British Taylorcraft - Auster Mk6 "Antarctic"

[Papyrus Semper]

Hi there,

A quick "in-between" before I finish Harley Quinn.

This plane is (was) a free download of Fabrizio Prudenziati, who sadly passed away some years ago.
I think the plane is about 1:72, though I'm not sure.

For my first plane having built, I'm pretty satisfied. Not much explanation, the pictures speak for themselves, as always:















If someone can explain me how I can keep the wing-supports straight, that would be nice. They bend a little.

Grts,
Joost

[Miles Linnabery]

Dear Papyrus Semper:
Sandwich a piece of wire or a thin piece of wood in the strut I like to use wire as it can be re-bent after the model is together.
Hope this helps,
Miles

[Papyrus Semper]

That is a simple but an effective tip. Gonna keep that on in my mind for the next plane. Thanks.

Grts,
Joost

[Don Boose]

Nice work. I have built a couple of these over the years and have a partially-built one in a box, waiting for inspiration to strike. I always put thin wire inside the struts, just as Miles describes.

Don

[Robotaleem]

I usually use thin solder that you can get from the Home Depot. It's really cheap but can be bent to shape using needlenose pliers. I even use for landing gear strutsbecause it is so thin.