Most Luftwaffe pilots started the journey to their wings on one of these- either without or with a wood-and-canvas "cockpit" area. As without was a wee bit more common, I went with that. I agree, it seems flimsy, but I suspect it was far stronger than it looks.
Username: Mainly28s
Name: Olaf
Category: Intermediate
Kit: SH-48141
Scale: 1/48
Extras - OOTB (using spare .3mm plastic rod as bracing wires, as there was none included in the box)
The Schneider DFS 108-14 SG-38 Schulgleiter (School glider) is a German high-wing, cable-braced, single-seat...
I'll post a few more pics here later, but what a journey!
Between a number of personal crises, I managed to finish it off today. Not my best work and definitely not my best attempt at wooden surfaces, but overall, I'm happy.
I ended up re-doing the rigging wires three times, as it just never...