1/72 Deperdussin Monocoque

[NigelR]

I hate masking! So well done for your perseverance!!

[kensar]

Wow, that is a lot of strips.
From pictures I have seen, the strips are not the same width and are uneven, so don't worry about making the strips perfectly aligned.

[PrzemoL]

Oh my, what a project. First of all I do admire you resolution to tackle such a crude kit. And you are getting the amazing results. I will keep watching

[Dutch522]

Really enjoying this build log, one of the main things that I love about this group is that nobody hides the dead ends in their processes—like your first attempt at the diagonal veneering, or Mike N's radiator shutter-controls on his Biff—which to me shows the sort of attention to detail that marks truly fine model(l)ing.

Dutch

[Tim Mixon]

As finished as it’s going to get!


Sometimes a kit just gets the better of you. Since my return to scale model building in mid 2000, I have only trash binned one kit. I’ll leave it unnamed as to not draw undue attention from this build.
It was all I could do not to trash this one though!   Ill fitting parts, many many screw ups, flawed techniques, etc. etc. I dropped it near completion and knocked out putty from the fuselage necessitating a third repaint.
I decided if I put it away it would never get finished.  I have no incomplete “shelf of doom “ projects to date. So, I rushed this across the finish line just to get it done and out of sight.
Sorry I have no more in progress shots to add to the build log:
The turnbuckles are leftovers from a Part Gotha G-IV set.



The prop spinner is from a Roden Albatros D-II.
Prop and wheels are Aeroclub





Rigged with fine black EZ line.



The only reason I’m posting pictures is because this was one of the top choices in my survey.
Now on to the Armstrong Whitworth FK-10.

Thanks for looking in!

Tim

[PJ Fisher]

sorry, but your diagonal woodgrain is going the opposite way as the original.  you'll have to start all over again.


just kiddin'!  looks amazing!

[Tim Mixon]

sorry, but your diagonal woodgrain is going the opposite way as the original.  you'll have to start all over again.

Ha Ha. You funny GI.   😂

Thanks though.

[Dutch522]

Looks pretty good from here, Tim, congrats on beating it into shape... onwards to the Koolhoven!

Dutch

[djuggie]

Tim,

What a beautiful model.  12 Square models makes vacuforming look easy.  They are rough kits to build but you did it justice.  A kit to be proud of.

Dennis

[lone modeller]

Well I think that you have done an amazing job on that one. A type which is new to me and a finish which I would never have attempted: congratulations on completing it so well.

Stephen.

[KiwiZac]

I'm so sorry you had so much trouble, but to me the end result is beautiful! I'd be proud to have it at the front of my shelf!

[NigelR]

You got there! It looks pretty good to me, and it's a very unique subject. Well done.

[IanB]

A decent result bearing in mind what you started with!
I have a Deperdussin resin kit in the stash....one day...

Ian

[Tim Mixon]

I’ve taken a few better photos and posted them on the Completed Models thread: