The Blenheim is nearly finished, and the next GB hasn't started yet, so I looked around for a quick build... and found this
Picked up for £4 at a show last year. Why choose this one? Well, it's small, with only 41 parts and a simple scheme, so it shouldn't take long (famous last words). It's just under 80 mm long with a wingspan of 96 mm, and yes, it is 1/72. Anyway, I haven't built a biplane for over half a century, and this one has no rigging.
Here's the sprues:
There are two clear sprues, both with the same flash, with only one part each
They seem to have used old engine oil as a mould release agent though
And there's a bit of metal stuck in one of the fuselage halves
But it has some nicely moulded detail
The brown staining didn't wash off with water and detergent, or with IPA.
Better get on with it then.
Pete
Picked up for £4 at a show last year. Why choose this one? Well, it's small, with only 41 parts and a simple scheme, so it shouldn't take long (famous last words). It's just under 80 mm long with a wingspan of 96 mm, and yes, it is 1/72. Anyway, I haven't built a biplane for over half a century, and this one has no rigging.
Here's the sprues:
There are two clear sprues, both with the same flash, with only one part each
They seem to have used old engine oil as a mould release agent though
And there's a bit of metal stuck in one of the fuselage halves
But it has some nicely moulded detail
The brown staining didn't wash off with water and detergent, or with IPA.
Better get on with it then.
Pete