Scratch built WW1 Biplane

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Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:56 pm

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby chuck » Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:13 pm

Impressive. Are the wings and fuselage sheet styrene or is it also bass wood but has been painted?
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:48 pm

Interesting. Inspired by what?
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby chuck » Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:08 pm

Handley Page?
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:23 pm

Laminated plastic and it has a HP tail but the rest is my design!
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:09 am

Interesting -- please post more as you go forward.
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:33 am

Will do!
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:53 pm

Added some wood decking. Image
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby sleepmac » Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:07 pm

Neato!!

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:08 pm

Installed the rudders and elevators. Image
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:53 pm

Functional or locked in place?
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:58 pm

Locked in place
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:00 pm

philo426 wrote:Locked in place


Probably for the best, :wink: :wink:
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:12 pm

Non operational model but it looks good...cant wait to paint it.
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby sleepmac » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:20 pm

I like that wood covered fuselage top.

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