Brad Cancian Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Here’s my latest off the bench – the 1:48 Roden DeHavilland DH-9, painted in the markings of A6-16 of the Royal Australian Air force, based at Point Cook, Victoria circa 1923 (this aircraft was one of the “Imperial Gift†aircraft presented by Britain to Australia after the First World War). The most prominent feature of the RAAF DH-9’s is the modified “chimney stack†exhaust, which was used to keep exhaust fumes away from the crew. These aircraft were not routinely armed, and that is how I presented this aircraft. A few additions were made to the kit – namely the new exhaust pipe, some detail added to the engine, cockpit, and other bits and pieces scattered all over the aircraft. Build log is here: http://www.greatwaraviation.com/forum/index.php/topic,2895.0.html http://aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=190810&page=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Cancian Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 This wasn’t an easy build and required some care to make sure it all went together with a minimum of issues. Points to watch out for are the soft bendy plastic, sink marks, warped fuselage halves and the weak lower starboard wing joint (mine needed pinning). Rigging on these brit planes is also a bit of a nightmare (mine was rigged with aeroclub elastic tied to “bob’s buckles†wire turnbuckles). I would recommend this kit for those with a couple of biplane builds (and a stiff drink) under their belt. All feedback welcomed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Nice work, Sir! Nice to see you over here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toniosky Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Ouch, my eyes are hurting A lot of work here ! How long did it take you to build this bird ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Brad, CAPTIVATING build..Love the figures ... Handsome rigging and your work is STUPENDOUS and EXEMPLARY.. HOLMES :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Cancian Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Thanks guys! Toniosky - not sure how long it took me to build this, but I think probably somewhere in the order of 80 to 100 hours (one day I really should keep track of how long it takes me to build something!) Cheers! BC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 WOW is putting it lightly!!! This bird is beautiful!!! And the rigging is about as good as I've ever seen! Show us more gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diego Quijano Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Beautiful DH-9, Brad. The figures also look great. Well done. Q Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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