Hobby Hint

This is a 1/16 scale model of a DH-2 that I scratch built from plans.

The plane was flown by Major Lanoe Hawker, who's claim to fame was being the 13^th plane shot down by von Richthofen.

The booms were made from aluminum tubing; the control surfaces actually move.

Six pound monofilament line was colored with a marks-a-lot and used for the rigging.

The frame is covered in silk span.

The machine gun swivels and there's a wicker chair in the cockpit.

The cylinders of the engine are made out of 5/16 inch set screws; the prop was carved from laminated basswood.

Photos by Jeff Junker