After seeing this little beauty at Old Warden aerodrome and wanting to have a crack at scratch building something I decided it was time to dip my toe in the water.
_V5A6869 by Richard Williams, on Flickr
The first hurdle was making the cowling, I don't have a rotary tool so making cylindrical shapes is somewhat challenging. Luckily the top of an Encona Hot Pepper Sauce bottle is pretty much the perfect size.
Bristol Scout 1264 Cowling by Richard Williams, on Flickr
A bit of thinning with a milling head in a pin vice and removing the raised grips and it's there. I found a cheap resin Le Rhone engine on evil bay, a little surgery was needed to
get it to fit but very little will be visible.
20200704_225156 by Richard Williams, on Flickr
The frame took many efforts before it was usable, the tail feathers even more so. I think they're still a tad too thick so another attempt may happen.
Scout framework. by Richard Williams, on Flickr
Unfortunately I broke my thumb playing cricket last week so progress has stopped until I can handle tools again but I'm healing fast for an old bloke so hopefully I can whittle a prop, add some turtle deck formers and start detailing the interior next week.
I am a total scratch building newbie so any advice would be very welcome. Thanks for reading.
Richie