Sorry, Brian (@wyvern1965). This is my first multi-wing model, and it is a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Did you get a Triplane, or something else?

Thanks, Spiros (@fiveten) and John (@johnb). This has been fun, and the large size eases the difficulty of the detailing a little.

And on flyingmachines.ru there's an experimental DR I with a four-bladed prop... another interesting possibility...

George R Blair Jr (@gblair)
Wow ! You are pulling all of the stops out on this Tri-plane ! I especially like how you have upgraded the engine and cockpit with items you were able to make yourself with your 3D printer. This kicks things up a notch or two.

Your comment about gluing the fuselage tubing to the work bench reminded me of some of my building experiences. I am VERY impressed with the engines you have printed out. They look incredible.

Hopefully you will get good news from your doctor's visit. It is not much fun being in constant pain. Hopefully you will get some relief soon. I too have been spending some time in doctor offices a lot lately...yesterday and again on Monday... which cuts into our modeling time.

Good luck at the doctor's office.

Your knee will feel better after some time, George @gblair
Glad they are able to improve it with those kind of injections.
A good idea to give your knee a bit of rest and work on the design in the mean time.

I finally got some work on the Triplane done today, now that I can get up the stairs. I wanted to get all of the parts printed for the interior and then get the inside of the fuselage ready to add the frame and other cockpit parts. I hope to build the cockpit outside the fuselage, then close the fuselage halves around the completed cockpit. This will allow me to prep and paint the fuselage sides and the cockpit cage separately, easing the painting task considerably. The parts that I designed and printed for the cockpit are very small and all seemed to print fine. I had to reprint the engine, the control stick, and the seat. I broke the engine getting it off the printing supports, while the seat and stick were both too small. I am watching a college football game while I am waiting for the parts to reprint. I may have some time to get some more done later. Cheers.

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Excellent printed parts, my friend @gblair! I can understand it's very challenging to remove some from their supports. You are doing an excellent job!

Thanks, Ian (@firelockg), Spiros (@fiveten), and John (@johnb). I always complain about assembling tiny parts, and here I am making them for myself. Assembly will be fun. I still need to clean the little nubs left over from the supports on several of them, so that should be really fun. I think re-printing some may be in the future. I have found the best way to remove them is to use sprue cutters that will cut the support without putting pressure on either side of the support. Using a knife causes you to push on the part, which is what causes them to break. I designed and printed the throttle last night. Came out nicely, but very fragile. I hope to remove the supports and check the size later.