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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Flamingo on January 23, 2023, 11:04:36 PM
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Converted from Revell Sopwith Triplane many years ago based on swedish drawings I got from a friend
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Greetings Joachim
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Really superb job on the conversion and I never knew this plane existed.
Alan.
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Beautiful work, that's a little gem!
Ian
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Really good work, Joachim! Chapeau !
Jörg
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Lovely! Thanks for sharing!
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Sweet! I think I’ve seen a resin kit of this but I like your conversion better!
Nice work.
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What a superb model - I cannot believe this started life as a Tripehound! Congratulations!
I feel very lucky to have seen Mikael Carlson fly his example and yours is a terrific representation (photographs by my father Dave Yates, January 2003):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51108645999_0ae19f6f2e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kSiaRH)Wings Over Wairarapa 2003_0063 (https://flic.kr/p/2kSiaRH) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51108799033_3a755445ec_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kSiXme)Wings Over Wairarapa 2003_0062 (https://flic.kr/p/2kSiXme) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51108327412_4dbcfb9a78_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kSgx9Q)Wings Over Wairarapa 2003_0065 (https://flic.kr/p/2kSgx9Q) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51108647809_5fb50482c2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kSiboV)Wings Over Wairarapa 2003_0064 (https://flic.kr/p/2kSiboV) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
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What a clever conversion job and an unusual subject matter too - brilliant work
Regards
Dave
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Thank you very much for your kind comments!
After a longer search I found the old copies, the drawing was by Björn Karlström but differs from the one in his book.
I did not use Alb D.V and Han Cl.IIIa for the tailplane as recommended, but 20 thou styrene and the Tripe cowling not a Morane N.
It was fun to "translate" some of the Swedish words, somehow a mixture of English and German. :)
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Here are some photos from the museum in Linköping :https://www.net-maquettes.com/de/pictures/fvm-o1-tummelisa/ (https://www.net-maquettes.com/de/pictures/fvm-o1-tummelisa/)
Have fun Joachim
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Thanks for sharing, she’s beautiful: quite a thorough conversion I’d say, it certainly looks all like a Tummelisa and nothing like a Triplane (except maybe the engine/cowling - which *should* look the same).
Flight magazine called it an orthodox plane with the only remarkable feature being the aileron design - that was in 1923, and time was going to add another quite remarkable feature: despite being the advanced trainer for the airforce for the better part of 15 years, it never had a fatal accident.
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Lovely model, the finished article shows no trace of its Tripe ancestry. Super, clever modelling!
Richie
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What a Lovely Little Biplane! Well done on the Very convincing conversion!!
RAGIII
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A very neat model of an unusual subject. Lovely!
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Great job on the conversion. Nicely done.
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Very nice, and such a great job on that conversion!
Warren
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The best conversions involve the finished model bearing no resemblance to the donor kit. Yours does just that...superb conversion. Congratulations.
Stephen.
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Add my compliments to the above !
Ed