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Old 03-25-2010, 09:59 PM
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Sopwith & Fokker Diorama

I got this great little Fokker DVII and a Sopwith Camel with my free account from FG and I'm gonna do something stupid!

I've also pulled the little FG "english" Barn out of the farm kit
and I am gonna try a little BiPlane Dogfight Diorama.

But I don't have too much room for a big model,
so I have printed out the planes a little less than 50% of the original print size...they fit on 4.5 x 7 cardstock!
(I downscaled the barn building too)



For me...thats the stupid part!!
I'm not good with tiny models, but i figured you can't get much simpler than these little guys, so what the heck!

I started on the Sopwith tonight, and I'm already pulling my hair out!!
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yes...those are 1 inch squares on the mat!!!





haha...the little machine guns are cute!
no big problems (other than the size!) up to now...fingers crossed.

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Old 03-25-2010, 10:40 PM
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Well damn, you beat me to it. I've got my Sopwith Camel and Fokker Dr.I printed out and the triplane half built. Was doing the same thing, tho I like the addition of the barn.

Maybe I'll just do a "classics series" since these are much older models with far inferior graphics, but have that quaintness we've come to love about FG models. I've had these on my harddrive(s) since '99.
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Old 03-26-2010, 06:40 AM
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Build 'em original size and enter in the Stock" category!
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Old 03-26-2010, 08:22 AM
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Nah, already printed and building at 1:72. I'm not in it to win it in this comp really.. Just showing my support for FG. And it's fun and relaxing to build these classics after the grueling Old Crow build lol.
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Old 03-26-2010, 09:35 PM
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The front cowl ring seems to be a little too large
(in my opinion...unless I have done something wrong?)
...anyway, a quick snip...take a milimetre or so off, and glue it back together
and now it fits the cowl.




Tail wings are on...sorry not shown here...but pretty straightforward.
Next was the wheels assembly.
At this scale, a little tricky for me!
The microscopic dabs of glue are bigger than the size of the supports!! lol




Now, the wing supports are a whole other ....problem! (I'll be nice)
I'm not sure how I'm supposed to get all these supports in place, securely, and then line them all up with the second wing?!!
haha...this is an adventure, I will admit that!!



I have resorted to making small incisions in the wing surface,
dropping a dab of glue into the opening and fitting the strut into the the incision.

I figure this will make a stronger connection for when I have to play around attaching it to the second wing.
(I also still have to seal up the wing ends of this wing)
All the long struts are in, now to tackle the four smaller ones!
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Old 03-26-2010, 11:20 PM
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I have resorted to making small incisions in the wing surface,
dropping a dab of glue into the opening and fitting the strut into the the incision.
I build a lot of biplanes, and that is how I usually attach the struts.
One thing you'll need to be careful about with the Camel is that the lower wing has quite a bit of dihedral to it. If you don't have the dihedral, and you try to attach the top wing after you have glued all the struts to it, you may find the main struts are to short. You might want to attach to upper wing with only the main struts, bend the dihedral into the lower wing, and then install the inner struts. The Fokker has no dihedral so you won't have to worry about it. You will need to scratch build the inner struts for the Fokker, which is a bit of a pain. If you want, I have a file that I made in sketch-up for all the D-VII struts that I would be happy to share.
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Do you fill wings with something?
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Old 03-27-2010, 06:38 AM
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I saw the note within the kit regarding the dihedral, but could see no way to lock the wing into shape.
...it was, however, very flexible in the middle.
With the lower wing glued to the fuselage, it still bends extremely easy.
I assumed that it would conform fairly easily when I assemble the second wing,
what else can I do?
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This is looking GREAT!
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The gray block next to the tailplane on the parts kit is supposed to be glued to the top of the lower wing. It's slightly narrower than the space in the lower wing top so it should pull the wing's top together, locking in the dihedral (sort of). Seems like you may have missed attaching that part. So at this point the only thing you can do is make sure the upper wing is stiff enough to support itself and the dihedral of the lower wing, and when you attach the wing to the struts, ensure that the outer struts don't reach until you add dihedral to the lower wing. You may need some CA to get it to hold tight.

Or, you could engineer the model like the actual plane and set some rigging to hold the dihedral in place. :p
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