I know, I know, it looks
like a flying Venetian blind.
Much has been recently said in certain forums about the genesis of the
Leigh/AVRO Baby multiple aerofoil plane. We won’t repeat those charges
here. Suffice to say that Mr. Leigh converted an existent Baby airframe in
something…quite different.
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Being
as the original was about 7.6 meters in span, in 1/72 it is a tiny model.
Construction was quite simple, helped by the extensive –never better
said- use of Aeroclub aerofoiled plastic struts and brass “Strutz”.
For the radiator front a left over photoetched part was used and wheels
were made of solder coil and punched-out styrene. Some
interior was fancied and the engine louver plates were made of
“corrugated” styrene sheet.
The
Horatio Phillips Multiplane-like Baby is a cute little bug that will shine on
your building table and you could take it to the next club meeting in a
matchbox.
Love is blind, and
sometimes beauty is also a “blind”.
Gabriel
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