WnW Sopwith Triplane N534

[Trackpad]

Hey, Patrick!

Nice change on your spade grip! At the risk of being a real pain, I was going to refer you to page 5 in the WNW Triplane instruction booklet, left hand middle photo caption: "Note the cord wrapped around the spade grip of the control column which was not a feature of WW1 era Tripes as far as we can ascertain." But  you've got it changed, and nicely done. Good luck with the rest of your build. I have one in the cache, as you will have surmised, and I am keen to see how you handle this build. 

[IFF1418]

Hi Gary,

Indeed I read that too in the WnW build manual. Although it can be very nice (cfr. Rick's build). Thank you for your comment and appreciation. I hope your build will be very succesful. I wil certainly report any difficulty I encounter.

Kind regards
Patrick
 

[GAJouette]

  Patrick,
Excellent progress my friend. Beautiful work on her interior.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[IFF1418]

Thank you very much Gregory. Glad you like it. I hope not to ruin it this time!

Kind regards
Patrick

[Ernie]

You are doing wonderfully on the Tripe, Patrick!  Your replacement stick
is spot-on, my friend.  Well done!  Looking forward to the next update.

Cheers,
Ernie

[IFF1418]

Thank you very much Ernie. Next I'm going to prepare the lower wing and tailpane and fix them. Then start de masking and painting. Your engine is fabulous and I think your tripe will become a masterpiece. I'm looking forward too, to see your cockpit coming together.

Very kind regards
Patrick

[Zabu]

That's just beautifull.

Very nice looking interior Patrick. The control stick looks great too.

Cheers

[IFF1418]

Hello Paulo,

Thank you so much for your nice comments. I appreciate this very much, certainly coming from such skilled modelers. It's a great stimulus for me!

Kind regards
Patrick

[Gisbod]

Hello Patrick,

Coming along nicely, the spade grip looks much better 

Guy

[IFF1418]

Thank you so much Guy for your kind words and for taking the time to watch my build. I am busy now doing the pre-shading of the wings. Quite a lot to do with a triplane.

Kind regards
Patrick

[IFF1418]

Hello all,

Some new pictures. I had quite a bit of trouble with the airbrush. This build comes nowhere close to these of Rick, Chris, Des or Prez, but I'm trying to learn from them. Thank you for looking.

Kind regards
Patrick

[lcarroll]

Great progress Patrick, and looking very nice indeed! I like your PC12, I'm within a few days of closing up mine and spraying the main colour as well. What paint(s) did you use, is it a mix, and if so can you share your "recipe"? The tone appears perfect to my eye.
Cheers,
Lance

[IFF1418]

Hello Lance,

Thank you for your kind comments. I used a mixture and for the first time I used water-based Vallejo. I mixed 140 drops of Vallejo Chocolate Brown and 55 drops of Valejo Beige Brown and 140 drops of distilled water. (--> 40%, 20%, 40%). As I liked the color of Prez very much I tried to obtain his color, but I think mine is a little darker.

Kind regards
Patrick

[lcarroll]

Hello Lance,

Thank you for your kind comments. I used a mixture and for the first time I used water-based Vallejo. I mixed 140 drops of Vallejo Chocolate Brown and 55 drops of Valejo Beige Brown and 140 drops of distilled water. (--> 40%, 20%, 40%). As I liked the color of Prez very much I tried to obtain his color, but I think mine is a little darker.

Kind regards
Patrick

Thanks Patrick. I have difficulty finding a Vallejo source and will be trying a mix of Tamiya colours I mixed up a few months back. (I read the formula somewhere here I think?) The brown portion is their XF 10 Flat Brown which is very dark and has a real "chocolate" tone. I rarely work with acrylics so I'm looking forward to trying this one.....hope I can get a decent result.
Cheers,
Lance

[IFF1418]

All the best of luck Lance. Couldn't you use a conversion chart from tamiya to humbrol enamel or so? I'm busy looking for a conversion of Humbrol colors to Tamiya acrylic for the French multi color camouflage.

Very kind regards
Patrick