Caudron GIV 1/72 scratch build

[lcarroll]

    Brilliant work on the booms, Stephen! As always, no challenge is too much for your skills......nicely done!
Cheers,
Lance

[Borsos]

Wow! Awesome work on the booms. To make one of these is challenging, but to make two perfectly aligned ones is masterclass. By the way I completely agree when it comes to the aesthetic and modelling challenge of pusher airplanes.
Borsos

[lone modeller]

Evening All,

Many thanks to all of you who have left such positive and encouraging remarks - they are greatly appreciated.

Gregory: I rig most of my models with rolled copper wire so I will be using superglue and will attach the ends of the wires to the corners of the struts.

I have fitted the tail surfaces. In this case I had to put the small uprights on the rear ends of the booms into pre-drilled holes, and the top ends were also inserted into holes drilled into the horizontal stabilizer and then into the upper boom. The four fins and rudders were glued to the horizontal stabilizer having been painted first. The serials were printed on my home computer.





Finally the adjustors were put on to the horizontal surface and sides of the booms, and the horizontal bar between the fins glued in place.






Thanks for looking.

Stephen.

[RAGIII]

Stephen,
You have posted MANY outstanding scratch builds in the Past! This one is shaping up to be the most spectacular yet, IMHO. Just beautifully done all around!
RAGIII

[IanB]

Seconded! Absolutely gorgeous!

Ian

[lcarroll]

Stephen, 
    Not even finished and already a truly spectacular example of the Scratch Builder's Art. This is truly Master Modeller Class, and you can be very proud of the exceptional quality of your work. You bring a lot of credit to all of us in this Hobby with your efforts; Nice work!!
All the "Best" ,
Lance

[Manni]

Stephen, this plane looks just great, it is unbelievable how fast you build it.
Outstanding!
Manni

[Juan]

Outstanding Stephen, cannot believe this is 1/72, much less scratch built.  Lovely job.

[Wolf]

This is inspiring! Thanks for showing.

Maybe I skipped it, but how did you make the struts?

[coyotemagic]

Stephen,
You have posted MANY outstanding scratch builds in the Past! This one is shaping up to be the most spectacular yet, IMHO. Just beautifully done all around!
RAGIII

I couldn't agree more, Stephen!  What a gem this is turning out to be!
Cheers,
Bud

[GAJouette]

 Stephen,
Ditto this one is shaping up to be your most spectacular yet my old friend. Outstanding scratch build project!!!
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Des]

'Spectacular' is the first word that comes to mind, you have done a brilliant job with this scratch build Stephen.

Des.

[lone modeller]

My thanks to all of you who have left such positive comments - I greatly appreciate them.

Wolf: the struts are shaped pieces of 20 x 30 Evergreen strip. I streamline them and always make them slightly too long so that I can trim them to fit exactly.

Stephen.

[lone modeller]

Evening All,

I have had to stay at home more than usual this week so I have been able to get a lot done in a short time (well at least by my normal standards). This is one of those models where the rigging has to be done before the model is finished, otherwise handling becomes a truly major headache. Actually rigging this one has been a bit of a headache in its own right because I was beginning to run out of places to hold the model while working on it.

Before the rigging went on I added the bomb racks and release gear outside the pilot's cockpit. The release gear was made from stretched sprue, the racks from 20 thou card. I also added the pilot's windscreen which was shaped from a piece of acetate from an old Airfix bubble pack. The stone guards on the skids were made from small pieces cut from an old drinks can and fixed with superglue. The rigging is rolled 40 SWG copper wire held with superglue. If you want to see a cat's cradle here it is:









The last pieces to be added were the brackets on the front of the port (left) nacelle: this is the one which I will put the resin engine on and leave the cowling which will be on the ground. A scratch built engine will be fitted on the other side and will be covered by the cowling.



Thanks for looking.

Stephen.

[coyotemagic]

Remarkable work on the rigging, Stephen! No mean feat on a Caudron in any scale, but in 1/72 it's bloody miraculous!
Cheers,
Bud