discussion Colin M's WnW 1:32 Bristol F.2b

[colin m]

Well it took a few months, and many yards of rigging, but at last, I've finished.

Some pics.
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And the WW1 'arty' shot.

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Colin M,,

 

[Jim R]

Hi Colin
A great result. Well done with the rigging. Pilots in those days were certainly brave to fly in those fragile, early planes.
A model to be proud of.
Jim

 

[wotan]

That's a cracker Colin. Very well done.

John

 

[flyjoe180]

A real beauty Colin, congrats on a build well executed

 

[rtfoe]

Beautifully built Colin. Under natural light looks like the real thing.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Colin. I really enjoyed the build thread, but like the finished model even better.

 

[Guest]

Absolutely superb

 

[Steve Brodie]

Fantastic work, always thought about building one, but i know the rigging would never get done !

 

[yak face]

Superb colin ! Beautifully built and presented, a true show winner , cheers tony

 

[colin m]

Thanks all for taking time to have a look. It will be something small and simple next, I think a brace of Airfix JP's might fit the bill..

Pilots in those days were certainly brave

I seem to remember reading once that, many pilots were killed by the rigging wires during quite minor crashes.

Under natural light

I try to photo all completed builds outside. The natural light helps - lots.

but i know the rigging would never get done

Try something in 1:48, you can cheat a bit with the rigging in this scale. I do !

 

[Mickc1440]

That is truly superb!!

 

[scottie3158]

Simply stunning.

 

[Guest]

A big WOW. Looks great, love the prop.
John.

 

[Dave W]

Top quality build Colin.Absolutely superb.

 

[Fernando N]

Superb result Colin, a real stunner!:thumb2:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks beautiful, just beautiful...love the three quarter shot into the cockpit especially....
Well done Colin......what’s next?

 

[Steve Jones]

One of the best builds of anything this year!! I really have enjoyed this build and the base sets it off a treat. I hope you had a well earned drink after this

 

[colin m]

Thanks again for having a look everyone.

love the prop

The prop did come out quite nice, it does have a very fine grain to it. I find creating wood can be a bit hit or miss with me, I got lucky with this one. The mystery is, why is it so much darker than the struts ? Oh well....

the base sets it off a treat

That's my generic mk1 aircraft display base. It pops up in many builds - I really should make a few more.

I hope you had a well earned drink after this

Hob goblin Gold.