Hansa Brandenburg D.1 Star Strutter in 1/33rd Scale Paper Card

[NinetythirdLiberator]

All,
Here is my latest paper model all ready for inspection.

I got the prop made which looks great for paper, the last of the landing gear rigging, a bit of weathering and some dirtying up.  Calling it complete.  I really like how it turned out.  It's, for some reason, a model I've always wanted and a plane I really like so I'm glad to have it in the collection.  The last one I built was a P-nut scale flying model from Lees Hobbies if anyone remembers those models!  I'm glad this one will be on the ground and not up in a tree!

Thanks for looking...Dan

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[NigelR]

That looks fantastic! It's turned out really well, the overall finish is superb and it's really hard to tell it is a paper model. Can you clarify - is the prop made from paper? If so, it's really convincing.

[PrzemoL]

Gorgeous model. This is exactly how I like paper models - not easy to say they are really paper-made. Fantastic shading on the linen adds to it.

[Dirigible-Al]

Really superb job.
Alan.

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Thanks, Gents...Yes Nigel, it's paper.  Usually, it's just a cylinder with two blades attached and I tend to add a little putty to try and make the central part look helical.  This design was actually twisting two strips of paper to make a helix added around a eye-shaped hub.  Worked out very well indeed!  I'm pleased.

It is fun to make these NOT look like paper.  Of course, WWI types really lend themselves well to that!

Dan

[DaddyO]

Fabulous Dan 

One of my favourite aircraft of the period and you've made a great job of it. I remember the old Lees Hobbies kits; I'm assuming yours wasn't one of their lovely Peanut scale ones? In any case great effort to get one flying well enough to get stuck in a tree.

Paul

[lone modeller]

Having scratch built a Hansa Brandenburg CC in plastic, I can only say that I am in awe of what you have achieved with paper. That is truly amazing and had you not told me that it was paper, I would have thought that it was made from other materials. The struts and propellor are so realistic! Brilliant.

Stephen.

[Br-BaiRang]

Fantastic job for card model with such a large scale. The reinforcement must have been really challenging, especially all those "spider" struts. I used to struggle a lot with this reinforce problem when building larger-scale card models and I know it's truly remarkable how well you've done.

Bai

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Thanks, Everybody.  I'm really glad it turned out and that such esteemed modelers enjoyed the end product!

Cheers,
Dan

[Flamingo]

Truly outstanding!
Did a Classic Plane vacform many years ago but still remember the trouble with designing and attaching the spider struts.
Highest regards Joachim

[ColonelKrypton]

Very nice  and what everyone has already said.


cheers, Graham