markleecarter Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Hope it's ok to join! I'm making a sopwith camel from Eduard's 'Stripdown' range where most plastic parts have been replaced with photoetched parts representing the structure of the aeroplane. The box shows how it is supposed to look when finished: 20180330_085410 by markleecarter, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markleecarter Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) I have so far done the tailplane and upper wing: And here is the upper wing mid-construction. It is made up of a separate centre section and the two wings which are all held together by thin strips. It's all very fragile! Then with little bracing pieces and a bit of paint this is where I am up to as of last night. It's pretty fiddly but I'm pretty pleased with how quickly it's come together. Edited April 3, 2018 by markleecarter liks 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Major respect for even attempting this in 1/72! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shar1982 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 I know this would be too fiddly for me, but I love the look of what you have done so far and am looking forward to watching you progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 A great choice, this should look stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Wow! I don't think my ageing shakey fingers would manage this! I fancy doing Arthur Browns Camel, one of the options in the Wingnut Wings Br.1 kit, we seem to have plenty of time in this GB. Keep going and good luck. Davey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markleecarter Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Thanks all! It is certainly the trickiest thing I've ever attempted but still enjoying it so far. I don't know if it was a foolish decision or not, but I decided to go the whole hog and have begun adding the internal bracing wires to the wing. I could only get a bit done before my eyes stopped working! Edited April 3, 2018 by markleecarter 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1 minute ago, markleecarter said: Thanks all! It is certainly the trickiest thing I've ever attempted but still enjoying it so far. I don't know if it was a foolish decision or not, but I decided to go the whole hog and have begun adding the internal bracing wires to the wing. I could only get a bit done before my eyes stopped working! It does look good! Take an eye break, but see what you can do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Are you gluing or soldering the PE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markleecarter Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Gorby said: Are you gluing or soldering the PE? Just thin superglue applied with the point of a broken micro drill bit. I don't think my soldering skills would be good enough for something this small! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 This should be good! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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