Occasional Postings Of Past 1/72 Scale Biplane Builds

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Occasional photo postings of my past 1/72 scale biplane builds, all resins except where noted

Choroszy Modelbud Caproni 100 "Limousine" 2017

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Quite an intimidating collection of biplanes.  And by intimidating, I meant that in a good way.  The wing wires alone would have me in check. 

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Quite an intimidating collection of biplanes.  And by intimidating, I meant that in a good way.  The wing wires alone would have me in check.

...Wanted to build just the "military" Caprioni 100 but ended up building entire Choroszy Modelbud line, an "assembly line" operation given most kits were similar other than engines "limousine" kit unique with enclosed passenger cockpit. All Caproni 100 models needed scratch-built fuel line mounts & plumbing fabricated from sheet plastic & nylon fishing thread, all built under brutal heat conditions though not as bad compared with other 2018-2020 builds.

[finsrin]

Quite an intimidating collection of biplanes.  And by intimidating, I meant that in a good way.  The wing wires alone would have me in check.

Goes for me too....

[Story]

Quite an intimidating collection of biplanes.  And by intimidating, I meant that in a good way.  The wing wires alone would have me in check.

Goes for me too....

Thirds.

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[apophenia]

All very pretty. Gotta love that idro though! 

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All very pretty. Gotta love that idro though! 

Part Of Another Collection...Name That Plane

Outta Town Till February 21st..Ciao

[Acree]

Breda Ba 28 Idro

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Breda Ba 28 Idro

Give that man a biscotti 

Was it this one?  https://www.super-hobby.com/products/Breda-25-floats-version.html

[JayBee]

A fantastic collection, Resin, biplanes, rigged.
I salute you Sir.

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Breda Ba 28 Idro

Give that man a biscotti 

Was it this one?  https://www.super-hobby.com/products/Breda-25-floats-version.html

...Relatively easy build considering any biplane build is nightmarish especially when adding wing bracing cables, EZ Line and/or nylon thread never mind fabric. Seeing that fantastically rigged 1/72nd Revell Airco DH.2 model on display in a now long gone San Lorenzo, CA hobby store on Hesperian Boulevard in 2001 terrified me enough to try building biplanes again after 2006 at age 55, sadly never got around building my own Revell DH.2 model.

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[raafif]

Really beautiful builds.  Wish I could do as well .... I hate you, I hate you, I hate you

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Really beautiful builds.  Wish I could do as well .... I hate you, I hate you, I hate you

Cable-rigged biplanes & vacuforms decades thought impossible builds for me never mind resins; beefs had with modeling contests were clubs grouping all biplane build scales together (guess which scales usually win?!), no separate vacuform build categories, i.e. vacs seldom can compete with similar injected-molded subjects insofar as fine surface detailing never mind scale accuracy. Most judges I'd bet a gram palladium bar against never built a cable-rigged biplane never mind vacuformed anything especially multi-engined like I've done.

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[Dr. YoKai]

Rigging is the thing that always daunt me the most when building biplanes - these are superb.

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Rigging is the thing that always daunt me the most when building biplanes - these are superb.

...Used nylon fishing line for SAIMAN 200 build, came out OK but switched to EZ Line stretch thread for later biplane builds. Whenever possible rigged thread before gluing on top wings, not possible with some models however. Only building technique never tried was aluminum foiling, closest was Rub 'n Buff'n a Heller Spit Mk.XViE in 1982, came out remarkably good but never metalized anything again "playing safe" with sprayed aluminum enamels then on.

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