Hansa-Brandenburg W.29

Pete Miller · Dec 16, 2011, 05:33 PM

New announcement from Maxford:

http://www.maxfordusa.com/hansabrandenburgw29.aspx

(New to me, anyway

)

lake flyer · 07:19 AM

I built one of those .( not the kit , scratchbuilt )

kdahlhaus · Dec 17, 2011, 06:45 AM

Great looking plane:

warhead_71 · Dec 22, 2011, 10:21 AM

The price seems high when you factor in that the (Japanese) pilot, floats, machine guns, land wheels, and all electronics are sold separately. And the wing just doesn't look right.... looks like a leftover "Big Stick" constant-chord wing with widely spaced ribs. The W.29 wing should actually be slightly tapered from root to tip and the chord thickness goes from thin at the root to thick in the middle to nearly flat at the tips. Just doesn't seem scale enough for my money, but maybe I'm just too picky.

Here's some good pics of a model that shows what the wing ought to look like:
http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/customermodels

Thomas B · Dec 25, 2011, 01:58 PM

Would forgive them the semi scale wing if they had done the model in reasonaly correct WWI German Navy hex lozenge camo instead of the fake silver dope scheme....

Price is a touch high, but given the included floats and extensive struts involved, plus the fake engine detail, it is not too far out of line.

Dec 16, 2011, 05:33 PM	#1
Pete Miller Registered User Beaumont, TX Joined Feb 2007 1,275 Posts	Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 New announcement from Maxford: http://www.maxfordusa.com/hansabrandenburgw29.aspx (New to me, anyway )

Dec 16, 2011, 10:04 PM	#2
lake flyer Registered User Joined Nov 2005 4,381 Posts	I built one of those .( not the kit , scratchbuilt )
	Last edited by lake flyer; Dec 17, 2011 at 07:19 AM.

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Dec 17, 2011, 06:45 AM	#3
kdahlhaus Registered User USA, OH, Seven Hills Joined Mar 2002 4,127 Posts	Great looking plane:

Dec 22, 2011, 10:21 AM	#4
warhead_71 Always Ready! Chicago, IL Joined Dec 2006 4,999 Posts	The price seems high when you factor in that the (Japanese) pilot, floats, machine guns, land wheels, and all electronics are sold separately. And the wing just doesn't look right.... looks like a leftover "Big Stick" constant-chord wing with widely spaced ribs. The W.29 wing should actually be slightly tapered from root to tip and the chord thickness goes from thin at the root to thick in the middle to nearly flat at the tips. Just doesn't seem scale enough for my money, but maybe I'm just too picky. Here's some good pics of a model that shows what the wing ought to look like: http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/customermodels

Dec 25, 2011, 01:58 PM	#5
Thomas B Electric Coolhunter United States, TX, Fort Worth Joined Jun 2000 12,600 Posts	Would forgive them the semi scale wing if they had done the model in reasonaly correct WWI German Navy hex lozenge camo instead of the fake silver dope scheme.... Price is a touch high, but given the included floats and extensive struts involved, plus the fake engine detail, it is not too far out of line.