A Camel for Dave - Eduard 1/48 (the old one)

[KiwiZac]

Hi folks,
I've been unwell for the past few weeks, but I've recently returned to the bench and have been working on Eduard's original 1/48 Camel as my tribute to Dave. Somewhat unorthodox - and I hope it's okay - I'm actually modelling a replica owned by Sir Peter Jackson that I believe Dave may have seen fly at New Zealand airshows, rather than a wartime example.

I'll get photos up soon (it slipped my mind to do so sooner).

[Brad Cancian]

Great to see you back in the saddle Zac - looking forward to this one!

Cheers

BC

[NigelR]

Glad you are feeling better and joining in the group build. I am sure Dave would be keen to see this one built.

[Dirigible-Al]

Sorry to hear you were unwell but it's great you are now OK. Looking forward to seeing the camel.
Alan.

[Allan31]

Good news Zac, looking forward to this.

[RAGIII]

Glad you are feeling better Zac. I am looking forward to your Camel Build!
RAGIII

[Dutch522]

Looking forward to seeing your build, Zac, and glad to hear that you're on the mend. Any Camel is a good Camel in my book!

Dutch

[KiwiZac]

Thank you so much  for the kind words folks! I won't go into the gory detail beyond saying I've had crippling headaches and a couple of dental surgeries to try and fix things. I'm afraid I'm not out of the woods quite yet but I have turned a corner.

Just a quick shot of The New Bench (we moved downstairs to our own apartment just after my first surgery) with the Camel:
ZK-JMU by Zac Yates, on Flickr

I'd set it aside for a couple of weeks and it turns out I was further along than I thought!
ZK-JMU by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ZK-JMU by Zac Yates, on Flickr

As I mentioned in my first post, this is a model of a replica rather than a wartime machine so the interior is a bit different from other Camels we've seen here!! Owned by Sir Peter Jackson (and one of the first two flying aircraft he bought), my subject is a full-size Camel replica powered by a 160 Gnome Monosoupape in the markings of New Zealand pilot Clive Collett - who happens to hail from Blenheim, the town I now call home! Jamo's gallery of this machine has been an invaluable resource and I remain incredibly grateful for his generosity in making such comprehensive galleries available for all to use.

This kit was purchased from a forum member, will use an engine supplied by another, and will wear decals provided by yet another - all of whose names, I'm ashamed to say, escape me at the moment! But it felt appropriate that this be my tribute to Dave, not just for the Kiwi connection but due to the sheer number of forumites involved in getting me this project!

[Allan31]

Great start Zac. Thanks for posting the gallery, great reference. Only negative in the gallery is it shows DeMarco.

[DaddyO]

Great Start Zac and nice to have the other forum members connection too. I'm sure Dave would be delighted to see the forum being used in such a positive way

Paul

ps - Hope the headaches start to ease after the dental work I know how debilitating that sort of thing can be

[RAGIII]

Great start Zac. Like the others have said the connection to other Forum Members makes it that much better as a tibute!
RAGIII

[KiwiZac]

I was able to get some more paint on various bits today. I'm not sure why I decided painting almost the whole thing on the sprue was a good idea but here we are!
Untitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Untitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr

Hopefully a little more progress tomorrow - focus is hard to maintain at the moment but I'm doing mybest for Dave.

[macsporran]

Great progress, Zac - just the thing for some quality recuperation.
Sandy

[AngryJazz]

Very nice progress! The colors and wood is spot on!

Hope you recover well 

[NigelR]

There are so many subcomponents in WWI aircraft that are all different colours there's a lot to be said for painting as much as you can on the sprues. Keep going, it will be nice to see another one for Dave.