Well after 4 months or so of on and off work I finished the Bolo as I wanted it, and thanks
to the fine people who helped me from the National Air and Space Museum in Washington…
Step One… Check the plans, finish mesurements and cut the wood blocks…(Mahogany).
Halfway:------------
Finishing…
Finished…[BG]
More Pics and the whole story in the Scratchbuilt Forum…
Bravo, Solid! This is a true accomplishment to be proud of! Not many left who can start with a block of wood and end up with a beautiful scale model like this! A tip of the cap to you!
Beautifull job of old school modeling. It is amazing to see the only way it use to be done as opposed to the way it is done now. You are a true craftsman.
Thank you guys for your nice words, but really, it is not that hard to make a “solid”.
I Have started the “Piaggio P-32”, a very strange Italian aircraft that ended up in an old
field as target practice!!! BUT…it was a key player in the development of the Italian four engine bomber the Piaggio 108, which you can get in a kit… here is a pic: