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Masterful work.
JoeG
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Very nice spoked wheels. I know of your pain since I've worked on wheels for my Fokker D.VI.
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Thanks guys! I will admit they get a little easier with each one you make, which is good because I wanted to make my next two planes after this an Antoinette and a Damoiselle. I already have a Taube (although when I made that one I had no idea it was even possible to make a spoked wheel for a paper kit!)
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It's been a while since I've worked on this model, in part due to the summer RC airplane flying season redirecting my building efforts (and spare time) to flyable planes. But with the Fall upon us, I have some time now to get back to this and a desire to see it finished. So I have the upper and lower pylons fabricated and attached now, and a small pulley for the lower pylon wing warping rigging. Now I've finally attached the wings (which are stock paper parts from the Fiddler's Green kit - for a change!) and have begun the rigging - beginning with adding the proper dihedral with the upper rigging. Here are some progress photos:
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Wheels and rigging look great. Nice detail on the engine and framework as well.
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Sweet work my friend!
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Ray Respect the Paper, RESPECT IT! GET OFF MY LAWN! |
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What he said...
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This is a great hobby for the retiree - interesting, time-consuming, rewarding - and about as inexpensive a hobby as you can find. Shamelessly stolen from a post by rockpaperscissor |
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Beautiful work!
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Thanks everyone! Lots of fiddly work went into this and the project went from a modest idea of modifying the FG plan to nearly a full out scratch build. Learning a lot along the way and really looking forward to seeing this done now - especially since my wife has made it known that the table on which this sat unfinished is going to be moved and I need to relocate the W.I.P. "ASAP"
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Well, this project got shuffled aside again, first to build a planting table for the wife in the garden shed, then by house guests, then crashed and had to repair a couple RC planes and do my taxes and build a compost bin...and in the interim I ordered some rigging needles from MicroMark - wow, what a difference to have these!
I highly recommend getting some: Big Eye Needle (Pkg. of 3) So finally back on track now and on to the wings and rigging! The see-saw thingie at the bottom of the wing warping pylon actually worked just as I'd anticipated, so the back warping wires are in place. Next up, finish the rigging on the wing and start the tail feathers! Let me know if anyone has any questions or comments - happy to reply |
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