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Fairchild tail

TERMINUS = a lot of unanticipated work :-)

Here are the Fairchild tail pieces. These are thin but to get the profile of the tail accurately remove a bit from the edges of the card with the scalpel before gluing the top layer of the tail plane in place..

and it aways pays to do edge painting before assembly eh?

Getting the small gaps, about 1 mm, between the fuselage and the tail plane and between the vertical stabiliser and the tailplane achieved with two-part resin and a small length of brass wire and minute card block. The interior of the tail has a small triangle of 2 ply card glued to the underside to ensure the brass wire has something solid to bond with.
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Fairchild Wings

and now with the wings attached and the cockpit window..a nice shot in the autumnal sunshine with some of the flower garden..still going strong.
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I hope you will someday finish the terminus project. Your airport terminals are beautiful. I am an art deco fan.

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I hope you will someday finish the terminus project. Your airport terminals are beautiful. I am an art deco fan.

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Thanks Russ..I know there are a handful of modelers who are supporting this, which does keep things moving along nonetheless. One of the hassles we have faced, with the American scene, is the self-imposed requirement to accurately match the aircraft to the backdrop/facade. Apart from manifold mistakes on our part, the lack of drawings and often photographs for these subjects makes thing drag more than we would prefer. One of the other things you have to do when undertaking a number of designs is to be very systematic in your approach. Initially there was a lot of work but not much order and in paper modeling you get thoroughly worked over if you make simple, avoidable mistakes.

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Progress on the Fairchild has been reasonable in the last few days with the main wing, primary undercarriage and tail plane in place. A small length of fine brass rod, hammered flat, and glued in place with two-part resin is the best way to address small tail skids and wheels.

As always with prototypes there are small adjustments one makes as the model progresses. The white walled tires were made from layers of card with a slightly larger circumference for the middle part of the card ply. Filler was rubbed into the groves and then painted an appropriate colour. To achieve a more rounded look, an amount of white glue was painted on the outer tyre.

The model is starting to look more complete with the struts and engine still to be added.

Terry
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It's really beautiful. It captures the look of the age.

It also looks vaguely like a 1930s cabin semi-scale flying model.

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Bravo! Brava! Beautiful shapes.
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Bravo! Brava! Beautiful shapes.
Thank you Rob and thank you again for the information on the Prudden-Whitehead 'Atlanta' which has captivated me. At present trying to get more detail of that marvelous art-deco Atlanta airport control tower.

The Fairchild aesthetics are really evocative of the age and I do like the way just about everyone in aviation in the 'twenties saw the aircraft as much a flying billboard as a means of transport!
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The Fairchild Family

The next Fairchild models scheduled will be the Fairchild 42 and the Fairchild 100 AKA 'Pilgrim'. The main wings seem pretty similar in design with the fuselages in particular imparting the individual character of these aircraft.

The four-seater 42 is slightly smaller than the FC-2/FC 71 and the Fairchild 100 'Pilgrim' a larger aircraft again. There are structural and engine variations to make life a bit interesting!

Only eight 42s were built with the two prototypes (41s) being converted to 42 standard.It first flew in 1927.

The Fairchild 100 was produced in different versions, the 100-A (16 built) and the 100-B (10 built) as well as a prototype, making a production of 27. The 100 had a wing span seven feet wider than the FC-2.

I've included an image of the Interstate Fairchild currently designed.
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Old 05-17-2014, 02:49 PM
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Is there any chance I could convince you to try a Fairchild 24?
Fairchild 24 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think it's one of the prettiest lightplanes of the 30's and many possibilities for different paint schemes, radial and inline engines, etc.
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