Voisin III

[Des]

These photos show the underside of the tail plane with the rigging attached. There is the unusual arrangement of two long springs connected to the trailing edge of the elevators then connected to the lower end of the rudder shaft, the exact purpose of this is a bit confusing as the elevator control horns have two cables attached for the up and down movement. The next post will show the completed model photos.

Des.









This next photo shows the top side of the tail plane with all the rigging attached. These are turnbuckles on top of the rudder post which take the tail plane rigging wires. There was very little area to attach the tail planes to the rudder post, all that is holding them on is a 0.5mm steel pin, the remainder of the strength comes from the rigging and control lines.

[Chris Johnson]

Incredible craftsmanship Des. Words escape me.

Cheers,

Chris

[Pete Nottingham]

Stunning work as always Des, brilliant job on the rigging and everything else as well.

Cheers

Pete.

[coyotemagic]

Des, this is without a doubt the most spectacular build I've seen on these pages or any other.  Outstandin work, mate.  I'm awe-struck.
Cheers,
Bud

[Des]

Here are photos of the completed model, finally. I am very pleased with the way it turned out being my first scratch build, but I did thoroughly enjoy the experience and will, in the furture, build more scratch built models.

Des.

[IanB]

Absolutely first class Des, my first thought was "unprintable!". It makes my 1:72 Flashback Voisin VERY daunting.......

Ian

[LindsayT]

Just incredible! You must be very proud, as well you should. My most sincere congratulations.

Lindsay

[Jamo]

Wahoo Des! Stand tall and be proud. It looks brilliant. Now you need to find a totally dust-free display case to put it in.
Thanks for sharing with us all.

[Des]

Damn, I forgot the steps, I will rectify this little error tonight, thanks for pointing it out TRB.

Des.

[coyotemagic]

Des, I don't know what to say, mate.  She's phenomenal.  Jamo's right.  You've got to keep her dust free.  Could you post photos of her with one of you other models so we could get a size comparison?
Cheers,
Bud

[Jose Chaica]

An awesome scratchbuilt model...
Congratulations! 

[Dave W]

Simply spectacular modelmaking Des, you have shown us how a masterpiece can be created from scratch and your Voisin should be an inspiration to all of us to achieve the best from our own modelling efforts. The rigging work alone is quite breathtaking. You have however now set the bar quite high for yourself- what will you scratch build next to top this one? 

Extra thanks to you for the detailed build log on your website to help guide others through the scratch building process.

Kind regards

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

[Chris Johnson]

I can only echo what Dave has said here Des. This is craftsmanship of the highest order. You've joined a very exclusive club, of which there can only be a few members, with this superb example of engineering and master model building.

My suggestion would be to store the model in one of those clear plastic storage containers that come in various sizes. It would ensure a dust free environment, and it would prevent the possibility of any damage occurring to it. I use stackable 'Sterilite' storage containers from Walmart for my aircraft models.

Cheers,

Chris

[GAJouette]

    Des,
Congratulations my old friend on completing an outstanding scratch building project. Truly Master Class Level work from the beginning to end. Brillant construction, details,and above all else your rigging technique.
HIghest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[pepperman42]

Brilliant!!!


Steve