Hi everyone.
I'm going to build 1/32 Sopwith Triplane pilot FSLt Albert Edward Cuzner and aircraft tail number is N5463.

I started building from the cockpit. The elevator control cables run from the base of the control column forward, around a pulley then back to the elevators, I made a pulley from beer tin and fixed it.

These are the small turnbuckles I used for the control cable rigging. Unfortunately I forgot to make eleron cables, but i think they won't be noticeable

Nice wood work on the upright & flooring. The British floor level rigging can always a bit of a chore. But always well worth the effort.

Stephen, thanks, to say the truth it's not too hard to paint a wood, but in that situation I had some problems with the little stairs. It only was not very comfortable to paint.

Great Job on the interior so far. Wood grain is convincing and your cables are nice and neat. Looking forward to more.

Best

Mark

Thank you very much, Mark!
Here some continuation: both sides of the fuselage and instrument panel desk

Nice work so far. Very neat and clean and well executed. I am looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Best

Mark

Mark, thank you very much for your comment, I do my best.

I primed the plane and while it dries, I continued work with the engine. I detailes engine with nuts and short pieces of 0.2mm copper wire were inserted through the nuts to represent the end of the bolts.








The engine was painted black and dry brushed silver on ribs







The push rods supplied with the kit are oversize and are not round in section. I removed the push rods with a sharp scalpel leaving the moulded section on the centre section, I then drilled a 0.4mm hole. I cut and inserted a small length of 0.42mm medical needle into the hole.

Ok, the engine is done, and I made a preshading

OK, here is the next step, I painted upper surfaces in PC10 (I used mr.Color paint "Dark green" №70), the bottom surfaces in natural linen, cowling in natural metall and all parts that should be wooden, I painted in wooden color

enjoy





to be continued

Finally, the model is completed. I made this kit a few weeks ago, but I didn't have enough time to make pictures and show you them. I hope you'll enjoy

Decent build! Any trouble spots in the build?

Thanks, Stephen, to say the truth, and as you can see from the pictures, I didn't have any big troubles with this kit. However, I see some little mistakes in my build - for example, landing gears were painted in wooden color, but they should be PC10.

Nice build.

Very nice.
Well done!

Not to shabby at all , she turned out really well !



Terri

Thanks, guys

Great build Oleg of a fabulous WW1 subject - well done mate!
Gary

Hello Oleg:

Very nicely done. You did a great job with this kit.

Best

Mark

That's lovely, Oleg. Are you willing to submit it as a feature? I think that it should have its chance to grace the front page.

Oleg,

Well done indeed!

Dwayne