24 Squadron DH.2

[bobs_buckles]

Looking mighty fine, Richard.

 

vB

[RLWP]

Parts count is reducing!:



And rigging preparation is continuing:



Richard

[lone modeller]

Super photographs Richard with excellent detail in spite of the camera! This is turning into another of your super builds - and as a bonus it is a pusher!

[RLWP]

How weird, I've got half a rigged aeroplane that doesn't attach to the rest



And down to twenty parts now:



Richard

[kensar]

Go Richard, Go!
It's shaping up nicely.

[RAGIII]

quick but well executed work Richard! Looking Fantastic!
RAGIII

[Borsos]

I cannot understand why I didn’t say it before: What a great job on a wonderful pusher. You show us how great a Roden kit can look.
Andreas

[RLWP]

Well, I'm disappointed in you all. No-on spotted that between this:



and this:



the cockpit gained a linen back behind the seat. It had been bothering me, and I found a picture on the ever useful WNW site:



Fortunately, it wasn't hard to fix 

Richard

[Alexis]

Thanks for the enlarge photo Richard for my aging eyes . Very much appreciated . I really enjoying the work that you are doing on this build . She is look fab so far 


Terri

[RAGIII]

Nice catch on that panel Richard! Something I had not thought about.
RAGIII

[RLWP]

Nice catch on that panel Richard! Something I had not thought about.
RAGIII

It had been bugging me. There, behind the seat was the fuel tank. No structural part of the fuselage - no stretcher across the frame to stiffen it or stop the tank moving. It just seemed very unlikely

So, a bit of research and voila! A fabric panel

Richard

[lcarroll]

Richard,
   FWIW the Wingnut Kit has a plywood panel there, I just checked my completed one and there it is. The color call out is for Dark Grey or Light Wood so I'd guess the linen version could be inferred from the former color. Obviously like many others different airframes had a variety of differences on the smaller details, in this case your photo doesn't lie!
   Lovely work so far, this Kit needs more effort then the competition's version but you are more then meeting that challenge!
Cheers,
Lance

[RLWP]

Lovely work so far, this Kit needs more effort then the competition's version but you are more then meeting that challenge!
Cheers,
Lance

It's a funny thing, Lance. I'm happier chopping about a cheap kit and adding missing details than I am building a more expensive one. Apart from the parts I made, I don't think there has been much more of a challenge than the WNW kit. And I've finished more Roden kits than I have WNW (2 - nil so far)

I'll continue impersonating a demented spider this evening

Richard

[lcarroll]

   I can certainly relate regarding the "chopping about and adding details" Richard! I'm presently doing an old William's brothers 1:32 Curtiss Sparrow Hawk, a challenge and then some but enjoying the experience a lot! We get spoiled by the incredible quality and engineering of many of the newer products, going back to some "basic old style modeling" is a real treat for a change. That being said I have done several of Roden's 1:32 Line and they are well worth the price and I rate them as being of excellent quality.
Cheers,
Lance

[RLWP]

    I'm presently doing an old William's brothers 1:32 Curtiss Sparrow Hawk

Madness!