Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin 1/48 build
Started with a seat (Baracuda)
Next: engine that comes in the Special edition kit
Some wires/pipes added
Interior prior fuselage closing
Plywood outside cockpit, nevertheless will be painted later
Pitot tube as well self built
In this kit all struts has to be moved towards wingtips
Fuselage paintwork and engine set in place
Vickers by Gaspatch - nice ones! The ones in the kit are too narrow by 0.5mm, however you feel the difference.
Wings painted and attached
Decaling
The propeller transformation...
..not yet completed
This and later pics shows what else can be improved in this kit.Regarding struts i have mentioned already.
Nice pic from WW show exact placement of struts.
The ribs on the wings close to wingtip becomes somehow too narrow. Easy to correct.
Blueprint
The placement of airleron hinge of lower wing is on wrong side.
The hinge on elevator has to be moved more close to rudder.
Blueprint
The opening on starboard behind radiator to be made. Dont know purpose of this opening though.
Vent opening just behind the seat has to be made.
The landing gear from kit depicts it as airborne!! that is why i have scratched myself to show it landed.
The cogwheel of Constantinesco synchronizer just bellow the prop is very much visible. Worth to recreate it.
Cogwheel of Constantinesco synchronizer
Seam on the starboard has to be lifted.
Regarding seam i noticed too late, after decaling. however at the start of building easy to correct.
If you build 87sq as i do, you have to scratch the Vickers bullet shell prolonged discharge.
I scratched built the machine gun shell prolonged discharge.
Комментарии
8 30 November 2019, 21:07
bughunterGreat! Since my build of this kit is on hold here, I will watch too! Thanks fro the hint with the move of struts outbords.
1 December 2019, 13:59
Audrius Nwelcome scalemates! The wrong placement of struts is the main drawback of this kit. i will post other pics showing where else the attention has to be paid for.
2 December 2019, 11:06
Audrius NThanks you friends for your feedback. And, yes René, this is your seat. Please be seated 🙂
16 June 2021, 07:21
bughunterOh yes - nice project! I used also some of the ideas here for my Dolphin, which is finished.
16 June 2021, 11:44
Audrius N@bughunter - happy it worked for you! One day i will finish mine as well 🙂
16 June 2021, 13:08
