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Offline IanB

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #105 on: October 09, 2016, 06:28:41 AM »
Thanks to everyone for the positive feedback, it's very much appreciated!

I had a very productive afternoon today, managing to complete something I hadn't been looking forward to: the cabane struts!

I used 0.016" brass rod to give them a little strength and I'm very happy with the result. One slight hiccup in that I had drilled the middle holes on the D.I slightly too far back, and measured for the rear holes from there, so the rear struts, which should be vertical, didn't touch the upper wing! An easy fix, I just drilled new holes a little further forward, but annoying.

 Here's the structure:





and the result with the wings just clipped into place on the ends of the struts:





all square!



and the D.II






 Tomorrow's challenge (I switched shifts with another pilot for tomorrow and Monday so can get some extra bench time!) will be to remake the D.I exhaust to fit around the struts.....

Thanks for looking in!

Ian

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #106 on: October 09, 2016, 07:51:43 AM »
Terrific progress and both are really coming together well!
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #107 on: October 09, 2016, 08:16:16 AM »
This just gets better and better Ian!  Magnificent work. I could never pull this off.

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #108 on: October 09, 2016, 09:46:01 AM »
You are a true Magician, Ian!
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #109 on: October 09, 2016, 10:54:50 AM »
Congrats on the work thus far, they are show stoppers.
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #110 on: October 09, 2016, 01:13:49 PM »
Your build just reinforces the fact that even the "sows ear" can be made into a silk purse.  The two planes are coming along wonderfully.
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #111 on: October 09, 2016, 06:17:32 PM »
Fantastic I love them!!!
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #112 on: October 09, 2016, 11:43:47 PM »
Great job, Ian! They are both turning into small beauties.

What do you use for bending the brass rods with such accuracy? Really impressive.

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #113 on: October 10, 2016, 01:33:52 AM »
Quote from: ondra on October 09, 2016, 11:43:47 PM
What do you use for bending the brass rods with such accuracy? Really impressive.

Yes, I'd like any advice and instruction on that too.

Warren
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Offline lone modeller

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #114 on: October 10, 2016, 03:54:26 AM »
Holes in the wrong places….. been there, done that! Those wings are struts look magnificent! Bravo! 2 real gems in the making here.

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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #115 on: October 10, 2016, 01:06:02 PM »
Thanks everyone for the kind comments, much appreciated!
 As for the strut technique, I'm afraid it's really nothing too fancy: a steel ruler and a pair of long-nose pliers, plus a lot of trial fitting. It certainly helped that the holes in the upper wing gave a snug fit, so I could fit the two supporting struts at the front, then clip the wing on to check the alignment. It literally would stay in place with just those two and no other help. Once I had those two struts in place, the rear ones were simply cut to fit the gap!

 Today I tackled the exhaust. I started with an Aeroclub item, and removed the individual stubs one by one, drilling the exhaust and fitting a piece of brass rod as each one was removed so that the spacing was kept.



I also chopped off the rear end to shorten it a bit....



and the end result:



 So the next job is to fit the Spandaus and the cabane rigging wires, and make the rest of the struts.

Thanks for watching!

Ian
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #116 on: October 10, 2016, 01:14:00 PM »
Ian, you are a modeling machine!!!  How did you achieve the mottled look on the aluminum cowling sir?

Warren
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #117 on: October 10, 2016, 11:03:32 PM »
Excellent work on the exhaust Ian!
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #118 on: October 10, 2016, 11:54:57 PM »
Warren, I just used a very fine brush and Testors "steel" over the original Testors "aluminium". It's far from perfect, but does the job in this scale, giving the desired impression!

Ian
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Re: Fokker D.I & D.II double build. Merlin, 1:72
« Reply #119 on: October 11, 2016, 12:43:15 AM »
Thanks Ian, I'm trying to collect "methods" of doing this.

Warren
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