March 27, 2022I like to use Ultimate Primer since I followed a recommendation. Good stuff 🙂
26April 1, 2022Marbling started with RLM76.
27April 1, 2022After some more mottling.
28April 1, 2022The result after applying RLM75 for the dotted camo look.
29April 1, 2022These dots and my airbrush - I story on it's own - I will not share here 😉
30April 1, 2022Highlighted some details at the wheel bay.
31April 1, 2022
32April 24, 2022Colours almost done. Getting the bird ready for decals,....
33June 11, 2022...almost done. I do not have much trust in the landing gears. The long and thin legs are....well, let's see how long they will do their job. 🙂
34June 13, 2022DONE !
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Comments
28 15 February, 11:39
Juergen Klinglhuber
Hi Lukasz, Robert, Thomas. Nice to have you on board.
Some progress with the lawn mower project. Interior mainly done.
The canopy is a 2 half vaccu molded blister....not sure yet how to avoid the parting line right through the front and top window..??..That's something I have to work off during next week.
Hi Lukasz, Robert, Thomas. Nice to have you on board.
Some progress with the lawn mower project. Interior mainly done.
The canopy is a 2 half vaccu molded blister....not sure yet how to avoid the parting line right through the front and top window..??..That's something I have to work off during next week.
27 February, 16:12
Stefan Fraundorfer
Jürgen, I have never heard about this plane. Very cool from you, that you build it and show us this rarity.
Jürgen, I have never heard about this plane. Very cool from you, that you build it and show us this rarity.
14 March, 16:40
Juergen Klinglhuber
Thx Robert and S M for your comments.
Hi Stefan, amoungst others I have a weakness for x-projects/experimental crafts AND for short runner kits. This one was the perfect combination.
Thx Robert and S M for your comments.
Hi Stefan, amoungst others I have a weakness for x-projects/experimental crafts AND for short runner kits. This one was the perfect combination.
15 March, 15:57
Juergen Klinglhuber
Thx Gorby & Guillaume. And yes, S M, I did this to reduce masking efforts. Hope it turns out ok then.
Thx Gorby & Guillaume. And yes, S M, I did this to reduce masking efforts. Hope it turns out ok then.
29 March, 04:50
Alec K
Nice progress. The dot camo looks very good, I have yet to try something similar.
Nice progress. The dot camo looks very good, I have yet to try something similar.
2 April, 13:36
Juergen Klinglhuber
Thx S M & Alec.
Now the bird is in it's final colour. It is ready to receive the decals as a next step.
Thx S M & Alec.
Now the bird is in it's final colour. It is ready to receive the decals as a next step.
24 April, 16:19
Juergen Klinglhuber
Hi there. After some weeks of absence, due to construction work on the house I was able to work a bit on Fa 269. A few hours more and I will be DONE with this one.
Hi there. After some weeks of absence, due to construction work on the house I was able to work a bit on Fa 269. A few hours more and I will be DONE with this one.
11 June, 18:00
Juergen Klinglhuber
DONE !
Finally I am happy to show you some pic's of my FA269 project. I hope you like it. cheers
DONE !
Finally I am happy to show you some pic's of my FA269 project. I hope you like it. cheers
13 June, 19:17
Marius
What an oddity of an aircraft! I had no idea it even existed. Tilt-rotor aircraft are a major engineering challenge nowadays still, not to mention 80 years ago.
Congratulations on the hard work and wonderful result! What a nice topic!
What an oddity of an aircraft! I had no idea it even existed. Tilt-rotor aircraft are a major engineering challenge nowadays still, not to mention 80 years ago.
Congratulations on the hard work and wonderful result! What a nice topic!
13 June, 20:23
Juergen Klinglhuber
Hi everyone and many thanks for leaving your nice comments. It's always motivating, especially on such pain creating kits (at least during the build phase). Finding appreciation afterwards compensate a lot.
Hi everyone and many thanks for leaving your nice comments. It's always motivating, especially on such pain creating kits (at least during the build phase). Finding appreciation afterwards compensate a lot.
14 June, 18:37
