Jeannin Stahltaube - a scratchbuild in 1/144 scale

[William Adair]

Found some 20 old paper prints from the Berlin museum, if you want them send me a message with your e-mail address and you will get a link from wetransfer.com.

Joachim

Hi Joachim, thank you! I seem to have all the info I could ask for at the moment, which is a real first for me. If I run into any snags I'll be sure to sing out 

Willem, that's a great idea for storage! And Sandy... ouch! 

Getting the main bulkhead and floor pieces in at the moment. Next job is some sidewall detail before I can put the lid on and start detailing the outside.
The louvres underneath the cowling have been a bit of a worry, but I have a cunning plan..!

[RAGIII]

That is Impressive work to say the least! As always, the detail for Any scale is Amazing!
RAGIII

[WD]

Gobsmackingly wonderful detail work William, as always.

Warren

[NigelR]

That looks really effective. I love the way you have managed to get the interior detail to stand out without making it look overscale.

[William Adair]

That looks really effective. I love the way you have managed to get the interior detail to stand out without making it look overscale.

I go to a lot of trouble to get the real-world dimensions for things and scale them down accordingly. When in doubt: I'll reach out my hand to imaginarily grasp the necessary object and measure that 

Signing off on the rib detail for now. I gave it a bit more attention to make sure it was consistent and marked out the position of the rigging points and control pylons. I'll put these aside until the fuselage is done.

[gedmundson]

I'm amazed at each of your updates, William - those wings are beautiful!
Cheers,
Gary

[WD]

Just wonderful William!

Warren

[NigelR]

Those wings are indeed beautiful. Such precise modelling, lovely work.

[lone modeller]

More incredible modelling: I struggle to make control wheels in a scale twice that size.

I have given up doffing my hat to you - I just leave it on the peg now!

Stephen.

[William Adair]

Thank you everybody for keeping me motivated! I was wondering if I had bitten off way more than I could chew with this, but thankfully it seems to be coming together. 🤞

The main cockpit parts are complete and the fuselage is sealed up. This is a huge leap forward. The next step is the fuselage exterior.
I'm impressed that the iPhone camera managed to pick up the lines on the map inside the observer's cockpit... 👀

[lone modeller]

"I'm impressed that the iPhone camera managed to pick up the lines on the map inside the observer's cockpit..."

Not as impressed as I am that you managed to make the map - let alone draw the lines!

Stephen.

[William Adair]

Well, just to demystify the whole thing; the ‘map’ is merely a fragment of decal that I painted off-white and dragged a damp brush over with some dirty grey colour. I chose a bit that looked reasonably mappish and cut a little rectangle out of it 

[WD]

Wonderful, brilliant work!

Warren

[William Adair]

Cheers Warren! 

I had a day off on the weekend, so I spent the day squinting at reference photos and taking measurements from my drawings. The Taube has a bank of radiator panels under each wing. These were made from strips of 0.66mm styrene and 0.2mm sprue for the mounting frame. They are still a bit basic for the moment, but I'll add more details to them after paint.
I took this photo in the gauzy late-afternoon winter sunlight, with the parts balanced on my knee, an iphone in one hand, and a celebratory tot of Port Charlotte Islay single malt in the other.

[NigelR]

Whatever you do, don't cough or sneeze, they will be gone forever..... Amazing teeny tiny work!