Courageous Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Here is my interpretation of the Sopwith Triplane, my first in this scale. I doff my hat to Ian, aka @limeypilot who's own WIP gave me a lot of pointers and inspiration so that I can complete this bird. The cockpit was all but scratch-built, kit MG replaced with a Miniworld Vickers MG...very nice. Fuselage tail lengthened, kit axle replaced with a scratch-built variant. Underside painted with Humbrol Linen enamel, I thought was too yellow, so I'll change that for the future. Topside was painted using Tamiya Khaki Drab, a good colour I think for a PC10 finish. Kit decals. The tiniest of PE control horns were fitted and rigged with mono filament fishing line. Overall, I'm pleased with the result and have learnt a lot and hopefully a later version of the Triplane will be done in the future. Comments welcome. Thanks for looking. Stuart 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Very nicely done, she looks great! Far from an easy kit to get to look right, especially if you don't normally work in this scale. Big thumbs up from me! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Cracking little Tripehound, really nicely built & finished - very neat work! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Very nice Sopwith you've built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Very impressive work on what is quite a small model in 1/72nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 8 hours ago, limeypilot said: Very nicely done, she looks great! Far from an easy kit to get to look right, especially if you don't normally work in this scale. Big thumbs up from me! Ian Thanks Ian for your thumbs up.The most difficult part for me was the lining up of the wings with that 'sweet spot' where the twin lines come down through the leading edge of the mid-wing. This is now my scale, I was surprised about how small these things were. Thanks for your help. 8 hours ago, keefr22 said: Cracking little Tripehound, really nicely built & finished - very neat work! Keith 8 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Very nice Sopwith you've built 8 hours ago, Tbolt said: Very impressive work on what is quite a small model in 1/72nd. Thanks guys. It was a challenge but I enjoyed it most of the way, the lining up of the wings took some time but the outcome couldn't be better for me. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 A terrific build that could easily pass as 1/48th to my eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Top class.Looks the part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmarchal Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Very nice in 1/72. Great skills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Totally agree with the comments already made. That is a really good build of a very old kit and your improvements have made a significant difference. Well done. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 Cheers for the comments guy, much appreciated. 9 hours ago, pheonix said: Totally agree with the comments already made. That is a really good build of a very old kit and your improvements have made a significant difference. Well done. P Thanks P. Their is a lot of satisfaction of getting something for your efforts from old or limited run kits, we are meant to be modelers after all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Very fine looking Triplane, that's some detailed rigging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 9 minutes ago, Dave N said: Very fine looking Triplane, that's some detailed rigging! That rigging took about 4 evenings to do...and it's all @limeypilot fault! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 A lovely Tripehound, rigging is spot on. Could easily pass for 1/48th. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 I tried this kit. It was one of the very few kits that reduced me to sheer rage and frustration just trying to get it all aligned correctly. Eventually I just couldn't be @rsed bothering to rig it which was annoying as I'd managed to rig other 1/72 biplanes and even a 1/144 DH2 but I just gave up with this one. Well done mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazontipede Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Another super build of this old and rather awkward kit. Beaut' job, Stuart! I've been doing a bit of digging online, trying to work up the courage to tackle the example of this kit in my stash, and found something a little unusual about Little's N5493. According to Wingnut Wings, this aircraft was one of the rare Tripehounds fitted with the twin Vickers installation. Which is something I'm assuming Revell missed. (Assuming WnW is correct, which I don't really doubt.) Given the rather difficult nature of the kit (for ham-fisted old farts like me) I'm a bit reticent to start investing in other bits (like a pair of after-market Vickers guns) as that is a slippery slope that may just wind up giving me an expensive disaster as opposed to a cheap one! Damn, I wish I had half the talent of modellers like Limeypilot and yourself! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 7 hours ago, Murdo said: I tried this kit. It was one of the very few kits that reduced me to sheer rage and frustration just trying to get it all aligned correctly. Eventually I just couldn't be @rsed bothering to rig it which was annoying as I'd managed to rig other 1/72 biplanes and even a 1/144 DH2 but I just gave up with this one. Well done mate! I understand the frustration you had with the wing alignment which wasn't to bad if you weren't rigging it. Introduce the rigging element and it was a different ball game, the most important lines being the twin that run from the top, down to fuselage, and passing through the leading edge of the mid wing! I gritted my teeth and with much swearing...job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 @Gazontipede, you may be right about the twin vickers IIRC, the early 'Tripes' were fitted with single vickers, later some were fitted with twins and at some stage the horizontal stabiliser/ elevators were modified. I will be doing one of these later 'Tripes' a bit further into my stash Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 lovely job, you have every right to be pleased with it. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 thats a really nice build of a old kit. rigging looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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