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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.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc1.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc2.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc3.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc4.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc5.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc6.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc7.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc8.jpg)
Cheers Juergen
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You're off to an excellent start Juergen.
Good luck with your build.
vB ;)
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Spectacular engine Juergen,terrific work.
Dave.
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Don't see many of these ones built up so I'm really looking forward to future progress , so far the engine is most excellent , love the different metal tones :)
Terri
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Hello Terri,
no wonder you don't see this kit so often. With 170 euros in Europe it is not exactly cheap. Then there is the size of the model. With a wingspan of 53 cm you need a little bit more space. ;)
Juergen
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Yes , it is not a cheap kit . The one hobby shop where I live have one , but at 900.00 CDN I will pass on that and continue watching your build . :)
Terri
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Nice!
I'm thinking about buying the 1/16 Artesania Latina Camel or Dr.I, so I'll follow this build for sure.:)
Robin
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An I thought Wingnut models were huge... However, nice start on the engine. Thumbs up!
Andreas
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Excellent start. Your engine looks Fantastic!
RAGIII
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I thank you for your praise. :)
I have a question for you. Maybe someone knows something, or even has a photo of it. These old planes were mainly built from many individual wooden parts. Have they been numbered for assembly? I know such numbering on the Horten 229 from World War II. There is a photo of a wing (which was made of wood) on which such numbers can be seen. The background to the question is that I would do something, provided that there was, that I would also like to do it for the Camel. I would be happy if you could help me there.
best regards
Juergen
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That is a great question , could the numbers have been stamp in ? Which wouldn't make them over all visible unless up close , so are they there ?
I would think they would have had to had a number systems for the parts as the structure moved down the assembly line . Or tag with a part identifier of some shorts .
Terri
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So if I take the Horten 229 as an example, the numbers were hand-written in pencil. I therefore assume that this was no different with the components of "our" aircraft. I also suspect that the wooden parts were already painted. And then the number can only be added later, otherwise it would be hidden by the color. Abbreviations that were identical to the blueprint were probably also used. For example LUW / 1 for left upper wing part 1 and so on.
But that's just guesswork. Let's see if we can answer this question.
Have a good weekend
Juergen
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After the engine was ready so far, I pulled in the struts for the wings and fuselage. Each wing segment was fitted with nine spars, which fit very precisely. Due to the manufacturing process, there are of course a few ejector brands, but they are very flat and therefore easy to remove. The built-in spars were not filled, because in this case I see a slight gap at the glue points rather than natural. After all, it is a wooden structure. And since wood is known to work, gaps are quite legitimate. Hasegawa has included yarn for the tensioning ropes, which is only suitable for the control ropes. There are also only simple eyelets for the attachment points. I didn't like that at all. That's why I ordered Gaspatch Turnbuckles in 1/32. Although only 1/32 are exactly right for the tension wires inside the wings and fuselage struts. I'm still not sure about the tension ropes, whether they were rods or braided ropes. In the pictures of John S Shaw ( http://www.johnsshawaviation.co.uk/wordpress/sopwith-camel-f1-2/sopwith-camel-introduction (http://www.johnsshawaviation.co.uk/wordpress/sopwith-camel-f1-2/sopwith-camel-introduction) ), which I took as a template, this is unfortunately not exactly clear. Sometimes it looks like ropes, sometimes like poles. What do you all mean? Depending on the version, I would then use brass wire or self-twisted ropes. Once all the turnbuckles are in place, I will apply the primer.
Fuselage
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc9.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc10.jpg)
Lower main wings
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc11.jpg)
Wing with turnbuckles
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc12.jpg)
Hasegawa eyelet
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc14.jpg)
Eyelet "closed" with turnbuckle
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc13.jpg)
That's for this day.
Juergen
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Just seen this - that will truly be a monster of a model when finished. Superb detailing there and I am very impressed indeed with the engine. This is truly going to be a super model when it is finished.
Sorry that I cannot help with your questions - that is well beyond my pay grade!
Stephen.
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Beutiful work to date! I also do not have your answer but I am certain someone will come through!
RAGIII
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I seem to have solved the part numbering problem. Found a great movie on Youtube. As a result, the parts were not numbered, but installed from a numbered stack. For us model makers, this film is certainly interesting (some people may already know it). Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVG0-sbx3wA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVG0-sbx3wA)
Juergen
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Hi fans,
after I applied the primer to the wings and the fuselage, everything was painted with the basic color wood brown.
For further processing, everything must now dry thoroughly. Here is a picture with the upper wing attached.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc22.jpg)
While waiting, I started with the machine guns. They are actually very well detailed, only the crosshairs are a little too thick.
So I worked on this a little with sandpaper. After that everything was painted with black metallic.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc18.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc19.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc20.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc21.jpg)
The main gasoline tank is already painted in silver by Hasegawa, which almost reminds of chrome.
Since the tank consists of two halves, you can of course see the adhesive seam. Not nice :(. After the seam was sanded, of course, it had to be repainted.
Since I didn't like this Chrome anyway, I rubbed the tank with Rub'n Buff Silver. Now it looks more like polished aluminum.
Let's see if I repaint the other parts like that.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc15.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc16.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc17.jpg)
That was it again.
Until next time
your Juergen
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Machine guns and tank look excellent!
RAGIII
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Two little updates!
Let’s start with the pilot’s seat. After the wicker got a light brown, a real leather pillow is of course missing. Since painting as imitation leather would not satisfy me, I tried real leather. Fortunately, I still had some fine black glove leather in my fund. I think the result is impressive.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc23.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc24.jpg)
The second update is the instrument panel. After applying a light brown, the wood structure was designed with burnt umber and burnt sienna. The wood is of course not as red as in the pictures. Furthermore, the instruments received their decals and glasses. As you can see on the original panel, the brass pipes to the instruments were missing. This shortcoming was remedied with 0.2mm brass tubes.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc25.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc26.jpg)
best regards
Juergen
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Beautiful Instrument Panel. Looks suitably used!
RAGIII
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Start rigging!
So now I've started rigging. As noted earlier, I don't want to use the yarn for this. So I twisted three pieces of copper wire 0.05 mm in diameter. This was done with a so-called rope striking machine, which is also used to manufacture ropes for shipping. The ropes thus created were then attached to the attachment points (eyelets and turnbuckles) as a thimble.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc27.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc28.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc29.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc30.jpg)
Furthermore, I dared to paint the wood. While the struts are not a particular problem, it looks different when painting larger areas. After applying a medium wood brown as the basic tone, the grain was applied with various umber and siena tones. Since my colors are all matt, everything was covered with future to get a silky sheen. I think I managed to get a very reasonable wood representation.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc31.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc32.jpg)
Then until the next update!
Juergen
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The wood looks awesome as does the leather padding!
RAGIII
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I think that you have got the wood tones right too.... will you paint mine for me on my next project??!
Stephen.
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Those are some impressive wood tones :)
Terri
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Short info,
unfortunately the rigging with the Gaspatch turnbuckles does not work as I had imagined. :-[ The resin is so brittle and thin that almost every second part breaks away. >:( I've tried normal yarn now, but with a reasonable tension, it's almost the same result. So I'm going to remove all of the turnbuckles and continue with simple brass sleeves. Gaspatch also has 1/16 metal versions, but they are very expensive. And since I need almost 100 pieces, it would be more expensive than the kit. And it's not worth it to me now. Especially since it is not even said whether these parts do not break just as easily. In addition, these turnbuckles are more intended for the visible area of the bracing, and therefore certainly too large for the bracing of the fuselage and the inner area of the wings. As soon as I have finished the new variant, I will upload pictures of it here. I'll be curious what you say about it. Maybe someone has a tip, or completely different ideas.
Best Regards
Juergen
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0.7mm brass tube should be just about right for your rigging.
Good luck!
vB
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Rigging the fuselage.
As promised, here are a few pictures for rigging the fuselage. I used yarn similar to EZ-Line, but a little thicker. To simulate the turnbuckles, I cut 0.7mm brass tubing into suitable lengths and pulled it over the yarn. The yarn was then painted iron-colored. I thickened the paint a little to get a little more diameter and a rougher surface. In the last two pictures I inserted the armchair, fuel tank and cockpit floor to see how the tension works.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/Camel/sc33.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/Camel/sc34.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/Camel/sc35.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/Camel/sc36.jpg)
Until the next update
Juergen
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I really love how your Camel is shaping up! As I am working on the WNW kit now I appreciate what you are doing and I am looking at what I can add to mine...based on yours!
RAGIII
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Super detailing. I especially like the idea of using brass tube to represent the turnbuckles.
Stephen.
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99% of the tension on the fuselage has finally been completed. I built 84 brass sleeves for this. Now 64 sleeves are added for the wings. A total of 1 meter (39,3 inch) brass pipe was sawn.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc37.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc38.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc39.jpg)
The next challenge continues. The control cables to the elevator, rudder, and ailerons. What is interesting when controlling the rudder is that the tail spur was moved at the same time. This made the plane easier to maneuver on the ground. Really clever! I used Hasegawa material for the control cables. There are 10 ropes in total. You quickly lose track of things. This is how the whole thing looks embarrassed. The most critical point is to attach the control cables to the steering gear. Everything here has to be 100% accurate, since the oars are supposed to move over the joystick and the pedals.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc40.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc41.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc42.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc43.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc44.jpg)
That was it for today again.
Juergen
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Awesome update! I failed to mention earlier how much improved your interior rigging was using the tubing. Simply Gorgeous work all around!
RAGIII
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That looks complicated Jeurgen, but you have handled it very well indeed. Excellent modelling.
Stephen.
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Today there are a few pictures of the cockpit.
After the rigging of the fuselage is done so far, I have dealt with the further installation of the cockpit. I fitted the petrol tank with two straps before installation.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc45.jpg)
Furthermore, the ejection for the cartridge cases, the dashboard and the fire protection wall for the engine was installed. The pilot's seat and the two machine guns are not yet glued. So far the current status.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc46.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc47.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc48.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc49.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc50.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc51.jpg)
Juergen
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"A total of 1 meter (39,3 inch) brass pipe was sawn."
Welcome to my World! :D
Excellent progress.
Cheers,
Bob Von B
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Juergen,
Amazing realism you are creating here with your incredible detailing. I had to re-read the comments on your second and third photos as they looked so very real. They reminded me of a scene on the floor of the restoration shop at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum during a visit a few years back. Following this Build is a genuine pleasure, lovely work!
Cheers,
Lance
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Stunning detailing! Could be mistaken for the real thing for sure!
RAGIII
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Hello everybody,
thanks for your comments.
The control cables are laid and aligned. Originally I just wanted to tie them to the eyelets, but would have given myself the opportunity to align the ropes properly. So I first pulled a piece of brass pipe over the rope, then passed it through the eyelet and finally pulled it back through the brass pipe. Now I could tension the rope the way I need it. Everything is secured with a drop of super glue. Unfortunately, this didn't work with the full flexibility of the rudders :-[ . This is because the yarn yields too much under tension. I also couldn't tighten it too much during assembly, otherwise it would have broken out or deformed the plastic eyelets >:( . I should have preferred to use my self-made metal ropes. Well, you can't have everything. But would have been a nice effect. So I'm going to continue with the cockpit.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc52.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc53.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc54.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc55.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc56.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc57.jpg)
Juergen
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What can I say? Awesome Detailing for sure!!
RAGIII
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Astonishing, this is utterly brilliant. Can't wait to see the next update!
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The cockpit would actually be finished. Even if you won't see much of it later, I've added a few pipes (e.g. fuel pipes to the tank) from brass tubing. The lower side cladding panels have also been attached.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc58.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc59.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc60.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc61.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc62.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc63.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc64.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc65.jpg)
The next tricky action is already waiting. The tension cables of the wings were rather flat tension rods on British aircraft. Apart from the fact that you cannot get flexible yarn in this scale (as is well known, it only goes up to 1/32), there is a risk that the material will turn during tensioning. And I don't need to mention that it doesn't look that good. So how to remedy the situation. At first I thought of Plastic Sheet, but then quickly discarded it because such strips bend too easily. But something like that demands real model builders. And here would be my solution. Take two brass tubes (in this case 1.3mm and 0.8mm). Saw off two 5mm long pieces from the 1.3mm tube and press them together in half. A 0.4mm hole is drilled in the resulting flat surface. A piece of the required length (from retaining eyelet to retaining eyelet) is cut from the 0.8mm tube. This pipe is now flattened with a pair of flat nose pliers (but it must be smooth!), Only the ends are left round. Now the flat tube is inserted into the drilled eyelets and connected to the holding points on the model. So actually very simple.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc66.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc67.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc68.jpg)
So my friends, i hope, you like this little update.
Juergen
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Excellent work, Juergen.
The Camel is really starting to take shape.
More please... ;)
vB
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Excellent work, Juergen.
The Camel is really starting to take shape.
More please... ;)
vB
I agree with von B! I also managed to catch a mistake I have made on My Camel build that I will correct soon ;D
RAGIII
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Quickly a little update so that you can see what it looks like on the tail unit. ;)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc69.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc70.jpg)
Juergen
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Love this build. You clearly have patience of a saint to to be able to do all this rigging. Well worth the effort it looks fantastic!
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Very fascinating watching this one comming together.
Andreas
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I have just read through the last page and a bit and am completely blown away by what you are doing. Like Lance I had to look again carefully at some of your photos because I thought that you had included images from a real workshop rebuild for a museum!
I also like your methods for making the rigging anchor points and the strut bracing. Excellent update and modelling of the very highest order.
Stephen.
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Hello friends of model making, and of course girlfriends!
(Sorry for the salutation, but it is well known that in Germany there is gender madness. Sometimes the job title of a person is longer than the whole sentence. Actually, for example, the title above also includes model makers for the German name divers (people who don't consider themselves male or female) :( :o ??? 8) ::)
Now it's time to update.
Now I have dealt with the wheels. The problem with the tires is the color. Hasegawa delivers them in black rubber (silicone), only the tires of that time were gray! Carbon black was not added to the rubber until the 1920s. So I thoroughly degreased the tire and then roughened it with fine sandpaper. Now I was able to paint the correct tire color from a mixture of beige and light gray. Of course, the paint does not adhere as well as on a rigid plastic part, but with a little caution nothing can happen. The color is at least so firm that it was almost no problem to apply the tire lettering.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc71.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc72.jpg)
The lower wings
The lower wings are finally provided with the inner tension cables. Again, my home-made ropes were used.
As a final step for today, the two wing halves were glued to the fuselage.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc73.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc74.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc75.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc76.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc77.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc78.jpg)
Slowly you can see that it is an airplane.
Then until the next update your Juergen.
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Really taking shape and looks Fantastic!
RAGIII
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Some super model making going on here. You are certainly a very fast model maker!
Stephen.
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Thanks for your praise. :D :)
@Stephen,
well, I wouldn't necessarily say quickly, but I take about 3-4 hours of time every day to build the model. I know colleagues who build something in 2 weeks. ;D ;)
Best Regards
Juergen
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Very well done, Man, Modeller, Human!
von B ;)
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Hooray, the upper wing is also provided with tensioning wires.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc81.jpg)
The tension cables of the upper ailerons also work so far.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc82.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc83.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc84.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc85.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc87.jpg)
In the meantime, the fuselage has also been given new parts.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc88.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc89.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc90.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc91.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc92.jpg)
After gluing the three wing parts together, I figured there could be something more refined. Since the wing consists of a middle part and the two actual wings, I provided the transition with four hexagonal nuts (made from a hexagonal profile as a dummy), since the elements were probably screwed to the original (you can see on some photos from shot planes).
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc86.jpg)
Juergen
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Another tiny update!
:o I know I'm a little bit crazy. When looking at the wings, I was disturbed by the visible eyelets of the tension wires, because the tension wires were original fastened with nuts and screws. So I got myself a 0,8mm hexagonal polystyrene profile and cut replicas. They were then glued over the eyelets. Now I like it much better. Maybe I'll pull that on the fuselage too, let's see.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc93.jpg)
Juergen
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Excellent! In 1/16th some details show more than others! Well done!!
RAGIII
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There is a mind-numbing amount of very fine detail here - I am blown away by it all.
Stephen.
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It is slowly coming to an end.
After the wings got their nuts, the fuselage was completed. However, I have deliberately left out the left rear cockpit fairing so that you can still see the inside of the cockpit. However, I had to insert the two front aluminum covers so that the motor cover holds properly. The upper wing was then aligned and glued to the struts.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc94.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc95.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc96.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc97.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc98.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc99.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc100.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc101.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc102.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc103.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc104.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc105.jpg)
The next step is to continue with the remaining tension wires and the control cables for the ailerons.
See you soon
Juergen
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I don't know where to start. The windscreen and sight, machine guns, etc. all look excellent. I am blown away bby how great your wood side panels and wood upper deck look! well worn ply to perfection! It all looks even better now that it is a Proper Bi Plane!
RAGIII
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I agree with Rick: the worn look on the wood and the finish on the metal parts is first class. I also like that you have left a ckpit side panel off so that the detail can be seen more clearly.
Stephen.
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This will likely be the last update before the rollout. What have I done? First I finished and attached the propeller. It was painted in mahogany with anthracite tips. I tried to show the lamination of the propeller with different colors. After that everything was sanded lightly with 400 sand paper to create a little more wood character. The undercarriage also got its ropes. Furthermore, the tension wires over the cockpit. All spars got the decals and then I started the main rigging. The first two main tension wires can already be seen. By chance I got elastic thread in exactly the right strength and shape, so that I no longer have to laboriously tinker with brass tubing. The wheels are now also in place.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc106.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc107.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc108.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc109.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc110.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc111.jpg)
Conclusion:
I really enjoyed this kit. Because he has a lot of details, I also learned a lot about these beautiful old planes. It is much more instructive to discover the details yourself than to just read about them.
As soon as the model is ready, something maritime awaits me for a change. On the one hand, an English Man o War (out of box), and the SMS Schleswig-Holstein, although in the state of construction from 1926, shortly after the modernization, but before the Third Reich.
See you
Juergen
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What a spectacular model! That is a work of art and engineering.
Stephen.
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All of your latest additions look Fantastic! I have used your Camel build as an Inspiration while building My Much Less complex WNW build. Thank You for doing this!
RAGIII
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Very impressive build :)
Terri
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Juergen,
I keep returning to this post and scrolling through the photos. I am completely in awe of the realism you've created here, some incredibly great modelling on display! It's a genuine pleasure to be able to share and appreciate this beautiful workmanship.
Cheers,
Lance
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I still have one! ;D 8)
Since I'm struggling with the main tension wires, I don't want to withhold my experiences from you. The English tension wires are known to be made of flat steel. So far so good. If you now use elastic flat thread, it can quickly happen that it turns. This can usually be corrected with just one tension wire, but it looks different, as with the Camel, with two parallel tension wires. That hardly works at all. With a little luck you won't notice it on a scale of 1/32, but 1/16 is a bit bigger. Thank goodness I still had the right size plastic strips from Evergreen in my material store. Shortened to the correct length, provided with short brass tubes and attached to the model. In order to keep the distance between the tension wires, narrow strips of sheet were stuck between the wires (as can also be seen in some original photos). I think that's the cleanest solution.
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc112.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc113.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc114.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc115.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc116.jpg)
(http://www.h-j-bellenbaum.de/camel/sc117.jpg)
Cheers
Juergen
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A simple practical solution to a difficult problem - that is what I call intelligent modelling!
Stephen.
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A simple practical solution to a difficult problem - that is what I call intelligent modelling!
Stephen.
I agree 100% ! Excellent problem solving skills!
RAGIII