DMC Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Outstanding work, Phoenix, and at quite the pace also. Trust you are feeling better. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Excellent- and for me at least a timely lesson on fitting top wings on multi-bay biplanes. The big day on my Avro 504 draws near and I need all the advice I can get. 😱 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Sorry to hear you've succumbed to the bug. I too am just getting over it, hence not much mojo! Having said that, she's looking good! I usually fit the floats as a pair, having mated the two together first. That way the hassle of getting them even is done without having to worry about damaging anything else! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 It all looks very good from here P! But I know from long experience that up close and as involved as you are, the smallest error assumes mammoth proportions! And probably exacerbated by not feeling 100%. Hope you feel better soon, better now than over Christmas (if that's any solace?) Best wishes, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehed Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Hope you're feeling better. Excellent work to date but just a small point about the original. The tail floats suggest to me that the craft is a tail sitter. All the photos I have seen have the rear ends supported on trestles. Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Excellent work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Oh wow that's beautiful. Great tips too for the Top wing fitting, thanks. I too hope you are feeling better now. Great work. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Evening All, My thanks to all of you who have wished me well and left positive comments about the model. I have been struggling with a cold/cough - the latter developed into a mild form of bronchitis which I am pleased to report has now almost gone, but it completely stopped me from modelling for a few days. I have a personal deadline as well as the GB deadline to keep to, so I have rushed a little to finish the model and put it on a base. I will do the necessary tidying up and finishing at my leisure after the seasonal upheavals are past. In the meantime here are some notes on how I finished the model and made a base for it - there will be more photos and some historical notes in the gallery later. I just want to finish this before I am overtaken by the GB deadline! The first task was to rig everything. This was straightforward as it is basically a standard biplane rather than an early monoplane or pusher which tended to have rather more wires. I used rolled 40 SWG copper wire attached at the ends with CA. I am not sure about the tail control wires as I cannot see them on photos and they are not on any of the drawings so I have added what I consider to be the most likely pattern. The propellors which were carved from wood were fitted last so that they did not get in the way and thus knocked off. The base is a piece of painted hardboard with an attempt to represent a strip of grass and a muddy track which is visible in the photos of the aircraft when it was at Grain. I will add some more weathering to the concrete base later - I will probably weather the Hansa- Brandenburg base at the same time. The trestles were made from 20 x 30 thou Evergreen strip and the wheeled units under the main floats were from scrap: all are based on those seen in the photos alluded to. This has been an enjoyable build of an unusual type and I am pleased to have participated in this GB. My thanks to Jamie for being such a good moderator and to all of you who have been following along and offering support. P. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Another stunning model P. A superb build! I look forward to seeing the gallery pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 It looks almost handsome! Are you sure it's a Blackburn? Very nice. Regards, Adrian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Beautiful - the build that is of course, not the plane. Sometimes wonder if Blackburn's design team later went to France to design such machines as the Amiot 143, as they were about as aesthetically challenged. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Outstanding!👍👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Superb work! Impressive as always Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Fantastic work P. An object lesson in what it really means to be a modeller Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Fantastic work, well worth the effort. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Another superb result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Top quality work and an educational one as well . I guess the starting procedure would upset current current safety officers Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Two times excellent, Phoenix. I especially enjoy reading your build explanations. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehed Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Another cracker Steve. Really enjoyed the thread. Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Simply superb, had i not followed the build thread you would never believe it was scratch built ! Congratulations Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Thanks gentlemen for the very kind remarks. I am going to be offline for a couple of weeks so will catch up on the last completions when I get back online hopefully early in the new year. Seasons greetings to one and all. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Great work, you have created an amazing and beautiful model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Lovely, as we have come to expect! Merry Christmas to you and yours P! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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