Armstrong Whitworth 3 seat triplane

[enathan]

Great progress Paul! The weird contraption is beginning to take shape

[NigelR]

Excellent progress, both inside and in the garden! I am really impressed with those slots for the engine/exhausts, that is some precision work there.

[Richtrad]

This is a creative thinking and problem solving showcase. Most impressive, and entertaining to boot.

Warren Q

[DaddyO]

That there, is some special work. Well done!

BB 

Cheers BB 

Great progress Paul! The weird contraption is beginning to take shape

Getting there now matey (and weird contraption is about right) 
Presently debating whether to add a couple of Lewis guns to the pods as intended, even if the only couple of photos don't show them fitted. I think it will make it more obvious how it was to be used.

Excellent progress, both inside and in the garden! I am really impressed with those slots for the engine/exhausts, that is some precision work there.

Thanks Nigel. Trouble with the garden is stuff just keeps growing 

This is a creative thinking and problem solving showcase. Most impressive, and entertaining to boot.

Warren Q

  Glad you're enjoying it Warren


Slight hiccup in the plan for this one discovered earlier today. 
The plan view and side view give different sizes for the length of the wing pods. I used the plan view to cut the top shape (logically enough) and took a number of fixed points from the side view to get the shape. Having trimmed the top of the pods to fix to the wing I've spotted that the pod is too long. It should finish in front of the rear strut so that it can attach to the wing (confirmed by a close look at the photo) Currently my pods are about 3mm too long which means the curve on the sides will also need adjusting to suit the new length. . . I'll have a closer look later to work out the best way of rectifying this.

[NigelR]

Slight hiccup in the plan for this one discovered earlier today. 
The plan view and side view give different sizes for the length of the wing pods. I used the plan view to cut the top shape (logically enough) and took a number of fixed points from the side view to get the shape. Having trimmed the top of the pods to fix to the wing I've spotted that the pod is too long. It should finish in front of the rear strut so that it can attach to the wing (confirmed by a close look at the photo) Currently my pods are about 3mm too long which means the curve on the sides will also need adjusting to suit the new length. . . I'll have a closer look later to work out the best way of rectifying this.

Oh dear. Definitely won't be ready for the Salisbury show then..... I'm sure you'll be able to fix this though, keep up the good work.

[lone modeller]

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I managed to cut the cockpit opening in the wrong place on the removable panel

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You have not scratch built a model until something like that happens! Also the plan and side elevation giving different dimensions for the same feature - another joy of using plans which have been cobbled together by somebody in the past....

This really is going to be an interesting model when finished - I am really looking forward to seeing it.

Stephen.

[DaddyO]

 
Cheers Nigel & Stephen.
I expected something to go pear-shaped at some point; at least at this early stage I can make corrections without too much hard work (and it's all good practice)