guitarlute101 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) Hello everyone, With Wingnut Wings releasing a very fine Gotha G.I bomber, I decided to change up and do a different scratch build. I've still got some time left in the GB and I'm always looking to build something unique. Here is my new project, the Lloyd 40.08 Triplane Bomber, and a few pictures I've gathered from the internet.... It's big and ugly....I love it! Many Lloyd aircraft used plywood covered wings, 40.08 was one of them. Hopefully this will make the wings easier to reproduce. I will also have to make an Austro-Daimler V8 engine. Much fun ahead. Thanks for looking in, Mark Edited June 1, 2019 by guitarlute101 Shawn M, BradG, kkarlsen and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Definitely butt-ugly lol should be fun to watch you do thos for sure. guitarlute101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Wow! I've never heard of this aircraft before, and I can't believe such a thing ever existed, let alone actually flew! Really looking forward to watching your progress on this one, Mark. Kev Gazzas, Rick Griewski and guitarlute101 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepp Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 It's certainly going to be one of a kind Definitely following this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 WNW: don't release this one! That is one weird aircraft! And I love it! Great new project! Alain Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarlute101 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 Thanks guys! I'm working on an idea for the wings at the moment. The wingspan of the upper wing will be a little under 2 feet 8 inches so I'm going to be making them out of balsa so they will be very light in weight. I should have an update by the end of the day. Thanks for looking in, Mark Shawn M, spacewolf, Gazzas and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarlute101 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 On 5/31/2019 at 8:32 PM, LSP_Kevin said: Wow! I've never heard of this aircraft before, and I can't believe such a thing ever existed, let alone actually flew! Really looking forward to watching your progress on this one, Mark. Kev Thanks Kev, This was an experimental aircraft created around the "triplane craze" when many companies were building tri-wing bombers around that concept. Very little information has survived about the 40.08 but it is believed that it might have made some ground hops on the airfield but probably never really flew. I just really like the spirit of engineering, imagination and experimentation that it holds even if it was ultimately a failed design. Mark LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarlute101 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) So I think my solution for making the wings will work out, thank goodness. I cut the basic shape out of balsa using a paper guide cut out from the scale drawings and made a sanding block for the upper and lower wing... I gave it a coat of Mr Surfacer 500, you can see it's still a little grainy from sanding..... Next, I put on a few thin coats of automobile Spot putty (Bondo) to smooth everything out.... Two coats of Mr Surfacer 500 and it's smooth as glass... Here it is on the scale plans, I'll need to refine the leading edge a bit but I think that will do it. This was about a days work on this wing. I'll spend some time on the rest of the wings over the next few weeks and should get them done relatively quickly...…. Thanks for looking in! Mark Edited June 2, 2019 by guitarlute101 Alain Gadbois, Shawn M, blackbetty and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Excellent! So the Mr. Surfacer and/or glazing putty doesn't warp the balsa? Kev Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarlute101 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Excellent! So the Mr. Surfacer and/or glazing putty doesn't warp the balsa? Kev Hi Kev, Not at all, it actually made it stiffer by filling in the grain. It might warp a much thinner piece though, I'm not sure. I was worried about warping when I was considering doing it this way but I thought I'd try it anyhow and so far, fingers crossed, it has worked out. Mark LSP_Kevin and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 wow, unique project for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 What a contraption! Go for it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Very interesting for sure. Where did you resource the drawings? Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Owens Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 You might consider filling the balsa with thin viscosity CA. It dries quickly (no need to wait for spot putty solvent to evaporate), doesn't shrink, sands easily, and the CA adds hardness to the wood without increasing weight. I used it to construct trails/frame out of balsa for a 1/24 Gribeauval 12 pdr gun many moons ago, and it allowed me to get squared sharp corners impossible to achieve with soft balsa alone. I think it might be just what you're looking for to get thin trailing edges. Hth, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 OMIGAWD... it was real!!! Rick Griewski, Alain Gadbois, scvrobeson and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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