Does anyone remember this from February 1975 ? SM published a set of plans of the Rumpler CIV drawn by Ian Stairs while Ray Rimmel described the build of a scratch built model that incorporated parts from the Airfix Hannover. It was my first scratch build and I was inordinately proud of it. When I took the customary 25 year break from the hobby it was one of the few models that was stored in an old medicine cabinet awaiting my return. In 2007 it received a refurbishment and invisible thread rigging. But doubts set in when I discovered Aeroclub and began purchasing white metal engines. It soon became apparent that the Mercedes and Benz engines used in German two seaters were quite a bit larger than the Airfix Hannover engine used in the 70's. Last year I acquired a Pegasus CIV and another copy of the SM article and further investigation revealed that my fuselage was a foot short and I should have modified the Hannover under carriage as my model was sat too low. The Pegasus kit magnified all my errors when the two were compared but I was still emotionally attached to my first born. My scratch fuselage was more robust than the Pegasus and it occurred to me that it was very like the earlier C1. Measurements seemed to confirm this so having another Hannover that had been bought for spares I thought I would try and modify the SM build to produce a Rumpler CI a la old school methods. I hope these photos come out alright because they're old ones but this is how she looked before I pulled her to bits.
Regards, Steve