Hi friends of this wonderfull aircrafts,
Since I'm a lover of World War I planes, it was really only a matter of time before I bought the so-called museum model of the Sopwith F.1 Camel from Hasegawa on a remarkable scale of 1/16. The kit is designed as a so-called strip down model. I have already presented the kit at IPMS Germany.
It starts with the engine. It is a Clerget 9B rotary engine with 130 HP. The detailing of the kit is actually quite good, but there will still be a few additions to the size. When it came to the colors, I didn't stick to the suggestions, but to the colors of the engines that still exist. The cylinders were painted from a mixture of aluminum and black, while the housing is made of matt aluminum. Rocker arm and push rod guides have got some brass paint. The plunger rods themselves were painted with duralumin, because this color is quite light and more towards polished steel. The lines to the spark plugs were made with 0.2mm copper wire. The exhaust pipes were painted bronze.
Cheers Juergen