| Image Comments |
| David Duckett | 04-Feb-12 06:22 |
| The wing sections are glued together and the spars are then glued in place setting the dihedral. Solid wing tips complete the basic structure. It's quite strong. |
| John M Oshust | 04-Feb-12 07:33 |
| Sweet. Should be strong...almost solid wood! |
| JohnG. | 04-Feb-12 10:13 |
| JFB..that's one sturdy bird!!! |
| Dale1416 | 04-Feb-12 15:07 |
| Is this model so much to scale, that the real plane would have that many ribs? |
| FLYBOYZ | 04-Feb-12 21:51 |
| The Lancaster was a beast in its day!There was very much respect for it!Just gorgeous |
| David Duckett | 05-Feb-12 03:44 |
| Thanks, all. Although I could identify the plane, there's really nothing like building one to fully appreciate its lines and what it looks like from all angles. |
| Xanadu | 05-Feb-12 09:41 |
| Looks quite "beefy".
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| jerry campbell | 05-Feb-12 10:42 |
| I really apreciate this build and the work you are putting into it. Gorgeous job. |
| julinick | 09-Jan-13 07:57 |
| David, it's hard to tell, but did you laminate balsa wood together for your wing tips, or are they one solid piece of balsa bolck? |
| David Duckett | 09-Jan-13 08:29 |
| They're laminated. See the red line on the tip? I cut a piece of 3/32" stock for the wingtip and sand the outline to shape. Then I color the perimeter with a colored marker so that when adding the laminations you can see the outline and sand them to match the colored outline. A solid block will work just as well but I have a tendency to sand too much away without a good reference. |
| julinick | 09-Jan-13 09:44 |
| Thanks for the info David. I agree, it would be easier to sand to shape by laminating pieces together rather than a balsa block. I will use your method. Thanks again. :) |
