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19 December 2007, 03:50 PM
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Six months in the life of a fighter pilot can age a man 20 years!
 Oswald Boelcke ,the author of Boelcke's Dicta ,the fighter pilots rules of engagement ,still in use today,was killed shortly after the last picture was taken in October 1916.There really is no glory in war!
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20 December 2007, 08:36 AM
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The machine guns!
the machine guns are an excellent example of fake guns and are a great depiction of how a carpenter might build a fake gun and then paint it gunmetal!
The fact that they are fakes and look it doesn't bother me at all ,in fact guns are not one of my favorite things anyway and not really something that I would want to promote to kids.Maybe I should paint them red! Last edited by JohnReid; 20 December 2007 at 09:01 AM. |
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20 December 2007, 08:57 AM
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As you guys know I want to depict this Camel/truck thing as a little story of its own.Because it is so far away from the main stage(the hangar doors) I feel that I can get away with it being a little vignette.
The Camel an ex airshow/movie prop airplane could be viewed as being delivered or being shipped out from Reid and Sons ,either one would work.The airshow aspect of the "Keepers of the Flame" theme is already well represented in this diorama ,so the movie connection is the obvious choice.It could be subtle or showy.Subtle, could be a small film studio sign on the truck or something more showy, all decked out as an advertisement for an upcoming movie. Any ideas?  I know Mary Pickford(a Canadian from Toronto)operated a film studio in Hollywood along with Douglas Fairbanks (P&F Studios) around this time. Last edited by JohnReid; 20 December 2007 at 09:12 AM. |
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20 December 2007, 12:33 PM
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Air show guns!
Now there is no question that these are fake guns made from tin.The storyline is of an ex airshow Camel being shipped off for use as a movie prop or for movie advertising purposes.For airshows showmanship would allow for painted guns ,where in movies they would have to be more realistic looking.
I would rather that these be obviously looking fakes than a bad attempt at trying to make them looking real. Last edited by JohnReid; 20 December 2007 at 03:43 PM. |
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20 December 2007, 01:20 PM
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Each wire and turnbuckle assembly takes over an hour to make and install.I leave the bottom part of the wire long until the very end ,in case they need tightening ,as they are easily knocked loose when working in and around the area.
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20 December 2007, 03:42 PM
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From this point aft the fuselage will be covered with tarpaulins .
 I have covered how I do these brace wires before so I won't repeat myself here other than to say that I used those crimp tubes I bought recently for the turnbuckle bodies. Last edited by JohnReid; 20 December 2007 at 03:47 PM. |
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