[WWI] Aeroclub Fe2b

[Magnus Berggren]

I have checked it several times. Nice build, and I would be happy to finish 
mine as good. I like the wood finish struts especially.
I was thinking of doing the tail framework in styrene tubes, though. Hate 
working with metal. Hard to paint, and hard to get strong joints.
The Aeroclub kits are nice, but to much metal for my taste. I will probably 
make lots of replacement parts in styrene, and since most of the tricycle is 
white metal, I was thinking of making the other version instead. Leftover 
Lewises from my Roden Strutters, and so on. Nothing that will be finished 
this year, but maybe for next X-mas......;-)

/Magnus


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Thompson" <flutes at xs4all.nl>
To: <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [WWI] Aeroclub Fe2b


> >Anybody that knows what flaws to expect? What about the engine? Landing
> gear? Guns?
> Most pictures I have sen of 2b´s didn´t have the tricycle gear, and 
> rearward
> Lewis.
> <
>
>
> Check the elephant ear exhausts. The internal partitions vary from plane 
> to plane.  IIRC the rest of the kit has no problems and is quite accurate. 
> I did one once when fairly new at this lark and wasn't too traumatised - 
> (all traumas self-imposed).  If you look at the blurb in my gallery at 
> http://www.wwi-models.org/app/album/Acn.php?base=%2FImages%2FThompson_P%2FBritish&hdr=British+Aircraft&picInx=20 
> you'll see what I knew at the time. Just don't look too closely at the 
> model ............
>
>
> Paul T.