Mountain Models also sells a smaller version of the Bogie 72 called Little Bogie (above left). If you are into smaller airplanes, this one is a great flyer. The Mountain Models Bogie 72kit (above right) as received—36 sheets of laser-cut
The build Before starting to build the Bogie 72 I breezed through the manual to see what it had to say, having a better idea of what was to come. I discovered some very unique fea- tures on this airplane. Here is what I found. The outer wing tips are removable from the wing for better transportation. Well color me blue…it is true! At the polyhedral joint both wing tip panels are held in place with rare earth magnets promoting a smaller wing to store or for transporting. I’ll let you know how this one works out.
parts and not a piece of stick wood. Everything you need to build the airplane. No formed landing gear—bummer. Full size plans are included but Jerry used them for reference only.
The motor box is removable and held in
place with three bolts; the landing gear is re- movable and held in place with one bolt. That’s in case you make a bad landing and bend it. Then it can be removed and straight- ened. The elevator control horn is inside the fuselage out of sight, which is not usually seen on this type of airplane. The elevator it- self does not extend the full length of the stab and is split. The manual says it might be tricky to hook up, we’ll see. The ribs in the wing are diagonal making it truss-like in structure, a great building technique.
One more thing before starting to build,
don’t get in a hurry to start cutting out the parts from the sheets. Keep them in the sheet as long as
possible...don’t want to lose any, oh no! Remove just what is needed to accomplish the building step you are work- ing on. The manual starts you building the pylon. Here you get a chance to use a num- ber of skills like gluing parts together, lam- inating parts, sanding and yes, even cover- ing. Better have your color scheme in mind. A simple matter of it’s much easier to do now than later.
The power system as received from Innov8tive Designs (above left). The
Scorpion S-2215-1127 Kv motor, the Commander 15V, 25A, ESC and the included IR receiver and programming card. Note the metal boxes they were packed in. Great! Starting with the fuselage assembly (above right) the pylon is laminated with plywood inside for added strength. The sides are made up of four laser-cut parts. Nothing is glued together at this time. The pylon is then removed
and finished. It is best to sand and cover the pylon (below left) before further assembly because it is easier to do at this time. Better have your color scheme in mind. Jerry used Solarfilm red opaque for his model. The assembled fuselage (below right). Notice how all the parts interlock and ensure a perfectly square and true airframe. You can’t go wrong. As Mountain Models website says, it’s like a 3D puzzle. Jerry used thin cyano for this.
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