CliffB Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Hi all. With my earlier dreams of building an ultra-fragile, 3D-printed, CRJ-1000 now shattered (quite literally), I feel that I've learnt my lesson. So this time around I've chosen a kit that's made from solid metal ⚒️. It's a 1/200 scale DH9A kit, which was produced in Norfolk by a gentleman called Chris Sayer, trading as Shed Models. It's a beautiful little thing, representing the top end of quality white metal kits. Sadly, Chris passed away in 2019. In October 1920, a group of enthusiastic Canadian aviators completed the first air crossing of the nation, from Halifax to Vancouver. The flight was undertaken as a relay, using different aircraft for each leg. The final leg (Winnipeg to Vancouver), was flown using an ex-RAF DH9A, which is to be the subject of my build. As far as I can see, the aircraft still carried it's original RAF scheme, but to which had been added the Canadian civil registration G-CYAJ. Here's a link to a nice photograph of the plane and here's another to an article on the flight. The kit includes decals for RAF, RAAF, Soviet and Afghan aircraft, so I should be OK for the roundels at least. I'll probably try to add a little bit of rigging, but will draw the line at trying to replicate those spoked wheels Cheers 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Nice choice Cliff, and it's a beautiful casting indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 It looks lovely. And tiny! And a lot less fragile than the CRJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 Hooray! I've finally got round to making a start on this one. Following a quick clean-up of the parts, the next job was to drill holes in the wings to accept the interplane struts. Then, the lower wing and tail assembly were glued to the fuselage. I used CA glue - first tacking the parts in place with a small blob of gel (to allow some wriggle time), then running thin glue into the gaps once everything was correctly positioned. Cheers 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Awesome little kit . Did you mention rigging ? The best of luck with that . Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Grandboof said: Did you mention rigging ? The best of luck with that . Thanks Martin. It will just be some token rigging - probably just a few interplane wires Here's the current state of play (the top wing and prop are still loose). On with some primer next. Cheers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 Time for another update, as the painting is finished. It looks pretty rough under the macro, but much better in real life . Next up, I'll need to pull together some decals. Cheers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Trust me, I've produced far worse paint results in 1/48 than you have in 1/200! Nice work, Cliff James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 Morning all. I'm pleased to report that the decals are now on, so just the struts, rigging and final details remain to be added Cheers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 That's really impressive for the size, Cliff. I'm guessing it's about 5cm long? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 4 hours ago, 81-er said: That's really impressive for the size, Cliff. I'm guessing it's about 5cm long? James Thanks James. Yes, it's just under 5cm long, so quite a sweet little thing. I do find this scale very attractive, plus there's the practical benefit of being able to fit a lot of stuff on the shelf! Having said that, I only build a few of these tiddlers each year, leaving plenty of time for some larger scale stuff too. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 I well and truly doff my hat in your direction, 1/72 is small enough for me! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 I had a productive time this morning and managed to get this one finished 🙂 As promised, I've added a bit of rigging for effect. In reality there's much more that should be there... I've really enjoyed this little build, so thank you to all who have followed along and especially to @zebra for hosting. Cheers 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 That's mightily impressive, Cliff. Well done! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Magnificent little model Cliff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Impressive Cliff . And rigged. 🍻 Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Both an interesting subject and an interesting scale. Obviously challenging being this small but you have made a good job of it 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Thank you @81-er @zebra @Grandboof and @Adrian Hills for your kind comments. They're much appreciated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Stickler Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 On 30/09/2022 at 14:18, CliffB said: Airco DH.9A - part of the first trans-Canada flight (October 1920). The model represents the ex. RAF aircraft that, in Canadian civil use, flew the final leg (Winnipeg to Vancouver), of the first trans-Canada flight. It's a Shed Models, 1/200 scale white metal & photoetch kit, finished with spares box decals. I've added a small amount of rigging (just for effect), using stretched sprue. Cheers Amazing job! A mini miracle! Best regards Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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