Hi all, 'Wingnut Wings' 1:32nd scale Airco...
Hi all,
'Wingnut Wings' 1:32nd scale Airco De-Havilland DH.2.
Airco De-Havilland DH.2, Serial No.5966 as flown by Capt. Alan Machin Wilkinson of ‘C’ Flight, No.24 Squadron, Bertangles, August 1916.
As usual my website has a PDF build log (Build Logs - Airco) covering this model.
Mike
Wow. Excellent work on one of the most notorious bird cages of WW1. The rigging is what keeps my copy of the kit in the box.
Well done, Mike. A real beauty all around.
Great job, especially the rigging.
Mike, your DH.2 is spectacular from the gas tank sight glass right dow to the grass. Did WNW supply the rigging and turnbuckles? And if you don’t mind sharing, what did you use for the grass base?
Hi Russel,
Wingnut Wings kits never came supplied with rigging or appropriate turnbuckles.
In fact no kit manufacturer of WW1 aircraft, apart from the much larger wood/white metal scale model kits, supply rigging materials.
Wingnut Wings suggest if you rig a model, use EZ line, which I never use as it adds no structural strength to the model.
The grass mat is the ‘Polak’ Wild Meadow - Variation G (4707).
If you go to my web site (link in the first post) and to the 'Build Logs' page, you can download my fully detailed log of this build, or any of the models.
Mike
So very intricate, so very, very well done.
Very impressive, a real masterpiece!
Stunning result, Mike!
Loved following your build thread, too!
Congratulations!
Fantastic build!
The birdcage of birdcages. A "Mount Everest" of WW1 modeling. Really excellent work throughout.
This is such a wonderful build, Mike @sandbagger
Every part of this aircraft is so detailed, really nice.
Thanks for sharing the progress in your thread, very learningful.
Just so good Mike. Every aspect of the scene is so well done. Fantastic
An impressive build - looks like your sewing skills have to be on par with your modeling skills!