Monday, March 17, 2014

Balsa model plane

Now for something completely different.

When I was a kid, I used to build Balsa Wood and Plastic model planes.
I had most of Battle of Britian planes hanging from the ceiling in my
room.

My wife knew about this, and just before Christmas last, we were at a
hobby shop that had these model kits for sale. Now, bear in mind, I
haven't built one of these for 26 or more years. So this was truely an
emotional blast from the past - my Dad and I used to build these
together. Never flew them, always static models.
 
The Kit in question:


Plans laid out on Foamboard, covered with Wax Paper to protect it:

Parts of the kit:

Starting fuselage:

Fuselage done:

Notice how straight it is:

Rubber done:\

Tail plane done: