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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: jknaus on November 27, 2014, 04:12:25 AM

Title: Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 another question
Post by: jknaus on November 27, 2014, 04:12:25 AM

Does anyone have any thoughts on where the attachment points would be for the float cross bracing? Looking at all the pics on the WNW site and across the web I cant find a good clear picture. Would they attach to the strut where it attaches to the float or to the float itself? I'm leaning towards the strut at the float based on a pic with a broken float, but it isnt quite clear enough to be certain. Also I am assuming the floats are wood based on the pictures of damaged floats so any scrapes would be down to wood base correct?
Thanks in advance.
James

Title: Re: Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 another question
Post by: mike in calif on December 11, 2014, 11:39:56 AM

I don't know about attachment points, but floats were painted wood, and so any scrapes along the sides would show the woodgrain .  It will be interesting to see that effect. I'm leaning towards the black float tops, and wood grain sides just to break it up a bit. I'll need to get the Datafile eventually, but right now, that is the idea.