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1/32 DFW T28 FLOH ( Flea) Commenced 18OCT2017 Completed 24 MAR 2018

Started by Boomerang, December 03, 2017, 04:20:20 AM

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Boomerang

  Always wanted to do one of these.

I've had the magazine in the picture for a long time.

Looks a bit warts and all at the moment . The marks on the wing panels and tail plane are for the cotton thread rib tapes.

Everything is balsa with the exception of tail plane which is ply.

The propeller is 3 lamination's of 64th ply

This won't be finished by the end of the year but early on in the New Year.

Cheers

Gordon

lastvautour


Boomerang


Should do. I've got some decals made. Depends on what you read as to the colour scheme .
I'm going to go with white overall with black trim.

Also in between this and the Stirlings  is a bit of a side project.

Cheers

Gordon

Boomerang

 Propeller roughly done.

Pinned together.

Cheers
Gordon

lastvautour


Boomerang


Stretched and doped thread applied to simulate ribs/rib tape on upper wings , Stabiliser and rudder.

3 coats of primer applied.

Fine shaping and sanding of fuselage done.

Gordon

lastvautour

This will fit in the Armistice 100th Anniversary cook-up

Lou

Boomerang


That's what I thought too Lou.
The Macchi will as well.

Gordon

Boomerang


Some progress . Wing struts are from wooden coffee stirrer. locating pins from copper wire.
The propeller is for the D-VIII. I'll do a new one for the Floh.

Gordon

buccfan


lastvautour

Nice. I know that you accurately portrait the craft but is does look like an AirToon aircraft.

Lou

Boomerang


It does look a bit weird but it's different. I suppose you could squash it up bit more to get the
Toon effect. .

  From what I've read there was a bit of thought put into it. Minimising drag etc..,

Cheers

  Gordon

Boomerang


Have made up some wheel covers from thin plastic and they have been glued to the wheel blanks.

A new propeller has been made.

Had to  reshape  the nose profile.

Details yet to be added to wings. Radiator and fuel tanks.

That leaves the undercarriage.

Pictures to follow.

Gordon

lastvautour


Boomerang


Progress so far.

More work required on Undercarriage , cockpit and the smiley face on front cowling

Only Clipped together at this stage.

Thin plastic card used to simulate fuel tanks . Radiators made up from A piece of corrugated cardboard and painted paper.

Second lot of decals printed.

Cheers

Gordon