This one is just a small plane, maybe got a 18cm wing span.
biggles
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We love these miniatures Biggles,the propeller looks great as well.
Barry.
We call those box scale, because manufacturers would make the model to fit a particular box size. Nice Hurricane .
Lou
Common when plastic kits first became popular,many of the American manufacturers would literally make the model to fit a standard sized box that was used for the entire line of models.
Barry.
What kind of wood are you using? What tools do you use to carve your models?
Lou
Lou, the wood is 300 year old cedar(they are old floorboards), and the tools are:
.vice
.files
.chisel
.excel model knife
.sandpaper
.scroll saw
.fret saw
.hacksaw
these are most of the tools I use.
biggles.
Thanks for the info. You are all set to go.
Lou
finally finished the hurricane, It is my first fully painted model so I am quite happy with it!
Biggles
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Nicely done Biggles! Is this one of the models your building for your Dad? He must be awful proud.
Peter
Very nice Hawker Hurricane Biggles. I have yet to make one. Yours turned out well.
Lou
Thanks guy's! Peter, Dad wants:
.Spitfire
.Mustang
.Hurricane
.Me 109
.Blenheim
.Mosquito
.P-38.
He wants them all plane wood and to a 50/1 scale. ;D
Thanks again!
Biggles
Holy cow Biggles that's quite a list! Pretty soon you will have as many models as Lou and Barry. Keep posting photos.
Peter
Biggles you are creating solids in the spirit of yesteryear,your models could have been easily built by someone carving away on a remote spotter post utilising whatever wood was available,well done sir.
Barry.
my great grandfather carved models in WW2 (he was a anti aircraft gunner).
Biggles
I would dearly love to see pictures of his if any exist. I have a similar situation with my Uncle hector, but other than one set of drawings on the back of the corn syrup WWII prints we have no mementos at all.
Lou
Lou, have you really got a whole set of aviation prints issued by "Corn Syrup" during WW2? I used to have a set that included, if I recall correctly, some sketches of such aircraft as the Short Sterling and Hampton Bomber that for awhile were affixed to my bedroom wall. Sure would like to see some of them again!
Cliff.
I though I had posted them to the gallery but I don't have time to search right now. Maybe tomorrow.
Lou
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10004/normal_DSCF4481.JPG)
What lovely pictures,quite a collectors piece now.
Barry.
Biggles, here is a message from Pete.
Hi, Lou
I have no idea as to how to send these pics to Barry and Biggles, Barry was curious about the blue top gorilla glue, and Biggles wondered about wing roots and sanding mop.....I took a pic of a used sanding mop and a new one....As they are both overseas, giving them the name of the supplier wouldn't help, however, one could be made by getting some cloth backed sandpaper, cutting it as per the sample (back to back)stacking them up, and fitting the stack into a drill press.....makes a better job of sanding than you could do by hand......Pete
Quote from: Biggles on February 01, 2014, 02:15:06 AM
This one is just a small plane, maybe got a 18cm wing span.
biggles
Pete many thanks for your efforts in getting these photographs showing,over in the UK I have only seen the orange adhesive but will keep my eyes open for the blue version.
Barry.
Thank you Pete I just got wat you were telling me about he sanding mop! I will try it.