fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 A build from 4 years ago: Inspired by the reading of "The Pulitzer Air Races" by Michael Gough (a very thorough, intelligent book packed with information) I started this project, depicting the specially modified Loening M-81 that participated in that race. Racers have a special appeal, even if -as in this case- are converted existing airframes. For racing purposes the standard Loening monoplane got new wings of less span and chord and different planform, plus a refined elevator and other details. It did not fare particularly well (you may read its story in the book) but had the merit of being a monoplane -in a biplane supremacy time- with adjustable stab incidence, and had a squatty stance that had its charm. The wings were separated from the fuselage by a very small gap, and it had no dihedral whatsoever. I was aware of the existence of the an old kit by 12 squared (O.O.P. now), a nice model but with some minor accuracy issues, and the Pro-resin release of the "normal" versions, but I decided to go scratch when I found a nice plan and specs at the Dec 20th 1920 issue of Aerial Age Weekly. The procedures, materials and techniques are the ones I have been portraying here often. I used a Hispano Suiza white metal aftermarket engine -plus wheels and seat- (thanks, Armando Gil!) and the customary styrene sheets and rods. Home made decals were designed and printed as well. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Nice build of a rare bird! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Nice work as always Moa you must turn these models out quicker than Santa’s Workshop 👍👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Another goodie there Moa. I'd like to know how you find out a reference from 1920! Might take a look for that book. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Courageous said: Another goodie there Moa. I'd like to know how you find out a reference from 1920! Might take a look for that book. Stuart Hi Stuart I named this particular reference in the very fist sentence at the beginning of the post. The Flight magazine archives are another good reference, so are French publications of the time (Aerophile, etc.) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 18 hours ago, Unfinished project said: Nice work as always Moa you must turn these models out quicker than Santa’s Workshop 👍👍 Notice that a certain number of the builds I post are from my archives (the ones that start with "This is a build from so and so year") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, Moa said: I named this particular reference in the very fist sentence at the beginning of the post. The Flight magazine archives are another good reference, so are French publications of the time (Aerophile, etc.) I had noted the Pulitzer reference from the first post, it was more about finding those articles from magazines from decades ago, I wouldn't have a clue as to where to start. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Moa, Another neat scratch build! I think we can see where Alexander Kartveli got the idea for the wing planform on his P-35/P-43/P-47 designs! Nice model. P.S. See the WW2 section- I mentioned you in my Christmas poem; hope you don't mind. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Courageous said: I had noted the Pulitzer reference from the first post, it was more about finding those articles from magazines from decades ago, I wouldn't have a clue as to where to start. Stuart The Internet offers you (and everybody) a universe of knowledge, but you have to invest some time to get to the type of resources you are looking for, and then learn to navigate the websites. Almost nobody is willing to do that: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb344143803/date.r=aviation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 The count keeps ranking up, Moa.... Another little beauty Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Lovely! AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Another great build. Your models have been the highlight for me this year on Britmodeller and there have been some great models built by many other modellers here as well. BM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 30 minutes ago, Blue Monday said: Another great build. Your models have been the highlight for me this year on Britmodeller and there have been some great models built by many other modellers here as well. BM. Glad to make fellow modellers have some joy. Thanks very much for your kindness. I too do enjoy the creations here at BM. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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