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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: James Reagan on January 22, 2021, 12:41:54 AM

Title: Can Lukgraph Sopwith Baby kit be converted to an early Schneider cup racer?
Post by: James Reagan on January 22, 2021, 12:41:54 AM

Has anyone tried this. Also can it be converted  to a civilian aircraft?

Title: Re: Can Lukgraph Sopwith Baby kit be converted to an early Schneider cup racer?
Post by: Alexis on January 22, 2021, 07:11:57 AM

Well you will have your work cut out for you , width of the fuselage will need to changed , the cowl , upper decking . strut positions , cockpit layout .

Quick fix would be to change the cowl and upper decking along with the prop . Rest I don't think will make much of a difference when view by others . But yes it can be done depending on ones how far one wants to go .

Alexis

Title: Re: Can Lukgraph Sopwith Baby kit be converted to an early Schneider cup racer?
Post by: rhallinger on January 22, 2021, 09:58:46 AM

Might be easier to scratch build it:

https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=3058.msg51322#msg51322

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50204710637_847c6eb296_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2juqgng)Tabloid, Finale (https://flic.kr/p/2juqgng) by Robert  Hallinger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/188152442@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50204710772_776231c4a9_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2juqgpA)Tabloid, Finale (https://flic.kr/p/2juqgpA) by Robert  Hallinger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/188152442@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50204436476_1e281af44d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2juoRSm)Tabloid, Finale (https://flic.kr/p/2juoRSm) by Robert  Hallinger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/188152442@N04/), on Flickr

 ;D

Cheers,

Bob

Title: Re: Can Lukgraph Sopwith Baby kit be converted to an early Schneider cup racer?
Post by: Bughunter on January 23, 2021, 03:53:36 AM

You mean the Sowith Schneider as flown in Monaco?
I converted on from a special Hobby kit in 1/48, with new wooden floats, engine, cowling, changed fuselage, masks instead of decals, ....
(http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1uwGsGnL8zU_Kya3uhWn2GMlALbR6uhs5)

More here: https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=10864

So I guess this could be done: Just scratch all parts, which do not fit ;)
May be you should start with the Windsock Datafiles and compare the drawings for differences between Sopwith Schneider (Tabloid) and Baby, so you will get a feeling, what can be used from the kit.

Good luck,
Frank