Posted: 7/13/2014 4:05:28 PM EDT
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It has been a century since the war to end all wars started.
Here is my 1/32 Roland D VI not perfect, but my first WWI biplane. I still have lots of rigging to do. 
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| When I was a teen I had a copy of 'Rickenbacker' I read several times. As a result I have always wanted to build a model of the Spad XIII he flew near the end of the war. The 92nd Aero Sqdn started out in Nieuports but these had the unfortunate habit of shedding their wing fabric during strenuous dogfighting. |
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1/32? Psshhhhhhaaa Kidding, nice job. How about 1/2 scale?  
High school student built. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/guns762/student%20artwork/photobucket-13920-1337018227895.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/guns762/student%20artwork/photobucket-20001-1337018157925.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/guns762/student%20artwork/photobucket-15667-1337018184415.jpg Coolest friggin teacher EVAR!!!!! |
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it's fucking gorgeous. I'm 43 and still have the hands but not the eyes...ordered the progressive lenses a week ago.
do you do any model forums? fine scale modeler? good luck with tension on that string...looks like a dang sailing ship model's worth. 5 bucks says I'm sitting on arfcom's biggest collection of unbuilt 1/32 and 1/24 polystyrene helos...just sitting there awaiting my estate settlement or my retirement. thanks for posting! |
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I am a styrene/plastic model builder.
What are those kits like?? All wood? Do you essentially get some wood pieces and cut/sand/fit per directions? Or are they pre-cut and sized and you simply assemble like plastic? How does the fabric covering work on the winds and those planes with fabric/dope fuselages? Neat. |
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I've got several WW I balsa models waiting to be built. Mostly for RC (electric but do have a 1/4 scale Balsa USA SE-5a).
Small companies that laser cut parts are the way to go if you want to build. Some of the best offerings are manzano laser cutters aerodrome rc. (They have a good forum site too, but not as active since they only sell the plans now - the laser cut kits can be bought from manzano) Just1morekit Many of these are not too expensive. I do not care for the chinese built ARFs, I'd rather build my own, even if my time is limited for that. Then there are the proctor kits - super detailed but very expensive with all the pre made metal fittings for the rigging. Balsa USA makes several large scale models, and there is a designer in england named Mick Reeves who has some really nice plans (kits and parts too, but probably very expensive to ship to the USA) of various Sopwith WW I aeroplanes, mostly large scale. The tissue (smaller rc models silkspan if you can find it anymore, or polyspan for up to mid-sized like 1/6 scale) is applied by brushing dope on the frame, then for polyspan, tacking it down with an iron. The silkspan is applied wet land jap tissue would be the same for rubber FF models. Some people have used glue stick. By why miss out on nitrate dope? Butyrate can shrink too much as it dries and damage the framework. It sticks very well. However I haven't built a scale undercambered wing yet, only flatbottom airfoils with silkspan but that worked well. You can paint on many different types of paint over the nitrate doped fabric. RCGroups has some good build threads in the elecric scale/scratchbuilt forum of many WW I RC models. That is also I nice looking Roland model. Wingnut Wings from NZ (I think Peter Jackson is a owner of the company) has a large selection of WW I plastic models in 1/32 scale. |
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I am a styrene/plastic model builder. What are those kits like?? All wood? Do you essentially get some wood pieces and cut/sand/fit per directions? Or are they pre-cut and sized and you simply assemble like plastic? How does the fabric covering work on the winds and those planes with fabric/dope fuselages? Neat. Plastic model The lozenge camo is decals applied to the wings |
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The OP's talent and skills are fantastic and it is much more time consuming and difficult to build than to criticize. Having said that, should the tires be so shiny? They reflect light in the photos. Or are they painted for a diorama perhaps that has morning dew on the grass runway?
Beautiful model. My comment is not intended to denigrate. |
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The OP's talent and skills are fantastic and it is much more time consuming and difficult to build than to criticize. Having said that, should the tires be so shiny? They reflect light in the photos. Or are they painted for a diorama perhaps that has morning dew on the grass runway? Beautiful model. My comment is not intended to denigrate. I gave the tires a flat overspray after the pics |