1/32 Hansa Brandenburg W 29 - 100% Scratch
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Posted: Monday, October 06, 2008 - 07:29 AM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 02:27 AM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 02:41 AM UTC
Awesome Ric !
Yes I'm familiar with that type of paper , watching my uncles build flying models when I was young . sure brings back the memories ...........................................
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Posted: Friday, October 10, 2008 - 03:09 PM UTC
still working on the second wing, but at night i cant use machines because i live in a building with neighbors so i built some other things that only need a knife and plastic


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Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 12:25 PM UTC
another one done

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Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 01:31 PM UTC
Very nice Ric ! You did a great job on the scallops . My first attempt didn't turn out like that at all , ended up having to start over . Took me twice to get it close to being right .
Portugal
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 04:31 AM UTC
main struct being done (lets hope it can stand the weight of the wings)






jack can you help me on this one
i've read that the fuselage of thsi plane was made of plywood so does this means that the cockpit surroundings are of plywood too and not of fabric?
do you have some good cockpit shots on this one.
if its made of wood would it be a dark or clear one?
Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 10:21 AM UTC
Yes Ricardo, the upper decking was timber as well.
I would be making the interior a dark varnished timber.
Great work so far. You have inspired me to embark on a scratch project of my own...
Cheers,
Hugh
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 11:08 AM UTC
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Yes Ricardo, the upper decking was timber as well.
I would be making the interior a dark varnished timber.
Great work so far. You have inspired me to embark on a scratch project of my own...
Cheers,
Hugh
go ahed merlin expecting to see you embarking in something like this, dont like to be alone in crazyness...

one more thing would it be made in a unique wood board or a large number of small boards to form one?
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 12:54 AM UTC
can anyone help me on the board question?
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 01:25 AM UTC
Hi Ric ! The top decking was made out of one sheet of wood . No panel lines at all .
Nice shape on the fuselage so far . Will you be doing the frame work inside ?
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 01:40 AM UTC
going to built the cockpit outside and then apply it in place...think its the best approach because the plane its too narrow
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 02:24 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 04:54 AM UTC
redone because the observers back windows needed more work so i start from the begining


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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 03:24 PM UTC
built what comes described has a little fuel tank that lies under the pilot chair (well by the photos i looked up it almost looked like a lugage so i did one) and the chair to that still has to be painted.
well who cares if its 100% correct, after the plane closed the plane is so narrow that you will see nothing...but it looks ok to me.


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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 05:12 PM UTC
ricardo you are a scratchbuiling dynamo!
". . .The most important thing is to know why you build and then get the most that you can out of building." via D.D.
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 05:16 PM UTC
I secord that , Wow love your work !
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2008 - 05:21 AM UTC
thank you terri and stephen...
i just have a major problem i take ages to finish just one small detail

well here is another datail that tooked me ages to accomplish(well 2 hours more or less, the string in the steering wheel was hard to put around the steering)
hope you enjoy it.



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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2008 - 07:49 AM UTC
changed the steering wheel chain...

in the photo you can only see the left side of the chain...
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Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 01:52 AM UTC
Cool , great job done on the control column . How did you end up doing the chain ? It does look like a PE part off a motor bike set .
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Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 02:02 AM UTC
achieved it with 2 slim copper wire and made a braid with them...it looks ok to me, and much better than cotton string
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Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 06:56 AM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 09:08 AM UTC
Great work on the Interior Ricardo.
I love the steering wheel.
Cheers,
Hugh
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2008 - 10:40 PM UTC
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Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 11:41 AM UTC