Scratch built WW1 Biplane

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:23 pm

Cool touch!

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:58 pm

Constructed the engine propsand carved the 4 bladed props out of Mahogany. Image

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:45 pm

Don't suppose you could get a close up of those props? They look nice.
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:38 pm

Sure!Image

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:31 pm

Thanks!
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:09 am

Went with a dark grey Tamiya primer...had to add paint to the color cup 3 times! Image

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby Big Jim » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:05 pm

If you need a wingman, here is your guy! And, he is motorized!!

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby sleepmac » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:39 pm

Big Jim, LOL!

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:48 pm

Had that as a kid!Dad had to put a penny so that the battery would have better contact!

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:56 pm

Went with a dark green...Image

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:17 pm

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby chuck » Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:27 pm

Really looking good. Is it going to be a float plane?
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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:09 pm

Yep!

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby philo426 » Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:06 pm

Painting the roundrels. Image

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Re: Scratch built WW1 Biplane

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:49 pm

Spray them on? Looks cleanly done.
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