Filip (xmald11) shares his amazing scratchbuilt 1:48 Demoiselle.

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Thanks!

Filip, I bow myself to your modelling skills; you are a true artist! It is a pleasure to look at your model. May I ask you how you made your turnbuckles?

Best Regards

Thomas

Superb and incredible model. Tell me about the turnbuckles?

Absolutely delightful.

That's an absolutely gorgeous model! I've been working on an old Inpact (now Lindberg) Martin-Handasyde monoplane off and on... your build inspires me to get back at it. Well done!

How did you get the bamboo to look like Bamboo?

Unless...

You actually used bamboo!

In "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" a Demoiselle had not been built or flown in 40 years. They couldn't get theirs to fly until they found a lady pilot who weighed 110 pounds (50 Kilos). They then upon some more research found out the original could only lift about 50 kilos.

beautiful
Captn Tommy

Excellent build and finish. Cheers from Brazil

Many thanks for your kind words!!!
When it comes to the turnbuckles I make them using the cotton buds plastic tube stretched over the flame. The "loop" is a piece of a wire. If you need more information - let me know I`ll post some more detailed description.
The bamboo is actually a metal rod with some "blobs" of CA glue to imitate the texture. It was painted with artistic oil paints.

That is incredible work! And your first scratch build? Just amazing!

Great job Filip, really remarkable work!

I feel proud to see the invention of my fellow countryman inspiring your build.
I saw a replica in real scale in a museum, and I can say your work don't lose anything to the real one.