Among British WWI warplanes the Sopwith 1½ Strutter occupied an honored place because it was the first Allied fighter equipped with a synchronized machine gun. Soon the new Sopwith obtained its own unusual name, 1½ Strutter, because the cabane struts with their distinctive W form were reminiscent of half-struts. After the end of World War One 1½ Strutters served for some time in Britain, France and Soviet Russia, but by the mid-1920s it was declared obsolete and disappeared.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s recommended colors. Roden recommends Humbrol paints for this kit, and you can find the full line by clicking here.
Is this your first time modeling, or your first time modeling in a while? Get all your basic tools in one convenient pack here.
________________________________
Product Details:
Scale: 1/48
Skill Level: 3
- Photo-etched parts
- Illustrated instructions
- Includes decals for two versions:
- Sopwith 1½ Strutter "Comic Fighter" w/n B'762, No.78(HD) Sqn RFC, based at Martlesham Heath during summer-autumn 1917 and reallocated to Home Defence on August 1917. This aircraft haven't individual pilot and used by all pilots of 78 Squadron.
- Sopwith 1½ Strutter "Comic Fighter" (Hooper-built) w/n A'6906, No.78(HD) Sqn RFC, based at Suttons Farm, flown by Lt. J S Castle, December 1917.
*Cement is recommended for polystyrene plastic*
________________________________
Paint Guide:
Dark Grey
Gunmetal
Aluminum
Matte Linen
Matte WWI Green
Matte Natural Wood
Red Leather
________________________________
