ericg Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Hi guys, I am am looking into the feasibility of scratchbuilding a reasonably large aircraft in 1/32 and am trying to think of a way of constructing it. The real aircraft has a fabric covered fuselage with large wooden wing. The engine is available from a commercial manufacturer. Are there any sites I could have a look at to work out how I will be able to build it? Basic techniques of large structures etc? Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Harry Woodman literally wrote the book on WWI aircraft scratchbuilding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Thanks heaps Lee. Found a copy of it and there is heaps of good stuff in there, cheers. Lee White 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Scratch-Built-A-Celebration-of-the-Static-Scale-Airplane-Modelers-Craft-by-Peter-Cooke-George-Lee/87214533?iid=383089537667&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=383089537667&targetid=605419904355&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006567&poi=&campaignid=1506022969&mkgroupid=59527570473&rlsatarget=pla-605419904355&abcId=1139586&merchantid=137585763&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_5iE_IW35AIVz-F3Ch1X3QqvEAQYAyABEgIM9vD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) 50 minutes ago, wunwinglow said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Scratch-Built-A-Celebration-of-the-Static-Scale-Airplane-Modelers-Craft-by-Peter-Cooke-George-Lee/87214533?iid=383089537667&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=383089537667&targetid=605419904355&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006567&poi=&campaignid=1506022969&mkgroupid=59527570473&rlsatarget=pla-605419904355&abcId=1139586&merchantid=137585763&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_5iE_IW35AIVz-F3Ch1X3QqvEAQYAyABEgIM9vD_BwE I second this, there is a follow up book by John Alcorn that is fantastic too. Edited September 4, 2019 by Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Here is is, it will be the last book you buy on scratching. https://www.amazon.ca/Master-Scratch-Builders-John-Alcorn/dp/0764307959/ref=pd_sim_14_1/145-5915232-9607847?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0764307959&pd_rd_r=0da161bc-c93e-4b33-a27c-64d0c745420e&pd_rd_w=WPsee&pd_rd_wg=0vKMu&pf_rd_p=97683827-7cfc-4f82-86bb-2c9f595a65ff&pf_rd_r=3S9QW35EFJ1Y16TYYMES&psc=1&refRID=3S9QW35EFJ1Y16TYYMES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 There are tons of good info and incredible models in such two books. However, they are quite 'dry' to read and the format is really old fashioned with a lot of text. Unfortunately no better reference can be recommended for plane scratchbuilding. A good, user-friendly book with many pictures showing WIP of advanced LSP scratchbuilt projects and development of related techniques has yet to be done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjrk Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I have both these books and they are excellent. With that stated, Megas Tsonos's articles in Air Modeller magazine are a very valuable more modern set of tutorials for scratchbuilding aircraft. Not WW1 but the principles aren't era specific. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensar Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 You could have a look at WW1aircraftmodels.com forum. There are subforums with scratchbuild projects posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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