Sopwith Dolphin - looking a bit more like a Sopwith Dolphin now

You can probably tell what it is by now

I've made some real progress over the last few days and it's all looking quite promising, I think.

Sopwith Dolphin - cabane struts

I've added the cabane struts, with a bit of cross-bracing, and here is how they look. This was an unbelievably fiddly job - the sort where you have to get up and walk about after every strut and bracing wire. But done now. Phew!

Sopwith Dolphin - cockpit nearly finished

I've nearly finished the cockpit at last. The new details are the joystick and a tiny instrument mounted between the Vickers guns.

Sopwith Dolphin - seat finished

At last, I've got the seat finished, and here it is:

Sopwith Dolphin - Vickers guns in place

I've finally got the Vickers guns into place and I'm quite pleased with how they look.

Sopwith Dolphin - Vickers guns

I seem to have drifted into the doldrums again in the last week. After getting the paintwork done, I was really looking forward to getting started on all the interior detail. But as it happened, I found it very difficult to muster any motivation. And when I did fight past the lethargy and get down to work, it seemed to go slowly and badly. Still, I think I'm over the worst now; not only out of the doldrums but proceeding under all plain sail, is how I'd put it.

Sopwith Dolphin - final coat of varnish

I've got the final coat of varnish on at last, and here's how it's all looking: