Author Topic: CSM Bristol Scout C: and Roden Sopwith 1 and 1/2 Strutter 43 sq. RFC (Read 11454 times)

RAGIII · « **on:** July 04, 2023, 02:10:01 AM »

I wish to Start this Build by Thanking Edgar and CSM for His/ Their Generosity. Thank you very much for making this build possible!

Now that Mike has finished his detailed build of this kit I figured I would start a Slow, more or less OOB build. I am leaning towards doing #1255 with the union Jack markings. I will need to decide fairly quickly as there are differences in the details that need to be dealt with early on.
RAGIII

Rookie · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2023, 02:37:32 AM »

I will follow you build with great interest Rick, as I did Mike's.

Nice to see you work on a British bird!

Willem

lone modeller · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2023, 02:48:47 AM »

Good to see you back building (nearly) real aeroplanes again Rick. I will be following along with interest, no matter how slow the build! I have long planned to scratch build one of these, but somehow it never seems to happen!

Stephen.

RichieW · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2023, 04:13:56 AM »

Very happy to see you building this Rick and what a lovely gesture from Edgar.

I met David Bremner at an air display yesterday and had a really interesting chat with him. Unfortunately it was far too windy for any of the WW1 types to fly.

I may have had a lapse of concentration and bought the kit too.

Richie

Davos522 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2023, 11:18:23 PM »

Rick, looking forward to following along!

I'd love to build one of these myself, as the Scout has a special place in my heart. As many of you probably know, my old friend Leo Opdyke, who published WWI Aero magazine for many years built a 1:1 Scout in his basement. It'd make a fitting tribute to him, he went West earlier this year.

Dave V.

bobs_buckles · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2023, 05:19:18 AM »

Looking forward to seeing your progress, Rick!
Good luck.

Cheers,
Bob

FAf · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2023, 02:38:22 PM »

Yay! I will follow this closely.
/Fredrik

Tim Mixon · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2023, 10:07:08 PM »

Looking forward to it RagIiI.

Tim

gedmundson · « **Reply #8 on:** July 05, 2023, 11:58:16 PM »

Looking forward to seeing you put your stamp on this one Rick!
Cheers,
Gary

Mike Norris (UK) · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2023, 12:26:17 AM »

Quote from: RichieW on July 04, 2023, 04:13:56 AM

I met David Bremner at an air display yesterday and had a really interesting chat with him. Unfortunately it was far too windy for any of the WW1 types to fly.

Richie

Hi Richie,
That would be at the Shuttleworth display at Old Warden then,

Mike

RAGIII · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2023, 04:22:35 AM »

Thanks Guys! Your encouragement is appreciated. This arrived from Poland today via a Trade I did with a fellow modeler. ( All 1/48th scale WW2 kits I won't build)

So in RAGIII style we now have a Dual Build

RAGIII

Juan · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2023, 05:10:30 AM »

Woo hoo, Rick is on the prowl again. Looking forward to your progress on both. Popcorn at the ready....

kensar · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2023, 06:06:03 AM »

The NC Mountain Aircraft Factory is open for business!

Brad Cancian · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2023, 07:07:13 AM »

Looking forward to this one Rick!

Cheers

BC

RAGIII · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2023, 09:54:00 AM »

Quote from: kensar on July 06, 2023, 06:06:03 AM

The NC Mountain Aircraft Factory is open for business!

Yep, full production speed!
RAGIII

Quote from: Brad Cancian on July 06, 2023, 07:07:13 AM

Looking forward to this one Rick!

Cheers

BC

Thanks Brad!
RAGIII

So today I did some prep work on the CSM Scout. I took care of some of the pre build work neede for 1255. I removed the stitching from the fuselage sides and drilled holes for rigging etc. I also removed the fuselage halves and wings from the sprues for the Roden Strutter. I filled some sink holes prior to sanding.
RAGIII