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Offline Squiffy

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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #30 on: February 15, 2016, 06:58:43 AM »
Steady on, Des. I won't be able to get my head through the shed door!  ;D

The fuselage is shaping up.

The fin and rudder is done and I'm experimenting with making landing wheels from scratch using round-section plastic rod that was wrapped around a pencil and the contents of a kettle poured over it. The discs are cut out of plasticard.
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #31 on: February 17, 2016, 06:34:26 AM »

Tail planes and rudder/fin in place. Rudimentary interior now fitted to the cockpit, consisting of a seat, a dash panel and a control column with wheel.



The lower wings have been drilled to take 0.8mm brass rod which fit into holes drilled into the fuselage. Shown here trial-fitted.
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2016, 08:28:47 AM »
Coming on nicely Squiffy, looks like she'll make a great partner for the 0/400!

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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #33 on: February 17, 2016, 08:41:59 AM »
Taking shape very nicely Squiffy, starting to look like a DH.10 now.

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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #34 on: February 17, 2016, 09:12:14 AM »
Coming along beautifully, Squiffy!  I really like the lines of this plane.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #35 on: February 17, 2016, 10:35:08 AM »
 Sqiffy,
Even at the risk of causing your head to swell, I've got to tell you your DH10 is coming along awesomely my old friend. Absolutely beautiful skill and craftsmanship make this a fitting tribute to the fine art of scratchbuilding. Keep up the excellence.
Highest Regards,
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #36 on: February 17, 2016, 05:25:47 PM »
Go Squiffy!!!
I love this build!!!

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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #37 on: February 18, 2016, 04:09:12 AM »
Great work Squiffy.
Cheers
Martin
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #38 on: February 18, 2016, 05:09:33 AM »
You scratch build as quickly as you make kits! There is simply no keeping up with you!! An excellent update - this wings look really good and the fuselage and tail sections are just first rate. A scratch built DH 10 in under two weeks must be close to a record.

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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #39 on: February 18, 2016, 07:26:27 AM »
Thanks everyone.

I think that progress on this will slow down for a while. The wheel-making experiment didn't turn out too well, so I've got to look at some other way of making wheels and tyres for this. Also, propellers are going to be a problem - all the props in my spares box are for fighters and are thus too small. I'd like to make the props from scratch, using wood, but really haven't a clue how to do this.

The next thing to do will be to make the struts, which will be quite tedious. I've also given thought to the engines. I have an unbuilt Roden F2B and the engine from an already built F2B. Although these are Rolls Royce Eagles, and the DH10 used Liberty engines, they're both V12 engines and I really don't think anyone could tell the difference in this scale.
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #40 on: February 19, 2016, 09:03:17 AM »
Another attempt at making wheels. This time using plasticard discs and O-ring tyres. The two outer discs sandwich a smaller diameter disc and so allows the tyre to fit as on a real wheel.


The dash panel.


The pilot's seat, scratched from plasticard, and the wheels/tyres. To be honest, the tyres are slightly undersized but as they are not glued on, merely held by their own elasticity onto the rim, I can replace them if I can find thicker O-rings.
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #41 on: February 19, 2016, 09:12:53 AM »
Squiffy,
Stunning work on the fuselage. Your wings and painting look awesome. The seat and wheels are brilliant!
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #42 on: February 19, 2016, 09:33:04 AM »
That's looking fantastic. I love those wheels!

Ian
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #43 on: February 20, 2016, 10:14:19 AM »
Ditto me re- the wheels. I too find making wheels difficult but I think that I have just about mastered the wind-plastic-around-a-pencil-in boiling-water technique.

For propellors carving in wood is possible. I am looking into using 0.5mm laminate from Cornwall Model Boats held together with varnish and then carved to give the laminate effect. Not sure if it will work yet - will have to report in the future. Try carving one from 60 thou plastic first - I use a file for most of the work: pm me if you want extra details.
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Re: DH 10 in 72nd scale.
« Reply #44 on: February 20, 2016, 11:20:35 AM »
 Squiffy,
Outstanding cockpit details home made wheels my old friend. This project is shaping up to be a real stunner. Keep up the excellence.
Highest Regards,
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