Douglas World Cruiser "Chicago"
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40 8 June 2020, 21:26
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It starts with a whole lotta cleaning and dryfitting with these..
And that thing is quite big for a singl-engine plane 🙂
8 June 2020, 21:33
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Thanks, I do, trying to find some time to complete my MiG and Hawk 😄
9 June 2020, 09:39
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Then before starting the Mini GB He 177 with Jens, let us face and do this old Mule...
25 August 2020, 14:19
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Hello Daniel....sittin in...this one is in the stash
old mule izit? go for it....
25 August 2020, 15:57
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Welcome Alec and Dave...👍
Well i hope i will get this to a good result.. Biplanes are not my best discipline...😢
First steps are done. Filling of course is needed, The fit is not that bad either.
28 August 2020, 11:48
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Daniel, I can finally see building this kit in your hands. I'm glad. I almost missed it. I have to get one of these kits.
Following one more time!
31 August 2020, 20:16
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I will follow this one too. I love Williams Brothers kits, however clumsy they are sometimes. But somehow it matches the Golden Age focus (golden age of models ?). I do like high-quality recent kits too, and I'm so happy about the ones coming out with Dora Wings, which seems to have picked up where Williams left.
9 November 2020, 17:10
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That is a shelf queen, last picture 3 month ago. Daniel is afraid of rigging😉
3 December 2020, 16:34
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Me too, that is why all of my bi-planes are still in their boxes, except for one. LOL.
3 December 2020, 22:50
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Welcome Boris and yes those planes are very interesting. Dora wings made a nice program so far
@ not afraid but good thinggs need time🙂
First comes the color
3 December 2020, 23:00
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This is how modelers "trash talk", Daniel...just ignore him...but you ARE going to learn to rig someday, yes?
5 December 2020, 05:55
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this doesn't count...as wonderful as it was....
show us something with TWO wings....
nice try, though.....
7 December 2020, 19:10
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As a recent learner of this "art", Daniel......some "wisdom" to impart...
...choose a method and just try it...
....there are basically two methods....either one of the variations on drilling holes for the rigging and then stringing/wiring it...or use eyelets for some kind of line
...either way, count on your first one or two efforts being a bit rough and count on getting better....
this Douglas Cruiser is a good test bed.....
one final bit of rigging "wisdom"....whatever scheme you choose...plan for it at the very top of the project and build in whatever steps are necessary, just like any other modeling task...
now...go rig that thing!
7 December 2020, 21:04
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The difference between the yellow in pic 11 and 12 is huge😎
Paint and decals: So we will see a rigging session soon!
13 December 2020, 19:12
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Hi Frank, yap it is getting closer..
Holes are all drilled and the turnbuckles are in preparation
13 December 2020, 20:52
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Thank you and welcome Alec, James and Cuajete..
So the rigging stuff begins. first drilling the Wire out of 0,1mm Copper
14 December 2020, 19:12
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Yap no way out Frank 🙂 This kit is really tricky btw.
I should have started rigging with an easier one 🙂
Thanks Mates 👍
10 November 2021, 20:07
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Hmmm ..it strikes me that summer floods have prompted a flurry of floatplanes, or is it just a coincidence, 😉 Nice looking plane, is going to look fabulous for sure 👍
10 November 2021, 20:16
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Huge props for the project title, made my day. Very inspiring project btw, checked evilbay for that kit already 😄
10 November 2021, 20:27
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Hi Lukasz mate, welcome and thanks for the warm words... Much appeciated.👍
I will check my stash! if i got one of them complete i will ive it to you! 👍
10 November 2021, 23:30
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Thank you for your motivating words Clifford and Robert..
Very much appreciated and the first ropes are rigged.
13 November 2021, 21:44
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The show begins 😄 Thank you for your offer mate, you're way too kind 🙂
13 November 2021, 22:15
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Beautiful rigging - these cable things scare me. The wood effect on the prop looks awesome too!
13 November 2021, 23:39
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Ah, the fun part of any biplane, the rigging. Yours is looking good.
14 November 2021, 02:13
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I can only reapeat what the others said already. Fine rigging. 👍
I think it looks right to scale.
14 November 2021, 10:16
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Daniel, how did twisting copper wire compare to using elastic rigging? I find it a very interesting idea.
19 November 2021, 03:32
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Your rigging style will be interesting after mounting of the upper wing! I have mainly given up using the thinnest fishing line after repeated criticism of sagging ropes. And that already changed with different temperatures. Good luck!
19 November 2021, 06:59