Wagner Models 1/33rd Pfalz Dr-1 Triplane

[Gene K]

Originally Posted by smithdr

I WISH I could make a paper prop look like that!

Have you read this excellent thread? Leif is a Paper Model Magician.

Gene K

[smithdr]

No! I haven't seen that and look forward to giving it a go on my next prop!

Sweet...and ingenious

Cheers and thanks for the link...Dan

[smithdr]

Got her rigged! Starting engine next.



Cheers,
Dan

[Royaloakmin]

Very neat!

[smithdr]

Hello All,

I sort of painful job with these guys is making all those cylinder and engine parts. So I tried something a bit different to try and get nice circular cross sections and to make parts a bit quicker...based on what I think Ricardo does...(mine just aren't as neat! )

I cut out the strips that would be part of a cylinder, measured their lengths with calipers since this would be the circumference. Knowing that Pie x D = Circumference..I just divided the circumference by Pie and got a diameter of the cylinder. I then took calipers and measured the thickness of my paper and subtracted 2X the thickness from the calculated diameter leaving me with how thick a filler cylinder would need to be for my engine pieces to roll around. That piece was just rolled with some typing paper into a long tube.

Then I glued each of the cylinder pieces to this interior filler (I pre-formed a little curve into each), let them dry, "painted" the strips (on the inside) with a bit of water to help them curve and glued them around the filler as shown.




After drying, I just sawed them off like sausages. Pretty slick.



Then the crank case was made and the parts slowly added.






Next are the cylinder tops and push-rods. Then she'll be done! Neat engine so far.

Cheers,
Dan

[matt77]

Dan,
excuse me precisely,
but this plane was equipped by a motor 11 cylinders,

the Siemens-Halske Sh.III.


Regards,matt77

[Krzychu74]

Hello.
matt77: of course you`re right. This is my mistake. :( Forgiwe me please. I'm correct this part right now. Dan, wait, please, I'll send you a improved engine.

Best regards.

[Krzychu74]

Hello.
Amendment done. Once again, I apologize for the mistake. I do not know how it happened.

Best regards.

[smithdr]

No worries! I was sort of wondering about the 9 cylinders...but it beats making one out of 11!

I think I'll stick with this one and my next model will have the correct engine. Maybe mine just used an extra engine laying around. MvR didn't seem to like it anyway! Or I'll look at it and say...it needs the right engine! I'll see.

And thanks for sending me the new SH engine! Looks great, Krzychu...

Cheers,
Dan

[smithdr]

I see! I think I can do some mods and make a couple more cylinders and it will be great. I'll try and post more today.

Thanks for the help...Dan