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04-09-2010, 07:46 AM
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FGMM - Pears - Monoplane
Looks like I have time for one more entry.
I'm building the Pearse Monoplane with some mods. Am going to try separating out the wing frame from the covering material. I have a question though. The model is 44% of WSAM. I want to build it at 1/24 scale. What percentage do I use to scale the pages? Help! 
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04-09-2010, 07:55 AM
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With a WSAM=44% you have a 1:26.4 model there. Print at 110% for an even 1:24.
PaperModelers.com - Downloads - Fiddlers Green Scale Calculator 
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04-09-2010, 08:01 AM
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[Thanks, cmags. I was looking for the calculator in the wrong spot.
QUOTE=cmags;114724]With a WSAM=44% you have a 1:26.4 model there. Print at 110% for an even 1:24. PaperModelers.com - Downloads - Fiddlers Green Scale Calculator [/QUOTE]
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04-09-2010, 08:11 AM
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Yea, I probably should have put it in the self-help library. For some reason I didn't even notice that category until today. But now if I asked for it to be moved, my links to it would all break. :o
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04-12-2010, 12:39 PM
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Wing Progress
Made some headway on the wing.
The directions call for skewers to be used between the wings but even at the 1/24 scale I'm building I found them too large. To strengthen the wing, I used fine wire spot CA glued in place. Second photo is the folded wing. The illustration of the wing is very nice! Last photo shows al the wing material cut away. Where the printed wing looks so nice, I don't know if my plan to use separate paper for the wing material will be an improvement or a detriment. Well, it's an experiment. I'll be coating one side (under) of the frame with CA glue for more strength. I applied a wash of brown paint to color the edges and remove the perfection of the printed look.
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04-12-2010, 01:07 PM
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#8
04-13-2010, 10:12 AM
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Main Covering
I've covered the main wing frame with the separate paper. Now that I see it, I'm OK with doing it this way.
I've run out of wire and am at a stop (pretty much) 'till I get some more. Sort of has that "Flinstone's" look.
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04-16-2010, 09:50 AM
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Wing Dry Fit
Thank you, Alcides. The separation of the covering and frame definitely improves the feel of the wings.
This is just a dry fit of the three pieces. Hope to start the frame this weekend. This is so primitive looking. I said Flinstones before, maybe more like gilligan's Island.
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