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Offline ondra

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Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« on: July 23, 2014, 04:19:45 PM »
Hello everybody,

I would like to share the pics of my latest finished build, it is a 1:144 Bristol F.2B scratch, the machine flown by Andrew McKeever.

Any comments and criticism are welcome.

Ondra
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Offline ondra

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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2014, 04:20:37 PM »
and a second set of pics...
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Offline Nigel Jackson

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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2014, 04:26:20 PM »
That's a mighty impressive piece of work ondra. Congratulations and thanks for sharing it with us.

Best wishes
Nigel
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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2014, 04:36:33 PM »
Incredible workmanship in such a miniscule scale, what did you use for the rigging?

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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2014, 04:40:05 PM »
Thanks for the comments, guys, I am glad you like it.

The build is rigged with 0,06 mm fishing line. Unfortunately while while spanning the line with hot air the geometry of the upper wing went wrong.

To avoid this on future builds I will be using the elastic fibre by Uschi van der Rosten (can be seen in the cockpit of the Nie XI in the section "under construction").
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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2014, 05:22:45 PM »
Incredible, hats off to you and your skills

Best regards,
Sasho
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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2014, 06:35:55 PM »
Holy smokes! Wow. Awesome.
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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2014, 10:05:23 PM »
Quote from: Bo Monroe on July 23, 2014, 06:35:55 PM
Holy smokes! Wow. Awesome.


What Bo said , just incredible !



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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2014, 10:51:38 PM »
When i grow up, i wanna do models like yours  ;) Great job

Can you tell us more about method you use? First of all i mean on the fuselage.
Thanks in advance, Culi
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Offline Chris Johnson

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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2014, 10:57:46 PM »
Incredible. And to think I struggle with 1:32 scale.

Cheers,

Chris
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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2014, 11:07:17 PM »
Thank you all for your nice comments, I am really glad you like my F.2B.

Here some pics showing how I built the fuselage. I simply downloaded the construction manual for WNW F.2B and copied as much as possible. :)

First of all I completed the sides of the fuselage (without the engine section) , then glued one side together with the bottom side. Doing so I got two sides in 90 degrees angle and could complete all parts of cockpit interior. Afterwards I glued the other side of the fuselage and consequently the top of the fuselage.

The engine section is made of full plastic due to the complicated shape - requires a lot of sanding, but I am quite satisfied with the result.

Hope these pics will help, in case of any questions just let me know, I will be happy to help.
« Last Edit: July 23, 2014, 11:13:26 PM by ondra »
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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2014, 11:08:02 PM »
second part...
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Offline ondra

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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2014, 11:08:57 PM »
... and here we go with the engine section.

As you can see there is nothing special to it, it is just tiny. :)

« Last Edit: July 23, 2014, 11:26:18 PM by ondra »
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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2014, 11:24:33 PM »
I'll have to take your word for it, Ondra. In the pictures I just see a coin and a few molecules of plastic.

Incredible!

Lindsay
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Re: Bristol F.2B scratch 1:144
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2014, 11:30:07 PM »
And here a few more photos on the fuselage progress and completion with the lower wing.
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