Scale aviation modeller international

I

tend to go through periods

where my modelling mojo

starts to flag, particularly

in the depths of winter when

the thought of sitting in my

garage workshop is somewhat

unappealing – and I was lately

wallowing through one of these

periods. The Editor must have

sensed this, as he sent me the

lovely new Wingnut Wings (WNW)

release of the Sopwith Dolphin

F.1, and as soon as I started poring

over the contents my mojo came

flooding back and I couldn’t wait

to get started! Good old Wingnuts.

The boxing is well up to

Wingnut’s very high standards,

packed with finely-moulded

plastic parts, a clear sprue,

photo-etch (seat belts, gun

sights etc), a large sheet of

beautifully printed Cartograf

Decals, and the usual excellent

instruction manual, with period

pictures, close ups of detailed

areas, and colour coded guides

to ease you through the build.

HISTORY (ADAPTED FROM

WIKIPEDIA)

The Dolphin Mk I became

operational with 19 and 79

Squadrons in February 1918, and

87 and 23 Squadrons in March.

The Dolphin’s debut was marred

by several incidents in which

British and Belgian pilots attacked

the new aircraft, mistaking

it for a German type. For the

next few weeks, Dolphin pilots

accordingly exercised extreme

caution near other Allied aircraft.

Despite early problems,

the Dolphin proved successful





DOLPHIN

Delightful

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Sopwith Dolphin F.1

by Guy Goodwin

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BY SACCO DE VRIES

SOPWITH DOLPHIN F.1

BY GUY GOODWIN

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