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Torbogdan reacted to vossiewulf in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
That's why I turned my own, one of the biggest nightmares in modeling is trying to make a rotary or radial engine that's cast in two parts presentable.
One option is 3d printing at Shapeways, and here are some models you could use. If you don't know 3D work I would ask someone that you know whether they could help, to get them successfully printed you'd need to scale it to the correct size and also move some parts around for proper printing, and once received you'd assemble it like a small kit.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from coxswain in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Engine so far. It has taken a lot of grinding and sanding to get the extra flash of the parts. There are some mould marks on the cylinders that I would like to get rid of. It is probably the two halves for the mould that was not perfectly aligned and tight enough together.
I can´t finish the landing gear until I get my silver spray paint can back from a friend that borrowed it. Going to him tomorrow to reclaim what is rightfully mine! Unless he finished it... There are a few parts that needs to be silver instead of brass, thats where the spray paint comes in.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from coxswain in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
A quick photo and as I noticed now slightly out of focus. The problem with taking pictures with one´s phone is that on the small touch screen on the phone the photo looks sharp, but on this page with a much larger picture you notice that it is slightly blurry.
Anyway, here are the wheels and the color. It is red, very red. It works, I would have preferred a slightly darker red but this will do. It will not be easy to find a darker hue of red in a spray can.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from aviaamator in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
It is done! Basically all the internal bracing is done. There are four more (two on each side) where the cock pit is but those are added in a later step. I have also added the in step for the pilot and two handles towards the tail of the aircraft. That was step no 4 according to the instructions. It was a step in my taste, find three parts, polish them a bit, glue them in place and done! The will get a coat of steel paint to match the rest of the airframe.
I´ve started on the landing gear, which is the next step.
And now for something completely different...
At a yard sale I found a RC aircraft, I could not resist buying it. It was supposedly easy to fly. I have never flown a RC aircraft in my entire life but figured "how hard can it be?". Well after the first flight which lasted all of approx 4 seconds I crashed and the tail broke off. Well it will be easy to fix with some tape basically. It proves that I might be able to build a fighter but cannot fly it
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Torbogdan got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Engine so far. It has taken a lot of grinding and sanding to get the extra flash of the parts. There are some mould marks on the cylinders that I would like to get rid of. It is probably the two halves for the mould that was not perfectly aligned and tight enough together.
I can´t finish the landing gear until I get my silver spray paint can back from a friend that borrowed it. Going to him tomorrow to reclaim what is rightfully mine! Unless he finished it... There are a few parts that needs to be silver instead of brass, thats where the spray paint comes in.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from CDW in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Engine so far. It has taken a lot of grinding and sanding to get the extra flash of the parts. There are some mould marks on the cylinders that I would like to get rid of. It is probably the two halves for the mould that was not perfectly aligned and tight enough together.
I can´t finish the landing gear until I get my silver spray paint can back from a friend that borrowed it. Going to him tomorrow to reclaim what is rightfully mine! Unless he finished it... There are a few parts that needs to be silver instead of brass, thats where the spray paint comes in.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from Eddie in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Engine so far. It has taken a lot of grinding and sanding to get the extra flash of the parts. There are some mould marks on the cylinders that I would like to get rid of. It is probably the two halves for the mould that was not perfectly aligned and tight enough together.
I can´t finish the landing gear until I get my silver spray paint can back from a friend that borrowed it. Going to him tomorrow to reclaim what is rightfully mine! Unless he finished it... There are a few parts that needs to be silver instead of brass, thats where the spray paint comes in.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from mtaylor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Engine so far. It has taken a lot of grinding and sanding to get the extra flash of the parts. There are some mould marks on the cylinders that I would like to get rid of. It is probably the two halves for the mould that was not perfectly aligned and tight enough together.
I can´t finish the landing gear until I get my silver spray paint can back from a friend that borrowed it. Going to him tomorrow to reclaim what is rightfully mine! Unless he finished it... There are a few parts that needs to be silver instead of brass, thats where the spray paint comes in.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
A quick photo and as I noticed now slightly out of focus. The problem with taking pictures with one´s phone is that on the small touch screen on the phone the photo looks sharp, but on this page with a much larger picture you notice that it is slightly blurry.
Anyway, here are the wheels and the color. It is red, very red. It works, I would have preferred a slightly darker red but this will do. It will not be easy to find a darker hue of red in a spray can.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Engine so far. It has taken a lot of grinding and sanding to get the extra flash of the parts. There are some mould marks on the cylinders that I would like to get rid of. It is probably the two halves for the mould that was not perfectly aligned and tight enough together.
I can´t finish the landing gear until I get my silver spray paint can back from a friend that borrowed it. Going to him tomorrow to reclaim what is rightfully mine! Unless he finished it... There are a few parts that needs to be silver instead of brass, thats where the spray paint comes in.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from Gerhardvienna in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
It is done! Basically all the internal bracing is done. There are four more (two on each side) where the cock pit is but those are added in a later step. I have also added the in step for the pilot and two handles towards the tail of the aircraft. That was step no 4 according to the instructions. It was a step in my taste, find three parts, polish them a bit, glue them in place and done! The will get a coat of steel paint to match the rest of the airframe.
I´ve started on the landing gear, which is the next step.
And now for something completely different...
At a yard sale I found a RC aircraft, I could not resist buying it. It was supposedly easy to fly. I have never flown a RC aircraft in my entire life but figured "how hard can it be?". Well after the first flight which lasted all of approx 4 seconds I crashed and the tail broke off. Well it will be easy to fix with some tape basically. It proves that I might be able to build a fighter but cannot fly it
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Torbogdan got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
I´ve started on the internal rigging for the fuselage bracing. I know it is a bit on the "heavy" side but after trying out a few different techniques and wires this is what is the best compromise between size and "time spent". A thin thin metal wire would look nice but after trying it out it took a lot longer time than using thread. There are quite a few wires and if each wire takes 15 minutes longer ( for example) and there is about thirty wires... Well that is a few hours of extra work.
I´m torn between detailing and ( in the end ) finishing. It is easy for projects to bog down if you spend too much time "just adding that final touch" on each and every detail, in the end the model does not get finished or at least not in a reasonable time. So I try to stop myself from falling in that "trap".
I try to choose a middle ground
In an early step I used the kit provided thread for the internal bracing. If I had changed to a much thinner thread it would have looked a bit weird. This was before I was made aware of the Uschi website. I would have liked to use their stretchable rigging but it was a bit too late to redo everything. I´ll keep it in mind for my next aircraft model.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
I have decided to buy the Gaspatch guns. The ones in the kit are not to my liking, missing way too much detail. For me a fighter aircraft "is its guns". If it doesnt have nice looking guns what use is the model😉?
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Torbogdan got a reaction from PeteB in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
The tail assembly has been glued into place! And although it is difficult to see the tail skid has also been fitted. I started on the machine-guns a few days ago. It is a much later step but there was not much else I could work an a few days ago as I was waiting for glue to set and time to get the nylon thread to replace what was "missing" from the kit. Now I have 220 yards of grey nylon thread thanks to the local supermarket...
The tail assembly in place! It is difficult when large subassemblies are put together as all the small little mistakes made earlier "gets multiplied" and things are/look out of joint or not perfect matches. All angles that were 89 degrees instead of 90 suddenly gets noticeable as all small mistakes are "added" together. But all in all, it looks good, I think!
On the tail skid a bit of bungee cord is not yet added. The cord in the kit was a bit too thick, I´ll replace it with thinner black thread/rubber band.
The Spandaus, quite "iconic" German MG from WWI. The casting is not such good quality. I´m spoiled by crisp resin and hard plastic model kits so soft Britannia metal does not impress me (it can only be matched by my inability to take sharp pictures...). I have added some putty as there was large gaps between the pieces. This will of course be sand papered. A lot would have been won if the cooling mantlet had been made in photoetch I think. The MG:s will of course get some more work done on them, painting and such.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from cog in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Family is away for the evening, I´m all alone at home. Got a model and a can of beer. Life is good!
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Torbogdan got a reaction from Eddie in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
A quick photo and as I noticed now slightly out of focus. The problem with taking pictures with one´s phone is that on the small touch screen on the phone the photo looks sharp, but on this page with a much larger picture you notice that it is slightly blurry.
Anyway, here are the wheels and the color. It is red, very red. It works, I would have preferred a slightly darker red but this will do. It will not be easy to find a darker hue of red in a spray can.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from mtaylor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
A quick photo and as I noticed now slightly out of focus. The problem with taking pictures with one´s phone is that on the small touch screen on the phone the photo looks sharp, but on this page with a much larger picture you notice that it is slightly blurry.
Anyway, here are the wheels and the color. It is red, very red. It works, I would have preferred a slightly darker red but this will do. It will not be easy to find a darker hue of red in a spray can.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
A quick photo and as I noticed now slightly out of focus. The problem with taking pictures with one´s phone is that on the small touch screen on the phone the photo looks sharp, but on this page with a much larger picture you notice that it is slightly blurry.
Anyway, here are the wheels and the color. It is red, very red. It works, I would have preferred a slightly darker red but this will do. It will not be easy to find a darker hue of red in a spray can.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Almost all parts for the landing gear have been identified, just need to figure out what some "spacers" are. Can´t really tell if they are pre made parts or if I have to make them myself. Anyway I have started to spray paint the landing gear and wheels. I paint them red of course, I will post some pictures to see what you say about the color. I´m not dissatisfied with the color but not really content either... I feel it is a tad too "orange" and bright. But I want to use a spray can as it gives a much smoother layer than brush painting so I might stick with it. when it is dry I´ll post pictures of course.
So while I´m waiting for the paint to dry I have started a bit on the engine. Identifying parts and cleaning parts from flash with sand papper, sand disc on my proxxon and files. The parts have quite a lot of flash. I have found some pictures of the engine on the net so I know what the parts should look like which is lucky as some of the parts are almost indistinguishable from what they should look like. But with sanding they start to look rather ok. Feels like I´m chipping out a statue from a piece of rock. From a blob of white metal I slowly grind out the engine part
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Torbogdan got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
It is done! Basically all the internal bracing is done. There are four more (two on each side) where the cock pit is but those are added in a later step. I have also added the in step for the pilot and two handles towards the tail of the aircraft. That was step no 4 according to the instructions. It was a step in my taste, find three parts, polish them a bit, glue them in place and done! The will get a coat of steel paint to match the rest of the airframe.
I´ve started on the landing gear, which is the next step.
And now for something completely different...
At a yard sale I found a RC aircraft, I could not resist buying it. It was supposedly easy to fly. I have never flown a RC aircraft in my entire life but figured "how hard can it be?". Well after the first flight which lasted all of approx 4 seconds I crashed and the tail broke off. Well it will be easy to fix with some tape basically. It proves that I might be able to build a fighter but cannot fly it
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Torbogdan got a reaction from cog in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
I´ve started on the internal rigging for the fuselage bracing. I know it is a bit on the "heavy" side but after trying out a few different techniques and wires this is what is the best compromise between size and "time spent". A thin thin metal wire would look nice but after trying it out it took a lot longer time than using thread. There are quite a few wires and if each wire takes 15 minutes longer ( for example) and there is about thirty wires... Well that is a few hours of extra work.
I´m torn between detailing and ( in the end ) finishing. It is easy for projects to bog down if you spend too much time "just adding that final touch" on each and every detail, in the end the model does not get finished or at least not in a reasonable time. So I try to stop myself from falling in that "trap".
I try to choose a middle ground
In an early step I used the kit provided thread for the internal bracing. If I had changed to a much thinner thread it would have looked a bit weird. This was before I was made aware of the Uschi website. I would have liked to use their stretchable rigging but it was a bit too late to redo everything. I´ll keep it in mind for my next aircraft model.
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Torbogdan reacted to Nirvana in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Tor,
all the running lines are nicely visible inside the fuselage.
As for RC flying, I gave it a try in my teens, joined a local club trying to learn and gave up.
I was best in crash landing. RC sailing is different, one axle less to think about.
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Torbogdan got a reaction from Eddie in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
It is done! Basically all the internal bracing is done. There are four more (two on each side) where the cock pit is but those are added in a later step. I have also added the in step for the pilot and two handles towards the tail of the aircraft. That was step no 4 according to the instructions. It was a step in my taste, find three parts, polish them a bit, glue them in place and done! The will get a coat of steel paint to match the rest of the airframe.
I´ve started on the landing gear, which is the next step.
And now for something completely different...
At a yard sale I found a RC aircraft, I could not resist buying it. It was supposedly easy to fly. I have never flown a RC aircraft in my entire life but figured "how hard can it be?". Well after the first flight which lasted all of approx 4 seconds I crashed and the tail broke off. Well it will be easy to fix with some tape basically. It proves that I might be able to build a fighter but cannot fly it
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Torbogdan got a reaction from Eddie in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Almost all parts for the landing gear have been identified, just need to figure out what some "spacers" are. Can´t really tell if they are pre made parts or if I have to make them myself. Anyway I have started to spray paint the landing gear and wheels. I paint them red of course, I will post some pictures to see what you say about the color. I´m not dissatisfied with the color but not really content either... I feel it is a tad too "orange" and bright. But I want to use a spray can as it gives a much smoother layer than brush painting so I might stick with it. when it is dry I´ll post pictures of course.
So while I´m waiting for the paint to dry I have started a bit on the engine. Identifying parts and cleaning parts from flash with sand papper, sand disc on my proxxon and files. The parts have quite a lot of flash. I have found some pictures of the engine on the net so I know what the parts should look like which is lucky as some of the parts are almost indistinguishable from what they should look like. But with sanding they start to look rather ok. Feels like I´m chipping out a statue from a piece of rock. From a blob of white metal I slowly grind out the engine part
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Torbogdan got a reaction from mtaylor in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
It is done! Basically all the internal bracing is done. There are four more (two on each side) where the cock pit is but those are added in a later step. I have also added the in step for the pilot and two handles towards the tail of the aircraft. That was step no 4 according to the instructions. It was a step in my taste, find three parts, polish them a bit, glue them in place and done! The will get a coat of steel paint to match the rest of the airframe.
I´ve started on the landing gear, which is the next step.
And now for something completely different...
At a yard sale I found a RC aircraft, I could not resist buying it. It was supposedly easy to fly. I have never flown a RC aircraft in my entire life but figured "how hard can it be?". Well after the first flight which lasted all of approx 4 seconds I crashed and the tail broke off. Well it will be easy to fix with some tape basically. It proves that I might be able to build a fighter but cannot fly it