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It arrived today, in typical monochrome 'scuplture' box. The instructions are traditional 3 dimensional drawings (on lower than normal quality paper) and there is no cover photograph. I have built it already, and without doubt this is a 'Model Team' (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I have to agree with everything Huw says - it's a really excellent set. The radial engine is particularly nice. It's a shame the strings on the wings aren't taut but, like Huw says, a little tweakery may be possible here. Unless I'm mistaken this is (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Nathaniel Cross" <nathaniel@than.org> wrote in message news:GDJ0t7.H1x@lugnet.com... (...) The (...) the (...) Well we would have to define modern I guess. Let's face it, the Sopwith is from another millennium now! Nearly a century old. Remember (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GDJ1MH.IGx@lugnet.com... (...) wings (...) for (...) Don't the Adventurer sets count as WW1 too? Certainly included a couple of biplanes (complete with guns) - one similar to (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I think the idea of no military sets extended to plausible reality. The space and medieval / fantasy are far enough removed from reality the adventure sets have dinosaurs / mummies and although they are around the right period they are not actuallty (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Nathaniel Cross" <nathaniel@than.org> wrote in message news:GDJ0t7.H1x@lugnet.com... (...) The (...) I adjusted the positions of the strings at their upper ends -- I moved them both 2 studs along the 1x8 plate. That has done the job. Huw (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Assembled my Camel after grotesque seven hour Guinness session. Awoke this morning to find, to my suprise, it was recognisably an olde worlde biplane. 1. slack rigging is annoying 2. um, 7-8 bits left over?! 3. agree with Huw that it was *madness* (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) The wings on real planes often do bow upward a bit. This makes them self correcting when inadvertantly banked. No idea (I haven't gotten my copy yet) if that is a designed in feature or just luck. (24 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I just rotated the pieces at the end of the strings, until they were taut. I do like these sculptures. As long as they're not released too frequently, and the quality doesn't drop off, it's likely to be the only series in which I remain complete. I (...) (24 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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