Greetings All
The Sopwith Triplane is my all-time favourite aircraft, and my second is the F2B.
FokkerJ - I too am a brush painter - more zen, less tech. Perhaps we should have a sub-group for brush painters. I use Games Workshop acrylics almost exclusively. Excellent paint, and the bottles seal perfectly all the time.
I stopped scale modelling in about 1968, and only re-started about 3 years ago. Lots of things have changed. The best new thing is cyanoacrylate glue, instant setting liquid, AND, stuff that de-bonds it. Bonus is that the stuff that de-bonds it can remove acrylic paint if you add enough and rub a bit. I only use plastic glue when I want a slow set.
I used to model in 1/72 scale, but with the wear and tear on the old bod during the last 40 years I prefer 1/48 now. Eduard is, I think, the hands-down best vis-a-vis build-ability.
Cheers,
