Gordon Bennett! RNAS 1214

[denders]

Looking very nice!

[RLWP]

 

All nonsense, of course. Made more convincing by the fabulous Airscale dials and bezels

 

Richard

[Uncarina]

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]

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

[KiwiZac]

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]

 

Rib tapes, the old skool way

 

Richard

[RLWP]

Did you ever start something, then wonder if it is too late to stop?:

 

 

 

Richard

[RLWP]

Well, not every experiment works...

 

 

Otherwise, the cockades are on, just need a little tidying up

 

 

Richard

[RLWP]

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

[Panzerwomble]

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 ? 

[RLWP]

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

[RLWP]

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

[RLWP]

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]

Sharp work mate.

[RLWP]

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