Interesting piece, especially the swept back wings that suggest some of the early gliders.
Interesting piece, especially the swept back wings that suggest some of the early gliders.
A very neat looking piece of trench art.by The Devil's Bank
As to your question,
I would say yes somebody could. The bullet looks to be a cooper clad round, So soldering it would be not a problem. Or you could even use a little JB weld to hold it and you wouldn't have to deal with the color change from the heating process that soldering would cause. But if you heat sinked it that could be made minimal.
If I was across the pond I would give it a try for you
Very unique piece!
Semper Fi
Phil
Thats a neat piece , got a bit of Batman about it , very cool.
Cheers Rick
Really curious item.
Santi
I agree that it looks like a 'Stahltaube'. This was a very early German monoplane that used 'wing warping' to bend the trailing edge of the wing and tail to effect a manoeuvre, rather than the later aileron and flap arrangement.
Regards
Martin
Well, thanks for all the comments - keep them coming
I do agree with the "Taube" style and it is going away next week to try and restore it.
It is a curious item, I'm sure it will look lovely when fixed.
I've also been looking at trench art WW1 planes, and I like the "flat" style tail planes.
Trying to find similar pictures of a cockpit..
Very nice piece. Of course the fakers are making all sorts of trench art pieces from bullets and buttons. But yours has that lovely patina. Rob
I agree Rob, it looks as old as I feel...
I'd restore it with epoxy or glue something that could be removed later if so desired.
Well, it's on it's way to be restored, so hopefully I will have some pictures for you soon..
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