3D Metal Works Model

Wright Flyer

This little build was finicky as the metal was very thin and flexible. Getting the pieces off the board was also hard as they were quite small and places close together.

I started with the engine and lower wings, there was no gluing required only tabs that had to be bent or twisted. Some of the slots were only just big enough for the tabs to pass through causing excess press to be used and causing the part to bend slightly.

Once the lower wing was attached to the engine I started with the right side supports. These were quite finicky and the parts bent out of shape easily.

With this side done it was onto the other side. With one done it was easy to do the other as it was just a mirror image.

With the lower wing and bracing in place I started to assemble the propellers. These were thin and very flexible but I managed to persuade them into position.

Once these were done and attached to the lower wing it was onto the upper wing installation. This was tricky as it had so many tabs that needed to be inserted and the wing was thin and bent easily.

This little build was easy but took about 3hrs to build due to the small parts and the tabs not inserting as easily as I had hoped.

I got this model from the Melbourne Airshow and got a business card from Stormfront electronics, but as I looked at their website I couldn’t see any of the models. All I could see was a very small and limited selection of stuff not relevant to models.

I did a search for this model and came across the manufacture HK Nanyuan Industry Co. They have plenty of these models available for purchase.