Shar2 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Completed this just in time to hand it over to the Kingston Aviation Heritage Project last time at the West MIddlesex club. It is one of six Sopwith models we built for them to be used in their desire to keep the Kingston's heritage in the public limelight. After handing them over we were given an excellent presentation on the history of Sopwith which became Hawker and finally BAe and the aircraft they built in Kingston, Dunsfold and Langley. Although this was my first ever build of a biplane/triplane in this scale i enjoyed it for the most part and learnt a lot, which hopefully I'll be able to be put into good use in future projects. Build thread HERE 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) B,.....U,......TI,.......FULL,........very beautiful indeed,......well done that man! I can smell the caster oil and dope just by looking at it, I have to try one of these gems, it looks as if you could stick a pin through the stretched Irish linen! Cheers for posting it, Tony Edited February 26, 2014 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnerboy Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 very very nice fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) I like that, beautiful!! I'm just putting the finishing touches to a 1/48 Strutter so can really appreciate the work that goes into these things. Cheers Simon Edited February 26, 2014 by SimonR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Superb build and finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil AS Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 That's really nice well done to you, your club and good luck to the KAHP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olibob65 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 as all said above lovely build. must try a biplane or triplane ! soon………. they look a lotta fun well done great build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 very nice and clean, love the prop nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin1980 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Stunning! What a cracking model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Beautiful. Very very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 stunning work ,looks great .very nice wooden prob,very nice build great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Beautiful job Dave, the Aviation Heritage Project must be very chuffed with that! All you need now is a Wingnuts Albatros DV or Pfalz D.III to go with it! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterh Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 That's a great looking kit. Congratulations on the finish. I've been thinking about dipping into WW's kits but the rigging always puts me off. Hats off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Outstanding Triplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Great job Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks guys. John, hmm! An Albatross could be interesting. Peter, go for it. The rigging is daunting, but taking it methodically really reaps rewards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Looks great! I have to admit that when you started the build I thoght you had no chance of meeting the deadline. I stand corrected! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 You and me both Martin. I don't mind a bit of stress to get me going on a build, but this one was taking it a tad too close to the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgregor Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 What a beautiful build of this old girl, you must be very proud at your first bi/tri plane! Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Lovely job Dave. Nice change from ships? Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 It certainly was Chris, and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Very nice indeed Dave - the museum will be rightly proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Nothing short of a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Nicely done, thanks for sharing. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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