Building and researching the Sopwith Bat Boat led my to read about the founder of Sopwith Aviation and  his career in flying and aircraft maunfacture.

Sopwith Aviation Company Limited

Formed on 15th December 1913
Became defunct 17 September 1920, taken over by H.G. Hawker Engineering.
Originally base at Brooklands and founded by Thomas Octave Murdock Sopwith in June 1912. Moved to a factory in SW London on Canbury Park Rd in Kingston Upon Thames, a recently closed roller-skating rink.
The company built over 16,000 aircraft during WW1, many more built by sub-contractors.

So I thought I would attempt some of his other aircraft,
He first flew in loaned/ hired aircraft, His first purchase was a Howard Wright Monoplane that he crashed.
He ran a flying school at Brooklands and eventually started making his own aircraft.
He did apparently crash into the sewage farm at Brooklands.

So my next venture would be his modified Howard Wright Biplane, I have been unable to find a kit and so scratch building will be the order of the day.
I have decided on a scale of 1:72 - why? space really.

I have always told you that research gets you into trouble/work - hohohhohoho - looking forward to seeing this progress

Well, I have been building this over the past week while feeling under the weather.
Results so far.
Parts under construction.
Main frame being undercoated.

Well that's amazing!

Progress with the Howard Wright.

Looking good.

Flying soon 

My but you do love rigging. Have you got a soft spot for lycra thread? Your scratchbuilding skills are tempting me to try something bigger than bukheads etc.

Quote from: cph64 on March 03, 2023, 03:50:40 PM
My but you do love rigging. Have you got a soft spot for lycra thread? Your scratchbuilding skills are tempting me to try something bigger than bukheads etc.

Give it a go.

Rigging in progress.

Finished!

Looks GREAT

Quote from: MSea on March 04, 2023, 01:03:41 PM
Looks GREAT

Thanks  Martin, not so good in real life though!

While I await the delivery of some Evergreen styrene rod and strip, I started a Pegasus 1:72 Sopwith Salamander.
There is not much in the kit.
All the struts have to be cut from plastic card.
I am not sure if another kit exists, I did contemplate a scratch build, but bought this.