Model Airplanes In Bottles

I -I author shown two finshed products 1/72-scale models Stearman crop dusters has flown $8-sc Lic openir model urn leng i 15 ng will acci vith max andRc th one-inch-d fling will m lengths larger model bottles bu measurements b Ihere other sizes bottles suitable type project have used four-liter bottle Tools addition usual tools used build plastic models tools work inside bottle will needed made 15-inch-long implements shown photo shaping wire clothes hangers desired forms Tongs made flattening section small screw nut hold two long crossed pieces 70 Model Aviation ne Saulnier MS-406 WW II fighter 1h2-scale Lavochkin LaGG-3 Fokker DRl Models wing chords inch Some 1/72-scale WW fighters F4Bs P6Es other 1930s models great subjects less best project May 1997 71 bottle strips masking tape removed parts after cementing completed Painting attaching decals model follows Decide whether want model sit its landing gear bottom bottle hang thread inside bottle want model suspended must first find balance point attaching thread aircraft Determine temporarily sticking model together masking tape finding point model will hang way want After removing pieces masking tape put subassemblies bottle bond Cut round piece metal tin can other piece scrap metal will fit over top bottle opening inside bottle cap Put hole middle metal disc thread go through will hold model Tie thread short length toothpick will hold model its balance point inside bottle Fokker DRJ model constructed inside 15-liter bottle Follow Procedures article instructions model kit cement parts form subassemblies 74 Model Aviation ssemblies Lavochkin LaGG-3 Flaps attach small strips masking tape folded back bottle entry Subassemblies Fokker DRI Some construction done fuselage resting small block inside bottle Two rods brush minimum tools neeeded assemble model bottle Made wire clothes hangers Note outer wing struts attached middle wing sure subassemblies fit together correctly propeller shaft has good fit fuselage Put fuselage lower wing bottle cement togetherthis might work better fuselage upside down resting small block model turned upright position attach middle wing horizontal stabilizer Attaching upper wing might easier model upside down position Cement landing gear propeller place Tie thread place hold model explained Procedures Lavochkin LaGG-3 model constructed inside three-liter bottle Follow Procedures instructions kit cement parts together form subassemblies flaps fastened small strips masking tape folded back bottle entry landing gear cemented retracted position As Fokker sure subassemblies fit together correctly propeller shaft has good fit fuselage propeller goes bottle first Put wing bottle fold flaps down correct position cement careful get cement masking tape cement diy remove masking tape double-stick tape will make job easier fuselage its side bottle attach horizontal stabilizer half turn fuselage its other side attach remaining half Attach wing fuselage might easier fuselage cradled upside down small block concave side Cement propeller place model upright tie thread hold model position Ryder Box 356 Demorest GA 30535 May1997 75 Fokker DRl 15-liter bottle hangs thread tied short length toothpick suspended metal disc authors work l-r h2scale Curtiss Fl 1 C-2 Boeing F4B-4 Curtiss Seagull