After learning a few things with my first ever scratch-built aeroplane (The Eastchurch Kitten) I have decided to tackle something larger and more complex. Although scratch-building is interesting in itself there is no point in scratching something that can already be bought as a kit, especially if, like me, your skills aren't going to better a kit.
So, I've decided to have a crack at a DH10 because, as far as I'm aware, there is no kit currently available.
The wing parts are made from laminated plasticard. To get a curve repersentative of an approximate aerofoil shape, rather than simply flat plasticard, I squashed the parts in a vice and left them overnight. When the vice was released they sprang back to a flatter section but with just enough curve left in them. Filing and sanding the leading and trailing edges did the rest.
The scale drawing was printed off and the ribs marked on in pencil so that once the parts were taped on to the drawing the positions of the ribs were easily located. 0.010" x 0.020" microstrip was fixed in place by brushing liquid MEK on.
The next thing will be to use the same material for the shorter ribs on the leading edges.