I built this 10 years ago but recently took it out of its box to re-shoot. There are some things I’d do differently now – the rigging is a bit overscale and my weathering techniques have changed for example, but I still like the model because it was such a challenge for me. The twin booms were replaced with carbon-fibre rods as I felt the styrene parts might bend over time. It was a superbly engineered kit and came with some photo-etch parts which really add to the fragile look of the model.
Fantastic build there Mike. All the little things are right where they belong. It looks like a very clean build. I feel quite envious =]
That is a very beautiful model. Gorgeous !!
BK
[color=#660000]It has held up nicely over the years. Still a very solid build. I did another one recently with some battle damage for a diorama.[/color]
Mike you are being way to hard on yourself. That is a little slice of beautiful right there.
Beautiful build! That rigging looks insane![:O]
Excellent job! Very crisp, and superb rigging.
This is simply beautiful work.
I know we’re our own worst critics, but I honestly dont see a need to change anything on it.
Thank you guys for the kind responses 
Wow, that is gorgeous!
-BD-
That is a fantastic build! [t$t]
Wow, I build biplanes also and know the dread and tediousness of the rigging process. I have a DH-2 in 1/32 and am afraid to start it due to the extensive rigging on the model. Can hardly believe that you did all of that on a 1/48. Nice!!
Huge slice of beautiful…impressive rigging too. Thanks for sharing…
That is insane work! I have built a few 1/32 Wingnuts and got nowhere near as good a result as that. Amazing. Please post more of your builds!
I built both the 1:48 and the WGW 1:32 DH2. Both were a real challenge. One challenge is that the fuselage and tail rigging are functional on both kits. The fuselage booms are so small and spindley that the tail will not sit straight without rigging. Tieing off the rigging for those booms so the horizontal surfaces stayed horizontal was a big challenge!
Yeah, beautiful. Great idea to use the carbon fiber rod.