A long time ago whilst bumbling around looking up on rigging etc. There was a German aircraft mentioned (a bi plane but I forget which one) which not only had no rigging, also was so strong it didn't actually need interplane struts. They were however fitted, just to keep the pilots happy.
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I'm liking that intake wrap Allen - I'm guessing they did that to cure a problem with the long inlet path icing up...
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This is progressing very nicely Allen. Rather strange about the various sprue gates. Does the size correspond to the size of the part? Well done with the wires through the hole - a bit like the pint in a half pint pot :smiling:Comment
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Allen,
Some lovely work going on mate.Comment
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A fine job your making of that engine.Comment
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Fine work AllenComment
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Nice work Dude1 , esp like that wrap .
Is it possible to have some more side plates, we've run out in the kitchen, and the Rabble are getting rather impatient. I' ve asked Matron to call and instruct a certain group to behave !Comment
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Evening Good People,
As some of you may have noticed, I have been sort of absent on here for a while. Real life probs from across the big pond have taken up a lot of my time and mental state. I'm not going to go into the details, but I am finally getting back into the swing of things, hobby wise, and have cleared my head a bit. I do apologize for not answering your comments sooner and for my sporadic commenting on all of the fine work going on here too. I do have a lot to ketchup on over the next few days. Thanks for your understanding everyone...
Wow Colin, that sounds really interesting. I have been researching WWI planes, but haven't found any info on this. If you happen to remember, it would be great if you could post it here...
Thanks Nick. My thought was it was to prevent the engine heat from inducing vapor lock in the intakes. That is very plausible too, so it may have worked in both instances. I know, I wouldn't want to be flying around in one of these crates in the winter. Probably freeze your dangles off in the open cockpits!!!...
I found it odd too Jim, that the gates would be so different without respect to the size of the part. It was a battle to thread the holes and I needed more than a pint for the nerves! Hope you are well and here is an idea of the gate sizes,
Note the cockpit inner frame on the top left...
Thanks so much my friend. How's the Albatros doing? I was hoping you would have posted an update so I could follow suit Paul...
Thanks too Mark. I screwed up and cut the magneto wires off too short on the right side though. I'll have to leave that engine cover on when I'm done. Mud can't help me there I'm afraid...
Thank you 'Admiral' Bob. I am glad to see you have conquered your posting woes and I have to catch up with your floaty buildy thingy to see how you're getting along Sir...
Thanks Dude 2 and the wrap was a PITA, but came out good in the end. Sorry, but I don't have any more sides to offer. Bought more cases of beverages and if the rabble have hunger, grab one by the collar and send him off to BK, on Berliner Ring, to get some burgers and chips for the hungry ones. Make sure they all chip in a tenner first!!!...
I have managed to do some things at the table even though the mind wasn't into it. This kit requires a lot of pre-painting of parts before you can assemble them. It's time consuming and better than trying to do it afterwards. You also have to add (microscopic) decals to the items too. I have been working on the pit of late,
The pit frame is painted with RLM84 gray-blue and the other stuff in flat black. The wheel is wood color and used to raise and lower the antenna for the radio. I applied the wrong decal on it and had to remove it, hence the blotch. The decal on the black box and on top of the mount for the handle were very tiny, but they went down well. The dials weren't too bad and I have since filled them with a thick blob of Micro Kristal Klear to simulate glass over them. I then got on with the pilots LMG 08/15 'Spandau' and more nasties,
The kit offers a plastic MG or the option of a 'high Detail' MG using etch. Went with the latter and used my 1/2 round bending plate as it had the same size of 2.5mm, as required for the etch cooling jacket. I also used a 2mm drill bit to form it and keep it round. Dabbed some CA to hold it together and slapped some paint on it. Added some decals to the radio amplifier (screwed them up a bit) and the onboard compass. The finished Spandau LMG,
I think it looks 100% better than the plastic kit part. I even drilled out the barrel for the realistic effect (hard to see). I then came to the realization that my damn mat is too small for all this nonsense and it's time to buy a bigger one,
I'll have to wait till the show next month as I don't want to order one online that comes with a speed bump in it. Then, in a fit of stupidity, I decided to try rigging the controls for the joystick controlled, tail wing flappy things,
The Infini rigging is really cool and easy to use. I drilled the 4 holes with a .35mm bit, threaded it in and dabbed it with a bit of CA to hold it place. I was surprised how stretchy the material is too. When the time comes, the wing rigging shouldn't be too hard to do with it (famous last words)...
That's it for now. I'll try and ketchup with all your great builds shortly folks. Thanks for looking in and have a good one!!!
Prost
AllenLife's to short to be a sheep...Comment
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Looking very fine Allen. Spandau in particular is superb.Comment
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Dude1.
Agree with the painting on those very small parts before fitting . Certainly coming on .Comment
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Love that Spandau AllenComment
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Now ive googled what a spandau is(thought it was a ballet :thinking: ) i can say very nice job on the gun.:smiling3:Comment
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Really looking sweet dude. Glad to hear that life is back on track.Comment
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Fantastic work allen , and no need to apologize for any absence, as long as youre ok . The detail work and general loveliness of this build is great to see , the Spandau looks superb , the kit part with its solid holes just wouldnt have looked right especially at this scale so you were right to go for the PE . Keep up the excellent work mate , cheers tonyComment
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