Author Topic: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw  (Read 21324 times)

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2013, 10:52:02 AM »
Nice paintwork on the Clerget, Lance. A really good start to this build!  8)
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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2013, 05:18:45 PM »
Hi Lance,

Your engine looks wonderful. Great job and a great start for what i know will be a magnificent build!

Kind regards
Patrick

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2013, 05:35:05 PM »
Lovely job with the engine Lance, I really like the colours you used, they look very realistic.

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2013, 09:29:15 PM »
Amazing job on the engine, Lance.  That's a gorgeous model on it's own. 
I think the wire you used for the spark plug leads is about right.  much less
than that and you would tend to lose sight of them.  Going by this, the rest
of the model will be mind-boggling!

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2013, 09:59:42 PM »
Engine looks great Lance

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2013, 10:25:10 PM »
Outstanding Engine! I wish mine had come out half as nicely!
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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2013, 11:58:41 PM »
    Thanks for the positive reinforcement Gents. The ignition wires really bothered me however the enclosed engine with the wiring at the rear should make it virtually unseen. Next time I'll pursue the narrower wire further as, in retrospect, it could have been tensioned enough to hold a decent profile had I thought about it; the price of doing too many things at once, one of my specialties! (resolve to finish the engine in one day, exercise "Wonderdog" and get dinner prepped before SWMBO gets in the door, get the snow plow mounted on the ATV...........snow forecast for Sunday! and get the trash ready to go for tomorrow......................etc. etc.) Retirement, such absolute bliss!
   Now it's on to the cockpit module; be wary of the tricky fit of the lower wing to fuselage as with the Pup, ensure the width doesn't impact on closing up the fuselage halves, something else I'll discover before this phase is complete.................now this is a good form of stress! ::) ;)
Cheers,
Lance

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #22 on: November 04, 2013, 10:12:24 AM »
Whata great start. The engine it's quite amazing. Superb!

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #23 on: November 04, 2013, 11:28:31 AM »
  Lance,
Now that's first class work on her Clerget. Excellent additional details as well. I'm be following the latest opus with the greatest of interest. I'm likely to pick countless tips for my own Tripe. When I get around to it that is. Looking forward to to the next update.
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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #24 on: November 04, 2013, 05:56:43 PM »

That is awesome Lance!

I don't see how that could be improved..

Guy
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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #25 on: November 08, 2013, 01:52:28 PM »
   Very small update. I've been working at the cockpit area, have the floor, side frames and instrument panel almost finished. Here's the various components, the side frames still require rigging, various bits still awaiting touch ups, and the instrument panel waiting for the compass and a few more bits of "plumbing".



   The floor is done, now the flight control rigging cables get added and then the seat and floor boards. The control stick will be added once the cables are routed properly, and then the two "slack" lines get connected to the lower control stick.



   The instrument panel is complete; copper lines were added and a Pulsemeter Glass dome. The latter was done with stretched clear sprue and once sanded to shape a series of increasingly fine sand papers used to get it transparent again. Not perfect but looks better then a painted representation. This would be a very easy "bit" for WNW to include in their Kits.





   I've since rigged the side frames and added all of the flight control cables to the floor assembly however have not done the photos yet. I'm off visiting my Son and Family for the weekend, should get an update completed Monday or Tuesday.

Cheers,
Lance




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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #26 on: November 08, 2013, 02:03:33 PM »
The interior work you have shown is awesome! I love your instrument panel!
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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #27 on: November 08, 2013, 03:48:35 PM »
She is shaping up nicely Lance, the internals all good very good and the instrument panel turned out super, like what you did with the clear sprue to simulate the glass dome for the pulsemeter.

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #28 on: November 08, 2013, 04:07:56 PM »
Hi Lance,

Great progress. Your instrument panel is absolutely great and all the interior work is magnificent. Amazing. Looking forward to see it all assembled.

Kind regards
Patrick

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Re: WNW Sopwith Triplane N533 Naval 10 Sqn. - Raymond Collishaw
« Reply #29 on: November 08, 2013, 06:30:05 PM »
Great interior Lance, these 'pits really are a joy to build on their own, aren't they?

One tip I would recommend due to the very close tolerances, and the known lower wing fit issue on the Pup would be to carefully strip any paint from surfaces that touch when glued together.  I learned that lesson the hard way!