Sopwith Schneider, Special Hobby 1/48, Upd 14.2.2020 St Valentine's Day

[Bughunter]

Rigging


The cockpit opening got a lacing (etched part) and leather paint:



For the warp control above I had turned pulleys on my Lebed, but that was a bit out-of-scale. So this time I soldered a new, more filigree construction:



Here the two parts are neatly arranged with many other small metal parts, most of them 0.07mm thick. This corresponds to 3.4mm fittings in real, I think that is ok.



The long struts also got some metal:



The rear struts are shortened by the length of the mechanism, and mounted with the fittings. Note also the socket.



The missing brackets on the rear float mentioned last time are also attached:



And here we go with the rigging!



The fuselage struts are rigged.



The upper wing was put on and the double ropes ("Flying Wires") were pulled in. This way I can get even better access.



Afterwards the lower wings could be mounted, the struts glued in and the other wires ("Landing Wires") pulled in. It's very nice that this bird is controlled by wing warping, so that the crossover of the struts and the ailerons are not necessary



The rear cable runs through the mechanics at the top and pulls the other side with it when warped.



When I tried to mount the floats, one of the struts broke off. This happens, but can be replaced quickly.



And then I took some daylight pictures on the balcony.



The crossings of the tension rope in the floats are still missing.



Good preparation paid off again, the assembly was really fun!

Cheers,
Frank

[bobs_buckles]

She looks spectacular, Frank!
Well done!! 

von B

[Alexis]

Super job on the details for the struts , nice clean work .


Terri

[FAf]

Lost for words... Truly amazing!
/Fredrik

[pepperman42]

Amazing colour change in the sunlight!!  Great work. I like the top wing first approach. I would not have thought of that but looking at it, it makes sooo much sense for accessibility!!

Steve

[kensar]

I like your detailing on the ends of the struts and cabanes.  I plan to try something like what you have done on my Tommy.
I see this plane did not have the cross bracing wires on the wing struts - less rigging to do!

[RAGIII]

Superb detailing on the struts! Looks awesome with your excellent rigging!
RAGIII

[Bughunter]

It is so good to read all the nice comments from you Thank you very much!

Amazing colour change in the sunlight!!

Or more my problem to handle the white balance in camera and during editing correctly

I like the top wing first approach. I would not have thought of that but looking at it, it makes sooo much sense for accessibility!!

Oh yes Steve, that is called experience from my Lebed project, which is virtually the same kit.
Experience: the knowledge that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

I like your detailing on the ends of the struts and cabanes.  I plan to try something like what you have done on my Tommy.

Ken, even the kit plastic struts show some thickening at the ends.

I see this plane did not have the cross bracing wires on the wing struts - less rigging to do!

With that wires added the wing warping would not be possible!
According to the Windsock Datafile 60 the later serial Schneider seaplane with ailerons did have the cross bracing wires, so checking the references on this often modified biplanes is very helpful.


Due to a storm (the same which caused yesterday a 747 Jumbo fly supersonic - New York to London in 4h 56min, max speed of 1328km/h !!!) the public life was lame here, no trains, schools closed, highways closed ... So I called my boss, stayed at home and continued the work on the racing biplane
The next update follows soon!

Cheers,
Frank 

[Borsos]

„Administrador viejo!“ like the Spanish say, „Alter Verwalter.“ you don‘t stop to impress me. Those struts are masterpieces, as is the whole plane. I can’t wait seeing it at FFB!
Andreas

[lone modeller]

You have given me some ideas for a project that I have in mind for the future - possible answers to problems.

Simply wunderbar Frank: words fail to express my respect for your modelling skills.

Stephen.

[Bughunter]

Thank you very much!
The promised update:

Decals


This is a build report - here I am about to rig the floats.



Further pulling with threads - here I added copper ignition wires to the spark plugs:



The engine is installed. The necessary pipe pieces in 4 different thicknesses were already prepared and the engine already had a continuous 0.6mm hole.



Pictures and the Roach-drawings showed a bracing on the bottom side. Hard to see, but I implemented it according to my interpretation. Does not disturb the engine rotation.



The thin filigree hood is put on and got a tension bracket.



As the borrowed propeller looked very dark, I tinted it even further with different clear colours, masked it and painted the brass armour against the seawater drops.



The hub metal parts are "bolted together", the distance to the bearing was so extreme. The loan probably did not fit perfectly.



As propeller decals I used 72s, the 48s were too big for me.



Also the "Sopwith" decals on the struts are also 1:72.



And here is a final look at the engine, which is clearly visible from below.



This was a very productive long weekend! Details are all there, now a detail painting and weathering is missing.

Cheers,
Frank

[Gene K]

On this page, I can't see the photos using Chrome, but Edge is OK. Anyone have a similar problem or a solution using Chrome?

Thanks,

Gene K

[Alexis]

Beautiful !


Terri

No issues on my end using chrome .

[Manni]

This is so insane, Frank! There are no words to explain my admiration for your skills. I think you should now stop buying kits and do only scratch projects.
Bye,
Manni

[pepperman42]

Amazing work!!

Steve