Finally I got something to show here. Allthough not built by me, but I did some repairs if that counts. 
It's scratch built by a friend in 1:4 F4H scale. Because of his age and health he gave me the task to keep it flying.
The re-maiden last summer went wrong. In a take-off run it got in a sudden and hard nose-over. After a while I concluded the stab must have been bumped loose in transport and flipped up in the take-off run. The stab's construction and position in the fin turned out be somewhat vulnerable. When repairing I managed to make it a bit more firm.
Sunday two weeks ago my friend re-maidened it for the second time succesfully and I got to fly it as well. Wednesday I had a training day with it and last Sunday our national scale contest. I wasn't very succesfull yet, still have to get used to it. 
Despite being a high wing, it's not a very easy flier because of Twenties' aerodynamics and a small fin. And the wheels are almost at CG, so a nose-over happens fast. It has to be landed with tail down and at touch down the elevator becomes ineffective.
My friend Bert (the builder) at a contest some years back ...
Me and the Desoutter at last Sunday's contest ...
I'm still doing small repairs and maintenance. I apologize for the rubber band around the cowling.
Span: 108" / 2.75 m
Length: 81" / 2.06 m
Weight: 30.8 lb. / 14 kg
Engine: Saito FA-180 / 30 cc four-stroke
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