For those who are interested in more about the Avro 504, @BlueSwallowAircraft is in the process of restoring an original aircraft, serial number A201. You can find out more on his website: avro504.org.
good coverage jerry. if you've ever painted a canvas plane you'd know why they called it doping. kind of a clunky looking plane but actually a very practical flying machine. then i see a classic box style biplane with a proven record. not every plane is a spitfire but i'd have been perfectly happy to have flown one. great pictures and detail. thank yew. perhaps that should be spruce. have fun.
G'day, They call it "Dope" because it's a Solution of Nitro-Cellulose (thick and viscous) which is DOPED (ie, thinned) with Acetone. Thus the thick Cellulose is temporarily thinned out sufficiently as to be readily painted onto the Irish Linnen, and then when the Acetone evaporates the Nitro-Cellulose glues the Cellulose Fibres of the Weft & Warp together, and seals the Fabric from Air or Water. Adding Powdered Aluminium to the outer coats renders the outside finish of "Silver Dope" impervious to Ultraviolet light, thus preserving the underlying Fabric from Sunburn. So, Nitro-Cellulose (Guncotton) over Cellulose, with Powdered Aluminium Oxide (Solid Rocket-Fuel)...; it works to cover one's Sopwith Camel or Tiger Moth, but it burns at 27 Feet-per-second, so covering a Hydrogen-filled Airship with a mixture of Guncotton and Rocket-Fuel turned out to be a Riskiness too far, olde Bean. In 1978 I scraped 9 layers of Paint off VH-PFL's Wings (it was a DH-42a Tiger Moth), so it could be painted up to pretend to be a Pfalz, and dogfight with VH-PSP, a Transavia-built Replica Sopwith Pup, at Olde Bowral Airfield, NSW, Oz. Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
I enjoy your presentation, style, and dry wit. I am currently on a binge building 1/72 WW1 aircraft, so these videos are right up my alley. Thank you for putting these videos together.
I would love to do more, myself. Unfortunately back when I published my last video I damaged the tendon(s) in my shoulder, which meant it was very painful to use a computer for any length of time. I couldn't even play Minecraft! So I was forced to largely stop using a computer for several months. I will return to posting as soon as I can.
