Sopwith Aviation

[chriswil42]

I admire your scratchbuilding skills Dave.

[zak]

Unfortunately the aerofoil section is a bit too flimsy, so will revert to plan B.
Well, when I come up with it.

[zak]

After some adjustments and messing about I am going to live with these struts, now onto the tail, undercarriage and so on.

[chriswil42]

Another labour of love then?

[zak]

Yes, and getting more so.
On the Howard Biplane I made the wheels by scribing clear styrene. See P1.

I decided I could do better, the ring is cut from a tube,
This is then marked up on a jig.
The Easy line (1/32 thick type was then applied)
The tyre was made by wrapping styrene rod around a former and then immersed in boiling water for half a minute and then cooled.

[zak]

More progress, sticking bits together.

[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,
some masterful scratch building there. It certainly looks the part.

[chriswil42]

The scratchbuilding is amazing.

[zak]

Wheels.

[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,
They look 'Wheely' good.

[chriswil42]

Yep. Amazing.

[cph64]

You're really putting us kit builders/converters to shame here

[zak]

Wheels attached and someweathering.

[zak]

Beardmore WB.III.
Sopwith Pups were built under contract by the Beardmore company,
They converted some so they had folding wings for use at sea, lengthened fuselage and other changed details.
This is a Vacuum formed kit by Joystick.

[Bigkev]

Nice, and from a vacform too. Impressive.