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Offline rhallinger

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #120 on: April 26, 2014, 09:31:21 PM »
She's looking very fine indeed, Ian!  I like both the color and the weathering.  Nicely done!

Cheers,

Bob

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #121 on: April 27, 2014, 03:31:55 AM »
Beautiful. Looking at yours I think I know where I went wrong on my Snipe wing bottoms. Really inspiring.
James

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #122 on: April 28, 2014, 11:15:28 AM »
Looking good Ian:

I like the staining on the under side of the wings:  very convincing.  Looking forward to the next update.

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Mark
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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #123 on: April 28, 2014, 11:49:31 AM »
Amazing work! I like your weathering!

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #124 on: May 01, 2014, 10:55:13 PM »
Thanks everyone - I am enjoying this build, and despite a hope to do a "clean" aircraft, I have to do a bit of weathering to cover up mistakes...  There is a bit of silvering under the serial number decals, but not under others, never mind, it looks worse under the camera flash than in reality.

Fitted out all the tail bits, including rigging, and pre-rigged the lower wings and forward fuselage.  I find it is easier to fit as many lines as I can before final assembly.  The molding of the rigging line in the inspection area at the lower wing root, lines up very well with the rigging line that extends to the nose - a great example of WNW's quality.

I still need to do a bit of painting with the strut bracketry and weathering the wheels etc, but almost done.

Edit - just noticed a bit of paintwork on the interior cockpit frame that could do with a tidy up...




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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #125 on: May 01, 2014, 11:42:49 PM »
Beautifully done Ian; crisp and clean, great detailing and just the right amount of weathering for a "Factory Fresh" finish. I like this one a lot! :)
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Lance

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #126 on: May 02, 2014, 12:36:54 AM »
Hello Ian,

This is teriffic! A real top build. You are showing your great modeling skills. Well done.

Kind regards
Patrick

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #127 on: May 02, 2014, 10:43:04 PM »
Hello Ian,

This is teriffic! A real top build. You are showing your great modeling skills. Well done.

Kind regards
Patrick

I very much agree with my friend Patrick.  Beautiful work, Ian!
Every update is even better.

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #128 on: May 03, 2014, 02:55:56 AM »
Hello Ian:

I also agree.  I think it is really coming alonga and I can't see any problems with the interior framing paint.  Only you know where it is.

Looking forward to the next update.

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Mark
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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #129 on: May 03, 2014, 12:45:54 PM »
Neat, Clean, and beautifully done! I think I see the frame you are speaking of but if I bothered to correct it at all my method would be just running some washes down those frames  :-[
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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #130 on: May 05, 2014, 08:57:20 AM »
Thank you everyone - apart from a quick check in daylight and any remaining touch ups and dust offs, this is now done.

Since the last update I painted the strut brackets, the pump on the cabane, the control horns and a bit more weathering powder.  Then I assembled the wings, middle first and rigged, then the top wing and finished the rigging.  Due to the way the struts fit, the wings went on very easily, it would be very difficult to get the wing fit wrong!  Gun and windscreen, ailerons etc all finally fitted.

As with all of us, I can see where I could have done better, but generally I am quite happy with this model, another winner from WNW!

I will hopefully get some better staged pics later, in the daylight, to show the colour better etc.






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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #131 on: May 05, 2014, 09:47:41 AM »
A REAL BEAUTY! The Weathering is Awesome!!! Very,Very Nice!
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Offline rhallinger

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #132 on: May 05, 2014, 10:12:18 AM »
Looks great Ian!  Very well done.  Wonderful colors, shading and weathering. ;D

Cheers,

Bob

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #133 on: May 05, 2014, 04:10:46 PM »
Ian,

This is one of the nicest Sopwith Tripes I've seen to now. One to be very proud of. A very nice build to follow too. Congratulations.

Kind regards
Patrick

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Re: WNW Sopwith Tripe - N5376 Black Sheep
« Reply #134 on: May 05, 2014, 06:27:25 PM »
Thank you for your kind comments - I have just realised that I have not yet re-fitted the pitot tube on the port side middle wing leading edge.  I can easily rectify that today.