1:32 Fokker Spinne (Spider)

[rhallinger]

Beautiful work Des!  I marvel at your skillful manipulation of brass rod, tube and bar into such a clean airframe assembly.  Amazing!  How do you affix the joints?

Having already learned two different methods of fabricating wings from sheet styrene from your Voisin and Caudron projects, I can hardly wait to see what you have planned for the faerie's wings on the Spinne.

Regards,

Bob

[IvotB]

Perhaps in 1:32 one shouldn't construct the wings of styrene. If you look at the structure, they are all metal tubes. There are no real wing ribs, but just tubes bent in the shape of the upper part of the wing, connected to 2 girders. So a real frame seems a good possibility in this scale.

But I'll wait and see and be surprised and amazed at the beautiful results.

regards,
Ivo

[Jacek]

Watchmaker's execution !

[Zabu]

And another work of art begins! This is a real joy to my eyes.

Cheers

[RAGIII]

Des,
Outstanding start to what is sure to be another beautiful and amazing build!
RAGIII

[Des]

Thanks guys for your kind remarks, they are very much appreciated.

I'm still gathering information on this aeroplane, I intend making this a model of Fokker Spinne No.1 but getting correct details is proving difficult, there were so many different versions of the Spinne that simply looking at photos is not good enough, precise information with the photo is essential. I will battle on though and build something that represents a Fokker Spinne.

Des.

[Old Man]

Great to see you working on a fresh project, Sir!

A wonderful subject for it.

Very curious how you will handle the wing.

[stefanbuss]

I really hope that you succeed with adding additional strength via the rigging - I would be mightily afraid of simply distorting the flimsy structure. Good luck with your build!

Stefan

[Zabu]

Thanks guys for your kind remarks, they are very much appreciated.

I'm still gathering information on this aeroplane, I intend making this a model of Fokker Spinne No.1 but getting correct details is proving difficult, there were so many different versions of the Spinne that simply looking at photos is not good enough, precise information with the photo is essential. I will battle on though and build something that represents a Fokker Spinne.

Des.

There's a 1/72 brass model made by Historic Wings

http://www.aim72.co.uk/page207.html

You may try to download the pdf and see how they build it, if it helps.

Cheers

[IvotB]

I'm still gathering information on this aeroplane, I intend making this a model of Fokker Spinne No.1 but getting correct details is proving difficult, there were so many different versions of the Spinne that simply looking at photos is not good enough, precise information with the photo is essential. I will battle on though and build something that represents a Fokker Spinne.

Des,

The frame that you made will only be useful for the Spin 2 or 3. Spin 1 is different. I have one picture and I'll try to make a scan of it, then you will see what I mean.

regards,
Ivo

[IvotB]

Spin 1



No rudder, no keel, different landing gear.



Spin 2



Side image, without the wings



Spin 3



with Renault engine



with Argus engine and Anthony Fokker at the controls.


regards,
Ivo

P.S., the historic wings Spin is a 1912 version, Spin 1, 2 and 3 were built in 1910 and 1911

[Des]

Thanks Ivo for the photos and the information, looks like my Spinne will now be No.2

Thanks Zabu for the link to the model, I will go over it and see if there is anything I can download.

Des.

[Zabu]

I guess that Spin 2 was built by Jacob Goedecker. Fokker built from 3 onwards.

From the book Fokker Flugzeugwerke in Deutschland 1912 - 1921 -  Fokker designations:

 - Fokker "Spinne", 1910, monoplane built by Jacob Goedecker, first aircraft, which was at least partially designed by Anthony Fokker
 - Fokker "Spinne 2", 1911, again built by Jacob Goedecker
 - Fokker "Spinne 3", 1911, first aircraft built by Fokker himself

Don't  know if that matters to you.

Cheers

[Des]

Thanks Zabu, it is always very interesting to read the history of these old aircraft. I will continue building and make my model No.2, or there abouts 

Des.

[Zabu]

Thanks Zabu, it is always very interesting to read the history of these old aircraft. I will continue building and make my model No.2, or there abouts 

Des.

Your welcome.

I enjoy alot this old rude airplanes. If we imagine how rude a wing warp aircraft is, now imagine a no wing warp airplane like this.

Cheers