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Sopwith Snipe (late, various scales) 3d printed Computer render of 1:144 Sopwith Snipe

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Sopwith Snipe (late, various scales) 3d printed
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Sopwith Snipe (late, various scales)

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The promising Bentley B.R.2 rotary engine was the center of a new fighter based roughly on the Sopwith Camel, the Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe. Huge numbers were ordered, and the first deliveries came in the summer of 1918. However, relatively few reached the front before Armistice: ninety-seven were in France on 31 Oct 1918, despite plans to replace all Camels in early 1919. They had a thicker, faired fuselage than the Camel to accommodate the larger engine, and the wings had equal dihedral. The tail surfaces were larger to deal with the torque of the larger engine. The plane retained excellent maneuverability and climb, but it eliminated the hair-trigger sensitivity of the Camel.

The original single-bay wings in the prototype were increased to two-bay wings for increased strength and load-bearing, as early specifications imagined a third gun on a Foster mount, armor plating, heating and oxygen equipment, of which the first two were abandoned.

Squadron No.43 was the first to be equipped with the Snipe and it flew its first operational sortie on 23 September 1918.  As well as conventional patrol, the Snipe was also intended to replace the Camel in shipbourne duties and Home Defense (as a night fighter), and it served on after the war as late as 1927.

Those who flew the Snipe thought it was the best Entente fighter available at the end of the war.

This product is the late model Snipe with rounded fin and rudder and balanced upper ailerons.  There is also available an early-model Snipe.   In 1:285/6mm/1:288, the product contains two aeroplanes (one early and one late model Snipe), joined by disposable links.  In detail plastic, detachable translucent propeller disks are included.

For more info and gaming details, see https://linen.miraheze.org/wiki/Sopwith_Snipe.
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SopSnipe-late-144
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6.55 x 4.1 x 2.03 cm
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