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Has anyone here thought of this?

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  • Member since
    October 2011
Has anyone here thought of this?
Posted by cwaldo39 on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:32 PM

I was thinking about creating my own model pilot and a very specific pair of wings, and I can't find them anywhere online! I was thinking about adding them onto a DU-A German plane, but yet again, I can't find the parts I want . I have taken two years of drafting in high school and I was thinking about designing an addition to the kit I bought. I'm pretty sure you can print the designs you make at a place like this. What do you guys think? Ever try anything custom like this?

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:44 PM

...no...

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 9:28 AM

Not sure what you mean.  Do you mean insignia wings on the pilot's uniform?  Unless you are building in a huge scale they would be miniscule.

Or do you mean scratch building new wings on an airplane kit?  Yes, I have done that. Use the same techniques that you would for wings on a completely scratchbuilt airplane.  I use a CAD program a lot in modeling (I use AutoCAD's program Autosketch, a much cheaper version for non-professionals).

I use basswood for material (balsa is too hard to fill grain when finishing).  I get a sheet of basswood about the thickness of the wing, and trace planform of wing onto sheet, then cut it out.  Make some cardboard templates for the airfoil at various wing sections.  These days you can print right on card stock with most printers.  Use these templates when carving the sections of the wing.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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