Well my kit is here and ready to go, funnything is i ordered the Eduard Profipac sopwith triplane from snowy mountain models but they seemed to be dragging their heels and when i came across the kit for $40:00 at the last model expo i snapped it up and wouldn't you know it i've just recieved the kit in the mail so now i have 2 triplanes, but it's all good the eduard WW1 kits are fantastic, much better than Roden and i'm sure i'll find the time to eventually make the second one......
Anyhows i'll be finishing the kit in the markings for Australias highest ever scoring fighter pilot or scout ace as they called them back them, Robert Alexander Little, i seem to have misplaced my book so here is what i remember of him from the top of my head...
R A Little was born in Hawthorn Victoria, when the war broke out he tried to join the AFC but thought his chances were thin given the amount of applicants for only a dozen places so he paid for a passage to England and joined the RNAS, from here on he flew over the western front increasing his score rapidly flying a number of different machines including 2 triplanes, during 1918 he took off in a Sopwith Camel at night to intercept a formation of Gotha bombers which he attacked but was hit from defensive fire from a Gotha, shot through both thighs he managed an emergncy landing but bled to death before he was found, his final score was 47 confirmed victories......
Well thats about it when i find my book which profiles all Aussie aces with 5 or more victories from WW1 and WW2 i'll post up some more history including his victory sheet and a pic of himself......