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Christian WERY
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Sopwith Baby 1/32 Lukgraph

March 27, 2023 · in Aviation · · 28 · 0.7K

This kit represents one of the aircrafts ordered in August 1915 by Sopwith Aviation Company (Kingston on Thames) and whose serial numbers 8123-8186 were powered by a 9-cylinder Clerget rotary engine. Aircraft 8695 was delivered in February 1916 to the Port of Felixstowe.

1/32 resin kit produced by Lukgraph.
Propeller provided (bare wood) by Ivo Vrška (CZ)
Decals Aviattic "Aged Varnish" 32094
Proper Planes wood decals for floats
Turnbuckles and Lewis gun MkI Gaspatch Models
Copper State Models for cart wheels (Caudron)
Lang Propeller Decal: kindly provided by Gary Llaxob. (NZ)

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28 responses

  1. A superlative build in every respect, Christian!
    Congratulations!

  2. That is just Beautifully done! Great build quality that is brought to life with such wonderful painting and weathering. It absolutely stunning!

  3. That is an outstanding looking model, Christian. Well done!

  4. This is so beautiful - what a gorgeous build. It really looks like the real thing!

  5. Fantastic work - she looks great!

  6. Spectacular. So much to study here. Thanks for sharing

  7. Spectacular build. The paint, rigging, and detail makes it look so real!

  8. That's a really spectacular result, a demonstration of great modeling.

  9. Truly an amanazing result, Christian @christw
    Perfect in every detail.

  10. That is a superb scale model, and an example of true masterclass-scale modeling! 🏆 Wow, what realism, thanks for the incredible inspiration! 👏

  11. Beautiful build Christian. That has given me the desire to get out my old very early Eduard 1/48 kit. Excellent 😊

  12. Beautiful result.

  13. Beautiful aircraft with tremendous detail. The paint and weathering are superb!

  14. Ditto to everything already said, gorgeous work in every respect.

  15. Yes, I'm happy with all your compliments. Thank you all.

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