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Building the Schuler 1:3 ASH 26
Rick Briggs
Pilot Install
One of the best pilots with out question is "AXEL" From Germany, they come in 1:4, 1:3, 1:2 sizes and you can order in any color and add all the accessories you want.

Here I have given "Roy" a golf cap because he now lives in California, I made a different seat belt harness in dark blue nylon, and a more realistic parachute "D" ring using fishing cable and clear tubing.

I also painted the hardware with "Testors" aluminum rubbing spray. Once it dries you rub it with cotton and it looks like real metal.

 

 

 

 

 
In this shot you can see how Roy fits in his seat. He is held in by a nylon ribbon around his waist and glued to the bottom of the seat. Don't use the harness he comes with, the plastic parts cant take much load and will break.

The seat is held in the model with one screw under the cloth boot for the joy stick. the seat back has a "Z" bent piece of 1" wide aluminum that is epoxyed to the back of the seat, it then slides into a slot in the seat tray.

 

Here Roy is sitting in the model with the canopy frame in place, without the canopy.Things are looking pretty good. All seems to be in eyeball scale and we didn't have to chop up Roy to get him to fit.