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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Brad Cancian on May 24, 2012, 08:16:12 AM
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Hi all,
As I have just joined the forum, I thought I would post my most recent completion (finished 2 weeks ago) - the Roden DH-9 in 1:48 scale. The kit is painted in the markings of A6-16 of the Royal Australian Air Force. The aircraft was based out of Point Cook in Victoria and is shown as it was painted in around 1923. This was one of the "Imperial Gift" aircraft donated by Britain to Australia for her services during the war.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH934.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH935.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH936.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH937.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH938.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH939.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH940.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH941.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH942.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH943.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH944.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH945.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH946.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH947.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH948.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/DH949.jpg)
The kit was a little tricky to build (being typical Roden) and was the usual rigging nightmare that one would expect from a twin-bay British aircraft. Modifications included some work to the cockpit, engine and some other details.
Feedback always welcomed!
Thanks for looking!
BC
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A beautiful build Brad! I followed it over on the other site. Another masterpiece.
Sean
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Outstanding work Brad. Love that base too. The figures look right at home.
Paddy
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Brad,
It was a pleasure to follow the orginal build thread and it's a pleasure to see her again here.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Thanks for posting those images for us to see as I'm no longer a member over there. Superb modelling!
Cheers,
Chris
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Outstanding work Brad! Your DH 9 is an inspiration to us all and it's especially good to see one of the Imperial Gift machines modelled.
I'm intrigued by your display base too. Can you advise what you used for the base? Also I would be very interested to know your paint choices, especially for the PC 10.
Welcome to the WW1aircraftmodels.com forum! I know you will be among old friends here and everyone is delighted to see you here.
Also thanks for the great kit deals at Sunday's IPMS Brisbane model swap meet! It was great to meet you.
cheers
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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I thoroughly enjoyed following your WIP on the other forum, Brad. I say this everytime you build something, but this might be your best yet. Love everything about it.
Cheers,
Bud
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Excellent - again!!! Thanx for posting it.
Steve
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Thanks for the kind words and warm reception folks, I am humbled! :D
Red Baron - not sure what the "hump" is for, but I notice it in photos on the majority of RAAF DH-9s and DH-9As, though I do not see it in photos of non-RAAF aircraft. My guess based on photos is that it is another storage area. Given the size of Australia and the overland flying that the early RAAF pilots had to endure over plenty of desolate land with unreliable engines (the Puma engines had a sordid history of unreliability in Australian service), the more supplies they could carry the better. There are plenty of stories of RAAF pilots landing at small towns in the middle of nowhere to effect repairs.
Dave - was great meeting you on Sunday as well! Glad the kits went to a good home :) On the question of the base - the base is chipboard, which I picked up from a hardware store and stained with a dark stain. The "wooden" boards are thin strips of thin balsa wood, glued down and "stained" with some brown and black oil paints. Once the oils had dried, I then lightly sanded over the planks to give them a slightly worn look. Some model rail road grass poking through some of the boards finished off the look. Quite a quick and easy little base to make and it's something different from the standard "grass" bases.
For the PC-10 - this was my first time playing with Enamel finishes. There was no exact formula, but I basically made the colour up from Humbrol straight black, bright red, yellow and some Tamiya dark green. It turned out a little more "brown" than I wanted but I think it still looks ok. Similarly, the battleship grey was made up with simple Humbrol black and white, with a drop or two of dark blue. Not very helpful I know, but I really did just eye-ball it.
Thanks again!
BC
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Brilliantly done Brad, the overall finish on this model is superb and the rigging is excellent, extremely well done.
Des.
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Tedious work to finish such a plane!! Thanks what I like in WW1 modellers, never give up!!
Love this one ;D
K
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Simply stunning Brad, an excellent finish :)
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Brad, that's an amazing job you've done there, thanks for showing
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Nice work on the figures, good to see as it gives a better sense of scale
Regards :)
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Stunning build Brad, love the figures as well.
Cheers
Pete.
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Brad,
Stunning model, great diorama and model figures really set this one out from the crowd.
Dave
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It`s absolutely brilliant mate!
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Hi Brad,
All of the above and some!
Good to see you have joined this forum. ;)
Looking forward to seeing more of your builds in the future.
Cheers,
BVB
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Gorgeous model and nice touch with the figures, thanks.
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Congratulations on this brilliant work, Brad!! Excellent finish, weathering, PC 10, rigging - I can´t see enough of your masterpieces!
Cheers, Jörg
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Lovely DH.9 Brad! It's great to see Australian stringbags.
From ADF Serials website http://www.adf-serials.com/ (http://www.adf-serials.com/), further information on A6-16:
Produced by Airco, Hendon
Shipped to Australia on SS Australmad,
To CFS AAC 24/09/20 as D3191;
To 1 FTS AAF 31/03/21,
To 1 AD 01/08/21, became A6-16.
To 1 FTS 6/23, modified to dual controls,
Crashed on landing 07/10/25 at Nhill SA (crew Flg Off F R W Scherger and Leut D Ross RAN), total flight time 489 hours.
To 1 AD for storage 21/10/25 pending overhaul,
To 1 FTS by 07/26,
Damaged 08/09/26 at Geelong Vic (crew Cdt E G Knox-Knight) when it hit a cow while landing.
To 1 AD 21/10/26,
To 1 FTS ‘B’ Flt 28/03/27 for repairs, flying at 1 FTS by 11/27.
Damaged 29/11/28 at Point Cook when taxyed into by S.E.5a A2-31, minor damage and Puma engine was recorded as over 200 hours and performing well.
Damaged 03/29, withdrawn from service 05/29,
Authorised for destruction 21/05/29.
(The Authors of this page are Darren Crick, Brendan Cowan & "Batman". Sources: CASA Aircraft Register, “The Imperial Gift”, John Bennett, 1996, “The D.H.4 / D.H.9 File”, Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page, 1999.)
Andrew
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Brad,
I know I commented on the other forum but would be remiss not to say this here. Your Artistry is OUTSTANDING! Lovely work as we have come to expect!!
RAGIII
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Stunning work.
.....But the A/C hit a cow during its career!?! Now there's a diorama idea for some brave soul!
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Excellent modeling art.
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Master Brad I hope to some day be able to build a first war aircraft model only half as good as what you achive that DH-9 is exceptional mate!
Sean
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Thanks guys, you are too kind! Thanks also Andrew for the extra history on this aircraft. My reference photos are from "The Imperial Gift" book and I also noted with amusement that the aircraft hit a cow (poor cow, I wonder which fared better, it or the aircraft :o). I am not surprised though - I went flying in a Tiger Moth a little while back and we also had some runway obstacles to deal with along the same lines.... (and this photo was taken straight after we landed!)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/bradcancian/Cow.jpg)
BC
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Look's like a stand off Brad!! ;D
Andrew
p.s. nice looking Tiger Moth
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Look's like a stand off Brad!! ;D
Andrew
p.s. nice looking Tiger Moth
Yeah very nice Tiger Moth I could swear it was a real one with that background !!
Sean
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Brad, great job!
Even from Roden's kits possible to make a masterpiece.
I liked both made stand.
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Yet another Cancian masterpiece. Beautiful work!