Voisin 1/72 Flashback

[Des]

Beautiful job with the tail booms Dan.

Des.

[RAGIII]

Really nice booms. Am I correct in that these are the PE,or are these the ones you made from scratch? Either way they look great!
RAGIII

[WarrenD]

Imagine my surprise!  It's straight, clean, looks nice, isn't bent...I can't believe it!  If it wasn't for the flatness of the booms and the rigging wires looking too flat/thick as well, this would actually work!  It's not too flimsy...I am so surprised.  My wife, wisely, advised me to save the whole thing in case my new booms bomb!

Well . . . . imagine that.     Who knew that Vladimir Sulc and those other guys at Eduard knew what they were doing when it came to designing p/e??? 

Seriously, it looks great so far Dan, AND you've got a wise woman there too. (Hint: if you want another good early Eduard/Flashback kit in 1/72nd, get a hold of their Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter, it's a gem. [I've got a stash, shhhhhh!]

Warren

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Really nice booms. Am I correct in that these are the PE,or are these the ones you made from scratch? Either way they look great!
RAGIII

PE.  I'll start making my scratch ones today.  Now I just hope they fit as well as the kit examples. 

Sorry guys...I'm just used to differently sized fuselage halves or short-shot wings and struts that are too short.  So yes...I'm still surprised that this thing fits like a fine watch.   

More soon!

Dan

[Thumbs up]

Dan, could you keep dipping the PE booms in paint until they thicken up? Just a thought.

[WarrenD]

Dan, are you going to make the booms out of brass tube?  If so, what are you going to use to "form" or squish them?

This is a beautiful build, as are all of the ones I've seen you post.

Warren

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Thumbs and Warren...

I bet if I just sprayed with primer a few times, that might make things look a bit more 3-D.  In terms of the brass booms, I was just going to use thin brass rod.  The verticles could be rod that I streamline with some paper shrouds (I've done that on my scratch Fe2b with some success).  We'll see what happens!

Thanks to everyone for the interest and suggestions.  I do think I need to go out and find that Flashback 1.5 Strutter 

Dan

[radio]

Very great work Dan.
Cheers
Martin

[Des]

Whatever method you use for the booms I'm sure that they are going to look fantastic, just like the rest of the model.

Des.

[NinetythirdLiberator]

All,

I got this soldered together, attached to the wings/tub and you can see the tails on just for show. Using the etch as a template worked a treat.




Lots of rigging to go, but there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel.  Tomorrow I'll rig some more and attach the tails for certain.

Thanks for looking!

P.S. I forget who said it, but she is now a tail sitter!

Dan

[Des]

Fantastic job with the soldering of the booms Dan. My scratch built 1:32 Voisin ended up being a tail sitter as well, there is nowhere up front to place weights 

Des.

[andonio64]

Wow Dan, you're nearly there!

[Thumbs up]

Wonderful job Dan,wow! By the way your building speed would make Squiffy proud!

[GAJouette]

 Dan,
Outstanding work on her booms my old friend. How are you planning to do your rigging attachment for the boom? Keep up the awesome progress.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[lcarroll]

Dan,
    You are doing some REAL modelling here, nicely done on the booms!  This is a real little jewel, a pleasure to watch the progress!
Cheers,
Lance