Martinsyde S.1, '30 Sqdn' Mesopotamia, 1915, in 1/72

[Ernie]

She's really starting to look the business now, OM.
Excellent progress.  The view into the cockpit is
quite amazing, especially in the teeny scale.

Cheers,
Ernie

[coyotemagic]

Excellent progress, OM!  You're really flying along on this one, yet maintaining your usual high building standards.
Cheers,
Bud

[Dirigible-Al]

WOW Old Man
This is really coming together. A great pleasure to follow.
Alan.

[lone modeller]

Another of your fascinating builds. It looks vaguely like a Tabloid from the nose section. The painting is spot on in my opinion, and the work on the nose is very good indeed. This will be a very interesting subject when it is finished and very different from the usual commercial kits.

[Des]

This is really coming together beautifully OM, you work at a fairly quick pace but still manage to produce high quality models, well done.

Des.

[ALBATROS1234]

always a nice time viewing your builds old man.

[Old Man]

Thank you, my friends.

This is coming into the home stretch now with the upper wing attached and structural rigging put in....







Interplane struts were made individually once upper wing was on the cabanes. Tricky business, but no serious difficulties.

Next session at the bench ought to see it complete; its due date in two group builds is the eleventh....

[rhallinger]

Looking just fantastic, OM!  Reminds me a bit of the Tabloid, as someone else has noted.  I really enjoy your builds of lesser known aircraft from the Mesopotamia and Palestine campaigns, along with the interesting history you provide.  Fascinating.  Thanks for sharing these wonderful builds with us!

Regards,

Bob

[Des]

Getting very close to the finishing line OM and looking really good, the wings look great and the rigging is very well done.

Des.

[radio]

Fantastic work OM.
Martin

[Alexis]

Now that is looking really sweet so far Oldman 




Terri

[RAGIII]

Really looking the part now! Terrific Work on the rigging!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

Really good modelling there. I agree that your builds of lesser known types from secondary theatres are really interesting and very informative.

[Old Man]

Thank you very much, my friends.

This is now done, though I do not have final pictures taken or the full write-up done. But here are some pictures taken a 'proof of completion' for two Group Builds elsewhere this was entered in, with finish dates tomorrow....






Stitching is decal wife made up a large batch of some time ago.

There were some last-minute bobbles, but nothing serious (had to reconstruct a bit of the under-carriage was most of it).

This was a fun and mostly trouble-free build, and I am glad to have a model of this one. The type has interested me for a long time, ever since I first learned of it in the old Harleyford 'Fighters 1914-1918' book.

[uncletony]

congrats OM!