Biplanes and rigged aircraft

[zak]

Polikarpov R-5 in fact.

[zak]

Another Bristol Scout from Gavia, different marking, this was a commissioned build.

[cph64]

Another great build.

[chriswil42]

Very nice.

[zak]

Meanwhile, the interior detail has been painted and the fuselage closed up.
What a waste, you can hardly see all that detail.

[zak]

The plastic rod (on top of the fuselage) was replaced with a metal one, the plastic did not really seem strong enough.

[zak]

Meanwhile, this has been hanging around awaiting completion for some time.
1:32 Italeri Nieuport 17.

[MSea]

Looking good

[zak]

Th Polikarpov is in the paint shop, undersides done, now onto the top.

[zak]

I think these struts will be a bit delicate to hold up the top wing.
Some head scratching needed here.

[chriswil42]

The nieuport looks excellent Dave.

[zak]

Thanks Chris.
Howard gave me this at the last meeting.
It took me all afternoon to assemble it.
It is a jig for assembling biplane wings from John Adams.
The instructions refer to different versions, so assembly was a bit of a trial.
I wondered if it might help me come to terms with the wings on this.

[zak]

Well, lots more thinking and putting off the moment.
Here is the plane on the jig.
On top of the wings are all the struts.
Not enough support there I suspect.
Lots of adjustments and trial and error to get the spacings correct.

[cph64]

Great looking Nieuport. The jig will be better than using cardboard once you get the hang of it.

[chriswil42]

The jig looks af it will do the job.