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Old 19 July 2008, 11:38 PM   #211 (permalink)
Nick
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Originally Posted by tengew View Post
nick
are the tear shapes relatively the same on all sopwith air craft ?
if they are it just might be cheaper to have a set of dies made and roll your own teaming up with the other makers it just might save a few bucks for you
Couldn't say for sure Tengew about the dimensions, but several other Sopwiths the Undercarriage is actually made of wood, not steel. No doubt some others may have the same streamline dimensions. However I've already finished the undercarriage and don't really fancy doing it again just yet. Maybe down the track I'll look at doing just that.
Looking at the pics of Dick Day's Snipe it would appear he has done the same.
My thinking was if it's good enough for him it's good enough for me.
I've tried to keep it as accurate as possible but sometimes the budget requires you to make a choice.

Cheers, Nick
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