shortCummins Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Wingnut Wings Sopwith F.1 Camel “Clerget” So having finished the Mk.VIII Spitfire it was time to decide what to build next. I don’t have too big a stash, unless you talk to my wife, so my choice is reasonably limited. I have mainly 1:48 kits, 1:72 is far too small for my tired old eyes, in the stash, in no particular order, I have a Tamiya Swordfish and a Lancaster, an Eduard Starfighter, a Revell/Monogram PBY-5A Catalina and B-26 Marauder, ICM Beechcraft C-45, Hobby Boss Sukhoi Su-17M4 Fitter-K, Hasegawa P-38J Lightning (with no instructions!?) and the beautiful 1:32 Sopwith Camel ‘Clerget’. The Lancaster, Catalina and B-26 are going to be “big beasts” and at the moment I’ve nowhere to display them, also the B-26 has been started, by my Father-in-law who’s since passed away so I want to “do something special” with the kit once I finish it, I just have to make up my mind what that will be. I was tempted by the P-38 but I can’t make up my mind if I should go for a NMF or a well-worn green and grey version? Also I was very tempted by the Starfighter but having a look at the Wingnut Wings plastic swayed it, the quality of the moulds is remarkable, so I can only butcher it! The kit has 5 markings: B3834 “Wonga Bonga” Manston Flight RNAS B3889 “B1” 70 Sqn RFC B3893 Sqn 9(N) RNAS B6289 Sqn RNAS B6313 139 10(N) Sqn RAF B7406 4 Sqn AFC I can’t resist “Wonga Bonga” apparently Wonga = Gotha, because of their distinctive engine sound and Bonga = smasher Another reason I chose this scheme is because it has the Sopwith factory detail on the tail and as I grew up near Kingston Upon Thames it has some personal (although tenuous) meaning to me. Last year I went to the show at Telford where I was lucky enough to meet Robert Lane who sculpted this figure I’ve never painted any figures, only one of the aircraft I've built has had a pilot?, so I thought I’d have a crack at this one, what can go wrong? I’m planning on taking my time building this, it'll be the most expensive kit I built, also the most detailed? I’ve never built a 1:32 kit before and everything I’ve heard about Wingnut Wings is positive so I want to enjoy the process as much as I can. As usual I’ll be starting with the cockpit until next time as always, any suggestions or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Following, looking forward to your build. I built their SE5a, it was a very enjoyable kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Looking forward to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Same. Every time I see one of these being built, my fingers catch a horrible itch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Ah John, I too have this kit for my first 1/32 build so I’ll be very interested to see how you get on. After you Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 As with 99.9% of all aircraft I start with the cockpit, however whilst preparing to start I decided that I’d try and prepare some other areas that made sense, to me anyway, that would be requiring the same sort of finished, i.e. wood, such as the propellor and cockpit decking. So to that end I separated the parts I needed and gave them a coat of UMP/Stylenrez black primer side walls floor, seat and fuel tank instrument panel and gun mount oil tank propellor cockpit decking wing struts and machine guns tail skid There are several parts that need to be ‘wood’, instrument panel, wicker seat, foot rests, spars etc. so I started by giving them a ‘base’ wood colour of either Tamiya XF-55 deck tan and/or XF-59 desert yellow. These now need a ‘woodgrain pattern’ so I used vallejo model air 71.036 mahogany or model color 70.828 woodgrain. For the larger items I used a RB production PE stencil to create the woodgrain, for smaller items I used a small brush to create the pattern the PE stencils Once I was satisfied with the wood effect they were given a diluted coat of either Hobby Color H92 clear orange, Tamiya X-24 clear yellow or Tamiya X-27 clear red mixed with the clear orange to give either lighter or darker shades With the wood, more or less, completed it’s time to add the other painted detail… until next time as always, any suggestions or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Ford Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Hello John, I like what I'm seeing so far. The wood effect fascinates me as I have seen so many different methods and they always look great. I'm interested in the PE stencil you mentioned, so might have a look for one. I've just finished my first Wingnut kit, an Eindecker, but this Camel is the first one I bought and am saving it for a rainy day. Look forward to seeing yours built, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Always fascinating to see techniques like this for the wood effect. Looks great too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA80A2AR Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 i would love one of there kits but there out my price range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Martin Ford said: Hello John, I like what I'm seeing so far. The wood effect fascinates me as I have seen so many different methods and they always look great. I'm interested in the PE stencil you mentioned, so might have a look for one. I've just finished my first Wingnut kit, an Eindecker, but this Camel is the first one I bought and am saving it for a rainy day. Look forward to seeing yours built, Martin thanks for the encouragement Martin here's a link to the PE stencil(s) http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=77_117 This kit is really, really nice, it might just spoil me for any other kits!? The bigger scale, I normally build 1:48, is a little disconcerting however I've enjoyed it so far rgds John(shortCummins) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 1 hour ago, clive_t said: Always fascinating to see techniques like this for the wood effect. Looks great too Thanks Clive I've used these templates on a couple of previous builds, a "wooden" mossie (see my avatar) and an Eduard 1:48 Albatros I think the wood grain was probably "over-scale" for those two, I was happy with the results but I'm really looking forward to how the wood looks once the kit comes together and the weathering has been applied rgds John(shortCummins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Thanks for the above link, I'll be taking a good look round tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Ford Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, shortCummins said: thanks for the encouragement Martin here's a link to the PE stencil(s) http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=77_117 This kit is really, really nice, it might just spoil me for any other kits!? The bigger scale, I normally build 1:48, is a little disconcerting however I've enjoyed it so far rgds John(shortCummins) Many thanks for the link. The Wingnut kits are pretty special aren't they. I seem to spend hours looking at the boxes and instructions, I've bought 8 now but so far only made the one. Best of luck with yours, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, SA80A2AR said: i would love one of there kits but there out my price range this kit cost around £60, not cheap I agree however I don't need to buy any aftermarket to bring it "up to scratch", its of one of my favourite aircraft and it will probably take me a month or two to complete. I see you're a Chelsea fan (I'm a Fulham fan so take the rest of the sentence with a pinch of salt), don't go to a game, you'll easily save the money and be able to afford a Wingnut Wings kit :-) you know it makes sense rgds John(shortCummins) P.S. this site has the kit for £55.50 (a bargain?) https://www.wetanz.com/shop/model-kits/sopwith-f1-camel-clerget?ref=brand Edited April 15, 2018 by shortCummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Martin Ford said: Many thanks for the link. The Wingnut kits are pretty special aren't they. I seem to spend hours looking at the boxes and instructions, I've bought 8 now but so far only made the one. Best of luck with yours, Martin ha ha, I've just showed my wife that you've got 8, she just said "don't get any ideas" what kits do you have? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Ford Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, shortCummins said: ha ha, I've just showed my wife that you've got 8, she just said "don't get any ideas" what kits do you have? 😀 I reckon you're hooked already. I went a bit mad last year, I work a lot of overtime and just thought, why not. I have the 1. Camel Clerget, like you, 2. an Eindecker E111 late, which I have built and enjoyed immensely. Also in the stash are, 3. FE 2B late, the rigging makes my head hurt looking at it. 4. Roland DV1B 5. SE 5E Hisso 6. Hansa Brandenburg 7. F2B 8. The amazing looking Jeannin Stahltaube. Keep me going for a while I guess, All the best, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Very nice John, tempted by those stencils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 22 hours ago, Martin Ford said: 😀 I reckon you're hooked already. I went a bit mad last year, I work a lot of overtime and just thought, why not. I have the 1. Camel Clerget, like you, 2. an Eindecker E111 late, which I have built and enjoyed immensely. Also in the stash are, 3. FE 2B late, the rigging makes my head hurt looking at it. 4. Roland DV1B 5. SE 5E Hisso 6. Hansa Brandenburg 7. F2B 8. The amazing looking Jeannin Stahltaube. Keep me going for a while I guess, All the best, Martin wow, there's some fine kits there, I'm not jealous With the wood effects complete its time to add some painted details to the instrument panel Tamiya XF-2 white for the dials Tamiya X-18 semi gloss black for the dial bezels and as a ‘base’ for the brass Mr Metal Color 219 brass Tamiya XF-23 light blue for the glass vial Instrument decals and placards More to come with the cockpit. until next time as always, any suggestions or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins) 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Such an iconic airplane and you are doing a great job with the WNW kit. Incidentally, stumbled onto your FW build on ISM. Great job on that one also. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 On 4/16/2018 at 18:43, DMC said: Such an iconic airplane and you are doing a great job with the WNW kit. Incidentally, stumbled onto your FW build on ISM. Great job on that one also. Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 More detail painting… First colour is dull aluminium, vallejo acrylic metal color 77.717 masking the fuel tank tank straps painted black these photos show that I need to re-paint the straps to get better coverage magazines and back engine plate fuselage side-frames black detail painted Mr Metal Color 215 cooper dull aluminium, vallejo acrylic metal color 77.717 Mr Metal Color 219 brass floor boards/foot rest seat cushion vallejo model color 70.828 woodgrain wicker-seat binding model color 70.814 burnt red tail-skid Next I’ll be assembling the cockpit and adding the internal rigging. until next time as always, any suggestions or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Nice progress John - that detail looks great, good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny1000 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Looks good! I've never been interested in WWI subjects before, but I'm really starting to covet a WNW kit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 16 hours ago, CedB said: Nice progress John - that detail looks great, good job thanks CedB, I normally build 1:48 so have the "larger" format is a bit strange, you'd think it would be easier but I'm not finding it so at the moment. I am really enjoying it though rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 13 hours ago, Johnny1000 said: Looks good! I've never been interested in WWI subjects before, but I'm really starting to covet a WNW kit... Thanks Johnny I'd been so tempted by WNW kits over the past 2 or 3 years, they all look really good kits, then they released one of my favourite aircraft the Camel, I couldn't resist now when(?) they release a Fokker Dr.1 triplane (the Red Baron and all that) I defiantly won't be able to resist that! I've never built a 1:32 kit before so I can't really compare however I will say that I'll be buying more WNW kits, I just need to save my pennies rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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