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Aero-Werkes AW 11601 - Hannover CL IIIa by edtherenderman. Viewed 367 times.
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| edtherenderman | 10-Feb-20 08:48 | | Fuse together. Standard box build technique: Build both sides on the plans, glue the tail post, tape the first former on, than carefully glue in the top and bottom formers. This is going to be a big airplane. It’s 1/16 scale so around 30” wingspan. I was going to downscale it to 1/20, but because I was also dealing with the Laser Etcher, I decided to go with the larger scale. |
| edtherenderman | 10-Feb-20 08:54 | | The Hannover had a sheeted fuse, like the Albatross, Pfalz, Roland, etc. I’m planning on sheeting this fuse, but before I do, I’m going to decide how much detail I want to put into the engine and cockpits. Since this is such a large model, I have a lot of room to go crazy with detail. I’m thinking of 3D printing a full scale engine for this, as well as interior details. Still haven’t made up my mind though. |
| heywooood | 14-Feb-20 21:52 | | I think you’re going to love this larger scale..
Your work thus far looks fair and square and very clean. I wish I had more familiarity with the full library of WWI aircraft. I only know of the most common types. |
| edtherenderman | 17-Feb-20 08:29 | | Thanks Haywoood. Funny thing, as I really looked at this build, something really didn't feel right. I did a bunch of research last week and realized that the width to height proportions are all wrong! Way too wide! So I spent a good four hours cutting and sanding the formers to get it into a shape that is much more accurate. Note to self: check out those “scale” drawings before committing them to balsa!
Now that I recognize the differences, I’m thinking of going back and re-engineering the plans and my laser files. I’m thinking of creating formers 5 – 9 as full formers instead of just the top and bottom so that I can build a more rounded fuse, which is more scale than these. These plans build easy and very light (which is good if you plan to fly since there is a lot of weight in the back with two stabs), but that’s not my plan. Still mulling it over.
BTW – http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/ is a great source out of New Zealand for large scale (1/32) WWI plastic models. They have a lot of unique aircraft for purchase, but even more exciting to me is that they do a great deal of research and provide lots of original reference pictures. I’d pay them just for their research!
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