The Copper State Models Caudron G.III has arrived

[gbrivio]

Outstanding, I'm just waiting this one appears at hobby shops within range. Order from (and also shipping to) abroad has becomen annoying in Italy, I hope it's just a temporary inconvenience due to the pandemics...
Ciao
Giuseppe

[KiwiZac]

Well that is absolutely beautiful, some fine work on display - congratulations Oleg and thank you Edgar for sharing!

Edgar, I have one question about the kit that wasn't answered by Dave's comprehensive review: is the engine in the kit fixed or rotating?

[Edgar]

Greetings
Engine is feeling kinda tight due to cowling plastic thickness so for that reason the engine is fixed and can not rotate, sorry

[Captain Slower]

Like the overall color and the contrast between the thick and thin portions of the wing.  What colors did Oleg use for the linen effects?

[KiwiZac]

Greetings
Engine is feeling kinda tight due to cowling plastic thickness so for that reason the engine is fixed and can not rotate, sorry

Thanks for clarifying that, Edgar. I'm sure I'm not alone in enjoying rotary engines that rotate, so I'm eager to see fixes people come up with to address this.

[Oleg]

Like the overall color and the contrast between the thick and thin portions of the wing.  What colors did Oleg use for the linen effects?

Hi, i used аcrylic  paints  AK "CLEAR DOPED LINEN"

[the great waldo]

Hi Oleg

A good choice of colour for clear doped linen 
Nice build by the way.
Cheers
Andrew

[LT1962]

I second this as an outstanding kit. I picked mine up a month ago and have started work on it. I thought I would be further along by now, but warm humid weather has slowed me down with some of the clear coats. Im off not for two weeks, so here is a peek of where I am up to. The rigging is tricky but the instructions are excellent in covering what goes where. It does pay to read ahead to make sure you have everything covered off though.

[LT1962]

A couple more photos

[KiwiZac]

She looks gorgeous, LT! Beautiful work! You might like to consider starting a work-in-progress thread in the Under Construction subforum?

[Ringleheim]

Would the engine cowling on this kit have been mold-formed in a large machine press?

Or would each cowl have been hand-beaten with a hammer over a wood buck? 

I'm curious how this cowling was made, but also how cowlings were formed in general in WWI. 

I'm just wondering if the aircraft manufacturers back then would have tooled up for a machine press type approach, or if metal work like this was all hand beaten, one at a time.

I ask b/c I would think it would impact the way the finished raw piece of metal would look.

Any comments appreciated!

[Herb Collector]

@ Ringleheim
Most WW1 cowlings were spun.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNk0tl5jbqw
Look up metal spinning on YouTube for more details on how this is done.

[aircooled]

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNk0tl5jbqw

Great link! Thanks for posting!

[WD]

Thanks Herb, great video!

WD

[Ringleheim]

@ Ringleheim
Most WW1 cowlings were spun.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNk0tl5jbqw
Look up metal spinning on YouTube for more details on how this is done.

Thanks for that.  That's an interesting video and a technique I didn't now existed!