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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Des on August 30, 2017, 02:57:02 PM
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I have been building this kit for the past month and today finally completed the build. For a limited run all resin kit is went together reasonably well, what issues that did arise were easily rectified. I built this model virtually OOB adding only limited details, the main concerns were the wings sagging after they were fitted, rigging did not rectify the issues so I had to take further steps, since the repair the wings have not moved a fraction.
A full build of this kit can be found on my website along with the technique I used to rectify the wing sag problem, please look here for the build log;
http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/page58.html
Here are a series of photos showing the completed model and please let me add that this is one of the best resin kits I have ever built.
Des.
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That is outstanding Des! Another of your world class builds. I like the Berg design and this kit looks very attractive albeit not a simple kit, being resin, and the problems with the sagging wings would defeat lesser modellers.
As it is, your model is a showcase for how the kit should look and I'm sure will inspire confidence in others setting out on this HpH build.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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Great build, Des. The buildlog gives me hope to build one by myself. Thanks for shareing.
Manni
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Beautiful plane, most beautiful build, Des! We need more less-mainstream planes kitted!
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Congratulations on another fine build, Des :)
Excellent.
vB
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As usual from Des's desk - clean and crisp. A lovely model! Great to see it completed to such a high standard.
And I read with great interest about your effort to repair sagging. But I really would like to know, how the wings will behave over a longer period. Material creep is known to be a long-term phenomenon. But I hope, for the sake of this excellent model, that rigging will do its job in this case.
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Very nice model, my congratulations! I have the kit in my stash and exactly the wings are what cause me headache as they are so thin and ... resin. Your method combining structural rigging, heat and weight looks like a very professional way to deal with it.
Best regards
Borsos
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Wow! not so common on the web. Great one!
regards
K
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She's lovely Des. Excellent work
Richard
I particularly like the brass bedstead knob on top of the radiator...
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Beautiful work, Des.
The wing sag problem certainly required a cool head and some nerve on your part to resolve. As I read your account of the procedure, it was like one of those films/books where you know the end, and that things work out well, but along the way you see and fear all the tension.
Best wishes
Nigel
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Very nice Des.
Always good to see another of your fine builds.
You wood effect is very striking.
Excellent! :)
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Wonderful to see another gem from your bench Des. Of course, you have not disappointed!
Ian
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Outstanding build Des. Congratulations on another beauty.
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Des,
Another absolute beauty for your collection, a beautiful model in all regards. Your solution to the wing sag problem was brilliant and informative; I would have been at a loss to come up with such an easily applied and effective fix, well done that!
Great modelling as always, Des, and thanks for sharing your considerable expertise.
Cheers,
Lance
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Des I know that working in the larger scales allows more detail, but you never cease to blow my mind with your builds - they are just so realistic. Your solution to the sag problem was one which I really warmed to - simple but effective. However I am not sure whether I would have had the nerves to try it!
Stephen.
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I followed this one on FB and must say your results are as always Spectacular!
RAGIII
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Many thanks to all those who have posted comments on my build, your very kind words are much appreciated.
Des.
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The kind words are all well deserved as I add mine here on your build !!
Ed
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WOW! Talk about model building by the seat of your pants! Great fix Des! I really like the subject as I find most A/H aircraft visually interesting.
I hope it turns out that your solution is permanent. I would have considered maybe using a .008 guitar string for the added strength.
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Cracker Des
Always afraid of resin, but you make it look so easy. Nice one!
Cheers
Dave
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Des,
Another beautiful build to add to all the others. Well done at sorting the wings out.
On the thread relating to the forthcoming HpH HP O/400 in 1/32 scale I commented that I was wondered how the resin & fibreglass materials HpH use would cope with the long wingspan. The experience Des has had with a much smaller aircraft doesn’t bode well & even with structural bracing the HP O/400 will be a challenge.
I like resin kits, if anything I prefer them to styrene (especially for racing cars). There’s been some truly awful resin kits produced in the past (still are to a much lesser degree) but kits from Silver wings, Alley Cat, HpH & especially Copper State & Aviattic are right at the other end of the scale & can have a delicacy of detail that styrene lacks. That said the mechanical properties of styrene are more suited to long thin wings – even there structural rigging has to be carefully considered with largest WWI aircraft.
There should be no need to use guitar wire for structural bracing as even fine monofilament line has strength way beyond what’s required & the good grades don't stretch. Having said that the wire certainly would look good.
Regards
Russell
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Beautiful model. Love the wood grain, and the rigging came out tremendously.
Dave
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Beautiful model under every aspect. I really like it.
Giuseppe
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Holy Cow...that's a piece of work, Des. I really like the prop and the subtle fabric. Happens to be one of my favorite types too.
Even cooler that it's all resin. Much admiration.
Dan
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Very nice, Des! Aviatik Berg D.I is one of the most beautiful WWI aircraft in my opinion and your build catches the beauty perfectly!
Congratulations.
Cheers
Ondra
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Simply magnificent, Des! Another museum quality piece from your talented hands.
Cheers,
Bud
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My many thanks to Skeeterbuck, Ed, Dave (Kong), Russell, Dave, Giuseppe, Dan, Ondra and Ed for posting your wonderful comments, they are all very much appreciated.
Des.
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It has been over two weeks now since I did the correction to the sagging wings and I am very happy to announce that the issue has not returned. The technique I used to rectify the sagging wings has worked a treat and measurement checks today revealed that the wings have not moved a fraction.
To read how I fixed the wing problem please have a look here; http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/page58.html
Des.
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You certainly have picked some interesting aircraft from the files of obscurity. Outstanding work on this kit Des. As some have mentioned, I don't think I would ever touch a resin kit, but you certainly have raised the bar and have added a unique model to the ever increasing collection and thanks for showing this and proving that it can be done.
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Thanks very much Mark for your comments. I am not a fan of resin aircraft kits and I am very hesitant each time I start to build one not knowing what I am going to find, or not find. Luckily the two HpH kits I have built the Macchi M.5 and Aviatik Berg D.1 have been above average kits and turned out to be nice looking models, the Alley Cat Bristol M1.c was also and very good kit and built up to be a nice looking model, on the bottom end of the scale is the Omega Mosca MB bis and the Battle Axe Fokker E.III were a real challenge. In 1:48 scale I built the CSM Salmson-Moineau S.M.1 and found it to be a great kit. I will continue to built resin aircraft kits but I will be very selective as to what I build.
Des.
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Des,
I too shy away from the Resin Kits out there however they seem to have come a long way in the last several years. Your results are inspiring and some of the reviews and comments here regarding the excellent CSM offerings and HPH make a foray into the "world of Resin" very tempting. I'm starting to waver a bit.........
Cheers,
Lance
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Beautiful work Des. I missed this for the duration of the build somehow but have now gone over and over it and over it. What a great project with stunning results!!
Steve
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Thank you Stephen, your comments are very much appreciated.
Des.
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Remarkable! A true work of art, congrats on yet another amazing model.
John
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Thanks John for your comments, they are much appreciated.
Des.
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Thanks Lance for your kind comments. I also shy away from resin kits as I have heard more bad than good about the kits, but I have to admit, the two kits I have built from HPH have been superb, the Macchi M.5 and now the Aviatik Berg D.1, I also built the Alley Cat resin Bristol M.1C which was also an excellent kit. Like you have said, resin kits have come a long way, they still require different building techniques compared to plastic but the end result is pretty much the same.
Des.
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Des, I'm spechless. That is a very careful and clean build, it is completely unvisible, that this is a resin kit. I have used some resin parts on my models, but I have a big respect (or more to say fear?) for a complete resin kit. There is something like that in my stash, but there is enough plastic around to avoid it. One day ...
You have used that different building techniques in perfection! Also the wood colors and painting is done at highest standards.
Cheers,
Frank
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Thanks very much Frank for you kind comments, they are very much appreciated.
Des.
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Great result, Des. I especially like the woodgrain fuse.
All modellers have to deal with mistakes and things that go wrong. The good ones can correct the problems.
KM