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Old 11-23-2007 | 12:28 PM
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Default RE: Building the Proctor Nieuport 11
ORIGINAL: CrateCruncher

One of the things I'm working on right now is substituting balsa strip laminations for the bamboo wingtips. The bamboo has a habit of returning to it's original shape and distorting outlines on finished models. Bob, I heard the earliest Proctor Nieuports featured the lamination method. If your kit does I'd sure like to know how Lou Proctor did it.
I like to use the bamboo(or reed) dowel but make up a balsa support to go inside of the bamboo outline.I hope this makes sense and is just for your consideration.If you like I'm sure I have a picture somewhere I can post.

I have the plans for the 11 and was thinking of blowing them up to 1/4 scale but am now leaning towards a nieuport 27 or an SE5a.Of course this is far in the future.

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