[WWI] First one on the block ? Roden 1/32 DH-2

[Andy Bannister]

Not a DH2, not that I've heard anyway.
Andy 
 
CEO, Editor in Chief, Choreographer, Teaboy
www.warpedplastic.co.uk 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org 
> [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org] On Behalf Of Rob
> Sent: 11 June 2009 18:58
> To: Ww1 list
> Subject: Re: [WWI] First one on the block ? Roden 1/32 DH-2
> 
> 
> Wingnuts have one in the works, don't they?  
> 
> I think I'll bide my time till that one comes out.
> Sent from Rob's BlueBerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "John Ratzenberger" <JohnRatzenberger at yahoo.com>
> 
> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:31:28 
> To: World War I Modeling Mailing List<wwi at wwi-models.org>
> Subject: [WWI] First one on the block ?  Roden 1/32 DH-2
> 
> 
> Just arrived, courtesy of my credit card, Squadron, and Fedex.
> 
> Quick impressions.
> 
> OK, but ...
> -- Inside of fuselage has frames and bracing wires molded in 
> AND 4 great big ejector pins, one of which is smack-dab on the 
> bracing wires !!!  Of the other 3, I think two are invisible, 
> and the one in the very nose may need some work.  I do not know if 
> the seat and fuel tank will hide the worst one or not.
> -- Detail on outside of my left fuselage is a little weak 
> compared to the right side and there appears to be a scar in the 
> plastic (it is fixable).
> -- Wing ribs seem fine on the leading edge, but appear 
> understated heading back from there, disappearing altogether 
> at the rear 
> part of the wing.  No evidence of wing tapes, etc. Ailerons 
> almost featureless.  I don't know, at least we don't have grossly 
> sagging fabric.
> -- Same understated comment for tail & rudder. BTW, each 
> wing, the tail & rudder are one piece.
> -- Good cockpit detail.  Gauges are simple decals.
> -- Tail booms are one piece each side, eliminating one 
> assembly step, but with Roden's typical soft plastic ???
> -- I see lots of seams & flash to clean up -- watch support 
> of parts to avoid bend/break due to Roden's typical soft plastic.
> -- Engine simple, no fuel lines to/from gravity tank, prop 
> blade tip metal cover held on with at least 1/2 inch bolts.
> -- Wheel covers look pretty good, subtle hint of wire wheels.
> -- Rigging diagram at a bad angle, box art is necessary, but 
> then nobody buys a DH-2 unless they're a fan & have all the info 
> anyway.
> 
> I didn't measure anything out.
> All the stuff is there, you can build it OOB or have a field 
> day detailing it and probably be happy either way.
> 
> I'm sort of neutral right now on value -- the wing 
> understated/vanishing flying surface detail and the fuselage 
> ejector pins are 
> pretty big negatives.  I don't know when it'll get on the 
> bench, so I probably won't have anything to say about building it 
> until much later, if at all.
> 
> John Ratzenberger
> 
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