Finished at last! My Wingnut Wings 1/32 Bristol F.2b Fighter, converted into a Sunbeam Arab-engined version and painted in the colours of 37 Training Depot Station, RAF Yatesbury December 1918. Build progress in the WIP section.
The model is a combination of the WNW kit, with various scratch-built bits to turn it from a graceful V12 Falcon-engined machine into a pug-nosed V8 Arab boneshaker.
Scratch-built parts:
- Sunbeam Arab engine & cowlings
- Exhaust headers & exhaust pipes; associated brackets etc
- Trailing aerial
- Gun camera
- Spent shell case container
- Reversed propeller rotation (modified kit part)
Hardware:
Taurus Models:
- M0002 0.35mm Round Head Screws
- M0003 0.42mm Round Head Screws
- M0044 Wingnuts with Threaded Rods
- M0510 0.9mm Bolts with Hex Nuts
Bob’s Buckles (rigging):
- 0.5 OD x 2.5mm tube
- 1/32 eyelets
Uschi van der Rosten (rigging):
- Item Code 4005 (UvdR-3 Standard) 0.005 OD “Rig That Thing” Elastic Rigging
Paint:
Mr Color acrylic: various
Decals:
Ventura Decals:
- VA 4898: RAF and Commonwealth 1919-1939 serials. 8" b&w with white outline.
- VA3279: RAF and RAAF 8” Serial Letters white