Phantom2 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I´m waiting for the Avro..... Then I´ll get ´em both! ...and maybe a Spad too.... Stefan KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 ...and a DH.6, Martinsyde Elephant and a Vickers Bullet in 1/24 :)... KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 2:56 AM, Phantom2 said: I´m waiting for the Avro..... You and me both! 9 hours ago, Sabrejet said: ...and a DH.6 Don't tease! Man oh man that would be nice, even in 1/48! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I would have thought the DH6 would be a relatively straight foreward scrathbuild, being all square shapes. KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 18 hours ago, europapete said: I would have thought the DH6 would be a relatively straight foreward scrathbuild, being all square shapes. For that one must build the confidence to attempt it - I have a paper 1/33 Avro kit which is probably a good primer! europapete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen_R90S Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 One thing I noticed on the Sopwith is that there seem to be proper strut attachment points, and that they didn't go the (poor) SE5a route for the cable/pulley inspection windows. Archimedes and KiwiZac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) Don't know if it has been published on the site? It looks like the kit is available at least in Europe? Cheers: Kent Edited March 26, 2023 by kkarlsen europapete and phasephantomphixer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Ebay seller (in Poland) has it listed around $50 shipped to PNW USA - Just AFTER I ordered the CH-54 from them! I am a fan of combined shipping savings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, phasephantomphixer said: Ebay seller (in Poland) has it listed around $50 shipped to PNW USA - Just AFTER I ordered the CH-54 from them! I am a fan of combined shipping savings... BTW, what if they had made it like their 1/48 kit (same box art) with clear cast wings for that see through look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen_R90S Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 11:56 AM, phasephantomphixer said: BTW, what if they had made it like their 1/48 kit (same box art) with clear cast wings for that see through look? Then I would not buy one as nearly all Sopwith 1/1/2 Strutters were painted on at least the top of the wings and fuselage, so the effect would be neglible and the painted/doped upper surfaces would block most of the light/shadow effects. Not to mention clear plastic for main fuselage and wing parts is horrible to work with... KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 No clear plastic at all with this kit, just an acetate sheet for the front window. I received my kit from Kiev and I like what Roden offers here. It’s definitely worth a try. Andreas kkarlsen, KiwiZac, Kagemusha and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Four outstanding 1 1/2 Strutter profiles by Ronny Bar Gazzas, Anthony in NZ, europapete and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydesign Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 I have made a review of this 1/32 scale Roden 1 1/2 Strutter kit #635. The English review is published (including kit instructions) on the IPMS Nederland website. Look here: https://ipms.nl/artikelen/recensies/vliegtuigen-militair/sopwith-strutter-roden-32-english Meindert jeroen_R90S, europapete, KiwiZac and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 11:28 AM, jeroen_R90S said: Then I would not buy one as nearly all Sopwith 1/1/2 Strutters were painted on at least the top of the wings and fuselage, so the effect would be neglible and the painted/doped upper surfaces would block most of the light/shadow effects. Not to mention clear plastic for main fuselage and wing parts is horrible to work with... You also have a wing without windows in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen_R90S Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) Hi Thierry, yes, I saw that, but my quote was in reference to the mentioning of the original 1/48 kit which had all main components in clear plastic, presumably to have a clear doped linen see-through effect that simply does not work on a model where you need to glue and have seams and filler to deal with. And if you do use it to have see-through clear center wing sections, you end up with thick and distorted center sections, so using acetate and and an open wing is IMHO a much better idea as apparently Roden have realized for the later 1/48 issues and now the 1/32 https://modelingmadness.com/review/w1/cleaverstrutter.htm https://modelingmadness.com/scott/w1/48strut2preview.htm Jeroen Edited May 10, 2023 by jeroen_R90S europapete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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