Wright Brothers "Flyer" 1903

[Daniel20]

Very nice work Daniel. I never realized the extreme pitch of the propellers.

Thanks Ron, everything about that aircraft was experimental.

 

[Daniel20]

Truly amazing build. It deserves to be displayed in a museum!

Thanks for sharing the process.

Rob

Thank you, Rob, I am happy you enjoyed my build.

 

[Daniel20]

Although I am not a big fan of airplane models, your wonderful model is a perfect example of how this can be changed in the future. Who knows...Congrats, Daniel

Thanks for following Jim. I am grateful there is a section in the SOS forum that allows models other than ships to be shown. The SOS family is beyond awesome!

 

[Daniel20]

Congratulations Daniel on a well built Airplane…she’s beautiful! Perhaps a Biplane is in your future?

Thank you, Dean. We are all fortunate to have so many categories to choose from. I know I will build another airplane, but trains and automobiles keep popping up in my head.

 

[Daniel20]

Fantabulous!
I love it and every bit of following along!

Pete

Thank you, Peter, it's been my privilege to have you along on this build.

 

[Daniel20]

Dear Daniel
Congratulations such A wonderful model you can be proud of yourself

Thank you, Shota. I am so glad you were on this build with me.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Wow, that is a fantastic build. It surely will a great display of your build skills.

Jan

 

[Daniel20]

Wow, that is a fantastic build. It surely will a great display of your build skills.

Jan

Thank you Jan, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

 

[Namabiiru]

That is a museum-piece right there! I hope you have a case worthy of it.

 

[Daniel20]

That is a museum-piece right there! I hope you have a case worthy of it.

Thank you for the fine complement Namabiiru.

 

[GrantTyler]

Good afternoon Daniel. Wonderful. This is not a model often built and a fantastic job has been done. Congratulations. Cheers Grant

 

[Daniel20]

Good afternoon Daniel. Wonderful. This is not a model often built and a fantastic job has been done. Congratulations. Cheers Grant

Thank you, Grant. Any idea what your next build will be?

 

[Dean62]

Thank you, Dean. We are all fortunate to have so many categories to choose from. I know I will build another airplane, but trains and automobiles keep popping up in my head.

This is on my radar! Another 1/8 scale kit by Pocher!

 

[GrantTyler]

Thank you, Grant. Any idea what your next build will be?

Good evening Daniel. Apologies for the late reply. It’s been hectic down here and not much time to chat with you guys. When I finish the Bounty I want to attempt a POF however not sure which ship. Cheers Grant

 

[Daniel20]

Good evening Daniel. Apologies for the late reply. It’s been hectic down here and not much time to chat with you guys. When I finish the Bounty I want to attempt a POF however not sure which ship. Cheers Grant

A POF sounds great Grant, I'll be cheering for ya!

 

[RDN1954]

Don't know how I've been able to completely miss your latest updates, but apparently I just did that.
Your Wright flyer is a thing of beauty, a worthy representation of the original breakthrough contraption and an accomplishment to be proud of.
This model deserves to be placed where it can't be not seen...

 

[Steef66]

O man to late... Just discover this build. You make a wonderful airship. Interesting to see how the jig works, your nice stitching on the wingcloths, the little engine and parts. Weldone. I hope with the next build to be there from the beginning.

 

[Daniel20]

O man to late... Just discover this build. You make a wonderful airship. Interesting to see how the jig works, your nice stitching on the wingcloths, the little engine and parts. Weldone. I hope with the next build to be there from the beginning.

Thank you for that fine complement, Stephan. If you are interested in my next build which I just recently started click on this link Visit the B-17

 

[mtsandvigen]

Good morning everyone, another update from my hanger/shipyard. After trimming out the upper and lower wing rib plan from the large main sheet, I taped them down to their cardboard bases then built up the first wing jig onto the top wing plan.

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With the jig in place, I can now start setting the wings ribs. There are over 160 rib elements, so I created a little sanding helper with a 1/16x1/4 scrap piece. With just a little light sanding on them I was able to thread 20 or so of these ribs at a time onto the scraps for a bulk light sanding of the char and keep a much more uniform finish in leu of doing them one at a time.

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Thanks for checking in.
Till next time hope you have a great time.

Tremendously clever idea on the ribs but more importantly removing the char. It has been a question I have wrestled with as I have three of these kits. Your solution is so much better than cleaning things up after assembly. Keep that big brain of your working as I will look for your next clever solution.

 

[Daniel20]

Tremendously clever idea on the ribs but more importantly removing the char. It has been a question I have wrestled with as I have three of these kits. Your solution is so much better than cleaning things up after assembly. Keep that big brain of your working as I will look for your next clever solution.

Thank you for checking out my build log.