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ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a by John M Oshust. Viewed 392 times.
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John M Oshust03-Feb-15 17:51
Access ports from the cockpit to the MG were cut and the Vickers has been positioned with the wire mounting rods.
JohnG.04-Feb-15 08:07
Excellent detail work.
BriandKilby04-Feb-15 09:33
which one is your favorite biplane john?
rayl04-Feb-15 10:28
Forgive me John, but I'm still chuckling about using the relieved dowels for the Vickers. Good old American ingenuity!
John M Oshust04-Feb-15 11:32
Brian, The Camel it was my first and will, in the near future, be my last.
John M Oshust04-Feb-15 11:51
rayl, Every once in a while you get lucky. When fabricating my first model, as a mature adult, I was pondering how the construct a Vickers mg for my Guillows Camel. I did not wish to use the Guillows plastic parts, for guns, prop, wheels, etc. I was wandering about in a Home Depot when I stumbled upon a package of the fluted furniture dowels. Love at first sight!!!
BriandKilby04-Feb-15 11:54
the camel was really maneuverable. at least in games I played "red baron". the opposite of the torque of the motor you could turn really sharp. that's how the game portrayed it.
John M Oshust04-Feb-15 12:22
Brian, yes the torque made it maneuverable to the port, I believe, but it also killed a number of novice pilots on take offs. The Camel was not a plane for a neophyte aviator !
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