Sopwith Camel, 1/48 Eduard, 4.2.22 The end

[gbrivio]

Great interiors, you made the extraordinary a daily matter. The new peeling decals are a "giant leap for humanity..." I love them, expecially for stenciling and other always silvering markings 
Ciao
Giuseppe

[Pedja]

As I wrote on SCm, great work, as usual. And here is mine in progress , more oob. Eduard decals are a bit tricky, this is my fourth model with new decals,some were disaster,some were fine,it takes some practicing .

[Bughunter]

Thank you for all your comments!

Where is this discussion please?  How do you soften the carrier film and make it separate while still staying robust enough to peel?

Hugh, here is the link:
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12033.0

I follow strictly the HowTo in the Eduard Info journal 5/21 page 52. I used the showed Gunze product on a gloss surface and pressed the decals down with a Q-tip.
There are crazy youtube videos. The rub on the decals with white spirit and complains, that the color goes off Don't do that!

Pedja, thank you for the teaser - I hope that mine will look one day like this one. Everyone will build it faster than me

So including Fredrik's Camel we have already 3 builds of the new Camel

Cheers,
Frank

[lone modeller]

Your list of tasks just to add transfers to the wheels was almost as long as mine to scratch build a complete True Scale model.....

......but the result was well worthwhile!

Stephen.

[KiwiZac]

Wow, the wheels look fantastic - and spot on compared to the photo! Great work, Frank.

Where is this discussion please?  How do you soften the carrier film and make it separate while still staying robust enough to peel?

Hugh, here is the link:
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12033.0

I follow strictly the HowTo in the Eduard Info journal 5/21 page 52. I used the showed Gunze product on a gloss surface and pressed the decals down with a Q-tip.

Thank you!

[RAGIII]

Wow Frank. That's beautiful painting and the wheels look perfect
RAGIII

[Alexis]

Wunderbar Frank !


Alexis

[KiwiZac]

That tail skid - and cockpit - is absolutely exquisite! Beautiful work!

But I had a massive problem with a dry fitting. I removed parts and it took a while until I realized, that the middle part with the instruments needs to be thinned heavily on the back, otherwise the gun part in the back of the panel sits is a wrong position. The mount of the Löök resin panel is different to the mount of a kit panel!

Especially given the aftermarket part came from the same maker as the kit itself, that is so frustrating!!

[FAf]

That Löök instrument panel looks fantastic, but I do get why you won't go for it again... for the Camel at least.

Amazing work on the tail skid. Mine is still in one piece, but I'll always be a bit worried that it might snap.

Good to see you at it again!
/Fredrik

[RAGIII]

Outstanding panel and other details! This one really looks fantastic!
RAGIII

[Bughunter]

Thank you Zac, Fredrik and Rick!

Especially given the aftermarket part came from the same maker as the kit itself, that is so frustrating!!

There are recesses on the IP, which fits perfectly into the MG mounts but this middle parts prevents this. There is a trap as those parts makes a perfectly flat surface, but this is wrong. Sorry, forgot some picture, but if one uses this resin parts he will see what I mean. And for such information we do our build reports, right?

Amazing work on the tail skid. Mine is still in one piece, but I'll always be a bit worried that it might snap.

I was more in worry in long term, not sure if this actual Eduard styrene gets brittle.

Outstanding panel and other details! This one really looks fantastic!

Even great kits and accessories could be enhanced 

Cheers,
Frank

[RAGIII]

I am reminded that Eduard had said they were going to make the "Best Camel Kit" in any scale .Personally I think they fell short of that boast but your mods show that it can be built to a level that would rival any scale ! Beautiful work Frank!!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

I only agree with Rick's comment above. The very small parts that you are working with look so much larger in your photographs - until I see the Cent coin. What a shame that all of that detail in the cockpit will be barely visible - leave some panels off so that people can really admire your modelling skills.

Stephen.

[bobs_buckles]

Add me to the club.
Fantastic cockpit and mods.
Well done!!

Bob 

[kensar]

Yes, it's really a shame the detail in the cockpit will be so hard to see, but then you have details for the outside of the plane to show