I justed ordered a Sopwith Snipe from Wingnut 
Thanks everyone!
Tom
New
As the fellas suggested WNW is the Rolls Royce of WWI kits, followed by Roden that IMO would be like a Caddy. WNW has a super detailed booklet included with every kit, all the pe parts you need and the decals are the best I have seen. You can’t go wrong with ANY of the many WNW kits available.
As for rigging, I use the thin nylon type invisible thread that comes in several thicknesses and available at Walmart or any arts crafts or fabric store. As for the buckles I make my own by stretching hollowed plastic Q Tip handles from the Dollar Store. It’s like stretching sprue but retains the hollow center. I loop the invisible thread then secure it with a tiny drop of thin CA. You can make tons of them in any size just by controlling the length of the stretch.
Here’s a picture of the Eduard EV in 1/48 with my home made turnbuckles.
Wow that’s really neat work! Good to know it can be done from scratch! Sounds like a good technique you’ve got there, although stretching qtips sounds a bit hit and miss . . . but I should give it a go, lots of other applications for hollow tubing. There’s also the brass tube you can get at hobby shops in a very small guage, but it’s always pretty expensive.
Another question for the brain’s trust:
With all my models I like to sneak in a bit of metal finish here and there whenever I can get away with it. I am a keen “foiler”, but I don’t mind occasionally not doing entire planes that way too!! [:P] . I’ve seen Sopwith Camels with metalic cowls, or just a part of the nose in metal, like this:
I’m thinking of doing a scheme on the Snipe like that. Anyone believe that would be incredibly unrealistic [:$] ?
Actually, both the late and early Snipe kits from WnW have options that include metal cowl panels, so you should be set…and accurate to boot.
BTW I also use stetched qtips in place of brass, and I use nylon monofiliment - medical suture actually - for the wire. It’s less forgiving than EZ Line, but looks good. This is a WnW “Early” Snipe with suture and turnbuckles from Bob’s Buckles:
“There were some bi-planes in WW2.”
During the battle to defend Malta, three Gloster Gladiators put up an epic struggle against the axis, for months before the Brits were able to get through with new Hurricanes. The planes were called Faith, Hope, and Charity. Famous exploits- google it. There was a great book about it too. And, the Gladiator is a fairly neat looking airplane [:)]
Never hurts to give the biggest and cheapest Fokker Dr.1 a try
I’ve been eyeing the new Edwurd kit. Looks nice.
Thanks for this info . No pressure, but do you know of any pics or specific descriptions on-line?
That’s a really nice Snipe model, Chuck.
Thanks Mike - it’s a great kit.
Hey, New…the easiest way to get the info is to look at the color scheme profiles on Wingnut Wings website. Go to whichever version of the Snipe you bought, click on the boxart and look for the tab that says “Color Schemes” - that should do it.
Add to that the Fairey Swordfish, the Curtiss Seagull, The Supermarine Walrus, and a couple of Japanese designs.
Thanks again very much. I feel like I’m on track now