Bleriot-XI (GPM-239)

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Bleriót-XI, was famous that firts flying through La Manche, was firts airplane, using in war action. Bleriot's take part in Italian-Turkey (191112 y.) and Balkan (191213 y) wars. In the begining of WWI Bleriat was armed in France, Italy, Great Britain, Belgium and Bulgary!

I'm buy photoetching set:

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and build and order laser cut set by Ortin:

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First evening:

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After some pause:

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I'm make painted model. Paint at "wood" by Revell, Tamiya....

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I'm rebuild wing construction!
Make correct count of nervures, add edges of wings....

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Now, I'm get very interesting carcass!
Does make wings cover by cloth?

I whant to cover all model - to make full airplane (like on cover of GPM)!
Now, I'm solved difficult task - search paper wor wings!
In special shops I'm find special material for wings, but it was verybig cost and was special for wood flying models!

And I'm try test tracing papers (russian word: 'Kal'ka') in office suplies shops!
And I'm find it!!!

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It'a already look fine, but I want to make more!
Im find article about material tennsion on the wings:
http://www.skyflex.air.ru/inde…chnology/skin/about.shtml
And try to use it!!

Wet wings by water using airbrush!
After that wings are dry:

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At this complex part with wing was finally!

Now: engine.

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Engine painnted by revell and make with "dry brash" with black.
Add fuel pipe:

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Originally posted by Jörg Schulze
Excellent work Nicolai,

I think, I would have it done without any covering for the wings - it looks very fine with just the structure itself.

cheers,

Jörg

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Thanks!

I think about it, but I'm deside cover the wings with some tension technology!

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Originally posted by Jan Müller
Nikolai,
I disagree with Jörg. The transparent covering is superb! Looks very neat.

Cheers
Jan

This is not final
I'm planed to paint them....

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Originally posted by Leif Ohlsson
I, too, am much interested in seeing and learning how to use the covering material. Could you perhaps write a few words about what it is, and how you apply it. It would be very valuable.

And the model is just beautiful!

Leif

This is very thin paper. In Russia this paper (named russian "kal'ka") can buy in every shop of office supplies (stationery).
This paper frequently use to make quickly copy of drawings!

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Originally posted by Leif Ohlsson
OK, very interesting. That would be sketching paper, or "vellum" as I believe it is called in the US. I have been thinking about using just that, instead of ordinary modelspan or tissue. Very good to see that you can use it successfully.

What glue did you use, and did you put glue just on the outside parts, not the ribs and spars?

Leif

I'm use "superglues" cyanoakrylat ( http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylat ) Moment-Henkel like on this picture:
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and "Profy" series:

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Next step: propeller!

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Right form of proppeler can view in this pictue:
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Two days for precission processing and painting and....

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Final result is very fine, I'm try to painting wood structure by thin brushes....

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Plaiting fuselage by monoline is very precission work!

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Two evenings for monolines works and.......

ALL COMPLETE!!!!!

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Finally:
Very original and interesting model, but I'm recomended use alternative way to buiding: use photoetch, laser cut, thin "KAL'KA" paper for wings!

Thank you for attention fow my work!
Now.... :beer: :beer: :beer:!