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Audrius N (senux)

Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin 1/48 build

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Started with a seat (Baracuda)
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Next: engine that comes in the Special edition kit
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Some wires/pipes added
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Interior prior fuselage closing
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Plywood outside cockpit, nevertheless will be painted later
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Pitot tube as well self built
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In this kit all struts has to be moved towards wingtips
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Fuselage paintwork and engine set in place
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Vickers by Gaspatch - nice ones! The ones in the kit are too narrow by 0.5mm, however you feel the difference.
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Wings painted and attached
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Decaling
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The propeller transformation...
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..not yet completed
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December 2, 2019
This and later pics shows what else can be improved in this kit.Regarding struts i have mentioned already.
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December 2, 2019
Nice pic from WW show exact placement of struts.
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December 2, 2019
The ribs on the wings close to wingtip becomes somehow too narrow. Easy to correct.
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Blueprint
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The placement of airleron hinge of lower wing is on wrong side.
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The hinge on elevator has to be moved more close to rudder.
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Blueprint
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The opening on starboard behind radiator to be made. Dont know purpose of this opening though.
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December 2, 2019
Vent opening just behind the seat has to be made.
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December 2, 2019
The landing gear from kit depicts it as airborne!! that is why i have scratched myself to show it landed.
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December 2, 2019
The cogwheel of Constantinesco synchronizer just bellow the prop is very much visible. Worth to recreate it.
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Cogwheel of Constantinesco synchronizer
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Seam on the starboard has to be lifted.
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Regarding seam i noticed too late, after decaling. however at the start of building easy to correct.
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If you build 87sq as i do, you have to scratch the Vickers bullet shell prolonged discharge.
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I scratched built the machine gun shell prolonged discharge.

Комментарии

8 30 November 2019, 21:07

David Taylor
sitting in

30 November 2019, 22:30

Wim van der Luijt
count me in too.....great build so far!

1 December 2019, 09:31

bughunter
Great! 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 N
welcome 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

Vytautas
Great build!

15 June 2021, 20:27

David Taylor
Really coming along.

15 June 2021, 20:29

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Is this seat taken?

15 June 2021, 22:31

Audrius N
Thanks you friends for your feedback. And, yes René, this is your seat. Please be seated 🙂

16 June 2021, 07:21

bughunter
Oh 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

Project info

Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin

54 изображения

1:48

В работе

1:48 Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin (Copper State Models CSM 1026 Premium)

1:48 Vickers Colt Built (GasPatch Models 13-48036)

1:48 British WWI Wicker AGS Seat - No Belts (Barracuda Studios BR48260)

Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin

Royal Air Force (1918-now)
No. 87 Sqn. C4168/S (Maj. J. C. Callaghan)
Июль 1918 World War 1

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