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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Davos522 on March 22, 2024, 02:29:18 AM

Title: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: Davos522 on March 22, 2024, 02:29:18 AM

First off, this is not my model, it's the first kit completed by my son Curt since he was 11 or 12, back around 2001. He’s not much into social media, but I was so thrilled when he brought it down the other night I decided to post these pics, being the proud dad and all. He used mostly Tamiya acrylics, mixing the PC10 according to the WnW formula, and masked the roundels. The rigging is Uschi’s elastic material, and he used some PE in the cockpit, but otherwise he pretty much stuck with what the kit supplied:

(https://i.postimg.cc/CL2gNW08/temp-Image-LQQm-Qk.avif)

(https://i.postimg.cc/sDMFvwWg/temp-Image-Csa-Bl2.avif)

(https://i.postimg.cc/c4fzgHhr/temp-Imageji4-P8v.avif)

(https://i.postimg.cc/2S0Nyyjn/temp-Imagevp-DOUZ.avif)

All in all he’s pretty happy with it, although he says there are a lot of things he’d do differently if he were to start it over. But it was a tremendous learning experience and he’s already started his next build, the 1:72 Roden F.1. His brother is working on a couple of Great War subjects also, so I’m glad to see that our particular niche in the hobby is alive and well!

Dutch

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: gedmundson on March 22, 2024, 04:06:56 AM

How nice to see this! And that Camel rigging looks tricky - well done Curt! Great weathering also.
Cheers,
Gary

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: Thumbs up on March 22, 2024, 04:28:16 AM

Heart warming and a nice Camel!

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: DaveB on March 22, 2024, 05:16:25 AM

Wow - built by a 12 year old - amazing work!

Regards

Dave

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: lone modeller on March 22, 2024, 05:36:02 AM

That is a model to be proud of. The rigging and weathering are super, and the PC10 is a realistic shade, as is the CDL underside. Excellent model.

Stephen.

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: Davos522 on March 22, 2024, 05:37:24 AM

I’ll pass the comments along, in the meantime thanks, Gary, Laszlo, and Stephen. And Dave, I wish he was still 12, ‘cause that would make me 41! He’s actually 37 nowadays; his younger brother just turned 34 a couple of weeks ago… still trying to figure out where all that time went :o

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: PrzemoL on March 22, 2024, 06:11:55 AM

You should be both proud - your son of the lovely model and you of the skilled son!

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: ScottJ on March 22, 2024, 01:00:54 PM

Dutch, your son Curt did an excellent job on the Camel!  I'm having a hard time believing that he's just getting back into the hobby... this guy's good!
Please pass on these complements and if he doesn't join this site himself, please keep posting pictures of his completed kits. 

Take care
Scott...

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: NigelR on March 22, 2024, 08:36:04 PM

Wow, that's amazing for one so young! You and he should be very proud. I was still winding cotton thread around the struts of my WWI aircraft at that age. Mind you, it was 1968, so maybe I was pretty state of the art at the time..... ;D

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: macsporran on March 22, 2024, 09:25:10 PM

Nice model, irrespective of builder's age, great rigging.
Hope he's still making them! (He's allowed a wee break for kids of his own off course)
Sandy

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on March 23, 2024, 01:30:48 AM

Great work!  Keep encouraging him.

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: KiwiZac on March 23, 2024, 12:12:59 PM

I feel so much better knowing Curt's my age, not 12 - still, I want to be him when I grow up! What a beautiful build!

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: Borsos on March 27, 2024, 02:06:06 AM

That is a very nice model from your son, hats off. But it’s also your merits as he follows in your footsteps.

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: RAGIII on April 08, 2024, 06:23:44 AM

Your Son has certainly built a Camel to be Proud of Dutch! Lovely Bird for sure!!
RAGIII

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: Tim Mixon on April 09, 2024, 09:07:43 AM

Dutch, that is just magnificent!  I can only hope to build one like this. Excellent oil staining on the underside. 

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: PJ Fisher on April 09, 2024, 11:18:13 PM

bravo!

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: Brad Cancian on April 14, 2024, 07:47:46 PM

A wonderful build from young Curt! Hats off to him on this difficult little kit. What a great result!

Cheers,

BC

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: Davos522 on April 14, 2024, 10:41:25 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind comments, I've passed them along to Curt and he was very appreciative. He's deep into a Roden Fokker F.1 build at the moment, having just reshaped the horizontal stablilzer, and when he gets it done I'll try to get him to post it:

(https://i.postimg.cc/T2tsTkmG/Attachment.jpg)

His younger brother Connor (who's 34, where does the time go?) has also gotten back into modeling, so rest assured the Great War torch is alive and well in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts.

Dutch

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: WD on April 18, 2024, 08:51:48 AM

Man that's wonderful!  I really want to mask my roundels like this.  Gotta try that WnW formula for PC10 as well

Superb work!

Warren

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: NigelR on April 18, 2024, 06:30:30 PM

The family that models WWI together............has lots of arguments over the "correct" shade of PC10/12 together ;D

Title: Re: 1:72 Roden Camel “Black Prince"
Post by: AngryJazz on April 19, 2024, 06:59:40 PM

Its a very impressive looking model! He can for sure be proud of that one  ;)