Nils Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Many years ago I did this model of the Schneider trophy racer Supermarine S6b, but never did anything with it, so I decided to give it a go and came up with this.. It shows racer S1595 parked in front of the Calshot castle in the Solent, where the UK races took place in in late 1920's and early '30's S1595 won the race for the fourth time setting an average speed record of 340.08 mph. My scene here shows the two planes (S1595 and S1596) parked in fron of the Calshot castle, doing engine running test and preparations for the race (the wing of S1596 can be spotted behind that guy on the ground) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Don't say this often but that is AWESOME! Stunning work again Nils! Surprised it didn't launch itself off the launch trolley with all that power though! Lovely picture! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nils Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Thanks for your kind words Keith! Regarding your concern about the ‘self launching trolley’ 😁 I’ve thought of that… there’s wooden beams blocking the wheels. Maybe a bit hard to spot as it’s a bit dark under there. It looks fragile with the plane under throttle, more or less balancing on those fragile wooden things, but I’ve seen photos of the situation, and it looked much like this… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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