1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
11-19-2010, 08:11 PM
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Hey John, Nice looking project. I have a question and wonder if you could be of help. A freind of mine is building a 1/2 scale Sopwith Pup and I have agreed to build the Vickers machine gun for him. To my knowlege, no one offers these machine guns in a scale greater than 1/3 rd scale. We have purchased a Balsa USA 1/4 Scale model of the gun and hoped to enlarge the plans and go from there. Unfortunately the model lacks a lot of detail and is extremely crude. I have tried to get some detailed drawings from the internet but without much success. I have a full machine shop and I would really like to make a high quality replica of the gun.
Any ideas?
Hey John, Nice looking project. I have a question and wonder if you could be of help. A freind of mine is building a 1/2 scale Sopwith Pup and I have agreed to build the Vickers machine gun for him. To my knowlege, no one offers these machine guns in a scale greater than 1/3 rd scale. We have purchased a Balsa USA 1/4 Scale model of the gun and hoped to enlarge the plans and go from there. Unfortunately the model lacks a lot of detail and is extremely crude. I have tried to get some detailed drawings from the internet but without much success. I have a full machine shop and I would really like to make a high quality replica of the gun.
Any ideas?
11-27-2010, 05:50 PM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Steve, you might try looking at the Repli-gun web site. I don't have the address. This site ( Re.8 Reproduction | The Vintage Aviator) has some good photo's and if you contact them they may be able to help you too. Go to the side bar and click on guns.
11-27-2010, 05:58 PM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
I have a little more done. I made the rudder by laminating 1/8x3/16" bass wood and spruce, alternating bass wood, spruce. There are three bass and two spruce. Everything else is carbon arrow shaft. I had to grind out the Mick Reeves hinges to insert 11/32 brass tube for bushings. Making the rudder this way is a little tricky because it is not put together laying on the flat table. It is strong, straight and light.
12-04-2010, 04:49 PM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Finished up the rudder. I am using Mick Reeves stainless horns. I bent them into an L and silver soldered them together. Made a slot in the bottom of the carbon tube and J B Welded it all together. Cotton is stuck into the ends of the tubes to keep the J B Weld from running and so that it forms a plug. I am almost done with the tiller's also. I made horn's from 1/8" composite sheet which is fiberglass laminated with carbon fiber. The servo in the photo will be turned upside down.
12-10-2010, 06:07 AM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Not going to get much building done over the next couple of days. Thought I would introduce my pilot form across the pond. This is David and he is out of the Mick Reeves Aerodrome. Well worth the pounds to bring him in for my Vickers assignment. As you can see he is equipped with his flight plan too.
12-23-2010, 05:05 AM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Just a couple of photo's and I have started work on the cowl. The photo's of the full scale show the details that will need to be done. I will be bending in the edge of the cowl opening using "running" pliers. This tool is used for breaking stained glass but I learned to use them on sheet metal. I'll show how that works later. Merry and safe Christmas to all.
02-11-2011, 05:37 AM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Just a quick update. I'll be ready to get fabric on pretty soon then I'll return to finishing the cowl. L/G is now done and ready to be wrapped with fabric. Working on the stab. mounts and the stab. The tail fin and rudder are ready for fabric and I have finished mounting the tail skid. Some other little things done also.
12-21-2011, 01:17 PM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Well, with the summer project out of the way I am starting this back up. Here's where I am with the cowl and dummy Clerget which is the Mick Reeves kit. I will finish the cowl with another coat of Bondo and I am adding the push rods to the Clerget. Stay tuned.
12-23-2011, 02:50 PM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Just a little more before Christmas really hits. Just put it together to check on spacing and fit. Not too bad but I'll need a 2 1/2" prop adapter. Merry Christmas to everyone and may the new year bring better times to all of us.
01-05-2012, 07:24 PM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Decided to get the landing gear done so here it is wrapped and coated with Poly C. I sprayed some primer on just to see how it will look. Did some more detail on the dummy Clerget also.
01-12-2012, 07:45 AM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
After some input and looking over the photo's I decided to make a new windshield. I used scrap fiberglass and Lexan. Still have to put a few screws in.
01-14-2012, 04:34 AM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Thanks Martin, I believe the windshield is correct now. Yes, that is a Jim Reeves pilot. I think the price is reasonable. BTW, your turnbuckles look great. I did the same thing with the Dubro stuff but should have painted them the way you did.
01-14-2012, 04:35 AM
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Thanks Martin, I believe the windshield is correct now. Yes, that is a Jim Reeves pilot. I think the price is reasonable. BTW, your turnbuckles look great. I did the same thing with the Dubro stuff but should have painted them the way you did.
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Sorry for the duplicate post, don't know how to delete it. Anyway, I have installed the tiller tree and the servo's which are HItec HS-645MG. I made the tree removable just in case. Have to make up the linkage yet. I started working on the cowl cheeks. Once I have both on the model I'll flip it over and finish the shape of the opening.
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RE: 1/3 Vickers F.B.19 MKII
Hmmm... I like the control tree. Could you describe how you built it? (materials and sizes) I'm close to needing to do mine.
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