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03-07-2014, 09:19 AM
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Leif, you and some others on this site are such wealths of information and advice. I feel like a shallow idiot most times.
Thanks for the last bits of information. Very interesting for those of us following along here. Joe
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03-07-2014, 10:01 AM
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Those cut-a-ways are insanely cool! Thanks for sharing! I wish I could get a full size, less blurry version of that Bleriot XI poster - I'd hang it in a frame
 I'm still going to make use of this picture however, so thanks again.I note the auxiliary gas tank in the tail boom section. This wasn't present in the earliest Bleriot models and I therefore chose to omit. Certainly not too late to change that decision...what do you folks prefer?
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03-07-2014, 10:15 AM
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I spent some time looking around for the poster. Also looking for the name by the artist. Couldn't find a high resolution print.
Best I found was a ~27" x 9.3" 72 dpi jpeg. Same one as Leif posted. If you'd like that one at least, PM me your email and I'll send it. Joe
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03-07-2014, 10:15 AM
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Joe, I was actually on the hunt for a Spad cut-away drawing that came up in a search for drawings of that aircraft. The Bleriot (and the Fokker Triplane cut-away dwg) were just "collateral damage"...
Bob, glad you liked them! The tank in the rear of the fuselage was an emergency flotation tank for the Channel flight, I believe. - L.
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03-07-2014, 10:57 AM
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Right Lief, that poster calls it an "Air floatation bag for emergency decent on water" - I've never seen it referred to in this way before. I will see if I can confirm this. If so, then it truly adds a lot of "color" to the model and I will take the pilot seat out so that I can make this part and insert it into the boom. Should be very easy to make.
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03-07-2014, 11:00 AM
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03-07-2014, 11:03 AM
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Yup, that's the one.
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03-07-2014, 11:18 AM
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Formidable I think that is what Messr. Bleriot would say upon viewing your model. The level of detail you have achieved is quite remarkable. I especially like the steam bent bamboo to strengthen the cockpit area. Light and strong, this is what made the Bleriot XI last through WW1 as a trainer for many countries, although with upgraded engines, while the delicate Taubes and Antoinettes faded away.
Good show! Formerly Styrene aka David
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03-07-2014, 11:51 AM
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Thank you Mr. Styrene!
 I am looking forward to making some more good progress on this model now that the weekend is nearly upon us. I painted the Anzi engine with acrylics during the week and I must say that in silver and black it looks a lot more like a working engine than it did when it was wood, wire, plastic wire insulation and modelling putty!Some of the latest progress photos, so folks don't have to read the entire blog to up to speed...
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