Eduard, in their September 2021 Info online magazine, give the reasons why they decided to produce a new 2021 Camel model to replace their old version. The reasons follow:
I am often asked why a new Camel? The
reason is that the original galvanized forms
were in rough shape. Extracting plastic sprues
from them was becoming an embarrassment.
These old forms were made at a time when
there were changes being implemented in
the composition of materials used in the manufacture of plating dies, which had an adverse effect on copper shells that were, in turn,
reflected in the surface of the forms. The end
result was a short lifespan of the forms. To top
it off, even the kit design was not that great.
That also found itself in the midst of the change
from handmade forms to CAD generated items,
and we had no experience in CAD designs and
were in search of the correct procedures. That
resulted in some rough and incomplete details
and a more difficult kit to build, and was a far
cry from what we can do today. And because
we simply want a Camel in our catalog, if for no
other reason, it belongs among the best known
types in history, we had no choice but to do it
again, and do it better.
Bob
