Author Topic: Anybody like model building? Particularly WW1 era planes.  (Read 647 times)

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Anybody like model building? Particularly WW1 era planes.
« on: June 04, 2018, 06:11:08 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wxBhMJA7tY

This guy does some amazing work. This video in particular is of a Wingnut Wings Fokker D.VII-early, 1/32 scale. And his videos are all in stop-motion of their progress of being built. The amount of time to make one video/model must be huge.
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Re: Anybody like model building? Particularly WW1 era planes.
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2018, 11:35:59 AM »
Interesting. When I was a kid I built a LOT of model planes, tanks, & warships, from companies like Revell, Airfix, Hawk, and maybe a few others, but nothing with that level of detail - I was especially impressed with the model "wiring" on the engine.

What made me quit was the declining quality of the model kits - parts just didn't fit anymore, and it's hard to file or trim them to make them fit when they're undersized or warped. Looks like some better quality model kits are on the market today.
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Re: Anybody like model building? Particularly WW1 era planes.
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2018, 12:09:46 PM »
Gave up after the ratio of building time/flying time approached infinity.

As a kid, 10-11 yo, I built micro mini ones out of toothpicks and tissue.  Flew them like control line models off a 6 foot thread. My older brother was big on RC in the days when RC was pulse-escapement-operated, rudder only, had to single-pulse through left, neutral, right, neutral again on the rudder. Escapement was powered by a wound up rubber band. Three pulses to turn right.

Only model I'd like now is a static one of Marge I saw in a hobby shop for a little less than $30.  I might just get it.







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Re: Anybody like model building? Particularly WW1 era planes.
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2018, 03:42:22 PM »
That was awesome. The level of detail, especially at that scale, is amazing.  The wood grain on the prop is a fine example.

From a historical perspective, I didn't realize the gas tank was right over the pilots knees, like a model T.  I guess there isn't really any other place to put it, but from today's outlook on safety it is scarey.  Anybody know why they painted the inside of the fuselage panels the same as the wings?
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Re: Anybody like model building? Particularly WW1 era planes.
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2018, 08:25:46 PM »
Gave up after the ratio of building time/flying time approached infinity.

As a kid, 10-11 yo, I built micro mini ones out of toothpicks and tissue.  Flew them like control line models off a 6 foot thread. My older brother was big on RC in the days when RC was pulse-escapement-operated, rudder only, had to single-pulse through left, neutral, right, neutral again on the rudder. Escapement was powered by a wound up rubber band. Three pulses to turn right.

Only model I'd like now is a static one of Marge I saw in a hobby shop for a little less than $30.  I might just get it.





Redhead. Yum.  It figures.  Yum.

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Interesting. I've never seen nose art that was an actual picture before.
"so I ended up getting the above because I didn't want to make a whole production of sticking something between my knees and cranking. To me, the cranking on mine is pretty effortless, at least on the coarse setting. Maybe if someone has arthritis or something, it would be more difficult for them." - Ben

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