Airfix

[kitbasher]

Yeah but Kit, biplanes are basically monoplanes with what would be long-span high aspect ratio wings were they not stacked vertically 😉

[Rick Lowe]

I've got an original Airfix Hawker Hart of similar vintage and, it's odd that it's actually quite finely moulded in comparison to the DH-88!

I've got one too, still in its plastic bag. Not sure I'd ever build it though, after all, it's a BI-PLANE!

And might be worth a coin or two...

Yeah but Kit, biplanes are basically monoplanes with what would be long-span high aspect ratio wings were they not stacked vertically 😉

Now that's an interesting viewpoint...

Has anyone converted a biplane into a single? (that's likely a Silly Question, right there, but it's Friday evening and my brain's a bit Fried...)

[NARSES2]

Has anyone converted a biplane into a single? (that's likely a Silly Question, right there, but it's Friday evening and my brain's a bit Fried...)

Many moons ago I converted a WW I era biplane into a parasol winged monoplane. I'm sure it's on here somewhere ? I need to check when I get back home

[NARSES2]

Has anyone converted a biplane into a single? (that's likely a Silly Question, right there, but it's Friday evening and my brain's a bit Fried...)

Many moons ago I converted a WW I era biplane into a parasol winged monoplane. I'm sure it's on here somewhere ? I need to check when I get back home

I actually did parasol and monoplane versions of the SE 5a

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[PR19_Kit]

Yeah but Kit, biplanes are basically monoplanes with what would be long-span high aspect ratio wings were they not stacked vertically 😉

Er, yes Dave, I can see where you're coming from, but they still don't fit my definition of 'longer wings'. Plus there's all those WIRES and stuff to fit on too.

I've only ever built one biplane, the Audax conversion I did for my Dad's 80th birthday, and that's now on my sideboard to remind me not to be so silly to try and build another one! 

[kitbasher]

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Very 1920s Avia-looking.

[Beermonster58]

Yeah but Kit, biplanes are basically monoplanes with what would be long-span high aspect ratio wings were they not stacked vertically 😉

Er, yes Dave, I can see where you're coming from, but they still don't fit my definition of 'longer wings'. Plus there's all those WIRES and stuff to fit on too.

I've only ever built one biplane, the Audax conversion I did for my Dad's 80th birthday, and that's now on my sideboard to remind me not to be so silly to try and build another one! 

So, I take it that the Roden 1/72 Zeppelin Staaken R. IV is not an option then? It has VERY long wings which, as a bonus, are stacked on top of each other😉😂

[Andrew Gorman]

Wasn't the Hurricane originally known as the Fury Monoplane?  I just have a vague recollection. 

[kitbasher]

Certainly grew out of Fury Monoplane studies/proposals

I always think the Hurri looks more Hart than Fury (there was a one-off single seat Demon built, used for trials)..

Now there's a whif idea.

[PR19_Kit]

So, I take it that the Roden 1/72 Zeppelin Staaken R. IV is not an option then? It has VERY long wings which, as a bonus, are stacked on top of each other😉😂

Too RIGHT! 

Neither is the Sikorsky Le Grand kit that I had until a few years ago, that needed about scale MILE of rigging!

I always think the Hurri looks more Hart than Fury (there was a one-off single seat Demon built, used for trials)..

Now there's a whif idea.

Now there IS a Whiff idea for sure, if it wasn't for the rigging anyway.

[Gondor]

And you guys have just given me an idea to cross-kit a Hurricane with either a Fury or Heart. Hurricane wing with Fury or Hart fuselage.

[Weaver]

And you guys have just given me an idea to cross-kit a Hurricane with either a Fury or Heart. Hurricane wing with Fury or Hart fuselage.

Airfix rag-wing Hurricane being the obvious donor of choice.

[Gondor]

And you guys have just given me an idea to cross-kit a Hurricane with either a Fury or Heart. Hurricane wing with Fury or Hart fuselage.

Airfix rag-wing Hurricane being the obvious donor of choice.

That or the old Revell one