Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: robunos on March 20, 2020, 06:41:06 AM
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"In the autumn of 1912, following the crashes of a couple of monoplanes, the Royal Flying Corps brought into force the infamous 'Monoplane Ban'. Though it was rescinded some months later, the damage was done, and it would be over thirty years, before monoplanes entered widespread service with the RAF. But, what if the 'Monoplane Ban' never happened? What if monoplanes became established before the outbreak of the Great War?"
As it says above, this is the idea behind One Wing Monoplanes, to get an idea of what aircraft would have been like, had monoplanes been accepted sooner . . .
Of course, the real reason for doing this, is to build these models without having to mess with all those fiddly struts and things, especially with the older kits, which don't 'self-jig' . . .
Another reason is to play with different colour schemes, such as modern schemes on Great War aircraft. I've not done any of these yet, but I've got some ideas. Another idea I've had is early equivalents of modern aircraft concepts, watch this space . . .
Here are a few I've built already . . .
A Bristol Fighter,
(https://i.postimg.cc/T14ByG0Z/OWB-Bristol-Fighter.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Airco DH.2,
(https://i.postimg.cc/Bb6dQtTT/OWB-DH-2.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Von Richthofen's Fokker Scout,
(https://i.postimg.cc/jqgp3QTZ/OWB-Fokker-Scout.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Sopwith Pup,
(https://i.postimg.cc/jdBGtxLf/OWB-Sopwith-Pup.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Stearman Trainer,
(https://i.postimg.cc/wjJnBCmG/OWB-Stearman.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CRhcP6JG)
Albatros D.III,
(https://i.postimg.cc/7Y98qjsT/OWB-Albatros-D-III-2.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
RAF SE.5a
(https://i.postimg.cc/0QRkWfV7/OWB-S-E-5a.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Polikarpov Po.2.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zBGnLfJy/Po-2-1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
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They look very cool 8) 8) 8)
Love the Fokker Scout :-* :-*
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Very interesting! Love your work.
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Really like the BrisFit, Fokker Dr.I & Pup. The SE.5a looks ... oddly over-scale for the wings ... but then the 5a (biplane) did have quite a high wing-loading for the era, anyway.
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Surprised how well all these look as monoplanes. Fine complementary paint schemes. SE.5a has wanna be P-47 when I grow up look to me. :smiley:
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they look cool
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a good idea for a series of whiffs ! :D
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Thanks for the comments, gents . . . :-[
@Old Wombat; believe it or not, the SE.5a has the same wingspan as a Boeing P-26 Peashooter !
@Faaman; the Fokker Scout started life as the Revell Fokker Triplane, but with the kit wings it didn't work, so I used a set of Revell Fokker D.VII wings, reduced in chord. They also didn't work as low wings, hence the shoulder wing configuration.
@finsrin; I tend just to use the kit schemes, sometimes I modify them somewhat to make them easier to paint . . .
Anyway, here's some more . . .
Avro 504,
(https://i.postimg.cc/C1gvvT8Q/504-1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
DeHavilland DH.4,
(https://i.postimg.cc/fR4HCMZy/dh4-6.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Hawker Demon,
(https://i.postimg.cc/zvxQ0jDj/Hawker-Demon-2.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and Fury,
(https://i.postimg.cc/TwV1Ly2G/Hawker-Fury-2.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Henschel Hs-123 (with spats !)
(https://i.postimg.cc/L6DpX12Y/Hs-123-10.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
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The Fury & the Henschel look brilliant as monoplanes! 8)
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That's a fantastic concept and your models are most colorful and delightful!
Brian da Basher
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Ditto wot Wombat said 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Those are all great! It's hard to pick a favorite - and I had to ask "wait - was that really a biplane?" because they look so much better as monoplanes.
The Po.2 reminds me of the Short S.4 Satellite (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/avis-bx-72034-short-s4-satellite--1191899)
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Beautiful works that are quite attractive.
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Once again, thanks for the comments . . . :smiley: :-[
Okay, as I've mentioned upthread, sometimes when I'm building a One Wing Biplane, I find that using the kit parts doesn't 'work out right' . . . so a spot of kitbashing / scratchbuilding / substitution is in order.
These two examples will show what I mean.
First up is a model I made of the Airfix Great War Hannover Cl.III
When I came to work out the horizontal tail, I found that the kit parts were too small ( the real aeroplane had a biplane tail).
(https://i.postimg.cc/nz564grr/05_tail_small.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
I had a second kit of this, so I used the tips of the upper wing to make new tailplanes,
(https://i.postimg.cc/5yCDngQ3/05_tail_test.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
after a little work, these turned out to be much better, and a better size match to the model as you can see below.
(https://i.postimg.cc/L61MX4w2/hannover_cl_IIIa_06.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
The second example is again an Airfix kit, the Grumman Duck. This time the kit wings were too small, and looked silly as monoplane wings.
(https://i.postimg.cc/5yGTNTQw/01-kit-wings-1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
This time, the solution was to substitute another set of wings, in this case from a vac-form Polikarpov R-5. The wings were built, and the roots modified to fit the Duck fuselage.
(https://i.postimg.cc/k5cHtBtM/01-wings-on.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Again, the result is much improved from the first version. Here's a picture of the finished model . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/mD633B3Z/grumman-duck-1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
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The Duck came out rather well ! :smiley: :smiley:
Mog
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The Duck came out rather well ! :smiley: :smiley:
Quite!! Beautiful builds, all of them.
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They both look good as monoplanes! 8)
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Looks like the missing link between the J2F and the Columbia XJL.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Columbia_XJL-1_and_Grumman_J2F_c1946.jpg/1013px-Columbia_XJL-1_and_Grumman_J2F_c1946.jpg)
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Fine builds and interesting study of how well the bunch pass as monoplanes. :smiley: Not what I woulda expected.
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Okay, one last one from the 'back catalogue', then I'll leave you alone . . .
So, so far, apart from being One Wing Biplanes, all the models we've seen have been what I call 'straight', that is, effectively OOB. But of course, we can have much more fun than that ! Here are what I call 'compounds', that is, a Whiff based on a Whiff.
So, for instance, starting with the Bristol Fighter that we've already seen,
(https://i.postimg.cc/RVNNND6X/06-satin-varnish.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
we can develop a Home Defence, single-seat night fighter 'Brisfit', with a second Vickers gun, and a wide track undercarriage . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/kgC5J8qp/05-06.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Likewise, from the DH.4.
(https://i.postimg.cc/ryPZdSPS/dh4-5.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
I created a high altitude reconnaissance version, the DH.4-U2, with extended wings, and high altitude engine and propeller, developed for a mission to photograph the German fleet and Kiel Canal . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/9f5GTZdg/DH4-U2-01.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
And finally, we move on to a scratchbuilt model, the 'DH.7 Hornet', designed to the same specification as the Sopwith Salamander and Vickers Vampire. The flying surfaces come from the spares box, as do the undercarriage, engine and propeller, the tail booms are thick plastic card, and for a further bit of fun, the nacelle is 3D-printed . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/kM8PD5c5/07-hornet-9.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
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The DH.7's a hoot! ;D
But I really like the Brisfit & DH.4 developments. 8) 8)
Okay, one last one from the 'back catalogue', then I'll leave you alone . . .
Why? ??? I'm enjoying this! :D
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These are brilliant Robin! I especially liked the Fokker Dr.I eindecker and Henschel Hs 123. And I love that you solved the undersized wing conundrum on the Grumman Duck with bigger wings from another biplane ;D
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Okay, one last one from the 'back catalogue', then I'll leave you alone . . .
Why? ??? I'm enjoying this! :D
Only to avoid wearing out my welcome, after all, I just turn up, then drop four big paving slabs of posts onto the Board, one after another . . .
But, if you are enjoying this thread, here's the rest of the OWB Air Force, so far . . .
A Fokker D.VII, from the Revell kit,
(https://i.postimg.cc/DyzQ3QPD/OWB-Fokker-D-VII.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz, from the awfull HUMA kit,
(https://i.postimg.cc/yYrm1JfN/OWB-Fw-44-stieglitz.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Hasegawa Heinkel He 51, personal aircraft of Wolfram von Richthofen, Spanish Civil War, 1937,
(https://i.postimg.cc/8zJhj13m/OWB-Heinkel-He-51.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
A Sopwith Hound, an intermediate type, between the Pup and Camel . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/V6Rt35rm/OWB-Sopwith-Hound.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Letov S.16 bomber, from the old KP kit,
(https://i.postimg.cc/4xDpcDRk/OWB-Letov-S-16.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and Letov S.328s, again from the KP kit, landplane,
(https://i.postimg.cc/s2574T3B/OWB-Letov-S-328.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and seaplane version.
(https://i.postimg.cc/ydB9Q0NL/OWB-Letov-S-328-sea.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
EDIT: I've just realised that the D.VII is missing it's guns, which is weird, as I'm sure I attached them when it was built. Watch this space . . .
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These are brilliant Robin! I especially liked the Fokker Dr.I eindecker and Henschel Hs 123. And I love that you solved the undersized wing conundrum on the Grumman Duck with bigger wings from another biplane ;D
That's what One Wing Biplanes are all about ! Other people have a Spares Box, I have a Spare Wings Box . . . ;D
cheers,
Robin.
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Thank you! :D :D :D
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Brilliant work, great posts 8) 8) 8) 8)
Brrrr!!! It would be very cold in the DH.4U2 at altitude :o :o love the Sopwith Hound :-* :-* :-* :-*
Don't worry about anything but producing more OWBs and posting pics ;) ;) ;) ;) PLEASE :smiley:
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Brilliant work, great posts 8) 8) 8) 8)
Brrrr!!! It would be very cold in the DH.4U2 at altitude :o :o love the Sopwith Hound :-* :-* :-* :-*
Don't worry about anything but producing more OWBs and posting pics ;) ;) ;) ;) PLEASE :smiley:
Once again, thanks for the kind comments . . . :D :-[
Would it surprise you if I told I had a whole separate, dedicated stash, just for OWBs ? There will be more . . . ;)
It's quite warm in the DH.4-U2, the crew were to wear prototype electrically heated flying clothing, also if you look, you will see that the exhaust pipes are extended, and are fitted with lagged outer pipes, with an air space between them, and the exhausts. Air entering these pipes at the forward end, passes over the hot exhausts, is heated, and then exits into the rear cockpit, keeping both the Observer, and his camera, warm . . .
With the Sopwith Hound, the idea was to do an OWB Sopwith Triplane, but a wing transplant was needed.
A quick Back Story. Sopwith Pup has air superiority over the Western Front, loses it to new Albatros two gun scouts. Design of Camel started as response, but at least six months to service entry, and stop-gap needed NOW ! First attempt is up-engined Pup, 130hp Clerget replacing 80hp Gnome. Performance acceptable, but structure too weak, and flying surfaces too large. Fuselage strengthened, and wing replaced with new, smaller area, design based on Camel structure, along with smaller tailplane, resulting in Hound. Although only one gun, adequate to hold the line until Camel available, then withdrawn.
The model is basically a Revell Sopwith Triplane, with the small tailplane, fitted with Revell Camel wings, the tips of which have been trimmed to the same rake angle as the tail. I found the colour scheme in a magazine, while looking for ideas for markings for the Pup.
cheers,
Robin.
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I like your latest installment of biplanes into monoplanes, Robin!
They're all very sharply done and I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite.
The D.VII is a natural as a monoplane and there's a grainy photo out there of one modified like that at the end of W.W. I.
Granted, it was not as easy on the eyes as yours.
Brian da Basher
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I still haven't found the guns for the D.VII . . . ???
cheers,
Robin.
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I've just found the guns, painted, but still on the runner, so they were never fitted in the first place ! :-[
So there's a little modelling job tomorrow . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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Best of luck and sounds like a bit of 'job security' quite rare in this day & age.
Best of luck with the armament,
Brian da Basher
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Ahh, sorry, I didn't make myself clear, the little modelling job is attaching the newly found guns to the D.VII, not employment . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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And, job done . . . looks much better now !
(https://i.postimg.cc/zXYtpk2Z/OWB-D-VII.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
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Wow that looks like a smooth version of the Junkers J-1 fighter :icon_surprised:
Super work 8) 8) 8) 8)
Have you thought of building an unmodified version of your OWBs to place beside them, just to illustrate your genius (wish I'd thought of this sorta Whiffery ;) ;))
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Very nice! :smiley: 8)
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Wow that looks like a smooth version of the Junkers J-1 fighter :icon_surprised:
Super work 8) 8) 8) 8)
Have you thought of building an unmodified version of your OWBs to place beside them, just to illustrate your genius (wish I'd thought of this sorta Whiffery ;) ;) )
Thing is . . . if I could build the models as biplanes properly, I wouldn't have had to invent One Wing Biplanes in the first place, plus now the concept has taken on a life of it's own, and I really do enjoy building them, so I think I'm gonna stick with 'em . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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Sorry Robin, couldn't resist ... ;)
http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg168050#msg168050 (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg168050#msg168050)
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XLNT !! I love it . . .
Just one thing, though, as built, a production Hound would have been fitted with a 100 / 130hp Clerget 9b engine, rather than the Gnome ( Sopwith Triplane engine and cowling,in real life ) . . . ;)
cheers,
Robin.
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Okay, another One Wing Biplane enters the hangar, or rather, gets a hangar all to itself . . .
This one's a Handley Page O/400 . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/DwJdRb00/O-400-02.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
The kit is the ancient Airfix offering, the main changes, apart from only one wing, of course, are changing the dorsal gun position to a Scarff Ring, scratchbuilt engine mountings, and new tail surfaces. The fin and tailplanes were originally Airfix Bristol Fighter wings, and the rudder and elevators are Revell Sopwith Triplane wings. Here's a close-up . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/0yTdv2Kf/O-400-14.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
For those interested, the Build Thread is HERE
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airfixtributeforum/2019-airfix-what-if-group-build-robunos-big-build-t54025.htm (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airfixtributeforum/2019-airfix-what-if-group-build-robunos-big-build-t54025.html)l
cheers,
Robin.
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That looks excellent Robin :smiley:
Thanks for the build thread link. Did I understand correctly that you briefly considered a high-wing build?
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Gonna need a long runway. :smiley: ;D
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All I can say is WOW 8) 8) 8) 8) a low wing 0/400 (0/300 maybe?) ;) ;)
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Is a WOW wake up of Handley Page O/400. Really coolized the old bird. :o 8)
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That looks excellent Robin :smiley:
Thanks for the build thread link. Did I understand correctly that you briefly considered a high-wing build?
I did, but I couldn't work out a suitable way of mounting the engines, also I wanted to use the kit undercarriage, which seemed very difficult combined with a high wing.
A further factor is that I have the Revell / Matchbox Heyford to build, and I felt that this and a high wing O/400 would look too much alike. That's why the O/400 is painted in PC.10, and not NIVO . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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Okay, it's been a while since I updated this thread with the latest additions to the One wing biplane fleet, so here we go . . .
Some of these you may already have seen when they were built on other threads, and some of them may be new, but here they are gathered together . . .
First off, the Boeing P-12,
(https://i.postimg.cc/7LrHt1Rz/P-12-03.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Supermarine Walrus,
(https://i.postimg.cc/RhgSrqzT/walrus-7.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Polikarpov R-5, in GVF ( Civil Air Fleet ) colours, with home-made decals . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/nzFxjYKx/Poli-R5-6.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Kawasaki Ki-10-II,
(https://i.postimg.cc/c4NNS1hq/Ki-10-03.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Kawasaki Ki-10-III-KAI 'Omi Bozu',
(https://i.postimg.cc/85yG9Kmt/Ki10-02.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Yokosuka ( Kugisho ) K5Y1 'Akatombo' ( Willow ),
(https://i.postimg.cc/282pJhS7/K5Y1-02.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
RAF RE 8, from the ancient Airfix kit, the moulds are older than I am . . . :-\
(https://i.postimg.cc/QN9pYM55/RAF-RE-8.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
LFG Roland C.II,
(https://i.postimg.cc/Pfg1gkz7/Roland-C-II.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
LFG Roland D.II, from the Merlin kit, with replacement wheels and a scratch-built propeller . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/bN118Fmw/Roland-D-II.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
LFG Roland D.VI,
(https://i.postimg.cc/HkHXL4N4/Roland-D-VI.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and lastly, a One wing Biplane that isn't, a Boeing P-26 'Peashooter' . . . ;D
(https://i.postimg.cc/htrxQQWF/Boeing-P-26.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
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Awesome batch of builds! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: 8)
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The Merlin LFG Roland D.II looks good!
I wonder what the Boeing P-26 would look like as a parasol wing fighter...
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Very nice Robin! I'd missed the Polikarpov, 'Harry Tate', and all the Germans. Great stuff :smiley: :smiley:
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You been having too much fun. Whole bunch look pretty darn legit. Satin finish on P-26 is different in a good way, something to remember. :smiley:
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Thanks for the comments, Gents . . . :))
The Merlin D.II kit suffered very badly from flash on the fuselage halves, though the wings and tail weren't too bad. A lot of filing and scraping was needed. Likewise, the propeller was unusable, hence the scratched one. I also replaced the wheels with Revell Fokker D.VII ones, the kit ones were white metal, and not much good.
I will post another picture of it, from another angle, I've just noticed that the proportions look odd. I went with the mid-wing because the real D.II has a fuselage that completely fills the gap between the wings, and both low and high wings didn't look right, likewise the C.II. Of course, then the D.VI had to have a mid wing, to complete the family look . . .
I made and fitted a new gun ring to the C.II, and the RE 8, I'm not happy with the RE 8, the decals were poor, I will make another at some point.
I am still hoping some one will produce a new kit ( are you listening, Airfix ? ), but until then . . .
A parasol Peashooter ? It would need a wing swap, there's little enough span as it is . . . ;D
The satin finish is supposed to be matt, but I still haven't found a truly matt finish that brushes on . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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Hi Robin,
First time I've seen the complete OWB collection. Some very neat ideas. I particularly like the pushers.
Regards, Steve
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Okay, here's the latest addition to the One Wing Biplane fleet, a BE2c . . .
'Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c of 39 Squadron, piloted by Lieutenant William Leefe-Robinson, on the occasion of his shooting down the airship Schutte-Lanz S.L.11, on 3rd September, 1916, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.'
(https://i.postimg.cc/TPM8ycMZ/BE-2c-16.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
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A Halberstadt Scout . . .
Not sure if this counts as a scratch-build or a conversion . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/GpKVTvgF/halberstadt-101.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Fuselage aft of the wings and horizontal tail from a 1/72 Revell Fokker Eindecker, wings from a 1/72 Revell Sopwith Camel. Forward fuselage plastic card, top decking epoxy putty. Rudder, undercarriage, gun and propeller from the spares box, decals are from Almark sheet A29 'German Crosses 1916-17' Colour scheme from 'Fighters 1914-19. page 34.
This model is not true scale, and also has a mixture of features of the various Halberstadt D-types, hence why I call it a 'scout', rather than a particular D-type . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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The Halberstadt is pretty but I love the way you've left the spars exposed on the BE.2c! Very nice :smiley:
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Thanks, Gents . . :-[
@apophenia; that's the way the part is moulded, I had to be so careful not to break the wings off when I was painting and decaling . . .
After Airfix released this kit, I was hoping that they would go on to re-tool some of their other Great War kits to the same standard, but of course, they didn't . . . :icon_twisted: :(
cheers,
Robin.
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You are awesome :-*
Don't want to threadjack but thought you might like this one
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/ROT%20HALW/IMG_1072.jpg
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You are awesome :-*
Don't want to threadjack but thought you might like this one
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/ROT%20HALW/IMG_1072.jpg (https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/hh50/sotoolslinger/ROT%20HALW/IMG_1072.jpg)
Praise indeed from the master . . . :-[ :D
That's excellent, it looks like it started life as a Bristol Bulldog, amirite ?
cheers,
Robin.
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... it looks like it started life as a Bristol Bulldog, amirite ?...
Good eye! I was thinking P-26 but, you're right, it looks much more like a Bulldog fuselage (and upper wing?) :smiley:
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... it looks like it started life as a Bristol Bulldog, amirite ?...
Good eye! I was thinking P-26 but, you're right, it looks much more like a Bulldog fuselage (and upper wing?) :smiley:
Shoot its been so long since the build that I'm sure y'all are correct. Bulldog sounds right. I don't think I've ever had a Peashooter model :-[
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Okay, time for the latest batch of One Wing Biplanes . . .
First up, a Czech Aero A-100 bomber, from the old KP Kit,
(https://i.postimg.cc/hDZ71ZyV/z-Aero-A-100-w.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/PhcwLc8j/z-Aero-A-100-x.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/w6VN7jDf/z-Aero-A-100-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ty764yJk/z-Aero-A-100-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and a radial engined prototype . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/Td3Dmv9R/z-Aero-A-100-proto-x.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/8N6rLHhr/z-Aero-A-100-proto-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/tXyPqxnn/z-Aero-A-100-proto-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Next, the Avia B.21 fighter. The kit radiator had a horrible, unfixable sink mark in the radiator, so i replaced iot with a scratch-built one.
(https://i.postimg.cc/3htphW8W/z-aero-xx-x.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/pPM5CFZc/z-aero-xx-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZJPBM5sb/z-aero-xx-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
The Letov S.231, again from the old KP kit . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/VYL6ZBbg/z-Letov-S-231-x.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/w6fBCyXp/z-Letov-S-231-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/rVDpMVjt/z-Letov-S-231-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Fleet Model 16 'Finch', radial engined version, in RCAF markings, and fitted with a canopy. From the Azur FR.ROM kit, this kit allows you to build radial and inline engined versions, and open or enclosed cockpits.
(https://i.postimg.cc/VmndJN8q/z-Fleet-16-Finch-w.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/rqTzxLVv/z-Fleet-16-Finch-x.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/nZ6XVD6V/z-Fleet-16-Finch-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/9cB0BNzz/z-Fleet-16-Finch-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Now we have some 'Dodgy Geezers', a batch of Russian/Soviet aircraft I started before the current War started . . .
Anatra DS 'Anasal', from the Emhar kit. It's hard to see, but the gun ring is a 3D-printed part . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/HYNVycn2/z-Anatra-DS-x.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/m4pcqqjH/z-Anatra-DS-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/NYyyw4CP/z-Anatra-DS-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Next is a Polikarpov I-3, from the Encore boxing of the ICM kit,
(https://i.postimg.cc/54D2thKK/z-Polikarpov-I-3-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/4Zh303nD/z-Polikarpov-I-3-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Also from the Encore boxing of the ICM kit is a Polikarpov I-15 bis,
(https://i.postimg.cc/QDztS7Ng/z-Polikarpov-I-15-bis-x.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/kq35PdbB/z-Polikarpov-I-15-bis-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FNyH9nyG/z-Polikarpov-I-15-bis-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and an Antonov An-2, from the Revell kit, converted into a Polar Aviation version with skis and home-made decals . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/p22hbM3D/z-An-2-x.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/2z2qCXfg/z-An-2-y.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/GLt4tJLt/z-An-2-z.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
And finally, the 'Daddy' of them all, the original 'One Wing Biplane', an old-tool Airfix Gladiator, which I built to see if the One Wing Biplane concept was workable . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/Kmmv4rQb/z-The-Daddy.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
cheers,
Robin.
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Good stuff, all 'round! :smiley:
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Wow! Somebody has been productive lately :smiley:
Hard to know where to start ... so much gorgeousness. Still, gotta love those '30s Czech designs (and their simple schemes) :-*
But, even in the face of such abundance, greed is not sated. Any chance of a high-winged, OWB Antonov An-2?
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Wow! Somebody has been productive lately :smiley:
Thanks, :D :-[
But some of those were built some time ago, and I just never got round to posting them up . . .
Hard to know where to start ... so much gorgeousness. Still, gotta love those '30s Czech designs (and their simple schemes) :-*
They are nice, unfortunately those old-tool KP kits are getting rare, and expensive. As to the colour schemes, TUSIS applies, although it's a pain to get those roundels aligned correctly, and you also have to remember which roundel goes on which wing, they're handed . . .
But, even in the face of such abundance, greed is not sated. Any chance of a high-winged, OWB Antonov An-2?
Well . . . I do have another AN-2 kit, the Italeri version, (and no, it's not the same as the Revell kit; I thought it was, but it isn't . . .), and the high wing version is the easy option, and looking at the marking options has given me an idea for the back story, so, s'possible . . . ;)
cheers,
Robin.
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Great concept :smiley: .. I've generally stayed away from biplanes but this saves a hell a lot of work aligning & rigging work !
The wings on that Polikarpov I-15 bis look too big - cut 'em down for a 1935 Reno racer ;) ;D
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The Aero A-100 and Avia radials are my favorites. The A-100 reminds me of a slicker Vickers Wellesley. The An-2 looks great, too.
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Great concept :smiley: .. I've generally stayed away from biplanes but this saves a hell a lot of work aligning & rigging work !
That was the original idea! No fiddly struts, no wobbly wings, and no frustrating wires . . . ;D ;)
The wings on that Polikarpov I-15 bis look too big - cut 'em down for a 1935 Reno racer ;) ;D
They look big, but the whole model is tiny . . . the wingspan is less than the S.231 model I posted . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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The Aero A-100 and Avia radials are my favorites. The A-100 reminds me of a slicker Vickers Wellesley. The An-2 looks great, too.
Thanks . . . The Aero does look good, doesn't it. I got the idea for the radial powered version when I looked at the shape of the lower fuselage behind the radiator duct. The rounded shape seemed ideal to fit a radial engine to, just had to modify the upper fuselage to match.
I like the An-2 as well. As I said, a high wing version is easier to build, but I liked the idea of a low winged version. Then I saw the Polar Aviation colour scheme, and I had the skis left over from my 'Hydrosan' Build, so that was it.
cheers,
Robin.
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Any chance of a high-winged, OWB Antonov An-2?
Ask and ye shall be rewarded . . . ;)
https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=10253.msg195290#msg195290
cheers,
Robin.
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It's been a long time, but here's the latest batch of One Wing Biplanes, that haven't been posted here before.
First some replacements for OWBs I've built previously.
A replacement Avro 504K, still from the ancient Airfix kit (still waiting for the KP, or is it AZ, model kit), this time in Great War colours,
(https://i.postimg.cc/J77ZqwL3/Avro-504-K.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and a new Polikarpov Po-2, from the excellent new tool ICM kit.
(https://i.postimg.cc/hc5T933x/Po-2-new.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Speaking of Polikarpov, here's an I-5, again from the ICM kit . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/nHHmZbXy/Polikarpov-I-5.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
An Amodel Christen Eagle 2,
(https://i.postimg.cc/s3GSK9tL/Christen-Eagle-2.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and a Pegasus Curtiss Jenny.
(https://i.postimg.cc/dvJ2vCy7/Curtiss-Jenny.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Two De Havillands now, a Fox Moth, this is a kitbash of the AVI models kit, with the wings and tail from the new tool Airfix Tiger Moth kit, and Xtradecals Tiger Moth decals,
(https://i.postimg.cc/npzq9tTp/Fox-Moth.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
and a new tool Airfix Tiger Moth.
(https://i.postimg.cc/6w6vFNkn/Tiger-Moth.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
A Special Hobby Koolhoven FK-51 trainer,
(https://i.postimg.cc/fzfYmz6T/Koolhoven-FK-51.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
followed by an RPM PWS -16bis.
(https://i.postimg.cc/6wzdQQrM/PWS-16-bis.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Lastly, once again a One Wing Biplane that isn't. I had bought a Revell P-26 Peashooter for the engine, and didn't know what to do with the rest of it. Then I found a spare radial that fitted,from an Airfix Hs-123, along with the propeller, and also found a simple colour scheme that I had the decals for.
Boeing P-26 'Peashooter' in Chinese service, during the Sino-Japanese War . . .
(https://i.postimg.cc/CFy82n0x/P-26-Chinese.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
The idea is that the cowling has been removed to simplify maintenance . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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Nice collection!
The one wing Tiger Moth evolved into the Miles Magister!
Both the Polikarpov I-5 and the P-26 are very appealing. Just removing the cowl from the P-26 gives it a completely new look.
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Very nice as always :smiley:
Personal favs are one-winged Polikarpov I-5 and Fox Moth :-*
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Thanks, Gents . . . 8) :-[
The Fox Moth is a cracking kit, as well as the version I built, you get the closed canopy and fairing, as seen on my 'Sphinx Moth', and spats for the wheels, which I've used on another build, not seen yet. I do think it's better for using the Airfix parts, though . . . ;)
And now I've looked at it again, I'm not sure if there should be a 'G' on the fin, or not . . . ???
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/avi-models-avi72010-fox-moth--1215185 (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/avi-models-avi72010-fox-moth--1215185)
They also do the Japanese radial engined version.
The I-5 is a typical ICM kit, well detailed, but fiddly. For instance, the windshield is in two halves, and the guns are separate parts to be painted and then fitted, before the fuselage is assembled. I gave up . . . :-[
Mentioning the Magister recalls something that happened many, many years ago. I went a show at Old Warden, and one of the aeroplanes displaying was a Magister.
After the show, I was wandering arouind the few stalls that were there, selling model kits. A young boy (not Me . . .) was looking for a kit of the Magister, but there were none. However, there was a kit of a Tiger Moth, and I heard him explain to his father, who had the money, that if he (the boy) built the Tiger Moth, but left off the top wing, he would have a Magister . . .
cheers,
Robin.
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The Chinese Nationalist P-26 junkyard special looks closer to reality than WIFFery
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Amazing that none of them look like a wing is missing. Good builds :smiley:
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The Chinese Nationalist P-26 junkyard special looks closer to reality than WIFFery
The chinese P-26 IS real, apart from the missing cowling, see :-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_P-26_Peashooter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_P-26_Peashooter)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Lineup_of_Chinese_Boeing_281_fighters_as_delivered.jpg (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Lineup_of_Chinese_Boeing_281_fighters_as_delivered.jpg)
cheers,
Robin.
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The Chinese Nationalist P-26 junkyard special looks closer to reality than WIFFery
cheers,
Robin.
I'm super duper aware that it's a real plane. I complimented your swapping out the engine, which is closer to what the Chinese were capable of instead of just pure wiffery.