some recently completed planes...
some recently completed planes...
Last edited by Max Von Below; 08-04-2015 at 18:05.
Excellent!
Made of paper! Well done!
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Looking quite nice.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
These are nice. Wish had the skills, and patience, to manage to make them. Would cut my costs.
Cool! Prefer the Central Powers ones though...........
Very nice work.Tried a paper model once, made a complete mess of it.
These look lovely, too, Greg - I especially like the Brit two-seater....
All the best,
Matt
Thanks for the kind words.
These little guys are fun, but I still have a lot of room for improvement.
Dont judge yourself to hard those look great
Use the three foot rule.
Place the paper plane and the official Wings of Glory plane side by side.
Look at them from three feet as you would see them on the game table.
Chances are that the paper plane will look as good or better than the official Wings of Glory plane.
You know that your plane was constructed with more love and care than the plane made in a factory by a worker just doing his job.
I only just spotted these too Greg.
They are superb.
That just leaves 5 rep points to your medal.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks guys! I found that if I take my glasses off, they get better, too
I do agree with you Kenneth. Making something instills a greater appreciation for it.
Greg, great planes. I've never tried making a paper plane but these might push me over the edge.
Stunning work!
Did you use plans?
Those pictures look like the Zio Prudenzio planes.
He died two years ago and his website is down but the planes are still available on the Wayback Machine.
See: https://web.archive.org/web/20150212...t/fok-air.html
I think I got most of these off Pinterest.
Kenneth, Greg;
Thanks for the info.
I tried my hand at a 1/144 Fokker Dr.I last week (From Zio's plans).
I was doing fine right up until I got to the wing struts!
Any advice on those? I couldn't keep them all in place at the same time.
Darcy
First off, a very belated Welcome to the Forum, Darcy. Did you check in on the Canadian Wing to say hello? Report for Duty - Canadian Wing
I had no end of fun building my Fokker Dr.1
The saga of me putting my plane together, and a "suitable for general viewing" one at that, can be found here: Zio Prudenzio Model Cards - My 2nd Project - Fokker DR1
My "detailed" description doesn't explain anything about attaching the upper and lower wings, darn it. Well I attached the center wings (that is well described), but I cut the outer struts in one long piece, and cut holes through the center wing. I put the struts through the center wing and glued them in place, the wings being held by the additional structural spar (the steel pin I added due to the twisting fuselage. See the thread above.). I glued on the lower wing, using the fuselage to get it in the right place, and eyeballed where the outer struts would contact the lower wing. Then, rather than attempt to flare the bottom of the strut and gluing to the surface of the lower wing, I glued the flares together, and cut slots in the lower wing. I put the "flared end" (now glued into a stiff tab) into the slot and glued it. This made a nice join for the lower wing and strut, and got rid of the ugly flared paper join. It also added strength to the join.
The upper wing was a bit tricky. I eye-balled the fit, cut the outer strut slots where they should have been, and then test-fit the cabane struts (fuselage to the upper wing near the cockpit). I ended up gluing the flared ends of the lower struts together and cutting slots into the fuselage where it indicates they should go. I glued the cabane struts in place in the fuselage slots, and prepared to put on the top wing.
With the outer wing struts in place, and slots cut into the "correct" place on the upper wing, I did what I tried on my first Camel. Glue the outer struts in place and hold it in the "correct" position (Cabane struts were "pressed" out of place by the wing, but I made sure they were going toward the wingtips, not over the fuselage). Once reasonably dry, one at a time, I touched the top flares of the cabane struts with glue (right side of the flare for the left cabane, left side of the flare for the right cabane, as I wasn't going to "flare" them), and pressed the cabane into the correct position on the upper wing. This worked for me.
Check this post for my first try at doing a paper upper wing for a description: Zio Prudenzio Model Cards - My 1st Project - Part Four
The completed Dr.1 album: Zio Prudenzio Model Cards - 2nd Project
Hope this helps.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
See my posts 28 - 30 about struts: http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...l=1#post100606
They ARE excellent
Well done! I think there should be a complete WOG game for paper models! They have a unique charm and nostalgic history, home made models thrown from hay lofts around the world to the glee of many a child with dreams of flight in their hearts and minds . . . my dad made many of these flights as a child, enough to inspire me and my kids as well . . . carry on!
Fly in a paper aeroplane? A man with my reputation!
Kyte.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Spot on.
Hit the mark.
Now I'm on fire again!
Mind you I am the worlds leading expert at the Overdive.
Kyte.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
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