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Offline Skyhook

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Re: Armstrong Whitworth 3 seat triplane
« Reply #60 on: July 02, 2025, 05:05:10 PM »
Hi!

According to the relative size of the seat, this seems to be a real luxury liner :). Great work and I am very curious to seetheend result before long

Cheers, Skyhook

Offline DaddyO

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Re: Armstrong Whitworth 3 seat triplane
« Reply #61 on: July 02, 2025, 11:56:10 PM »
Awesome work , shaping very nicely
Alexis

Thanks Alexis  :D

Hi!

According to the relative size of the seat, this seems to be a real luxury liner :). Great work and I am very curious to seetheend result before long

Cheers, Skyhook

Cheers Skyhook  :D

Not had much modelling time recently and since I'd got a bit bogged down with this one decided to crack open a simple build that I'd started earlier; proved to be just the ticket and although that's not quite finished I hopped back on this one to see if I can complete it for the WW1 SIG display at Old Sarum at the end of the month . . . :o (rocket building given my usual pace!)

Anyway I kept looking at the Barracuda seat and it just felt too small so I dug out a few others that I had in the spares box which all seemed more bulky and then I remembered some etched seats (Eduard?) Using the back and a plastic seat bottom with a bit of subtle enlargement gives me something that I'm much happier with  ;D

A quick spray over the bits completed so far revealed more filling/sanding was needed in a few areas so that's what I've been up to over the last couple of mornings. Will post some pics when I get the chance

Paul
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Offline DaddyO

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Re: Armstrong Whitworth 3 seat triplane
« Reply #62 on: July 03, 2025, 04:51:42 AM »
First up seats
Barracuda one on slats as seen in earlier pic with standard Eduard? one and new 'not so svelte' wicker one which may be coming to a triplane near you soon  ;)

FK10 seats by Paul S

A quick pic of the inspector checking out the cockpit. Plenty of details to be added, but started with floor + raised foot boards, batons/formers and some stretched sprue 'rigging' attached with varnish
The odd colour of the fuselage is a standard primer filler coat which will (hopefully) disappear later  ;)

FK10 cockpit by Paul S

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Offline lone modeller

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Re: Armstrong Whitworth 3 seat triplane
« Reply #63 on: Today at 04:55:59 AM »
Good to see that this one is on the move again. The new seat is certainly an improvement. Good progress - keep it up.

Stephen.