nimrod54 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I have recently completed these two 1/144 kits for the de Havilland Mega Build Group Build. The DH89 is from Aeroclub's Automobile Association kit and my biggest concern was masking up for the AA paint scheme. It has been rigged with Albion Alloys 0.1 mm Nickel Silver wire (only single wires for my first attempt at rigging in this scale), whilst the aerial wire uses Uschi van der Rosten's 1/144 rigging thread. The DF loop is scratched from plastic rod and sheet and the other aerials are made using nickel silver wire. DH 89A Rapide build The DH 91 Albatross is the Welsh Models resin kit of this very elegant looking aircraft. I modified the main undercarriage legs and doors for a better representation of the actual thing and all the additional aerials are made from brass tube, wire, and plastic strip DH 91 Albatross build Thanks for stopping by. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Congratulations on two absolute gems, particularly the Rapide. Rigging a 1/144 biplane is a challenge to say the least! Beautiful work. Dave G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Skodadriver said: Congratulations on two absolute gems, particularly the Rapide. Rigging a 1/144 biplane is a challenge to say the least! Beautiful work. Dave G Cheers Dave. It was definitely a lot of fun trimming wires to length, and then trying to fix them in place without them pinging off out of the tweezers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Two beautiful models of two beautiful aircraft! The rigging on the Rapide is remarkable (I struggle doing 1/48). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 They are both lovely. Well done with the rigging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 tasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Congratulations on two stunning builds-they would look great in any scale 144th is simply heroic.. Very well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Thanks to you all for the kind comments, they are really appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Lovely work on both, my favourite is the Rapide though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Two of the most elegant de Havilland designs ever in my humble opinion, absolutely beautiful. The Rapide is particularly fetching in its AA livery. They are both stunning models. Thanks for sharing them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Hi John, although I followed your builds, seeing both planes in the same thread, reinforces what a lovely job you've done. Disappointment creeps in though, when one realizes that you have missed the front two teeth in the mouth of the screaming and kicking brat that sure doesn't want to go into a plane held by strings! Bar for this glaring mistake, the rest is pure gem quality. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Doubly delightful!! That Rapids has a very elegant trim, but the Albatross really is magnificent. One of my all time favourite four-engine machines, up there with the Republic XF-12 Rainbow (or at least the civil version which might-have-been). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 2 hours ago, jean said: Disappointment creeps in though, when one realizes that you have missed the front two teeth in the mouth of the screaming and kicking brat that sure doesn't want to go into a plane held by strings! Hi Jean, That is because you have the standard Mk1 eyeball and what you need is the new MK.6 bionic fit, you would then be able to see the teeth. 2 hours ago, greggles.w said: One of my all time favourite four-engine machines, up there with the Republic XF-12 Rainbow (or at least the civil version which might-have-been). I must admit to having to look that one up bud, it's not a type I am familiar with, but it looks a bit of a big beastie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, nimrod54 said: I must admit to having to look that one up bud, it's not a type I am familiar with, but it looks a bit of a big beastie. Its quite a machine, worth reading up on the thoughtful streamlining design of the engine nacelles alone - both the airflow around and though. Come to think of it that's something it shares with Albatross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanm Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Lovely - two golden era aircraft! Your fingers must be much smaller than mine to do that rigging on the Rapide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Two beautifully built examples,and rare bird's too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Thanks for the nice comments chaps, it's really kind of you. Bryan The rigging needed a steady hand, a pair of tweezers and LOTS and LOTS of patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Hi John. They both turned out beautifully! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I seem to have missed these two, the Rapide is so dinky! What size is the Albatross? Certainly where Lockheed got their inspiration for the Constellation! What did you used for the rigging? Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 On 28/04/2017 at 1:25 PM, PlaStix said: Hi John. They both turned out beautifully! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix Thanks for the nice comment Stix, I am glad that you like them. Have a good weekend buddy. 10 hours ago, Turbofan said: I seem to have missed these two, the Rapide is so dinky! What size is the Albatross? Certainly where Lockheed got their inspiration for the Constellation! What did you used for the rigging? Cheers, Ian Hi Ian, The Rapide is by Aeroclub (fellow Britmodeller JohnAero) it's worth picking up if you see one and the Albatross is the 1/144 Welsh Models kit. I did all the main rigging on the Rapide with Albion Alloys 0.1mm Nickel Silver wire, and the two whip aerials are also made from this. The radio masts on both models were rigged with Uschi van der Rosten 1/144 rigging thread. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Hi John, Thanks, I might have to get some of that rigging thread for my aerials. I was wondering how big the Albatross is. The Rapide is tiny as you showed next to the penny but it's difficult to see how big the Albatross is. Nice work on the Albatross undercarriage by the way! Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 On 30/04/2017 at 11:03 AM, Turbofan said: I was wondering how big the Albatross is. Sorry Ian, I thought that you were asking about the scale. I have this photo of the Albatross early on in construction which includes a 6" rule. I hope that gives you a better idea of the size. And these two shots should give some idea of the size of the detail parts that I made/improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Thanks John. I had an idea the Albatross was bigger somehow. Great work on the details, it's things like these which really bring a model to life for me! Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Lovely work! And your improvements on the Albatross really make a difference - very, very nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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