Battaille Scratch build in 1:32 scale

[RAGIII]

Des,
A beautiful start as always! Your craftsmanship is just AWESOME!
RAGIII

[IanB]

Nothing I can add to the above comments, I've got my beer and popcorn.....

Ian

[Zabu]

Another masterpiece coming out.

It will be a pleasure to follow this one.

Cheers

[Des]

Thanks very much for all the wonderful comments, I really appreciate all the kind words.

Des.

[Des]

I have made a little more progress with this build, this time I have made the bottom half of the fuselage frame. The spine is made from 1.0mm x 2.0mm styrene strip, the two longerons are from 1.0mm x 1.5mm styrene strips while the braces are from 1.0mm x 1.0mm strips. It is a very long fuselage with the tail still to be added.

A full build log can be found here   http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/page49.html

Des.

[IFF1418]

Hello Des,

It's taking shape now! Splendid work on the fuselage framing. It's going to be a stunner.

Kind regards
Patrick

[GAJouette]

  Des,
Darned if you haven't done it again. That is to say raised the bar again my old friend. Awesome skills and craftsmanship and a project I'm looking forward to following.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[radio]

Des,
that will be a wounderfull build.
Martin

[RAGIII]

  Des,
Darned if you haven't done it again. That is to say raised the bar again my old friend. Awesome skills and craftsmanship and a project I'm looking forward to following.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Des,
I can't say it any better thaqn Gregory has!
RAGIII

[Ernie]

Not much to say that hasn't already been said, Des.  I'm in awe of your work.
The styrene framing looks gorgeous!

Cheers,
Ernie

[Cimmerian]

This is great work, I'm really enjoying watching this.

[Des]

Thanks very much for all your kind comments, they are truely appreciated.

I have started the planking in the bottom half of the fuselage, I am using 2.5mm x 0.5mm styrene strips, quite a time consuming job. The box looking top section of the fuselage was plywood on the original aeroplane so it will be coloured to simulate ply. I have also added the grear for the top wing incidence actuating mechanism, it is a gear from a clock which I purchased from ebay, it is from a Steampunk supplier and I purchased a 30g pack of watch/clock parts, I have enough gears to last a life time of modeling.

Des.

[IFF1418]

Hello Des,

The fuselage is wonderful. I have been near the aircraft and once painted it will be just that! The gear looks very convincing too. This will be an amazing build and I'm looking forward to see your next awesome progress. So well done Des!

Kind regards
Patrick
 

[lone modeller]

I can only concur with what has already been written. Amazing work on a most interesting early type. All those gears….. what will you do with them? I can see many more super models on the horizon….

[Nanks]

Its ideas like the whole watch/clock parts thing that you never think of until you discover someone else who has done this, thanks a million Des!