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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: markleecarter on April 03, 2018, 05:46:26 PM

Title: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: markleecarter on April 03, 2018, 05:46:26 PM: While waiting for some glue to dry on my BE2c I pulled this little one out of the stash.
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It's certainly quite fiddly but didn't take long to get a little tail plane together.

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Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: markleecarter on April 03, 2018, 05:49:21 PM: The upper wings were a bit more tricky. You have to build the centre section and wings separately and thread them all together.

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But I got there in the end! Lots of little bracing pieces which are very hard to keep straight. The whole thing is very very flimsy and delicate at the moment but under a lick of paint I quite like how it looks.

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Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: jeroen_R90S on April 03, 2018, 05:50:19 PM: Cool!
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: gbrivio on April 03, 2018, 06:13:35 PM: Stripdown kits are alwais amazing. Nice wing.
Ciao
Giuseppe
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: GazzaS on April 03, 2018, 06:31:00 PM: Cool! I'm impressed. My fumble fingers are aching from just the thought!

Gaz
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: Juan on April 03, 2018, 10:03:51 PM: Outstanding job on this 1/72 kit. Would be hard enough in a larger scale, but you make this look easy.
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: GAJouette on April 03, 2018, 10:27:46 PM: AWESOME project my friend. Ah so small,I'd need a microscope.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: RAGIII on April 04, 2018, 12:43:51 AM: WOW! Enough said!
RAGIII
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: coyotemagic on April 04, 2018, 12:51:54 AM: Quote from: RAGIII on April 04, 2018, 12:43:51 AM
WOW! Enough said!
RAGIII
Agreed!
Cheers,
Bud
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: markleecarter on April 04, 2018, 07:25:53 AM: Wow! Thank you so much for the enthusiasm for this build everyone! I don't know if this was a foolish decision or not, but I decided to go the whole hog and have begun adding the internal bracing wires to the wing. I could only get a bit done before my eyes stopped working!

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Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: GazzaS on April 04, 2018, 04:12:55 PM: Impressive!
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: Borsos on April 04, 2018, 04:26:53 PM: I am always impressed by the courage to tackle one of these PE kits. It’s incredible how fiddly they are.
You are making good progress here!
Kind regards
Borsos
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: Juan on April 04, 2018, 09:43:02 PM: Amazing work on this mini masterpiece.
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: pepperman42 on April 04, 2018, 11:20:42 PM: Very neat!!

Steve
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: RAGIII on April 04, 2018, 11:24:22 PM: Great decision to add the wires. Looking terrific!
RAGIII
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: Bughunter on April 05, 2018, 06:09:53 AM: Oh, a very interesting project! I will watch closely :)

I build already some of that series, long time ago I started this one, but it is still unfinished.
I soldered most of the subassemblies and replaced the flimsy wing spars by a modified brass profile (started from 0,6x1,0mm), so the wings are done.
The fuselage is mostly completed, but I had some problems with the struts and connection of the wings to the fuselage - so after a deep breath of air I put the painted subassemblies into my glass cabinet. They are still there ::)
Last year I started the next strip down, the Fokker D.VIII and finished it (https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=8758.0) (with Small Stuff engine and wooden prop).

So your build reminds me to take it back to the bench soon, after finishing the Bristol Fighter, and try to finish it this time. Then the only kit left in stash is the Fieseler Storch to complete this nice Eduard series.

Thanks you very much and have a lot of fun with this build!
Frank
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: markleecarter on April 05, 2018, 05:43:51 PM: Thanks for the link to your build, Frank. That is some very excellent neat work! I would love to see how far you have got with the Camel. Did you do anything to the struts to make them more realistic? I am concerned that they are very flat but I'm not sure what to do about it.
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: RAGIII on April 06, 2018, 12:58:12 AM: You have already gone further than I would ever dare. As for the struts how about a little superglue to thicken them a little. In 1/72nd not much is needed...Just a thought as I used super glue on a Dragon DR1 struts in 1/48th years ago.
RAGIII
Title: Re: Stripdown Sopwith Camel
Post by: Bughunter on April 06, 2018, 05:50:46 AM: Quote from: markleecarter on April 05, 2018, 05:43:51 PM
That is some very excellent neat work! I would love to see how far you have got with the Camel.
Thank you!
So I started to post my build report here:
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=9479.0

Stay tuned for more updates!

Cheers,
Frank