Thanks Guys for the encouragement!
Unfortunately I am not able to show any photos of the earlier stages. I started this project about 14 or 15 years ago. I got the plans from the classic Harleyford book on Reconnaisance and Bomber Aircraft 1914-18. Although it is from the 60?s or even earlier, many of the plans in that book are actually pretty accurate and go well with the more modern research. Same cannot be said of their Seaplane book.
I did the model in the usual method of St. Harry of Woodman tradition. Balsa core and scored plastic, glued together with a contact glue. For the nacelle I did a balsa mould and did some heat forming of plasticard in two halves.
Then I got sidetracked due to family matters and I actually put the whole hobby on ice for time being. The Caproni languished on top of a shelf in the cellar gathering dust for over 10 years. Until now.
During the covid times, I thought why not try to start again and for the last three years I have been very active again. Most of the modelling time has been spent on easier ww2 kit projects, but I have also been learning the ww1 scratch stuff all over again. It is surprising how much you forget in ten years, without the constant practice.
But now, Caproni is getting ready little by little, thanks to your encouragement in not inconsiderable amount. And yes, the rigging will be quite a project - not necessarily very hard this time, but many many many times the same things again and again
Cheers, Skyhook
