Sopwith Bigfire

[Jacques]

There is not only one world, our reality is not the only one... There are many parallel worlds, under certain conditions it is possible to cross over. But each thing has its place. Collapse of one world could cause colaapse of all of them. Crossroads amongst the worlds are guarded by the Equilibrii Ferrarius, an agency, that keeps the realities in balance.

Another world, another reality...
Summer 1917. The Great War is almost lost. Somethings influences the Allied high command. When a single-handed Zeppelin appears over the front, allied headquarters seems to gone mad. Dozens of senseless orders causes a mess in the armies and Germans don't hesitate to take advantage as much as possible. British intelligence reports strange looking men among crew of the mysterious German airship. It seems that wizards from another world are misused to help Germany to win the war.
John Francis Kovář and Vincent Vega, two agents of Equilibrii Ferrarius, are send to the parallel reality to find out, what is going on and to stop the unwelcome interference of beings from another reality. On their way they meet a famous British ace, Capt. J.C. Bigglesworth...


This aircraft occurres in book "Smugglers in the sky" from the Czech SF series "Agent JFK"
Originally a Sopwith's cancelled project of a racer for Schneider Trophy, after Vega's intervention rebuild to a fighter. Metal and wooden airframe is covered with linen and wood, engine is high-powered, liquid-cooled, in-line
V12-cylinder Rolls-Royce. Armament consists of four .303 Vickers machine guns in the wing. First prototype, tested by Capt. Bigglesworth, crashed due to superstructure weakness (after a skirmish over London, when Biggles shot down two Sopwith Camels, flown by Irish agents of German secret service). Second prototype served for further testing, in summer 1918 first series entered the service...

The kit is originally 1/72 Spitfire Mk.V from Heller.






History: Sopwith Camel and the first Czech issue of Biggles from 1938, Sopwith Bigfire and Smugglers in the Sky from 2008

[kitbasher]

Pics aren't showing for some reason.

[Jacques]

Better now?

[thedarkmaster]

Pictures are looking good mate, top class work 

[NARSES2]

Definately. That is beautifull  

[Jschmus]

How did Vincent Vega get out from under the thumb of Marcellus Washington to flying fighter planes?

[kitbasher]

The best possible use of a Heller Spitfire V ever!  And not  amilliion miles in appearance from http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,17319.msg243756.html#msg243756!

[Jacques]

This must be Vega´s alter ego from another reality, as the Agency looks for employees all over the worlds..

[PR19_Kit]

That's BRILLIANT Jacques! 

Not only superb modelling but excellent lateral thinking too. I can imagine that's exactly the result of Mitchell's thinking if he'd built the 'Spitfire' earlier in his career.

[Tophe]

  Incredible! This old airplane with dragging spats has been a Spitfire in the past future... If I were not a what-ifer, I would need a double aspirin!

[upnorth]

Lovely, quality work Jaques.

Thanks so much for sharing it with us.

[Taiidantomcat]

Talk about taking a gorgeous plane and making it look even better!  The retro look is too perfect! Nominated for a whiffie!! 

[buzzbomb]

First Class.

Magnificent job

[Kerrillc]

I think Taiidantomcat is right. That needs to be entered for a whiffie, in Alternative History perhaps?

A spectacular machine made even more spectacular!

That earns



Oh did I mention that is so  and

[cthulhu77]

Very slick. Very, very, very slick !!!