Voisin III

[Des]

I have a full description on how I made the pulleys on my website, please go here;

http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/page26.html

Here is a picture of the triple pulley that I give a build description of on my website.

Des.

[phs Paddy]

Beautiful! Des, each piece that you create is a thing of beauty. Infinite "Thumbs Up".

Paddy

[LindsayT]

I am truly sorry that those triple pulleys will be hidden from sight. Maybe when my skills have progressed enough I'll order the "Delatorre 1:32 Voisin Triple Pulley" kit, and do a diorama of just the pulleys and some cable. A winner everywhere!

Great job.

Lindsay

[Whiteknuckles]

Thanks for sharing your meticulous work and how to's Des, amazing stuff!

Andrew

[modelmaker]

And I thought my Fee was a challenge to rig ! Very nice work Des

Sean

[coyotemagic]

Des!  Something's wrong with my notification, mate!    Gonna have to have a word with the administrator.   I haven't gotten a notification on this thread since May 26, so I was wondering if any progress had been made.  I went to your wesite and lo and behold, you're almost finished.  I'm sorry that I missed so much, but really glad to see that you've gotten so much done.  Des, she's breathtaking.  I knew she was going to be brilliant, but this is beyond what I could have imagined.  This is master modeling at it's finest.  I looks like you've been scratch building all you life.  Truly amazing stuff, my friend.
Cheers,
Bud
PS- Do you know what happened to the notifications ?

[Des]

Thanks very much for all the wonderful comments, they are much appreciated.

I made the rudder from three layers of 0.5mm plastic card then sanded it to shape, the ribs are 0.5mm x 1.0mm strips glued to the rudder, filler was applied to the sides of the ribes then sanded back. I painted the rudder gloss white then added the red and blue stripes, the serial number decals are home made, the entire rudder has been sprayed with a matt clear. The propeller has also been painted and fitted.

Des.

[Rizzo]

That really is an impressive level of detailing, quite an eye opener to see what's possible when scratch making a model!

[bobs_buckles]

Des,
Of all your quality builds would you say this project has been the most rewarding?

BVB   
   

[Des]

Yes Bob, this build has certainly been the most rewarding.
 
I was very hesitant to do a scratch build, I believed that having to make just about every part would be too big a challenge and would take way too much time. The most difficult task was sourcing information on the aircraft, there were plenty of photos to be had but very very little in the way of component dimensions, the Windsock Datafile helped but was still lacking in crucial information concerning dimensions.
 
I must say though that I have thoroughly enjoyed building this model, in a lot of ways it has been a real learning curve for me and has given me a lot of confidence to attack another scratch build, I have gained a lot of knowledge which can now be used in kit building as well.

Once completed, the Voisin will take pride and place among my other models.

Des.

[Ian from Doncaster]

Once completed, the Voisin will take pride and place among my other models.

Des.

And so it should - this is exceptional faultless work from a master craftsman.

[uncletony]

What Ian said.

Is a Taube next?

[coyotemagic]

The rudder looks fantastic, Des.  You did a great job on the serial decal.  Your in the home stretch now, mate.  What a brilliant addition to your collection.  I would love to see you do a scratched Breguet 14.  It's got a boxy fuselage and straight, flat wings.  Ideal for a scratch project.
Cheers,
Bud

[Chris Johnson]

Superb craftsmanship Des. Are you down to the final details now?

Cheers,

Chris

[ALBATROS1234]

i havent checked in for a few weeks and all i can say is "holy shit. you're the man des."