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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: Dave J on May 15, 2020, 09:48:46 AM
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A fortnight ago I was contacted by a gentleman that I met at the Telford show in 2018 and enquired about me building five Sopwith's kits for him as a commission. So everything was discussed, and terms agreed upon. Once the kits are made, they will be winging their way over to the UK to their home.
So this "Sopwith Series" will be my builds of these kits. So lined up are the Camel, Dolphin, Pup, Snipe and Triplane. I am going to be kicking off with the Dolphin first. Since I don't have a Dolphin in my cabinet at home I will be building a second once at the same time. I've built multiple kits at the same time before and once you have all the clean up done it doesn't add to much extra work to complete the second one.
There are no pictures for this update as of yet. I've just started to remove parts from the sprues for clean up and hopefully will start gluing and adding some paint in the upcoming days. Unfortunately, we just dropped to Level 2 with our COVID-19 Lockdown so that means I am back in the work office on Monday, so no break & lunch sessions of painting like I have been able to do over the last 7 weeks at home.
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I am really looking forward to your Sopwiths Dave! I loved the Dolphin kit, one of My favorites!
RAGIII
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Looking forward to your builds on this one and the others once the undertaking begins :)
Terri
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Hi Dave,
Mike Swinburn is currently working on a 3D printed modification to create the Sopwith Salamander model.
I wonder if your client might be interested in adding that to his series,
Mike
https://www.facebook.com/groups/115991888428471/3447871185240508/?comment_id=3448029055224721&reply_comment_id=3448081425219484¬if_id=1589502014105105¬if_t=group_comment (https://www.facebook.com/groups/115991888428471/3447871185240508/?comment_id=3448029055224721&reply_comment_id=3448081425219484¬if_id=1589502014105105¬if_t=group_comment)
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Oh yes, another Dolphin! I will watch for sure. Which markings/serial do you plan to use?
Mine in the neighbor thread will be finished today :)
Cheers,
Frank
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Hi Dave,
Mike Swinburn is currently working on a 3D printed modification to create the Sopwith Salamander model.
I wonder if your client might be interested in adding that to his series,
Mike
https://www.facebook.com/groups/115991888428471/3447871185240508/?comment_id=3448029055224721&reply_comment_id=3448081425219484¬if_id=1589502014105105¬if_t=group_comment (https://www.facebook.com/groups/115991888428471/3447871185240508/?comment_id=3448029055224721&reply_comment_id=3448081425219484¬if_id=1589502014105105¬if_t=group_comment)
I'm great friends with Mike, and we catch up nearly on a daily basis, so I have seen his great progress on the Salamander. I think I will end up building one at some stage. I will just need to find a spare Snipe to do so.
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Oh yes, another Dolphin! I will watch for sure. Which markings/serial do you plan to use?
Mine in the neighbor thread will be finished today :)
Cheers,
Frank
Hi Frank,
I am looking at scheme B - Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin, C3803, “Red Star”, SARD, March 1918 as I haven't seen anyone do that as of yet.
Then its a toss-up between scheme C Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin, C3824, “U”, J.W. Pearson & C.E. Walton, C Flight, 23 Sqn RAF, May to July 1918 and scheme D - Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin, C3879, “Q”, R.B. Bannerman, C Flight 79Sqn RAF, August to November 1918.
I have a little while to nail it down.
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So just currently primed all the parts that I have been working on the last few days. I am hoping tomorrow if it goes well, I could start throwing some colour at the parts. Only one image at the moment a lot of the smaller parts are off to the side, so not too exciting!
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Hi Dave,
Mike Swinburn is currently working on a 3D printed modification to create the Sopwith Salamander model.
I wonder if your client might be interested in adding that to his series,
Mike
https://www.facebook.com/groups/115991888428471/3447871185240508/?comment_id=3448029055224721&reply_comment_id=3448081425219484¬if_id=1589502014105105¬if_t=group_comment (https://www.facebook.com/groups/115991888428471/3447871185240508/?comment_id=3448029055224721&reply_comment_id=3448081425219484¬if_id=1589502014105105¬if_t=group_comment)
I'm great friends with Mike, and we catch up nearly on a daily basis, so I have seen his great progress on the Salamander. I think I will end up building one at some stage. I will just need to find a spare Snipe to do so.
https://www.tjdmodels.com/wingnut-wings-m-189.html
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Good to know that they have one. I had a look at my pile at home, and I have the Barker and late kit sitting there. So I could use the late kite for it. Unless if the WNW Store reopens, I could grab another one.
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Hi Dave,
I've built the Snipe already but ordered this one, just in case you can come up with your conversion - no pressure :-\
Mike
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Nice start!
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Excellent start!
RAGIII
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Its been a busy one over the last week... Returned to the office after COVID Lockdown Level was dropped, so there was no popping down to the bench at breaks and lunch as I have been doing over the last 8/9 weeks. I must admit it was nice being at home, and I found that I got a lot more done in the way of work and building. Oh well. Have to return to some normality at some time!
So when I was able to get to the bench, I've been working on some of the larger parts clipping them off the sprues and cleaning them up, along with painting the cockpit parts. I have used mainly Mission Models paints so far, I converted over to them about three years ago from using MRP and Mr Color lacquer paints. Much as I loved my lacquer paints, the smell started to go through the house even with the door and windows open. Mission Paints are acrylic but seem to have similar properties as a lacquer as they dry reasonably quick, self-level, and have a good hardness to weather straight on top. I used Missions Nato Brown for the darker shade of wood and random tans and browns for the leather and seat colours. I also found an excellent match for the Battleship Grey too, its MMP-099 Gloss Grey USN FS16081. Its dries gloss, but a flat varnish will sort that out. A couple of pics of where I am now, the parts are only dry fitted in the cockpit at the moment. Still, lots to do in there!
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Beautifully Painted!
RAGIII
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Nice work and choice of colors.
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Most excellent Dave , how are the paints for brush painting ?
Terri
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Most excellent Dave , how are the paints for brush painting ?
Terri
Mission paints are good for brush painting as well. You do have to thin them and paint in a couple of layers.
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Well, I have been a little slack not updating this thread... I had major issues with the kit decals cracking on me. The Dolphin was one of the kits that had cracking issues. I tried to contact Wingnut Wings for some replacement Decals and for some reason they wouldn't supply them to me and then just stopped replying to my emails. Very disappointing :(... I managed to get some leftovers from others modellers, but I had help from one person that managed to get a complete sheet for me, which sorted all my problems! This is where things are currently from the last lot of photos I took. I have already started to decal one of them already after 4-5 weeks of a nonsense holdup.
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Now that is some really nice work there Dave ! :)
Terri
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Dave
Thats a very disappointing response from WNW given I had success obtaining replacements replacements for my Camel. In fact I received two sheets of decals as I had used some from other Camel kits.
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Very beautiful, Dave! Say, how did you achieve the changing hue of the PC10 (12?)?
Rock on!
Richard
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Looking fantastic Dave! Neat and clean assembly and lovely painting!
RAGIII
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Looking good! Judging by the overpainted rear deck on one of them, you're going for the Bannerman scheme on that one?
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Wow, blown away :D
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Very beautiful, Dave! Say, how did you achieve the changing hue of the PC10 (12?)?
Rock on!
Richard
Cheers! I normally prime with grey or black and build up the colour till I am happy with it.
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Looking good! Judging by the overpainted rear deck on one of them, you're going for the Bannerman scheme on that one?
Very correct!
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Nice choice -it's the scheme I intend to do when I get (eventually) to mine! :)
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Well, life has been getting in the way of building. Most nights I have been knacked, so instead of heading to the bench, I've been shooting people on Call of Duty...
Managed to get some stuff this weekend thou! Got everything together and weathered one of the Dolphins. Sadly the other Dolphin died on the bench as I had another sheet of decals crack of me.. Deal with that later! Hoping to start rigging over the next few days.
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Lookin good Dave: The close ups are nice too. Very clean and well executed. I am looking forward to seeing how you do the rigging with the model fully assembled. You must have a "Trick" method.
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Superb work Dave, following with interest!
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Outstanding Dave! Your Dolphin is really coming together now! Sorry to hear about the Decals and delay on #2.
RAGIII
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Those look great!! My hat is off to everyone who can simultaneously build. I have multiple kits started; but I've never worked on more than one at the same time. I just get easily distracted...
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Great looking work! Great looking colours! I hope you can sort out the cracked decals.
/Fredrik
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just catching up with a few threads, loving the details and paint on this one.
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Very nice work Dave - looking forward to seeing that rigging.
Cheers,
Gary
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That is some super work on the Dolphin , nice effect with the mud splatter :)
Terri
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Thanks all! Long weekend here in NZ which I forgot about. So I will likely get rigging done this coming week. I want it completed by the 14th Nov, as that is our local IPMS Club Comp as I plan to enter it.