1/28 Revell Sopwith Camel

[lcarroll]

Great looking Camel. Lance - you win the worst spring in Canada award

Steve

   Again??!! Dohhhhhh!!!!

[coyotemagic]

Well, Dave, seems your concerns over accuracy of the scheme are unfounded.  I knew I had information on "Donner-Wetter", B7190, buried away somewhere.  Did some digging and came up with an in depth article in Cross and Cockade Vol 44/1 complete with photos and gorgeous color profile and planview.  Congratulations, mate!  It appears that your rendition is not only stunning, but accurate, to boot!
Cheers,
Bud

[Epeeman]

Rob and Lance -

Thank you both

Bud - you star, mate!  I'm pleased that Revell got this right - you don't happen to have a picture of that profile by any chance?

Honestly, folks - all these large scale Revell kits are pretty good on the whole - they just need a bit work (small, basic work in my case) to really bring the best out in them.   As I read elsewhere, these reward the modeller who puts the work in.  The fit of parts is also very good although cleaning up every part does become tedious ............

I would dearly love to see what one of our true professional model blokes could do with one of these kits - anybody up for the challenge?

Regards

Dave

[coyotemagic]

Due to copyright laws, I can't put the profile up here, but here is a bit of the article I found on the internet, so it's fair game. 
http://www.crossandcockade.com/uploads/File/DonnerWetter.pdf
Cheers,
Bud

[Epeeman]

Thanks, Bud -

Really interesting to look at.

Regards

Dave

PS - Sorry, should have thought about copyright

[Des]

Sorry for being a bit late Dave but your build is absolutely stunning, the overall finish on this model is superb with very eye catching markings, you have given this old kit a new lease of life and made it look as good if not better than any other Camel kit available, congratulations Dave and well done.

Des.

[Epeeman]

Thank you, Des -

I'm pleased how this one turned out as well.

Regards

Dave

[lone modeller]

What can I add? To think that those moulds must be well over 40 years old and you have produced a model of that quality from them … and with a hairy stick to boot!! I do think that you seriously under-estimate your skill and talent (basic details etc), - I think that that model has the potential to win prizes. Excellent work. Many congratulations.

[PrzemoL]

Great build, very attractive scheme. And it would look much better with a monochrome background... Though your backside garden is nice, too

[IFF1418]

Hello Dave,

This is a tremendous build in every way. Well build , extremely nice painting, very nice scheme and beatiful decals. You should be very proud of this one! Many deserved congratulations.

Kind regards
Patrick

[Epeeman]

Lone Modeller, Prez and Patrick -

Thanks, lads!

Prez - glad you like the garden ................

Regards

Dave

[LindsayT]

Now that is how you paint a camel! Well done, Dave!

Lindsay

[Vickers]

Beautiful Camel, Dave!  A nice clean build and marvelous scheme. Although this is an old mold, what is the plastic like?  The older editions tend to be both tough and a bit brittle. Is it molded in their newer gray plastic or more of the green stuff?

[Epeeman]

Now that is how you paint a camel! Well done, Dave!

Lindsay

Thank you, Linsay

Beautiful Camel, Dave!  A nice clean build and marvelous scheme. Although this is an old mold, what is the plastic like?  The older editions tend to be both tough and a bit brittle. Is it molded in their newer gray plastic or more of the green stuff?

Vickers, thanks, mate.   

The plastic in this kit was absolutely fine.  Molded in biege/light tan plastic.   The main issue with these old Revell kits is in extended preparation time.  Every single part requires cleaning up of flash, seams, pin holes, etc.   Having said that, interestingly, this particular kit was not as bad as the others.   Fit of these kits is good and pretty straightforward to put together.

Regards

Dave

[dr 1 ace]

Well done, and once again proof of how good the "old ladies' from Revell can look.

Ed