sandbagger 1 Posted August 27, 2011 Hi all, I've just spent the day at the BMA annual competion at RAF Barkstone Heath, in Lincolnshire. Thought I'd share with you a few of the 'Dawn Patrol' aircraft. The members of the Dawn Patrol group are modlers who live in different areas of the UK, but who get together to show, in formation flying, their WW1 models. These are not small and are very detailed and they look great when in the air. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hasse Wind 46 Posted August 27, 2011 Wonderful! There's even a rare Fokker D.VI! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwrich 0 Posted August 27, 2011 Very nice pictures. Building an airplane that is detailed to the max is very time consuming. Thanks for the pictures Rich Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted August 27, 2011 Thanks for the share and whats OT about it as its all WW1 derived... and the look great... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted August 27, 2011 Wow, didn't know there are such big scales! Look at that DH-2 pilot in his deck chair! Cute!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted August 27, 2011 Wonderful! There's even a rare Fokker D.VI! That one had me scratching my head too. Until I saw the side-view and could read the fuselage. I built a lot of stick-and-paper planes as a kid (Comet kits. SPAD's, D-7's, SE-5's, and Nieup 28's. 10cents each. You got two thin sheets of balsa with printed formers, a bunch on straight sticks, and some colored tissue paper. Then you bought glue:Testor's, or LePage's, also 10cents, and paint: Testor's Dope, again 10cents a bottle. I built hundreds of them.) These planes shown above are what I fantasized about. They were really scale, really big, and really flew RC. This is end-of-the-rainbow modeling! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted August 27, 2011 . Just incredible craftsmanship there. Thanks for sharing the pics Sandbagger. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tranquillo 10 Posted August 27, 2011 Good post. Thanks for that. You don't often see a DVI modelled and I believe that might be Don Coe's back in one picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pips 5 Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) And they actually fly? Wow, after all that effort I wouldn't be surprised if the owner's didn't wrap them up in cotton wool. I bet landing them must be a nerve-racking time for the respective owners. Did you perchance get any film of them actually flying? Edited August 28, 2011 by Pips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewie 7 Posted August 28, 2011 If I was going to put that much time and money into something that flew. I'd probably be building something that would actually fly with me inside it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
