M3 Lee Lulubelle

[Tojo72]

Fantastic detailing,those boxes look great

 

[RichB]

This might be a nice, relaxing scratchbuild project, the Ca.60 Transaereo. Only 3 sets of tri-planes and eight engines.

Cheers,
RichB

 

[moon puppy]

The thing almost looks like it could fly either direction.

 

[RichB]

The thing almost looks like it could fly either direction.

It might be easier. Probably take more than 40 acres to turn it around.

Cheers,
RichB

 

[moon puppy]

40 acres to turn it around

Hey I get that reference!

 

[centaur567]

How about Fokker DVII ? Not too much rigging. Gary S.

 

[moon puppy]

I don't think I have one in stock and don't want to spend $400 on one.
Either a Fokker Tripe, Sopwith Trip or SE5.

 

[Rhino]

My next one is an S.E.5A. I have always wanted to build one. I have several on hand. After CSS Florida and CSS Alabama, rigging should be a breeze!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

If you aren't sure if it will fly, add more wings and make them bigger. The rigging on that thing would be a nightmare.

 

[Sharkmouth]

It flew as well as expected:

 

[moon puppy]

It made it's maiden flight, crashed on the second.

 

[Tim A.]

It made it's maiden flight, crashed on the second.

Probably blamed it on the pilot...

 

[Steve Ski]

What a mess, and all that work for what? Crazy.

 

[moon puppy]

After this I'll NEVER do another Lee tank again!

Famous last words right?

Yeah, yeah. Sure sure.

Well through the covid haze I screwed up. On the Carolina Lee I pinned the swing arms of the road wheels with brass tubes because the attachment point was really weak. My piss poor note keeping told me it as .5 mm tube, it was not, way too small. I thought I just dropped the 1.5 so I drilled out axels and all with 1.5. It's too big and I've hosed up the bogie assemblies. Yeah like when I screw up I screw them all up to be consistant.

As such, I'll table this build, order the Sahara Lee that has fresh bogies and grouser boxes as well as figures (which I already have) and use those parts.
till then...SE.5 or Tripe?

 

[RichB]

Maybe you have the ghost of Grant haunting your work bench.

Cheers,
RichB

 

[Rhino]

Don't give up! You're a better man than that! 1.5mm bushings and corresponding inside diameter shafts? C/A glue fill/sand and re-drill?
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome, Baby!
I'm pullin' for ya!

 

[moon puppy]

Grant has no influence over these lands. Now buried Indian chiefs...that's another story.
I may play with trying to fix it but still ordering and going to build an airplane in the process.

 

[paddy]

if you are using stock brass tube then Rhino is spot on as most sizes have a corresponding internal dia size.
In the UK we use Albion alloys tube and they do sets that fit in each other like a telescopic radio aerial

 

[moon puppy]

Albion alloys tube

I got some, I'll play with it but the other LuluBelle has been ordered.
This is what I had before. I'm not sure what size that tube is but I think it's obvious it's not Albion.

These are the other ones, i'll get a shot of what I did now.

 

[paddy]

Yea its very thick wall so not Albion