denders Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Looking very nice! RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 All nonsense, of course. Made more convincing by the fabulous Airscale dials and bezels Richard dodgem37, Panzerwomble, scvrobeson and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I just caught up with this Richard. You have serious skills! Building a complete aircraft from scratch is in my mind the very pinnacle of the art, and yours is truly impressive! Cheers, Tom RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 Not a great picture... The cowling is in place, gaps are filled, mysterious humps and hollows are being dealt with. To me honest, I suspect the 'engine turning' effect will hide most of the weird shapes Richard scvrobeson, dodgem37, BradG and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 12 hours ago, RLWP said: Not a great picture... Hard disagree. Very atmospheric and it screams "Tabloid" to me! She's coming along gorgeously. RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Rib tapes, the old skool way Richard Landrotten Highlander, dodgem37, BradG and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Did you ever start something, then wonder if it is too late to stop?: Richard Uncarina, themongoose, scvrobeson and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Well, not every experiment works... Otherwise, the cockades are on, just need a little tidying up Richard themongoose, KiwiZac, BradG and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 OK, she's starting to go together now: Including a 'lap belt' that, who knows - might even be something like what was used in the actual plane. Richard Gazzas, Panzerwomble, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Shaping up very nicely - will this cockpit include an English / German phrasebook so the pilot can launch a string of foul language at les Boches whilst waiting for the Senior Service to work out how to put a machine gun on an aeroplane ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Panzerwomble said: Shaping up very nicely - will this cockpit include an English / German phrasebook so the pilot can launch a string of foul language at les Boches whilst waiting for the Senior Service to work out how to put a machine gun on an aeroplane ? Certainly not! He already knows how to speak slowly and loudly Actually, in this case I know who one of the pilots was. Squadron Commander Spencer Grey: https://www.kingstonaviation.org/sopwith-day-by-day/1915.html Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Rigging is going in now: There isn't a lot of rigging on a single bay wing warping biplane, just the flying wires to add Richard dodgem37, Landrotten Highlander, BradG and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 And the chassis is attached: Chassis isn't the word I would have associated with this area, except I found a contemporary article calling it just that I must find something to go in that big space under the cowling... Richard BradG, Alain Gadbois, Landrotten Highlander and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Sharp work mate. RLWP and Panzerwomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 These are the excellent Gaspatch Palmer Cord wheels: Now for something a bit ambitious. I've owned a watchmakers lathe for some time, and I'm reasonably competent with it, so inspired by @kensar's work on his AVRO I thought I'd have a go at making barrels for the engine: They will use left-over rockers from the WNW Gnome Lambda sprue and fit into a very simplified crankcase. Most of the engine is pretty hard to see on a Tabloid Richard denders, MikeMaben, dodgem37 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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