Lochsa River Autor
it is comforting to know a modeler has done a far better job with this kit than i could ever do...so, the pressure is off...enjoy this ...

RNAS Sopwith Baby - Mediterranean | Album by kkarlsen (1:32)

Robert Podkoński
Watching!

Rui S
Me too 😎

Lawrence Landis
Looks great. Sometimes it is a sin to have to cover up such great details.

Villiers de Vos
Lots of tiny details. This little Baby promises to turn out a head turner.

Naram
following

Lawrence Landis
I'm going to have to check out a seat for my Avro Triplane

Lochsa River Autor
thanks all! ...it was weird to discover the seat belts were backwards in the instructions...more reports soon.....

Lochsa River Autor
hopefully...i will always know what a correct WWI seatbelt looks like from now on.....

Lawrence Landis
Man, it is a learning curve. I have learned so much from you all since I joined Scalemates.

Lochsa River Autor
not a big fan of this kit...especially for the money it costs....funky moldings, backwards instructions...blah seat with no detail....it will be finished but not with great affection....

Michael Kohl
Looking good.

Lawrence Landis
I will keep following your progress.

Thomas Espe
Watching👀

Lochsa River Autor
....only one plane in the jig at a time and this will definitely be a jig job....the tail is assembled but I don't really like the rigging method.....this is a good livery of this airplane....so, some time will be taken....

Lochsa River Autor
kick starting this after months off....

René (Lord Bilbo) Bartholemy
Taking a seat

Villiers de Vos
Starting to come together. Very nice work so far.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Ethan Flory
Incredible work!

Lochsa River Autor
...thank you everyone! ....as usual...perfection in modeling will not be found here but his one is OK, right now....the real challenge will be the wing rigging.....looking forward to tackling that...it will be eyelets/ezline and that has worked well before.......

Lawrence Landis
I hope to someday be able to do stellar work such as you do.

Lochsa River Autor
....i take on projects now i thought i would never be able to do....enjoy the journey....thank you....

Lochsa River Autor
...time to check the rigging plans...and, once again, be annoyed with Lukgraph....their instructions leave out several obvious wires found in historical photos...it didn't make sense so it got checked...not the best research by the Lukgraph team...

Desert Marlin
Looks like it's coming right along!!! I have an Albatross to work on! You're really getting it!

Lawrence Landis
If there is one thing that the Internet has done, it has given us a remarkable tool for research, should we choose to use it. Unfortunately, it can be sort of a two edged sword. Some people don't care to dig deeper to find the details and some of us can become sort of paralyzed in our progress, by trying to determine just what details we are capable to add. Ones that will make a dramatic difference to our project. I admire all of you for your diligence to drive our pursuits to a higher level of perfection. Thank you.

Lochsa River Autor
thank you all!.....
....a decision has to be made about the rigging....the black rigging on the back end is complete and is all but blending in with the dark background....should white EZLine have been used?...that would mean completely unrigging the tail and starting over...but...if the model is going to be around for awhile...well...some of my fav rigged models have white rigging...
...can you say "step three steps back"?...sure you can...

Lochsa River Autor
...maybe not...historical photos show the dark lines blending in....so maybe i will just leave well enuf alone....

Desert Marlin
Variations between the painted metal, metal, fabric covered wood panels and fabric covered open structures could all represent different final appearances. The dope coatings (cellulose acetate) fade and wear differently based on the underlying fabric (silks, satins, cottons or wood/metal) that the coating is applied to. The mixtures of pigment to the dope is also pretty variable from case to case. Having too uniform a color would look... well... contrived.

Desert Marlin
Rigging should be represented by the color of the rigging material. Mostly steel, they can be coated (grease), painted or blued depending on the specific use. Just about any color is good but a blackened color is my preference.

Lawrence Landis
If the colors of painted surfaces is of concern, you must remember that field application can vary greatly from what the factory would have applied, due to batch differences, reducing agents, and application methods.