Hello all,
I normally build aircraft, but I've noticed that my interests tend to run contrary to that of the manufacturers. I would like to try scratchbuilding, but can't for the life of me find any walkthrough tutorials. In reading on the aircraft forum, people will mention that they constructed something using the 'rib and plank method' or the 'balsa core' method, but I have no idea what they are talking about. What I've been looking for is a (very) simple small scratchbuilding project, with plans that shows me how to get started, how to cut the shapes out of the plastic, and how best to frame everything so that it is strong. I've tried a few things, but usually it looks rather crude, or I can't for the life of me duplicate it.
So, I guess what I'm saying is, I want to learn, I want to start small, but I have NO idea how to start. Most of the scratchbuilding (and building vacuform, for that matter) are OOP and very expensive. It seems like there are very few people still scratchbuilding today, so there isn't much demand. Bah!
Can anyone walk me through a build of their's, or direct me to a resource that can? Solid, you do great work, but I'd really rather learn how to make the parts out of plastic and putty, as I am not very good at carving.
So, any takers?
Thanks guys! I really appreciate any help on this.
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