BE2c wings- whole project added to this album.

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May 14, 2023
The ribs are threaded onto 1mm brass tube. Once the ribs are in place the tube is boxed in with 1.5mm styrene channel. The leading edge is 1mm quarter round styrene rod and the trailing edge 1mmx0.5mm styrene strip.
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May 14, 2023
The wings will be skinned with Tamiya 0.1mm Pla Paper. Here is the centre section of the top wing before trimming the skin.
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May 14, 2023
Two matching brass templates were made. With holes drilled at the spar locations making identical ribs is possible. There 59 ribs needed so this took a while.
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May 20, 2023
Both lower wings structures are made. The original wing had to be replaced after an accident.
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May 23, 2023
Skinned with Evergreen 0.13mm styrene sheet.
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May 23, 2023
Rib textures created by rubbing each rib with a cotton bud.
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
The engine and cowlings are glued in place after a lengthy struggle
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May 24, 2023
Ignition wires added using lead wire.
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May 24, 2023
The RAF 1a V8 engine taking shape.
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May 24, 2023
Engine manifold from garden wire and styrene rod. The cylinders are from a Wingnut Wings engine sprue. I can't remember which one.
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
Test fitting the engine. The engine mounting beams are square brass tube, using brass rods through the centre of each to help mount the engine level.
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May 24, 2023
The gravity tank is glued on place. Here's a picture showing the instrument panel. Close ups are never very kind!
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May 24, 2023
Adding punched rivets to the gravity tank cowling. These are placed using a paint brush and Future floor wax.
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May 24, 2023
The finished gravity tank cowling. Including all the rivets this has around 100 parts, took days to make and nearly drove me mad
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May 24, 2023
The lower engine cover was vac formed. Overlapping panel simulated by masking the line and respraying. Paint was allowed to fully cure before removing the mask leaving a slight raised edge.
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May 24, 2023
Engine side guards from aluminium sheet. The rivets are solder balls in pre drilled holes. The rolled edges simulated with wire.
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May 24, 2023
Vac formed cowling primed and undercarriage added.
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May 24, 2023
Vac formed cowling. To prevent the part being too thin I had block most of the vac table holes with coffee stirrers.
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
Wheel cover preparations.
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May 24, 2023
The last structural section of the fuselage is finally made from styrene and copper tube.
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May 24, 2023
Crude assembly jig for the undercarriage. Just some holes drilled in a plastic container.
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May 24, 2023
The fuselage skin added with 0.13mm styrene sheet.
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May 24, 2023
Fuselage rigging added with wire.
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May 24, 2023
Inspection windows were made from aluminum sheet and the 'glass' taken from a custard tart box.
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May 24, 2023
Brass rods are added, the cabane struts will slide over these later in the build.
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May 24, 2023
All internal details and bulkheads from bamboo coffee stirrers are added.
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May 24, 2023
Instrument panel and firewall test fit.
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May 24, 2023
This section of fuselage frame carries the engine controls. Between the frames is a belt from tamiya tape that will sit on the fuel tank cover.
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May 24, 2023
Cockpit coaming test fit.
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
The observer's wicker seat and pilot's metal seat are added.
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May 24, 2023
Scratch built Lewis gun is finished.
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May 24, 2023
Scratched Lewis gun.
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
The Lewis gun ammo drum being made from washers and Tamiya tape.
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
Cockpit coaming from styrene sheet bent over a balsa former then treated with hot water before plunging in cold so it will hold its shape. Marking the centre line is very important for making the cockpit openings later.
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May 24, 2023
Cockpit and inspection window openings cut out.
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May 24, 2023
Scratch built observer's wicker seat and metal pilot's seat. Cushions made from milliput.
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
Propeller made from bamboo coffee stirrers with boss made from punch aluminium and styrene discs.
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May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
Pilot's seat is made from aluminium sheet with fold lines scored with a scalpel. This took many attempts to get right.
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May 24, 2023
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June 5, 2023
31 more wing ribs made for the top wing and wooden struts filed into a more accurate shpe
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June 5, 2023
A little look through wings to see the structure. It will be painted with a thin layer of MRP CDL colour to try to preserve the translucency.
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June 5, 2023
A little test fit of the lower wings. The wing spars have a brass tube core that slides onto brass rods.
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June 29, 2023
The top wing elements finally completed. Here is my crude jig for setting the dihedral.
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June 29, 2023
Using clear UV resin as filler hasn't ruined the translucency thank goodness!
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June 29, 2023
The wing tips needed modifying to make them symmetrical. The resulting damage was filled with clear UV cured resin.
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June 29, 2023
A cheap UV lamp bought online was big enough to enable me to fill the whole wing a section at a time with clear UV resin. So glad I learned about this stuff recently!

Komentarzy

18 14 May 2023, 20:58

bughunter
Holy moly - that looks damn real! 👍

23 May 2023, 20:43

Michael Kohl
It does. Great scratch building.

24 May 2023, 01:16

Robert Podkoński
Wow! Watching with pleasure, of course!

24 May 2023, 06:18

Richie Williams
Thanks Michael, Robert and Frank, it's great to have such kind feedback. I'm hoping to get this finished before the project reaches the 2 year mark in August!

Richie

24 May 2023, 06:54

Michael Kohl
keep us posted

24 May 2023, 07:37

Richie Williams
Will do Michael, I'll try to get the lower wings both made and test fitted in a week or so. Just the top wing and a few details to make after that.

24 May 2023, 09:33

Ben M
🤯

24 May 2023, 11:59

Dominik Weitzer
outstanding! great work.

24 May 2023, 15:00

Richie Williams
Thanks for dropping by Ben and Dominik, I hope to have an update soon. I made the rookie mistake of making separate albums for different stages of the build. I will try to add all the in progress to this album if that's a good idea.

Richie

24 May 2023, 17:06

Richie Williams
After a huge amount of work, mostly fixing mistakes. The top wing is finally completed. I can start painting soon. 😀

29 June 2023, 22:38

Ben M
Looks great!

30 June 2023, 01:11

bughunter
Wonderful result 👍 I hope the MRP CDL will keep the look!

30 June 2023, 09:53

Richie Williams
Many thanks Ben, it's been a tough but fun build so far so I'm glad you like it.

Cheers Bughunter, I'm keeping my fingers crossed about the MRP CDL. The tail feathers are painted and came OK so I feel optimistic. Thanks for dropping by!

30 June 2023, 10:35

Ethan Flory
Looking good!

30 June 2023, 15:27

David R. Meizoso
Fantastic job! I'm glued to the chair watching this beauty come together!

30 June 2023, 18:51

Richie Williams
Thanks so much Ethan and David, that is very kind of you. I'm a very slow worker so nothing will happen very quickly here! 🙂

1 July 2023, 20:29

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I added all of the in progress pictures to this one album. It was all getting too confusing with everything in separate albums. It's a bit more than just wings now.

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