"Memories of Flight School"
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I am going to leave the tubs outside as is for now.After I finish the inside and set it up in the diorama ,I will add the finishing touches.The drawing is to check the scale of the pump in relation to the human hand and the edge of the tub.Next up will be the pump and its accessories using the small scale diorama as a guide.I wish I could credit the guys work but no one seems to know other than he probably is a RR guy doing stuff in 1/87 scale.
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In looking at the pic above ,the surface looked to me that maybe it was too rough and the gesso spray just thrown on.I thought of re-doing it to look softer but when I put it in the diorama ,at scale distance, it really looks OK.Sometimes I find that you have to overdo it a bit for it to be visible to the naked eye at a distance .If this was to be a hand -held piece I would change it but considering the viewer will never get that close when the case is on,I think I will leave it as it is.Anyway it is easily changed.
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Modeling Doldrums!
I seem to be in the modeling doldrums these days,so there is only one cure for that, go back to Jenny for awhile! I am quite confident now that I have all the necessary skills to finish the diorama (landscaping etc...) and it is getting late in the summer(here in the GWN) and I need "a shot in the arm "to get going again and Jenny needs to be completed and set in the diorama,so here goes........
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It has been said that the difference between a "pilot" and an "aviator" is that a pilot is a technician,and an aviator is an artist in love with flight.
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I seem to be in the modeling doldrums these days,so there is only one cure for that, go back to Jenny for awhile! I am quite confident now that I have all the necessary skills to finish the diorama (landscaping etc...) and it is getting late in the summer(here in the GWN) and I need "a shot in the arm "to get going again and Jenny needs to be completed and set in the diorama,so here goes........
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It has been said that the difference between a "pilot" and an "aviator" is that a pilot is a technician,and an aviator is an artist in love with flight.
JohnReid (Aviator)
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My Photobucket.
Well this is about where I left off with the Jenny itself.I just left the figures and stuff in the pic for interest.I will empty the hanger and work on completing the model and setting it finally in place in the diorama.
Please note: Because my Photobucket allows me only a 1,000 pics I will be deleting everything in it that does not directly connect to the Jenny build as it will be in its final form.I will be doing this starting with the Albatros and Nieuport
diorama pics previously posted.This will unfortunately create a lot of empty posts in this thread.If anyone wants to copy any of these pics I would suggest you do it now .Otherwise please contact me in the future if you require any of these pics for your modeling research. Some of these pics are also available over on
http://www.wwi-models.org
Cheers! John.
Well this is about where I left off with the Jenny itself.I just left the figures and stuff in the pic for interest.I will empty the hanger and work on completing the model and setting it finally in place in the diorama.
Please note: Because my Photobucket allows me only a 1,000 pics I will be deleting everything in it that does not directly connect to the Jenny build as it will be in its final form.I will be doing this starting with the Albatros and Nieuport
diorama pics previously posted.This will unfortunately create a lot of empty posts in this thread.If anyone wants to copy any of these pics I would suggest you do it now .Otherwise please contact me in the future if you require any of these pics for your modeling research. Some of these pics are also available over on
http://www.wwi-models.org
Cheers! John.
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Filling the image well!
While in this sort of "filling the well " period that I am going through ,I ran across this great pic from 1910.It is now running neck in neck with building a Bleriot diorama or this.I think this will win out and really has me very excited.Building a Bleriot is obvious but this pic sort of captures the whole spirit of the era.I call it "In pursuit of his Dream" .What do you guys think?The pic shows a fellow,22 year old J.E.Mair outside his Chicago row house building his dream airplane.To me it says so much about the enthusiasm of people who build things whether they are modelers,replica builders or whatever.I love the kids looking over the fence in the other direction as much as to say "Oh that is only John and his silly old airplane"
The laundry on the line,the whole composition is just wonderful.While I would be doing something from the 1910 era ,this idea could be adapted to any era and still tell a powerful story that just about anyone could relate to,building a dream.
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It has been said that the difference between a "pilot" and an "aviator" is that a pilot is a technician,and an aviator is an artist in love with flight.
JohnReid (Aviator)
While in this sort of "filling the well " period that I am going through ,I ran across this great pic from 1910.It is now running neck in neck with building a Bleriot diorama or this.I think this will win out and really has me very excited.Building a Bleriot is obvious but this pic sort of captures the whole spirit of the era.I call it "In pursuit of his Dream" .What do you guys think?The pic shows a fellow,22 year old J.E.Mair outside his Chicago row house building his dream airplane.To me it says so much about the enthusiasm of people who build things whether they are modelers,replica builders or whatever.I love the kids looking over the fence in the other direction as much as to say "Oh that is only John and his silly old airplane"
The laundry on the line,the whole composition is just wonderful.While I would be doing something from the 1910 era ,this idea could be adapted to any era and still tell a powerful story that just about anyone could relate to,building a dream.
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It has been said that the difference between a "pilot" and an "aviator" is that a pilot is a technician,and an aviator is an artist in love with flight.
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40x50
This seems to be about the minimum size to get everything in.My dioramas tend to grow over time so it will be interesting to see what the final size will be.I plan to use the wing ribs from a 1/16th Model Expo Wright Flyer that I bought a few years ago.This will save me a lot of time cutting out all those small wooden parts that have already been done for me, by laser ,in the kit.The rest will be of my own design ,as I transport myself back to 1910 and think of what I may have come up with if I had lived at that time.Essentially this will be a scratchbuild other than the ribs.There are companies such as Arizona Models who will do this for me but why bother if I already have the Wright Flyer to work with?
What I really like about this project is that I am completely free to do as I want and it doesn't require a hangar!
Well now I can put this brief interlude aside and get back to Jenny with re-newed enthusiasm .
This seems to be about the minimum size to get everything in.My dioramas tend to grow over time so it will be interesting to see what the final size will be.I plan to use the wing ribs from a 1/16th Model Expo Wright Flyer that I bought a few years ago.This will save me a lot of time cutting out all those small wooden parts that have already been done for me, by laser ,in the kit.The rest will be of my own design ,as I transport myself back to 1910 and think of what I may have come up with if I had lived at that time.Essentially this will be a scratchbuild other than the ribs.There are companies such as Arizona Models who will do this for me but why bother if I already have the Wright Flyer to work with?
What I really like about this project is that I am completely free to do as I want and it doesn't require a hangar!
Well now I can put this brief interlude aside and get back to Jenny with re-newed enthusiasm .
JohnReid
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JohnReid
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I plan to use the Model Expo Wright Flyer wing ribs for this project which will save me a lot of time cutting out little bits of wood.The rest will be scratch.
I figure that if I was an budding aviator in those days, and wanting to build a biplane ,I probably would want to use a wig shape pretty much like the Wright Flyer.The rest will come from my imagination as I want it to be "my"backyard flyer.I dont know if Mr. Mair's airplane ever flew or not but that is not really important to the storyline.I do however plan to write the Chicago Historical Society and see if they have the story surrounding this airplane and possibly more pictures.
I figure that if I was an budding aviator in those days, and wanting to build a biplane ,I probably would want to use a wig shape pretty much like the Wright Flyer.The rest will come from my imagination as I want it to be "my"backyard flyer.I dont know if Mr. Mair's airplane ever flew or not but that is not really important to the storyline.I do however plan to write the Chicago Historical Society and see if they have the story surrounding this airplane and possibly more pictures.
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Back to Jenny!
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As you can see there is still a lot of clean up to be done on the various wires and such.The fist picture shows some of the parts that still need to be installed.
When I finally fix Jenny to the hangar floor I will have to remove at least one of the hangar's side walls to gain easy access to the floor.Figures and all hangar furniture will be added at the time.(The storyline will be the test fitting of the wings and control surfaces prior to breakdown and the installation of the fabric covering.)I may have to use some supports at the wingtips but I hope to keep this to a minimum not to spoil the look of the wings.The airplane will be on its wheels and tail skid and not in flying attitude for a change. Unlike the Albatros and the Neiuport ,I feel a lot more confident about the undercarriage being able to support the weight of the airplane ,due to the upgraded castings.
Note to those building the other 2 airplanes,I would add a tube or rod insert into the U/C legs for strength.You would be surprised how much these models actually weigh when finished. The metal composition in the early kits was just too soft to properly support them.
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When I finally fix Jenny to the hangar floor I will have to remove at least one of the hangar's side walls to gain easy access to the floor.Figures and all hangar furniture will be added at the time.(The storyline will be the test fitting of the wings and control surfaces prior to breakdown and the installation of the fabric covering.)I may have to use some supports at the wingtips but I hope to keep this to a minimum not to spoil the look of the wings.The airplane will be on its wheels and tail skid and not in flying attitude for a change. Unlike the Albatros and the Neiuport ,I feel a lot more confident about the undercarriage being able to support the weight of the airplane ,due to the upgraded castings.
Note to those building the other 2 airplanes,I would add a tube or rod insert into the U/C legs for strength.You would be surprised how much these models actually weigh when finished. The metal composition in the early kits was just too soft to properly support them.
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The first step will be properly rigging the wings.I have lifted the wingtips to the proper dihedral using whatever was handy and then checking along the wingspan with a straight edge.I can now tighten up the landing and flying wires.
The stagger has already been established in the jig so I can also tighten the interplane strut wires at this same time.Angle of attack and "wash in and wash out "will have to be determined by raising the tail to flying position.
I really love the rigging on the Jenny ,it had to be one of the most complicated of the era.
The stagger has already been established in the jig so I can also tighten the interplane strut wires at this same time.Angle of attack and "wash in and wash out "will have to be determined by raising the tail to flying position.
I really love the rigging on the Jenny ,it had to be one of the most complicated of the era.
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