1/32 Roden Sopwith Strutter - USAS 90th Aero Squadron

[kensar]

I have completed Roden's Sopwith Strutter.  I have replaced the kit engine with a Vector Clerget 9 and made numerous scratchbuilt parts to enhance the kit.  I have chosen to depict a USAS plane of the 90th Aero Squadron flown by Lt. H. R. Ellis and Lt. P. B. Schuss flown out of the Ourches aerodrome in France in July 1918.  The research work was done by George Grasse, to whom I am grateful for his effort.  The plane still had French markings as it came from a French squadron.

Build thread:  https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=13837.0

Overall this was a nice build.  Roden has improved their wing attachment points, but otherwise this is a typical Roden kit - a nice base to work from if you like to add your own touches.

























Thanks for looking in and comments are welcome.

[Davos522]

Gorgeous effort, Ken, I love everything about it, and it was tremendous fun following along as the build progressed. I was just looking around on the web for one of these kits, inspired by your/Sandy's/Rick's builds... I definitely need to have one of these in the stash.

Dutch

[PrzemoL]

Gorgeous is a word which came to me, too. Congratulation on bringing this ambitious project to such a spectacular finish.

[macsporran]

Lovely work, Ken. beautiful model. Congrats on getting it over the line. I hope your success will give me some impetus to get my finger out with mine.
I love all the extra details you've added.
Sandy

[NigelR]

Superb build, very well done. You've definitely helped inspire me to get a couple of these built.....

[rhwinter]

Thank you, Ken, for sharing these pics and your build-log here with us: Beautiful and inspiring, I'd say! I'll have this kit soon, too, and will try to make it look american… 😊
Richard

[lone modeller]

What a super model. I have long thought that this important type has been under-represented in the kit market, now you have shown us how to build a super replica of the type. The extra details give the model that special look and feel.

Stephen.

[davec]

Beautiful model!!  I love the camouflage.

[DaveB]

That's outstanding work on your Strutter - best ones of these that I have seen completed so far.

Regards

Dave

[kensar]

Thank you, everyone for the kind comments.  I hope to see other versions completed.

[dr 1 ace]

Ditto the above comments, Nicely  Done !

Ed

[Tim Mixon]

Masterful work all the way around! 

[RichieW]

Another stunning model from your bench Ken. It really has come out beautifully, everywhere I look I see details to marvel at. I love your new way of making rigging attachments.

Richie

[KiwiZac]

Inspirational and aspirational work Ken, and your build thread will be an invaluable reference for folks like me with this kit in the stash.

[AlbertD]

Wonderful build. Thanks for sharing it.