1/3 Scale Dr1

[Dave Parry]

Looks and fly brilliantly Dave, well done and congratulations on its maiden, maybe you could do us a couple of short articles on your building techniques for the LMA Journal, I am sure they would be of great interest to many including me.

[david clarke]

Thanks Dave,will try when i'm less busy.Trying to get the plans finished for this one then on to the Sopwith Camel.

Cheers,Dave.

[david clarke]

Now i know it flies well i have started making some detail pieces for it,started with the guns,in the past i have used the Balsa Usa guns which are good and give a good effect for a gun made of wood.This time i decided to try and make them from scratch,the main focal point of the Spandau is the barrel shroud,so i started with this.I cut two pieces of litho exactly the same size and taped them together,marking all the holes took an hour and a half,i then drilled all the holes out then cut out between the holes with a stanley knife,i just have to tidy it all up with a needle file.I then rolled them around a piece of tube cut a 5mm strip of litho and glued it over the joint with Isol.

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[Alan Cantwell 1131]

you must have patience! Looks great

[david clarke]

With 5 kids patience come naturally......Fruits of today labours,made the main body out of 3/8 balsa and covered it in litho plate,weighed them both as well the pair weigh 74g.

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