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Posted by Wiking on 14 Aug 2017, 11:38

Hellboy wrote:
Wishes you good success and much fun !!!

Thank you Hellboy.


Hellboy wrote:
I am very curious how the diorama will evolve.

Till now almost everything is going on as I want.
First trouble I get now is to display the rotating of the rotating engine (Umlaufmotor in German).
Note that the engine of the D.H.2 is uncovered!
I think I will find a solution.
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Posted by Wiking on 14 Aug 2017, 22:09

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He still wear the red trousers. Works more at the "backstage area"?

I get the Cäsar, Pegasus French early WWII boxes. Pegasus is top notch. But Cäsar isn`t that bad.
At PSR I saw the Hät French early WWI set. But my experience with Hät rubber monsters are more at the lower side.
In quality/ detail the dated Airfix mold are the same level as Hät I think but by distance behind Cäsar and Pegasus..
But the real big, big advantage is the plenty of different pose in the Airfix box!
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Posted by Beano Boy on 15 Aug 2017, 00:35

Seeing the buildings brings to mind why I made my little brick mould a few weeks ago.
Presented in `The Rubber Mould', in Tutorials. :coffee: Gee! My first Spam Add!
A few thousand loose bricks heaped up some smashed and broken would work wonders thrown and scattered in and around your ruined buildings. They retail for a Penny each on E Bay and that`s why i made thousands of my own from the left-overs from casting up my castle walls.
:winky: "BB`s dusty stash!"

Wiking,this is a great fun filled topic, with plenty of banter and input.
The Officer on watch statue, :thumbup: Gunnars dogs :thumbup: , a German sausage , :thumbup: more dogs :thumbup: and the one that survived to have it away with that sausage, :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: certainly gets a good deal of thumbs up from the smillies.
:sst: "i like the red trousers too." ___ :mrgreen: " Ya! he looks real cool."
:sst: "and he`s not even a Roman soldier."_____ :mrgreen: " I kinda like that."

I look forwards to seeing your plane take to the sky even without a pilot or propeller.

I believe that we can be and do our best if we always remember the little lad,that is still inside us.
Be it from childhood memories of a long ago borrowed book ,
or even through adventurous modeling schemes now.
Remembering always to have fun along the way. :-D BB
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Posted by Wiking on 15 Aug 2017, 06:06

Beano Boy,
you are on the road to craft a village with "old" but well intact houses. I build ruins. :eh:
I read your detailed comment with an increasing smile into my face.
It is very nice to get a brief summary written by you.

Beano Boy wrote:
Remembering always to have fun along the way. :-D BB

Thank you.
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Posted by FredG on 15 Aug 2017, 08:21

Beano Boy wrote:Remembering always to have fun along the way.


A motto that should be embraced by many more :yeah: :-D
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Posted by Susofrick on 15 Aug 2017, 09:57

Airfix might be old, but in your hands they look new and healthy! Really like your work on them and those red trousers are a real eyecatcher!
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Posted by FredG on 15 Aug 2017, 12:15

I fear for the pigeon :eh:
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Posted by Beano Boy on 15 Aug 2017, 12:50

The ruined buildings are Fine,and Dandy as far as i am concerned Wiking.
For sure I would never belittle what anybody wishes to buy ,paint, or do in their hobby.
i simply mentioned my topic of making loose bricks and meant no offence by it.

I`m very glad you smile along with my emotive language as it unfolds. :thumbup:

I believe AIRFIX re-released some of its good old stuff last year, and a few war-gaming friends were indeed glad of it. :-D BB
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Posted by Wiking on 16 Aug 2017, 13:03

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Lot of small things and adjustments to do and to plan to glue things in the right order.

Question,
who is the pipe form the tank on top of the wing to the engine hidden?
Do I oversee it in the b/w pic ?
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Posted by FredG on 16 Aug 2017, 15:58

This is the best I can do for you.

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I hope it helps

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Posted by FredG on 16 Aug 2017, 16:40

I forgot to mention. That configuration for the gravity tank is early to mid 1916.
The pipe does fasten to the strut.

EDIT:
I have just noticed that the position of the tank on your model is offset to port so it's late 1916 early 1917.
That feeder pipe would run along the wing and down the same port strut. I should have noticed that earlier
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Posted by FredG on 16 Aug 2017, 17:14

Here you go

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Posted by Beano Boy on 16 Aug 2017, 17:30

Now that was an interesting why? question Wiking. :thumbup:
So the pipe is missing from the kit? It actually appears to run down the front right wing support, and then into the main fuel tank,in the last picture FredG, placed. It is a very thin pipe indeed.
In the picture that small tank is placed in the middle section of the top wing,however off-center on your model aircraft kit. 1916!

Very helpful pictures for me to cast an eye of reason upon,and i love the Pigeon post FredG. :-D BB
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Posted by Wiking on 16 Aug 2017, 17:39

Thank you very much FerdG for your fast and informative reply.
So this explain me now why the D.H.2 in your earlier shown you tube video need no tank at the top wing.

Ah! Great. Your next post align much more to my plan. And timeline. :thumbup:
I think a small copper rod will do along the wing down the strut.

Thank´s again for your nice support.

Ok ,I give up. I try to write an answer, update to your latest post and get ongoing great new info from you.

I do it simple:

Thank you so much. :yeah:

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And I save the pigeons.
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Posted by Wiking on 16 Aug 2017, 17:56

The rigging to do, looks - horror ! :drool:
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Posted by FredG on 16 Aug 2017, 18:20

Google will find you a few tutorials on rigging aircraft. I have a stash of ww1 aircraft too 1/72 - 1/28 and a roll of invisible thread. I think I'll be starting on a few of those this winter, with groundcrew.
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Posted by Wiking on 16 Aug 2017, 19:03

Now after around five posts for just a very tiny copper cable here it is:

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Now I can start the engine. If I place it in rotation to the model.

I add (so that your first post was not in vain) the filling for the main and oil tank.
And start the very first rigging.

FredG wrote:
I have a stash of ww1 aircraft too 1/72.
Great ! That`s the reason for your pic and helpful knowledge.
So, a D.H. 2 of Revell is with it ?
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Posted by FredG on 16 Aug 2017, 19:29

Wiking wrote:So, a D.H. 2 of Revell is with it ?


There is :P

I also had a delivery of a 1/48 Roland C.II this morning :yeah: :-D

I have had a lot to do with WW1 aircraft over the years. We programmed many virtual models for use in Combat Flight Simulator 1 and 2 when the 'Zone' was operating.
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Posted by udospreng on 16 Aug 2017, 21:39

Super good
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Posted by Wiking on 17 Aug 2017, 04:51

FredG wrote:
We programmed many virtual models for use in Combat Flight Simulator 1 and 2 ...

I check some pics about that in the internet. It is so unbelievable different to the last time I play a computer game with WWI planes.
Your programming is so :yeah: ... 3D, superb graphic, pilots view, see your plane from the side. etc ...

The last WWI plane game I play was called SOPWITH. I remember I was fascinated! Look barely like a WWI fighter plane. It was created at the screen by around 25 small white dots. The ground was simply a line also done by dots and it was only a 2 dimension game. Up, down, forward. Shot three dots. Wait 2 seconds then you can shot again! All on a black screen.
It was in the 80ies ! :mrgreen:

I know that this is a comparison like a D.H. 2 to a Sea Harrier. :-D
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