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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: MR Bentley on February 07, 2025, 12:56:15 AM

Title: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: MR Bentley on February 07, 2025, 12:56:15 AM

Hey all! Here are a few shots of a French-built USAS training Strutter I completed recently. The exact color scheme is an extrapolation of some images provided by Greg VanWyngarden.

The kit itself is decent, not at all bad for an almost 20 year old tooling. The only major problem were the undercarriage struts, which had incorrect dimensions. You can find more details about that on my socials.

(https://i.imgur.com/s3Exns6.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/JRwtZLo.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/R2pOPn5.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GWrkyIR.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/IYytVhA.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5l0joRN.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Jidnqrx.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7nIhFpj.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/07DeHuj.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/IelTXo7.jpeg)

Enjoy!

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: Allan31 on February 07, 2025, 02:04:04 AM

Nicely done, your weathering looks spot on.

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: Flamingo on February 07, 2025, 02:09:55 AM

Interesting scheme, beautifully executed! Like that cowling. And the scale.  :D
Joachim

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: NigelR on February 07, 2025, 02:56:59 AM

Lovely job. Those Roden kits require some modelling skills, and you clearly have those in spades. This looks really good, nice weathering.

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: RAGIII on February 07, 2025, 03:23:48 AM

Wow, that is gorgeous! Fantastic build.
RAGIII

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: DaddyO on February 07, 2025, 05:04:22 AM

That's a right pretty little 'Strutter' (I might even pinch the scheme for my own build)  ;D

Paul

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: Richtrad on February 07, 2025, 06:47:43 AM

Hard to believe this gem is in 1/72. It would be brilliant in 1/24. Well done!

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: IanB on February 07, 2025, 11:15:40 PM

Beautifully done, and a very unusual scheme too. I love it!

Ian

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on February 08, 2025, 02:07:56 AM

Well done! The Strutter was quite a versatile aircraft.

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: lone modeller on February 08, 2025, 04:59:16 AM

Very difficult to imagine that that is in God's Own Scale!

Superb finish and rigging.

Stephen.

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: Will Levesley on February 09, 2025, 02:56:03 AM

Interesting colour scheme and the rigging looks superb.

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: DaveB on February 09, 2025, 09:48:53 PM

Great work on this small kit and I like your chosen colour/marking scheme too.

Regards

Dave

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: petrov27 on February 09, 2025, 11:51:45 PM

Extremely fine result here as others have noted hard to believe this is 1/72nd scale - kudos on the exceptional build and finish!

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: PrzemoL on February 10, 2025, 05:16:38 AM

Very finely done.

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: Brad Cancian on February 16, 2025, 06:01:39 PM

This is excellent, and such a striking and interesting scheme! And in my favourite scale to boot! Well done, sir, I hope to see more of your wonderful builds!

Cheers,

Brad C

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: KiwiZac on February 17, 2025, 12:06:13 PM

I really enjoy seeing builds of this aircraft type, particularly when the craftsmanship means it looks a bigger kit than it is. What a gorgeous model!

Title: Re: 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Post by: Skyhook on February 28, 2025, 07:27:14 PM

Hi!

Absolutely gorgeus model..the paint work especially is excellent. Great work!

Cheers, Skyhook