Author Topic: Cereal packet planes & Autogyros ( pics added 07/05) (Read 9828 times)

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #15 on:** March 04, 2019, 05:26:15 PM »

Actually Matt it was you who started me thinking about a useable period plane to act as a versatile base model.
Plus the pulp plane library thread always hitting the stumbling block of the scale wingspan dominating the table top.
Andy.
Not as a rule. Straight onto the card is often the case for smaller models. For larger models I use a spray undercoat. This is useful for finding the areas of card that have loose fibres. As the fibres feather with the spray paint . Once dry I sand off the loose fibres.then lightly re spray.
Lon,
It's a hybrid of Fokker and Ford commercial colour schemes
I used a period paint scheme for the first plane. But it never sat comfortably. It was correct , just felt off compared to the rest of my stuff. I also had lost faith with the original design's As the windscreen was. Bugging the life out of me.
I'm torn on running with Hamilton build or starting with a smaller 4-6 seater. On multiple types of undercarriage.

Mark

marianas_gamer · « **Reply #16 on:** March 04, 2019, 09:59:34 PM »

Thanks Mark. I think that you have a real winner with that design. I also think that the windscreen looks very good on this model.
Lon

roadskare63 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2019, 11:06:12 AM »

What an amazing model you have built there man!!...I love the paint and all the neat details that you usually lay into your designs, but what I picked out as my favorite bit of flair, is your use of a tri blade prop on the nose engine, and bi blade props on the wing units. It may be historically accurate, I don't know, but it CERTAINLY gives an amazing aesthetic look to it!

Cheers,
Carl

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2019, 05:21:10 PM »

Carl
Spot on it's a subtle change ( although it does exist .) As there's simply no way I could find to position three two bladed props that didn't leaving it looking contrived rather than natural . The three bladed prop just breaks up the line of props enough to make the blades look more naturally positioned.

Mark.

Braz · « **Reply #19 on:** March 17, 2019, 01:12:56 PM »

Once again

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #20 on:** March 19, 2019, 11:57:41 PM »

This evening as promised, I've had a quick bash at knocking up another more useful sized plane in this case a Fokker Universal(ish). It's a little flawed . So I'll tweak the idea for a second version.
I've gone with this rather than the Hamilton As it's quicker to build .It's considerably smaller than the tri motor. But its actually built slightly over scale.Mainly the fuselage is around 20mm longer and 5-6mm wider. The prop is over sized too. As doing it all to scale left it looking more like a 15mm model than a 28mm one.
(Once again Sorry about the lightning but we've a photosensitive child placed with us at the moment. Feels like I'm working by candle light.I've not yet got the hang of building by sonar

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NickNascati · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2019, 01:04:36 AM »

Absolutely amazing! The fact that you construct these models out of basically nothing but cereal boxes puts all other scratch builders like myself to shame.
Well done.

vodkafan · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2019, 12:59:34 PM »

Quote from: NickNascati on March 20, 2019, 01:04:36 AM

Absolutely amazing! The fact that you construct these models out of basically nothing but cereal boxes puts all other scratch builders like myself to shame.
Well done.

I agree. I am always totally awed and gobsmacked by TSG's cereal packet creations.

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #23 on:** March 20, 2019, 05:34:43 PM »

Cheers Chaps ,
I've managed to chuck a basic paint job at this afternoon as I've sculpted myself into a corner( everything has clay drying .)
I've figured out the tweaking for Mk2 build . For now this one will do

Mark.

marianas_gamer · « **Reply #24 on:** March 20, 2019, 07:46:46 PM »

What freaks me out is how quickly you churn these little gems out! Another very fun and useful pulp plane

warlord frod · « **Reply #25 on:** March 20, 2019, 07:59:47 PM »

I would love to see your step-by-step build process. Have you posted anything like that here or elsewhere?

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #26 on:** March 25, 2019, 06:30:59 PM »

this is me plodding along. I have been know to churn stuff overnight .

I wouldn't call it a process.(I tend to just make it up as I go along) .

But there's more than a few build on here and several have tutorials including the tri motor.If you look for 'tales from a tin shed' or 'cereal packet card builds)you'll find most.
But feel free to pick my brains(such as they are.)

Mark.

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #27 on:** April 08, 2019, 10:29:14 PM »

After a sinfully sidetracking post on the Pulp planes thread.
I've passed the evening knocking an Autogyro up, from the usual list of bits.

Mark.

Rich H · « **Reply #28 on:** April 08, 2019, 10:52:16 PM »

Amazing stuff as ever.

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #29 on:** April 09, 2019, 09:41:41 AM »

I blame GDonk,and I'm easily sidetracked

As he posted a link to a series of old cigarette cards ..
I'll probably build another plane soon. I've an inkling it might be a passenger biplane. Something a little more challenging.
Mark.

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Author Topic: Cereal packet planes & Autogyros ( pics added 07/05) (Read 9828 times)