Hi All, this was one of the letters I couldn’t fit in the Journal due to page restrictions, however I feel I can’t leave it until the next issue at the end of September so I thought I would post it here if anyone can help please contact Dominic.
Hello Mr Editor,
Can I first take the opportunity to congratulate you on this year’s spring issue of the journal, it was a pleasure to read and it reflects the time and tremendous effort that you must be putting into producing it.
My letter is a request for help with one of my projects. I have recently decided to take on one of my Dads unfinished scale models which is a Sopwith 1 ½ strutter in one fifth scale. I have some doubts about the construction and I’m uncertain how to finish the model build. My dad was notorious for building heavy through over engineering, if he could have built it in RSJ he would have done. I’ve only returned to modeling in the last three years after an eight to ten year break and I’m slowly finding my feet after building a wot4 from a traditional kit.
I was wondering if there was someone in my area that could come and inspect the airframe for me and offer some advice as I’m keen to give this model a half decent chance of flight and hope to achieve my rating for show flying in the next twelve months using this aircraft as my first show model!
Any help that you could provide would be greatly received and I would be happy to try and scribble an article tracking the strutters fight for flight.
Sincerely
Dominic Wesley
Cannock Road,
Hilton,
Wolverhampton
07795071153
01902 259650
thewrecker@gmx.co.uk
