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1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« on: October 08, 2018, 04:44:39 AM »
Hi all,
While I wait for some materials to arrive to finish the display for my Hansa-Brandenburg W.29, I thought I'd make a start on the Sopwith F1 Camel, Serial B6313, of the Canadian ace William Barker.
As many of you will know, B6313 was the highest scoring Sopwith Camel of the war.
William Barker scored his first victory in July 1916, whilst serving as an observer, when he drove down a German scout aircraft using his observer’s gun.
In 1917 he began flying scouts and in B6313 scored a further 46 victories before moving on to fly the Sopwith Snipe, in which he scored his final 4 victories.
Camel B6313 was extensively modified and by 1918 had been altered by having 4 extra cooling slots cut into the engine cowl, cockpit decking removed, upper wing see-through centre section widened and the linen covering to the rear of the centre section removed.

It's this version of B6313 that I'll be modelling.
Here's a few shots of the centre section changes,

Mike







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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2018, 05:20:26 AM »
    Looking very much forward to following your progress on this one Mike. I have a Clerget Camel in the Stash that is destined for the same livery but I'm not sure if I'll do it in it's final form as you are or the pre-modification scheme per the Kit. Either is a wonderful subject and Barker is one of my favorite Canadian Aces, a true hero that, sadly, his nation forgot all too quickly.
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Lance

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2018, 03:59:32 PM »
following closely. Barker fan. will eventually build his Camel (but not before i actually *buy* it :P )

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2018, 07:34:12 PM »
I am looking forward to seeing another of your Masterpieces come together! Nice start on the wing mod!
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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2018, 09:59:17 PM »
I am looking forward to seeing another of your Masterpieces come together! Nice start on the wing mod!
RAGIII

Agreed, ready for updates!

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2018, 04:37:09 AM »
Hi all,
Engine cowl extra cooling slots cut,

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2018, 09:28:49 AM »
Excellent!
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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2018, 11:03:49 AM »
Really like your modifications to the wing and cowling.  Pulling up a comfortable chair for this build.

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2018, 05:52:20 PM »
Great start, I'm sure this will be another great build and will be following.
Ciao
Giuseppe

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2018, 01:26:45 AM »
Hi all,
Here's the 'Clerget' engine, which is the kit supplied engine.
I decided not to fit an aftermarket engine, because as is the case with most rotary engine models, not much of the installed engine is visible through the engine cowl.
Now it's onto the cockpit,

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2018, 01:37:34 AM »
how did you do the cowling cuts? that looks a little scary.

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2018, 02:04:35 AM »
Hi Jeff,
Here's the extract from my PDF build log that I'm writing as I go along.

Mike

NOTE:  The Wingnut Wings kit supplies four types of engine cowls for different versions of the Sopwith ‘Camel’. The kit cowl required is item No.48.

The cowl needs to be supported as the centre line of the slots are scribed. I found the cowl fitted over the lid of a bottle of ‘AK Interactive’ Worn Effects acrylic fluid (AK088).

First create a small ‘dimple’ in the centre of the lid.

Place the cowl onto the lid.

Locate the compass or dividers into the ‘dimple’ on the lid and lightly scribe the centre line of the slots around the outside of the cowl. The centre line is approximately 3 mm from the inner edge of the cowl.

Using a pencil, mark the length of each of the four slots (approximately 10 mm) on the scribed centre line. The centre of each slot should be at 45 degrees from the centre of the cowl.

Use a sharp point to create drill guides along the centre line of each slot.

Using the drill guides, drill through the cowl with a 1.5 mm diameter drill to create the basic slots.

Angle the drill across the holes and drill through the holes joins to open up the slots.

File, sand or scrape each slot to shape, following the curve of the cowl.




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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2018, 04:15:23 AM »
Very nice engine; no need for an aftermarket item.
And in none of all the Camel boxings is an upper wing with the cutout you needed? Congrats on that surgery, too.
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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2018, 05:23:45 AM »
Looking great, and thanks for explaining how to make the cuts/slots. That goes into my "probably-handy-in-the-future" file :)

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Re: 1:32 Sopwith Camel of Barker
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2018, 07:08:55 AM »

This is looking great so far, and looks like being another masterclass !

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