Author Topic: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)  (Read 9710 times)

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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #45 on: February 28, 2020, 09:21:50 AM »
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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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #46 on: March 05, 2020, 04:25:36 PM »
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.





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.











Slowly you can see that it is an airplane.
Then until the next update your Juergen.
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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #47 on: March 05, 2020, 10:43:11 PM »
Really taking shape and looks Fantastic!
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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #48 on: March 06, 2020, 07:07:01 AM »
Some super model making going on here. You are certainly a very fast model maker!

Stephen.

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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #49 on: March 06, 2020, 03:02:07 PM »
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 ;)
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Juergen
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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #50 on: March 06, 2020, 10:46:30 PM »
Very well done, Man, Modeller, Human!

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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #51 on: March 16, 2020, 05:38:25 PM »
Hooray, the upper wing is also provided with tensioning wires.

The tension cables of the upper ailerons also work so far.











In the meantime, the fuselage has also been given new parts.










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).


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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #52 on: March 17, 2020, 02:57:02 AM »
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.


Juergen
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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #53 on: March 17, 2020, 04:52:22 AM »
Excellent! In 1/16th some details show more than others! Well done!!
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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #54 on: March 17, 2020, 05:16:52 AM »
There is a mind-numbing amount of very fine detail here - I am blown away by it all.

Stephen.

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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #55 on: March 22, 2020, 03:35:28 AM »
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.
























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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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #56 on: March 22, 2020, 03:40:39 AM »
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!
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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #57 on: March 24, 2020, 05:32:44 AM »
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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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #58 on: March 28, 2020, 03:14:28 AM »
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.












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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Re: New year, New project - Sopwith F.1 Camel (1/16)
« Reply #59 on: March 28, 2020, 03:25:36 AM »
What a spectacular model! That is a work of art and engineering.

Stephen.