discussion Revell sopwith triplane 1/72 'Finished'

[yak face]

Well here it is ,done. The tiny little sopwith triplane. This was a really surprising build, i cant believe how much i enjoyed it! The finished model is about 3" long and quite delicate but I still think of Dastardley and Muttley every time I look at it!! (young uns - Google 'catch the pigeon' or 'the dastardley and muttley show' !!!) Heres the pics comments /criticisms (and observations of the mistakes) welcome, cheers tony:beer:

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[stona]

Another cracker straight out of the top draw Tony.

At 3" I could barely see the damned thing,never mind build it!

Cheers

Steve

 

[papa 695]

Hi Tony you have worked wonders with this build well done and deserves a 5

 

[spanner570]

That is not a model but a miniature work of art.

Big 5 for sure.

Cheers,

Ron

 

[yak face]

Cheers ron , and youll be happy to know this one was entirely brush painted and i didnt even use a single piece of masking tape either !!( apart from on the hand made lap belts!) cheers tony

 

[Guest]

Stunning, it never ceases to amaze me what you guys can do with these tiny little aircraft. 5* from me

 

[mossiepilot]

Lovely model, as ever.

Never ceases to amaze me how fast you can work and still turn out, as Ron says, works of art.

Thanks for sharing.

Tony.

 

[Guest]

Stunning!!!

 

[Guest]

Definitely a 5* build. I would have trouble working that small. The wood-grain on the prop is very convincing and the rigging also looks great.

 

[yak face]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone, im glad no one spotted the mistake -- the touch ups on the wings are a slightly different sheen to the rest of the model , i forgot to go over them with the matt varnish oops!! (everyones going to be looking now!! = photo 6) cheers tony

 

[spanner570]

Of course I spotted it.....

A) I thought it was just weathering.

B) As you know from Cosford, I am far too polite to mention such an appauling error.

C) I talk tosh!

Cheers,

Ron

 

[papa 695]

And the nice new avatar

 

[colin m]

Brilliant work Tony, as you know I'm impressed by your wood................oh dear that sounds so wrong........... 5 *****

Colin m........

 

[Ian M]

LOL you got that right Colin.....wrong in so many ways....

Tony: I said it it the build thread but I will say it again that is a real gem! And in 1/72!!!

Very nice work overall. As far as the touch ups on the wing. Sod it! I am sure that the real ones got repaired after a sortie and only got a total repaint rarely.

Ian M

 

[Vaughan]

Hi Tony a real gem the photos are well taken and do the Sopwith justice. 1/72 how do you do it?

Vaughan.