I stumbled over this today...

MontyB

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Apparently there is a New Zealand company making authentic WW1 aircraft,

"Our primary aim is to build WW1 aircraft, engines and propellers to the same exacting standards they were originally made over 90 years ago."

We endeavour to maintain absolute authenticity with the original design. We make both airworthy and static aircraft for museum display and private collections. Our engineers look after, and operate, the WW1 aircraft owned by the 1914 -18 Aviation Heritage Trust. The Vintage Aviator Ltd. (TVAL) has been working closely with the NZ CAA to fulfil it’s obligations as a certified aircraft manufacturer. TVAL Gained CAA approval and was issued it’s Part 148 Manufacturing Organisation Certificate on May 10, 2007. It is probably unique within the world aviation community due to the fact that it solely manufactures aircraft from the 1914-1918 period. We work under strict CAA mandates, codes and systems, and CAA regularly audits our systems and procedures. Safety is paramount.
TVAL staff have a great deal to be proud of, a state of the art manufacturing facility coupled with an ICAO Aircraft Manufacturing approval. These two remarkable achievements emphasize our commitment to engineering excellence and technical innovation. We are using the most modern technology to reproduce the most accurate aircraft reproductions from a bygone era.
http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/node

Their aircraft were used in the documentary "WWI Top Gun Revealed".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnwNdMpyLxM
 
Yep I cant imagine they are cheap and I see someone is talking about building a Gotha Bomber which should be intriguing.
 
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