That looks really good, Louis @lgardner
I definitely need to give this approach a try as well.
Looking forward to it.

John vd Biggelaar (@johnb)

I think you will like how it turns out when you do try it. The only thing that I would be concerned about is that your kit is a 1/48 scale. So it will be smaller and possibly a bit harder to do. I don't think you will have much trouble with it, because you are an experienced balsa wood builder. The trick is to take it one step at a time. Keep it simple and break things down into manageable steps.

You can do it ! I have no doubts. Thank you for the kind words. They are sincerely appreciated.

Spiros Pendedekas (@fiveten)
I'll bet the boys will be excited about the RC cars. That is the best way to start them out. Thank you for the compliments.

I have made some progress tonight on both kits. I am posting the latest in a few so please stay tuned . Thanks !

Plywood looks excellent, my friend @lgardner!

The wood looks great, Louis (@lgardner). All of this extra detailing is really raising the level of the build. I was thinking about building one of the old Revell 1/28 kits with just minor improvements, but I think I might be embarrassed to have my unimproved kit next to yours and the others that are building. I need to finish my armoured car before I think about jumping into a biplane. My wife got me a 3D headset for Christmas, and one of the games is a WW1 flying game. It is really fun for motivation. Cheers, buddy.

The tighter grain of bass wood is a better material for this purpose. Good choice Louis (@lgardner). All these biplane builds has me wanting to do a 1/32nd scale biplane. Too many things already going on and too many other projects I really want to do in addition to the biplane. It truly is the golden age of modeling for me in that I cannot possibly keep up with all the choices available.

Interior looks excellent so far, my friend @lgardner!

Thank you Spiros and John.

Spiros Pendedekas (@fiveten)

John vd Biggelaar (@johnb)

Once again I am very short on time so I have to keep it short. Sorry

John,

John vd Biggelaar (@johnb)
Thank you so much for sharing this photo with me. It shows some excellent detail and will be very useful in the upcoming detail work.

I did know about the second vertical frame being made of metal. I do sincerely thank you for bringing it up because if I didn't this would have been a major overlooked item. That picture you posted is worth more than a thousand words. I'm definitely keeping it for use with scratch building the cockpits on these two... It's amazing !

I had to install something there in order to keep the lower wood longeron in the correct bend. If I didn’t glue the wood in place there, it would not have kept the proper shape.

Another trick I used was that I soaked the wood before trying to bend it. I kept it pinned down to the board and then let it dry.

I will use this one as a pattern for the next four that will be built up using Bass wood and staining the wood before I glue the parts together.

Once I get the rest of the fuselage frame built, I’ll install the correct metal tubing. By then the wood will have dried and the lower longeron will have taken shape as needed.

Thanks again for the picture and the comments.

Take care everyone.

As always comments are always encouraged.

IAN Convey (@firelockg)
Thank you for your compliments. I have been working on the Nieuport's tonight, so I have another installment coming right up.

Please stay tuned... I think you just might like this episode.