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Offline RAGIII

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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 10.7.2020 Tail skid
« Reply #75 on: July 11, 2020, 03:50:20 AM »
As always I really have no words to convey how impressed I am with your scratch built details in this scale! Amazing!!
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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 10.7.2020 Tail skid
« Reply #76 on: July 11, 2020, 05:50:37 AM »
Remarkable precision on those tiny tailskid parts Frank. You need to grow an extra set of arms so you could hold a camera and take photos while you work on them so we could all see how it is done. That tailskid is as inspiring as a great work of art and as challenging as a mail gauntlet in the teeth.

I have tools that can hold tiny flat pieces of brass so they can be filed and otherwise worked on, but the small files I have are simply too rough. What kind of files do you use for this sort of work?

I made a working tailskid on a RC model, a Strutter IIRC, Got lots of wows under the pavilion, but it didn't survive the first bounced landing. Nice to know this one won't face any bounces.
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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 10.7.2020 Tail skid
« Reply #77 on: July 11, 2020, 05:51:18 AM »
Wow Frank, you've raised your game yet again. All these amazing little details you add are just mind-blowing. That tail skid has so many details in such a small space. Just brilliant!
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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 10.7.2020 Tail skid
« Reply #78 on: July 11, 2020, 06:53:09 AM »
Those are astonishing levels of detail Frank, particularly in 1/48 scale.  It doesn't get any better than this!  Very well done.

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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 10.7.2020 Tail skid
« Reply #79 on: July 11, 2020, 08:00:40 AM »
Wow!  Love the scratch work!  Just amazing!

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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 10.7.2020 Tail skid
« Reply #80 on: July 11, 2020, 09:23:07 AM »
For some reason, I am unable to see your tailskid pictures, but I am satisfied with your explanation:

"The tail skid was made from wood and I scratched and soldered some brass parts."

I can imagine how it looks.
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Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tooling
« Reply #81 on: July 12, 2020, 05:28:54 AM »
Thank you very much Rick, sp, Richie, Bob, Gaz and Ken for your time to answer!

The tail skid was a bit easier because I have done nearly the same some time ago on my Sopwith Pup. Both are very comparable here, only the spindle was a new feature of the Triplane.

Quote from: smperry on July 11, 2020, 05:50:37 AM
I have tools that can hold tiny flat pieces of brass so they can be filed and otherwise worked on, but the small files I have are simply too rough. What kind of files do you use for this sort of work?
To answer this I opened a new thread, since this is independend of this project and more general:
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=11323.0

@Ken
I only know of some Safari versions on iPads have a bug and do not show the Google pics included in text, but can load the links explicitly.
All other browsers should work.

Cheers,
Frank
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Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tail
« Reply #82 on: July 12, 2020, 06:01:40 AM »
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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tail
« Reply #83 on: July 12, 2020, 06:13:52 AM »
More super progress Frank, you are spoiling us with these great updates! The revised turtle deck looks so much better, when I saw the pictures of the original I thought, 'Yuk, I hope he does something about that' and hey presto a brilliant revision appears. I'm enjoying this build almost as much as you are!  ;)
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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tail
« Reply #84 on: July 12, 2020, 07:56:14 AM »
Even More Amazing detail Frank! You are a Master, as I have said before!
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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tail
« Reply #85 on: July 12, 2020, 08:31:46 AM »
I get more amazed with each update!
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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tail
« Reply #86 on: July 12, 2020, 10:30:13 AM »
Nice job on the tail skid and the tail end . When I built mine I re-skidded the turtle deck the same way and made the mods to the rear part of fuselage . Excellent modeling Frank  :)


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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tail
« Reply #87 on: July 12, 2020, 12:59:28 PM »
    Fantastic detailing Frank, and a lot I would hesitate at attempting in the next larger scale. Very impressive and another magnificent Build!
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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tail
« Reply #88 on: July 12, 2020, 06:54:28 PM »
Very very impressive to read those six pages!
I have a triplane to do and this built will be, without any doubt, my ultimate reference...
Congratulations, all details are very smartly done and thresult is outstanding!

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Re: Sopwith Triplane 1/48, Upd 11.7.2020 Tail
« Reply #89 on: July 13, 2020, 03:29:59 AM »
It is always fun to read your answers Richie, Rick, Gaz, Terri, Lance and Xan! Highly appreciated!
Welcome to show, Xan. I hope the six pages as once was not shoking ;)
The triplane is too beautiful not to have it in the collection!

Cheers,
Frank
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