1/32 Hobbycraft Sopwith Camel F.1, Belgian ace Jan Olislagers

[RAGIII]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! Enough said!
RAGIII

[Zabu]

Great work. Exemplarily done.

Cheers

[mgunns]

Hello Bob:

Outstanding work on the Cockades.  I really like the Belgian markings and wish there were some available.  You have solved one of the problems.  Looking forward to seeing this progress.

Best


Mark

[andonio64]

Hi you did a fantastic job on the cockades...
I wish I was half as precise and neat...

The beige basis to paint the yellow color on such a dark surface is a great hint to keep aside for the occasion.

I am looking for a good 48th kit to honor the Belgian pilots. Maybe a Hanriot...

I was in the Brussels army museum this summer but the WW1 gallery was closed for restoration!
s**t!

Keep on the great work bob!

Ciao

Antonio

[lcarroll]

Much more rewarding than placing decals - Well done!

Roundel masks added to my product line come 2014? I think so. 

 
VB

   Get cracking, von Maskmaker, I like your idea a lot!
Bob,
 Lovely work, looks almost "painted on"!
Cheers,
Lance

[rhallinger]

VB, I agree with Lance: roundels for the masses!  Onward my friend! 

Lance:  .  Thanks.

Christmas Cheers,

Bob

[rhallinger]

Another mini-update.  Working away from the bench, I have now managed to post-shade the wings, rudder and elevator/stablizer. 











I just have to drill and add the rigging points, and then these parts will be done.  My bench should be freed up in a week, so I'll be back to the cockpit and fuselage soon. 

Regards,

Bob

[Des]

Lovely work on the works Bob, your post shading looks great, also looks great on the rudder and tail plane, this is shaping up to be a real stunner.

Des.

[IFF1418]

Hi Bob,

This will be another great Nieuport 28 in the already fantastic gallery of this marvellous plane on the forum! Wonderful job Bob.

Kind regards
Patrick

[IFF1418]

Sorry Bob,

I'm so busy with my Nieuport that I made this mistake. Your Camel of course. A thousand apologies!

Kind regards
PAtrick
 

[Ernie]

Great job on the shading Bob, especially the rudder...it's perfect.
 The painted on roundels look super! Brilliant job and I am really
looking forward to the rest of the build.

Cheers,
Ernie

[RAGIII]

Great job on the shading Bob, especially the rudder...it's perfect.
 The painted on roundels look super! Brilliant job and I am really
looking forward to the rest of the build.

Cheers,
Ernie

Can't say it any better than Ernie!!
RAGIII

[Adam]

Post shading is perfect.

Adam.

[Nanks]

Beautiful job!

[rhallinger]

Thanks for your kind comments everyone.    Now that the wings and tail are essentially complete, I have turned to puzzling over the cockpit, which means mostly the pilot.  Since little of the interior will be visible with the pilot occupying most of the space and blocking out any view, I think that I will forego building a new cockpit on this one, except for a new instrument panel and a new yoke stick. 

The pilot's torso appears to fit well in the kit seat:



The head and face are nicely sculpted:



The arms appear to be well positioned to fit within the cockpit, although not much of them will be visible except from directly overhead.



I think I will need to assemble the figure and then fit him into the interior.  More when I get back to my workbench in a week.

Regards,

Bob