CarLos Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 It's a fantastic model, what more can I say? Carlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Got to agree with the sentiments above.....An amazing display of the art of scratchbuilding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks everyone. Hope to have it on its scenic base before long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Awesome build, looks amazing. Can't wait to see it on it's base. Thanks for sharing All the bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Simply excellent, I take my hate of to you for 2 reasons, scratch building and doing a bi-pane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Hi Quentin, This post has only just been brought to my attention, fantastic work and one you should be proud of. Regarding rigging, everyone has their own favourite method, mine is drilling and threading with monofilament (2lb test, although I do have some 1lb test which is probably more to scale) - and I only work in 1:72. You can see how it looks on my Bleriot thread; http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234917635-scratchbuilt-172-bleriot-xi-2/?hl=%2B1%3A72+%2Bbleriot If it isn't quite taught enough after fitting it can be tightened easily by holding a heated knife blade close to it - but don't touch it or it will behave like your stretched sprue did! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 This is absolutely outstanding. Fantastic work sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the latest comments and advice. Love the Bleriot. I'll definitely think about monofilament for my next project, whenever that will be, because cutting tiny pieces of stretched sprue to length and then tautening them up without melting them into little spools of plastic is a nightmare, as I may have mentioned. I've just logged in for the first time in months, so quite lucky to be able to reply in a reasonable time. Must be a special dolphin sense. While I'm here, though... Just got round to ordering a display case (http://www.acrylicdisplaycases.co.uk/) and here it is. My plan now is to make a scenic base and then it's just about finished and ready for RFI. (I remember saying I was going to do a figure representing Lt Worthington, but hopefully nobody will remember about that). Edited September 6, 2013 by Quentin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Quentin, I have just picked up this build thread and have spent a very pleasant hour reading through it. It is an inspirational build and is an outstanding demonstration of your patience and scratch building abilities. What a beautiful model, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 (I remember saying I was going to do a figure representing Lt Worthington, but hopefully nobody will remember about that). I do...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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