discussion DH.89A Dragon Rapide mnade from cardboard

[wonwinglo]

DH.89A Dragon Rapide in cardboard to 1/24th scale,lots of extra structure to make this a viable build,card is a challenging material and your best friend is adomestic teaspoon to manipulate the card,by using a piece of carpet underlay the card can be carefully dished out and curved,here was the build in detail.



The completed Rapide with lots of modifications to get it together,work slowly and tackle every problem area as you go along and believe me there are plenty !





The three best adhesives for card modelling Aliphatic resin for quick grab,UHU Por for slower drying areas,Anitas tacky PVA glue which has a really fine dispenser.



Make up batches of repetitive items.



Seat bases.





Flimsy parts are best glued to thin balsa sheet otherwise they are virtually impossible to assemble as the card is constantly moving,for this purpose use Solvite wallpaper overlap paste.



The backrests to the seats are made from balsa.



Square up the sides carefully.



These are magnetic clamps ideal for this type of model building.



Painting the window surrounds.



Touch up the seats.



Make up clear plastic sheet window panels.



Excellent adhesive for any clear cockpits or clear plastc sheet,dries crystal clear.




Windows and seats in place.



Add the upper cabin decking.



Cockpit parts being prepared.






First start of the cockpit structure.

 

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Fit the cabin bulkhead after cutting out the doorway.



Roll the nose cone around some tapered dowel.



First two sections of the fuselage



Its all modules,break things down with any model



Add the small cockpit panels with the canopy glue,dont worry it will dry out clear overnight,just tease them into place two at a time,cut the frames direct from the card sheet,these are fragile at this stage



Front end coming along nicely





This is where balsa strips come into their own,the spars for the wings are strong and not just flimsy folded card !



Prepare the wing ribs



Build up the lower centre section of the inboard wing attachment,those are miniature Christmas card pegs



Buildingh up the centre section



Lets make a start on the engine trousers

 

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The centre section under construction-note to moderator it would not allow me to continue from this point on this particular thread ?