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Interesting start!

Simon O'Gorman 著者
I felt very uncomfortable cutting out the fuselage sections - I'd never done that before - but with the doors dropped open it means the cockpit will be more open.

Ben M
Watching… I built this one last year.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Ah, cool! It's my first go at airbrushing and all going very slowly. But I'll get there in the end.

Michael Jonker
Great show. Watching with interest 🍿

LucLuke B
I'll be building this one soonish so am following.

Alex K
Me too... I've built the ancient-tool Airfix, but I have also bought the new one, and watching your work progress helps a lot.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Ah, look forward to seeing how you go lads. I'm no expert I'm afraid but you may pick up some tips as to what not to do
🙂

Ben M
Watching.

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Robert Podkoński
Following too. Good job so far, keep it up!

Andy M
Never built a biplane before so watching this with interest!

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Robert. Slow going, but I'll get there.

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice work, looking forward to seeing a finished model. 👍

Dave
Watching progress on this one, looks good.

Łukasz Gliński
Joining the party , looks promising 👍

Thomas Espe
👀

Benny Michiels
Following.

Andy Ball
Terrific journalism on this build, I see the learning curve has yielded results! Bravo.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Andy, I'm recording the all the disasters along with the little wins. And the learning curve has been dramatic!

Ethan Flory
Looking very good Simon!!

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thank you Ethan, and to everyone above. Encouraging comments are like a little shot adrenaline. They are all very much appreciated.

Nicolas
Looks very good so far. Joining for the final.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Nicolas, nearly there!

Alec K
Nice work there, looks like it was a fruitful learning journey 👍

Guy Rump
Nice result! 👍

LucLuke B
Well done. It looks like a fiddly model to build.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Guy!

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Luke, to be honest I couldn't tell if the model was fiddly or I wasn't doing it right.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Alec, and yes, it was a great learning journey.

Dave Flitton
Some good work there, glad you finished it.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Dave, it became a saga alright.

Ben M
I built that kit too, and it's tricky to get all the struts and such for the upper wing

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Yeah, that was really tricky for me too, Ben. Huge learning curve! What I should have done was glue the outer struts to the bottom and dry-fitted the top until it was set - then glued the centre struts into the top wing, and put the two together. Getting this wrong can ruin the build.

Ben M
I did the center ones first, glued top wing on, and then fit the outboard ones: Leger VVC Batavia Tiger Moth | Album by Bourgeois Detailism (1:72)

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Just looked at your album Ben, a really nice build. Loved your prop and the rigging looks great. Very nice!

Robert Podkoński
Great job, Simon! Thanks for your suggestions - I intend to built one too.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Robert, good luck with it, it's great fun to build.

NickA
Good outcome, this was the first biplane I had made for decades and it ended up looking like one too! I then built Airfix's 1/48 offering which goes together even better. I just need the courage to attempt some rigging.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Me too Nick, need to summon some rigging courage for the next biplane. I don't feel ready, but I guess you probably never feel ready.

Michael Schubert
Love it! I just got the top wing set on mine and promptly dropped it and it fell into 3 pieces 🤦🏻‍♂️ turned out ok, but a close look shows its flaws haha, the colour scheme you chose is cool and it turned out great 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Very very nice, congrats!

Łukasz Gliński
You're more than right Simon. Most of us never feel ready 😄

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Aaaaaah, Michael! I feel your pain. Mine shows its flaws on close inspection too. Glad it tuned out okay. And thank you for your kind words.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Good to know others feel the same Łukasz.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Thanks Pietro, much appreciated.

Nicolas
Hey Simon, nice to see that you have successfully completed the build. I can well understand that you don't fancy the bracing, I'm currently doing that on my Christen Eagle.

Simon O'Gorman 著者
Look forward to seeing how that turns out Nicolas.