Had this idea a long time ago, and have been searching for the Academy Sopwith Camel. Why? Because it's inexpensive, and I needed two. Stopped into a hobby shop in Cambridge today and there they were, sitting together on a shelf. About $13 later and they were mine!
This is the original sketch I drew, but it may not be final. The centre fuselage may get attached to the upper wing, like the Heyford.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Sopwith Bactrian
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv474%2FDaveBailey%2FSopwithBactrian.jpg&hash=eae1ca48151f0a12f18d432fcc0524fa8247d299)
I won't have a lot of time to get this done so it will probably come out a bit rough, but I couldn't resist trying. As befits Tophe's wish for peaceful aircraft this will probably be simply a 'one-off' experimental type which was not pursued, or whatever other peaceful purpose some of you might suggest.
QuoteLadies and Gentlemen, the Sopwith Bactrian
As befits Tophe's wish for peaceful aircraft this will probably be simply a 'one-off' experimental type which was not pursued, or whatever other peaceful purpose some of you might suggest.
Wonderful project :wub: though it will be hard to build as model: connecting 2 parts of wing is difficult, doubling that for a biplane is twice a challenge... I could not :( , as far as I am concerned, I wish you will succeed :) ...
Questions:
- where the central pod will come from?
- will there be cockpits/cabins only in the pod or also in lateral fuselages? (depending on the answer, the reason to build/sell such a plane may find different ways: with lateral passengers, separated, I imagine a prison-plane, to bring dangerous prisoners to a jail-island without danger for the crew, or some tourist great-view organization, with 2 price classes...)
Thanks for joining my peaceful way, but remember I am not a JMN, hating difference: I respect the what-if modellers loving weapons, as they accept my discomfort about killing tools. I know Hitler had to be killed, I just don't like much to celebrate killing... There are different ways to find personal balance, and as I don't have much balance :( , psychiatrists say :angry: , wiseness is probably elsewhere :) .
So: thanks for the Bactrian drawing, thanks hopefully for the Bactrian model... :)
I don't think joining up the wings will be too difficult, especially with the amount of glue that I usually smear on things. :lol:
I have a choice for making the centre section. I could do it the easy way and carve some balsa, or maybe use some of the droptanks that are laying around from other models. Maybe I could build it out of those bread bag ties that I like. It probably should be rather slab-sided instead of rounded, that's usually the way things were built back then.
Your idea of keeping the original cockpits is interesting. I was going to fill them in, but I'll think about it. If it gets presented as a prototype then they will be filled, but as a passenger plane they would remain open.
Looks a bit like one of the anti-Zeppelin aircraft that were planned/built using the 3pdr COW gun as main armament.
Chris
QuoteLooks a bit like one of the anti-Zeppelin aircraft that were planned/built using the 3pdr COW gun as main armament.
Chris
Yes, see the :D Blackburn TB = double Blackburn L at http://www.newzeal.com/aviation/BL/blackburn.htm (http://www.newzeal.com/aviation/BL/blackburn.htm)
QuoteI have a choice for making the centre section. I could do it the easy way and carve some balsa
You are lucky to have such skills: scratch-builing in balsa is "easy" for you? I am jealous...
Yeah there's a fine line between genius and insanity isn't there?