Amati 1/10th Scale Bleriot XI, Part 2

This kit consists of wood, brass, cast metal, "rope", paper, photo etch material and a few plastic parts. Some of the wood is just in sticks and dowels, and some is laser-cut sheets.

I thought it would be a simple but impressive build that I could get done in a couple weeks. I guess it COULD be done that way... But it become obvious quickly that doing a really good job of it would be a longer effort, and I can't resist that.

This turned into another one of my slow projects.

Amati is primarily a producer of model ship kits, and it shows. A vintage aircraft lends itself well to the style of wooden model ships. There's a log of wood to cut, sand and shape. And a lot of details to hand create. 

Fuselage and tail complete. No, Harlan was not helpful.

Find all the posts for this project here.