Bonhoff Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) Hi all, How about this? One of the earliest Night Fighters courtesy of Airfix's 1/72 scale model - To be built OOB but as I'm a glutton for punishment it'll be rigged whilst we're at it. Kind regards IanJ Edited August 3, 2019 by Bonhoff Completed! 9
trickyrich Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 welcome aboard with something completely different and not what you'd imagine a night fighter to be! it's probably a very nice model but she scares the willies out of me!! Bi-Plane.....rigging...... Good luck with her, hopefully it'll be a trouble free build as it'll be great to see her in the gallery. 1
Col. Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 Right in at the beginning of the night fighter story 1 1
Bonhoff Posted March 23, 2019 Author Posted March 23, 2019 Made a start on her... Easiest way to build her is as a series of subassemblies in my twisted little mind - Primed and ready to paint Fuselage taped together for fit test - I like the way the cabane struts have been engineered. Hopefully will be able to progress this further next week. IanJ 5
Col. Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Nice start Ian. This must qualify for one of the smallest models in our GB so far. 1
John Masters Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/17/2019 at 2:04 AM, Bonhoff said: it'll be rigged I certainly hope so...This one is a real bag of wires too. Although I found it straightforward...just lots of it. ☺️ Looking forward! 1
Hewy Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Great subject, I've never riggeg a bi plane, and I want to have a go, I'll look forward to this especially in 72nd, 1
trickyrich Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 nice start....and it really does scare me looking at this build! That engine with those pipes does look like a "Red-Neck" special! Maybe the RFC actually good for the "Redneck Flying Club"! 2
Greg Law Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 You are brave to rig this. Having seen the real thing recently I know just how much rigging it has on it. 1
alancmlaird Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) Excellent choice! I'd been thinking about this one myself since Ian of Scott's Models in Glasgow skillfully sold me one when I only went in for a tin of paint. Its a superb kit, with a couple of errors I'm sure you'll notice once you get going..... Edited March 30, 2019 by alancmlaird 1
Bonhoff Posted March 30, 2019 Author Posted March 30, 2019 Thanks - Any clues to the errors or am I just going to blunder into them? 🙂 IanJ
alancmlaird Posted March 31, 2019 Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, Bonhoff said: Thanks - Any clues to the errors or am I just going to blunder into them? 🙂 IanJ Ok, I'll tell you, but then I'll have to kill you!. Unless you are using the pilot figures, the squared-off pilot's seat-back needs to have a rounded back, like the observer's, but lower. The under-wing skids are the wrong type (Bristol Fighter it looks like). BE2 has simple semi-circular ones. I've never seen any other type on BEs OK, picky, I know, but some smart-butt (me!) will undoubtedly spot those errors on your finished model. It makes me wonder what reference Airfix followed when designing the kit - simple look on the interweb would have shown them up. (I've got a wee bit of an issue with how the fabric/rib effect is shown, but that's being REALLY picky on an absolutely fabulous kit, so just ignore me - I did.) Edited March 31, 2019 by alancmlaird 1
Bonhoff Posted March 31, 2019 Author Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks for the heads up - I wouldn't have noticed those problems if you hadn't mentioned them - I'm not that clued up on WW1 subjects despite building more of them these days. IanJ 1
Bonhoff Posted April 8, 2019 Author Posted April 8, 2019 Painted up the interior prior to sticking the fuselage halves together. IanJ 2
trickyrich Posted April 10, 2019 Posted April 10, 2019 the interior does look nice, pity you won't get to see that much 1
Torbjorn Posted April 10, 2019 Posted April 10, 2019 Following this one. I like the quirky look of this machine, it appears like it got stuck with its tail in a giant’s vice and squeezed flat. 1
Torbjorn Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 Any update on the way? I have the same kit lying around, and this got me tempted to start it. Would it be awfully rude of me to enter the GB with the same model? I’ll do the other scheme! 1
Col. Posted May 18, 2019 Posted May 18, 2019 On 5/8/2019 at 7:21 PM, Torbjorn said: Any update on the way? I have the same kit lying around, and this got me tempted to start it. Would it be awfully rude of me to enter the GB with the same model? I’ll do the other scheme! The more the merrier at this party 2
Bonhoff Posted June 10, 2019 Author Posted June 10, 2019 Still beavering away on it - I also like the little alignment jigs for the interplane struts included by Airfix - All in all it'd be an ideal introduction to Biplane Beginners. KR's IanJ 4
Greg Law Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 That looks excellent. I'm surprised they don't do that for all of the Bi-planes. 1
trickyrich Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 ooo that would make that nasty task sooo much easier! She's looking really good. ....but Bi-planes still scare me! 1
Bonhoff Posted June 25, 2019 Author Posted June 25, 2019 And into rigging - I saw a completed one at the Coventry Show last weekend and it looked magnificent with its turnbuckles and loops. Nothing like that is going to happen here! First started off with the Uschi superfine thread (0.001 thou) which scales out at less than 2mm - It's also practically invisible and like trying to knit spider's web so I decided enough of that and out with the "Standard" 5 thou Uschi thread. My technique, if it can be called that, is to start off with a length of thread, attach it at one end of a run and then go to alternate strut mounts, gluing as I go, get to the end of the run, trim and start again. Like so... That's about 2 lunchtime's worth there! Not long to the end of the GB so I'd better get a move on. IanJ 4
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