Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 After looking at the wonderful Avro Biplane I thought I would show my own attempt at scratch-building. Here is my attempt at the Phillips Multiplane - the Flying Venetian Blind, that crashes spectacularly in the film. I did this several years ago, it is 1/72 scale and took quite a while to build as I had to produce over a metre of aerofoil 'wing' section from 4mm plastic strip. I built a jig to hold it all in position while I attached the external braces/struts and then succeeded in gluing the whole lot to the jig!! Let's start again! Another metre or so of sanding the strip and this time I was more careful and the results are here. Fuselage built from 15thou sheet and the wheels are PE with slices of contrail tube for tyres, engine is a a few bits'n'bobs and the prop is scratched as well. I was well pleased with how it turned out and I scored a third place in the Scratch Built Category at The Australian Model Expo competition 2007. The model has a 7cm wingspan, is 8cm long and 5cm high. Cute init? 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 So that's where our kitchen blinds went to. Most unusual, but as you say, cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Great little model. Just spent a interesting 10 minutes googling around the subject. Any plans to do the 1907 version with 200 aerofoils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Bizzare... J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 What a little sweet and big fail at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 That's great! How on earth was the pilot supposed to see anything ?! I want to watch the film again now. You have great patience; the Venetian blind wings are lined up beautifully; it looks perfectly 'right'. TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Completely crazy! But wonderful too...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don149 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 A flying headwind ! , I admire your patience . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Bravo ! what an unique model and you have executed it to perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Quite insane yet beautiful. But then, I like that in a model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Bizarre indeed! Nice modelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Well that's pretty interesting! Nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 On 26/05/2017 at 7:30 AM, TonyTiger66 said: How on earth was the pilot supposed to see anything ?! He just opened the blinds...!! Some great scratchbuilt labours of love on here this week, and another cracking model from the dawn of aviation - wonderful stuff! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 You can never have too many wings...WHOA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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