3D printed 'bare' wings?

[Bozothenutter]

Has anybody ever done these?

I found RB did/planned a Fokker E.I wing, but never seen one in the wild.

Several aircraft with translucent wings could do with such an upgrade, paper for the skin, and some tensioning laquer,  and Bob's your uncle!

I have seen good results with paint trickery,  but it's not the same....

[Paul Thompson]

Aviattic do not quite do what you were looking for, but it's a start:  

 

https://www.aviattic.co.uk/132-accessories.html 

 

They also offered most of a skeletal  Fokker D.VII from Shapeways in 1/32nd but currently there's no price on it so I guess out of stock, and probably no more coming:

 

 

Paul.

Edited October 21 by Paul Thompson
More info.

[Rob de Bie]

LACI (by Ladislav Hancar) do (did?) a 1/72 Pou du Ciel like that:

 

 

 

However, I filled the 'skeleton' wings to make fabric-covered wings exactly to my taste.. It was a delicate operation, because the 3D prints are very, very delicate.

 

 

Rob

 

[dnl42]

Not 3D printed but AIM do a set of early aircraft in PE.

 

I'd be all over this if 1/48!

[Rob G]

In a similar vein to AIM72, Eduard did about a dozen 'Stripdown' kits in 72th and 48nd - plastic parts with much photoetch for the wings and empennage.

 

I shall build my dH.2 one day...

[Rob G]

OOo... also... Hasegawa make a skeleton 1/16 F.1 Camel in 1/32.

[Bozothenutter]

1 hour ago, Rob G said:

OOo... also... Hasegawa make a skeleton 1/16 F.1 Camel in 1/32.

I have the Hasegawa 1/16 kit .

 

was thinking more of kits like :

 

Fokker E series
DeHavilland DH.2
Early Albatrosses
Bristol Scout
Caudron G.III
Jeannin Stahltaube

 

for me personally, the Scout, Caudron, and the E.I.
 

[Dave Swindell]

8 hours ago, Rob de Bie said:

However, I filled the 'skeleton' wings to make fabric-covered wings exactly to my taste..

That's a lot of trouble to go through when he does the kit with solid wings

https://laci-ltd.uk/en/kits-72/46-mignet-flying-flea-g-aeeh.html

[Rob de Bie]

2 hours ago, Dave Swindell said:

That's a lot of trouble to go through when he does the kit with solid wings

https://laci-ltd.uk/en/kits-72/46-mignet-flying-flea-g-aeeh.html

 

Yep, I knew there was a solid version too, but my own 'fabric effect' is nicer I think. Plus it was something I wanted to try for a long time.

 

Rob