Thanks John - I chose the late Snipe based on its operational years initially - but upon looking harder the less arduous rigging (which will still absolutely test me) was a definite bonus.
Tom, yes the detail is really nice on these WNW kits (from my limited experience). I guess a kit is a hard or easy as you make it. When I look at some of the builds on here - and how people modify and improve upon the contents of a box I never fail to be amazed at the genuine craftsmanship. I will be taking the 'route of least resistance' and using the instructions and scheme provided! As a 'peace-time' plane it is likely that this was well looked after, so weathering will be fairly low impact too.
Thank you Paul - it was a trawl through the internet looking at the various tutorial videos that convinced me to do a 'between the wars' plane. I don't know if you have had a chance to look at that RAF 100 documentary with the McGregor brothers.
They simulate a biplane dogfight with maybe 5 or 6 planes and when backlit they are fairly transparent. This may not have been the case with all of the 'doped' surfaces but I think it presents its own challenge in terms of shading. That Camel video - certainly helps!
Louis and Allan, thanks for the encouragement - the quality of some of the WNW builds (and Copper State and Gaspatch for that matter) I have seen here and elsewhere certainly made me think hard about putting up a WIP, but kits are produced for all levels of ability and I will give it my best shot despite lacking any expertise at all - particularly in 1/32 biplanes!
