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Danstream

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  • Birthday 08/16/1957

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    Thank you Gary, for your nice comment. Indeed, it was a bit of a work to paint all the various finishes, but it paid off. Regards, Dan
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    A very short post with only one picture just to show the repaired tail skid (as I said, I replaced the bent part with a piece of brass tube): To answer to Andy, @realworkingsailor, this picture shows also one of the fin flash decals that are now glued on. Due a trip abroad, I will have this build on hold for a while. Enjoy your hobbies and see you in a couple of weeks, Dan
  16. Danstream
    In fact, this is why I need to repair it asap before I finish the build. Cheers, Dan
  17. Danstream
    Thanks Andy! Indeed, it is very easy to damage the finish and the more you go on with the build, the more difficult is to repair it. It was an interesting building experience. For the fin flash there are two options, one is a complete three colors decal for the complete rudder, the second is to leave to the modeler to paint the three bands and then just add the identification letters and numbers. At this point, I am a bit tired of this model, so I am going for the quicker former one. Cheers, Dan
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    Hi, thanks for the notes and the 'like's! I am now completing the application of the decals that, as I said earlier, are of very good quality. Some of them are really large and some care is necessary to avoid folds and bubbles. The lower side is completed: What is still missing on this side is the small rack with the bombs and the transparent cover of the ventral light. The upper side: Here a number of small items needs to be completed. Once well cured, I think of sealing these decals with X-22. The propeller was painted following pictures found on the web along with the small propellers of the power generators: Wood grain was sketched with an oil brown color. Unfortunately, handling the model, I found the the tail skid was bent. This might be due to the not so good plastic material that has poor mechanical qualities and get easily yielded. A small surgery will be necessary to replace the plastic part with a brass tube. All these final bits take a lot of time for me and I have to put extra care for not messing up things at this stage. That is all for now, probably the next post will be the final one. Best regards, Dan
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    Thanks for your answer. Surely the French engineers made extensive testing to support their design. This is the norm. As a side note, I just mention that a symmetric section is also able to produce lift when it is at an angle with the flow. A symmetric section would have been much easier to be build in a controlled way. I think that with an annular wing, the lift is not just the integration of the local forces of the sections, but also the synergy that the tube produces as a whole when at an angle of attack. It goes without saying that when the plane is vertical, it must entirely rely on the trust of the engine to stay aloft. Best regards, Dan
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    Thank you Rob, happy that you like it. Cheers, Dan
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    I am glad that you are back with another awesome model. Best regards, Dan
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    Awesome thematic collection, Yves. Perhaps, my preferred is the French Coleoptere. I am amazed by the fact that it flew and somebody could control it. BTW, you wrote that the annular wing had a variable section along the circumference; is this documented or is a deduction of yours? Best regards, Dan
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    That is a nice metallic finish! I could comb myself looking into it 😉. Dan
  29. Danstream
    Very neat and awesome model! Cheers, Dan
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    Thanks Gary for your appreciation. Indeed, when I have to apply some pressure to hold firmly the model, a latex glove helps a lot not to leave marks on the paint, especially when dealing with metallic paints. Thanks Alan, it is true that rigging a biplane takes some time and patience. I had to break it down in several sessions to make it more bearable. But, in the end, there is some sense of satisfaction when it is completed. Best regards, Dan
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    Hi, I went on with rigging my biplane after having decided to use an elastic thread for that. This was a first for me and I went through a learning curve with the application of this stuff. Practically, that means that the last wires are more cleanly glued that the former ones. I will have to live with that. Some of them are going through the top wing, as shown below. After some fights, the rigging is completed and the top wing is sanded and eventually painted: And now, this is how my Bulldog is resting on its own wheels: As a conclusion, I can definitively say that I will have enough with biplanes for quite some time. Now the remaining work should be downhill (I know, I should never say that in advance). Best regards, Dan
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    Hi all, I am proceeding slowly ahead and I finished in all details the lower side of the upper wing: The upper wing is then installed on the cabane struts and the wires are passed through the wing and tensioned. Now we have finally a proper biplane: Actually, the fishing line that I used here to make the rigging wires, contributes to the stiffness of the assembly. For the other rigging wires, though, I am considering using an elastic thread. Then, also the other interplane struts are installed: Thanks to the precision of the kit parts, the biplane assembly was trouble free and seems quite sturdy and well aligned. Meanwhile, the wheels are completed: The aluminum rim of the wheels is made with decals provided with the kits. Next, I am proceeding with the interplane rigging which I guess will take a while. Best regards, Dan
  35. Danstream
    Beautiful car and model! Dan

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