Pegasus 1/72 Etrich Taube

[Alexis]

Limited run kits will challenge even the most seasoned modelller , but they are a great base for improving on ones skill and for thinking out side the box .

Shaping up very well so far LM , looking forward on the next up-date !




Terri

[Des]

The Taube is starting to take shape nicely, looking like a Taube already, keep up the excellent work.

Des.

[Ernie]

Very good start, LM.  You never fail to amaze me with your
beautiful work in the teeny scale.  The wire supports for the
wing is a good idea which should pay off later. 
Out of curiosity, what size wire did you use? 
I am looking forward to more updates on it Taube, my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie )

[radio]

Great beginning LM.
Martin

[lone modeller]

  The wire supports for the
wing is a good idea which should pay off later. 
Out of curiosity, what size wire did you use? 

Cheers,
Ernie )

Thanks Ernie and to the rest of you for the kind comments. Perhaps it is because I know where the problems are that I have a much more critical eye, so it is very re-assuring when modellers of the standard that you represent think that progress so far has been good.

i used florists wire (I was given a small supply gratis) which is black coated soft wire 60 thou diameter. It is stiff enough to form a good support for the wings (and booms on pushers in God's Own Scale) but can also be easily bent if the need arises. I decided to use it because of the other problems that I have had so far - I just do not want the wings to fall off when I am trying to rig it and thus cause me to give up entirely! 

[mgunns]

Hello LM:

I am always amazed by the work the modelers on the forum do in 1/72nd.  This is no different and I am looking forward to watching you work through this very unique aircraft.

Best

Mark

[lone modeller]

Evening All,

Thanks Mark for the kind remarks. Some of us who work in 1/7nd also wonder how you people manage to get such tiny detail into the 1/48th and 1/32nd scales!

I have managed, after a bit of a struggle (not all related to the model), to get the wings on at last. These are grossly over thick so I spent some time trying to sand down the trailing edges but I did not want to make the wings too thin or there would not be a strong enough joint with the fuselage. I have also drilled the holes for the underwing spar, spar extensions and supports at the ends of the wings. The positions for these are marked on the wing surfaces so I drilled the holes before sanding to save having to measure them all afterwards. I also added the fins and rudders - these were cut from 15thou card as the kit parts were basically unusable in my opinion.





The next task is the painting including the national markings as it will not be possible to put the latter on when the underwing spar is in place.

Thanks for looking.

[radio]

I love your tiny build with so much work.
Martin

[RAGIII]

Absolutely Lovely work! Your build in this scale is awesome to say the least!
RAGIII

[IanB]

Great job, LM.
 I agree with your comment about the detail - the reason I work in 1:72 is that I don't have to add the amount of detail the guys do in the big scales!

Ian

[Alexis]

Very nice work so far 




Terri

[coyotemagic]

Outstanding work so far, LM!  I love the Taube and I'm looking forward to seeing how you finish her.
Cheers,
Bud

[Nigel Jackson]

Lovely work LM. The Taube, with its so distinctive plan must have had such an impact on those on the ground seeing it for the first time.

Best wishes
Nigel

[lone modeller]

Evening All,

Thank you for the kind and positive remarks - they are greatly appreciated.

I have completed the painting of the main airframe parts, although there will be more details to finish at a later date. These aircraft were overall clear doped linen with bare metal panels around the nose and upper fuselage between the cockpits. I used a mixture of white with a little Humbrol 81 (ratio of about 3:1 but the exact proportions are not terribly important). I also added a small amount of light grey to give a slightly darker tone of dirty linen. The metal was Humbrol silver with medium grey mixed in - about 3 parts silver to one part grey.



I hand painted the markings as I do not have a suitable source for them so I chose the simpler early straight sided crosses - painting crosses with curved sides was a step too far! I drew the outlines on the model before scribing them with the point of a set of dividers and then painting with slightly thinned paint. The rudder cross was a bit of a problem - it would have been easier if it had not been on the model but that would have created other problems. To the best of my knowledge there were no other markings on these aircraft, at least I have not seen any on photos.



I now realise that I rushed a bit and made a mistake because I added the spar extensions to the wings, tailplane and rudder from thin rod. I should have left these off for the time being as I know that they are going to get damaged with the handling required to fit the undercarriage. We learn best from our mistakes!



The next stage is to put on the underwing spars and undercarriage which I must say looks as though it will be a challenge.

Thanks for looking.

[IanB]

Nice work on the crosses! You could have left those off, as the early machines had no markings at all....

Ian