1/48 Sopwith Camel F.1*** FINISHED Pg.4

Nice! 

Thank you Jim! I'm starting to see a finish line in the not too distant future....

Today’s update:

Paint touched up on the wings where I filled the seams and marred the paint work. I still need to touch up the struts. I also assembled the landing gear struts, painted them, and test fitted them to insure proper alignment while the glue dried.

I still also need to add the fuel filler cap.... and a few other things before I can get to applying decals

Very nice job Stik!

Jim 

Stay Safe.

Chad and Greg, thank you.

Greg, yes I did do research, but that was something of a multiple choice end result. So the lap belt was basicly a situation of picking one and going with it. Hand painting is fun... and biplanes are the perfect kits to practice that skill upon.

What a fun thead!

You have done lots of cool things, and she's looking good, Stik. Couple of things that stand out to me are the cockpit padding, the seat-belt (the likes of which I've never seen before, so I presume you've done your research as usual!), and I like that you chose to hand paint her.

keavdog

- Still haven't overcome my fear of the bipes. 

Ha! I was going to say "Someday when I grow up I'd like to try a biplane", but John beat me to it.

Stik, I do believe you're looking at the finish line. Such a wonderful rendition of a vintage classic.

M. Brindos

Pardon the pun, but it's really starting to take shape lol.

 

Lol! Thanks! And the pun needs no pardon here. 

Pardon the pun, but it's really starting to take shape lol.

Thanks guys. I think I'm finally gaining some steam on this one again....

Well today ended up being a case of going ahead three stages instead of the planned two. 

First up I added the metal tubing for the fuel tanks

Then I had intended to add only the struts into place on the lower wing and fuselage, and I sure proper positioning using the top wing. But that wasn’t working as intended, so I ended up gluing the top wing in position as well. So the wings are in place, just a bit sooner than intended

Next up, adding the landing gear, tail skid, and prop...

jeaton01

I have an even dozen of those old 1/28 kits that I've picked up over the years, Camels, Spads, 2 of the Dr.1's but one of them I built in 1967 and still have. Fun kits, and not wanted by the young'uns for many years.

And still excellent kits for their day, and great platforms for some fairly easy super-detailing of cockpits and such.  (And some of the weightiest individual parts I can recall having encountered in the hobby. The Dr.1 had wings split in top and bottom pieces, but the Camel and Spad wing were molded as single individual parts...and seemed to weigh a ton!  )

Comming along nicely Stik - Still haven't overcome my fear of the bipes.  

I have an even dozen of those old 1/28 kits that I've picked up over the years, Camels, Spads, 2 of the Dr.1's but one of them I built in 1967 and still have.  Fun kits, and not wanted by the young'uns for many years.  

Lookin good!!! Very nice work Stik!

Jim 

Stay Safe.

stikpusher

Well then you have to build an opponent for the Fokker! It cant sit there solo.

 

You have a good point there stick.

Well then you have to build an opponent for the Fokker! It cant sit there solo.

I have been thinking about working on it since I have IPMS convention decals and pe details. A while back I did the Revell 1/28 Fokker Tri Wing and it was a fun build and believe it made it on the FSM magazine. I have the issue somewhere in my man cave.

plasticjunkie

Looking good stick. I love these old bipes. 

I have the old 1/28 Revell one in the stash that I picked up years ago in a yard sale for a couple of bucks.

 

PJ, that would be a FUN one to build. I remember oogling those large scale Revell WWI kits at the store when I was a boy. I'd love to see you build that one someday down the road here.

Looking good stick. I love these old bipes. 

I have the old 1/28 Revell one in the stash that I picked up years ago in a yard sale for a couple of bucks.

lawdog114

10,20,30,40,50 or more.........

 

Not a subject you see everyday. Coming along nice.

 

I love that song! Lol! And thank you! These old kits do have their charms.

10,20,30,40,50 or more.........

Not a subject you see everyday. Coming along nice.

More progress... tail planes on... woohoo!

Thanks Mike. It's a definite improvement over the angled ridge of the kit part.

I love how that pit collar turned out. 

During this week I’ve worked on the collar padding for the cockpit. First I added some strip styrene to the inner face then sanded it all to a more rounded profile.

Once it had been sanded, I painted it in Humbrol Satin Black. I need to go back and touch up where the sanding damaged the paint on adjacent areas

then lastly I attached the lower wing

jeaton01

Looking good, Carlos.  Don't go too far, everyone will think it's an Eduard!

 

LOL! Thanks John, but I doubt that. Its pedigree will never be mistaken.

Looking good, Carlos.  Don't go too far, everyone will think it's an Eduard!

Thank you Greg and Nick.
Greg, I did not know that the Camelhad different engine types, and would not know the difference. All that detail visible is just due to an oil paints wash, nothing fancier than that.

Nick, I would love to have built those 1/28 scale kits. Those are more classics.

 One step at a time. Today I finished up, cleaned up, and then painted the guns. 

My hats off to you that plane in 1/48! Super job so far . l've built my share but in 1/28 

Excellent work so far!

BTW...as many times as I've seen this kit, I never realized its engine was the much-prized (and more powerful) Bentley BR.1 type rather than the 'traditional' Clerget. Your drybrushing beautifully highlights the characteristic 'nonagon' shape of the crankcase.

Live and learn!

How many of us here built this same kit when we were kids. I know that I did. And it's fun to build these old kits with grown up skills and all these modern tools and techniques. Not that I'm using much of the latter... lol.