wimbledon99 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Hi, I'm entering the following for this GB. Again, this one is for my nephew and with (hopefully) lots of time to complete. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Excellent. Somehow, the Group Build wouldn't be complete without a Camel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Good luck with the build Nigel, the box art looks inspirational. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 Thank you gents. Looking forward to this as it will be my first plastic bipe. I built a few 1:6 scale when I was into RC but I somehow think this will be a bigger challenge!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Absolutely agree with Cliff that a Camel is an aircraft which needs to be part of this GB. Looking forward to seeing your progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Just to be mean hehehe l am showing the one l did. l sanded down the ribs as they were too bold and then masked the in between and gave it a few coats of Mr Surfacer 500 to replicate the rib tapes. l used Eduard vintage instruments for the panel, Barracuda resin camel seat and HGW seat belts. The rest is scratch built. Hacker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Why are you putting the Wingnut Wings Camel interior into the Academy kit 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 nope other then the mentions after market the rest is scratchbuilt hacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 6 hours ago, PlaStix said: Absolutely agree with Cliff that a Camel is an aircraft which needs to be part of this GB. Looking forward to seeing your progress. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix - Will be great to have you along for the build 4 hours ago, hacker said: Just to be mean hehehe l am showing the one l did. l sanded down the ribs as they were too bold and then masked the in between and gave it a few coats of Mr Surfacer 500 to replicate the rib tapes. l used Eduard vintage instruments for the panel, Barracuda resin camel seat and HGW seat belts. The rest is scratch built. Hacker Thanks for the photos, there's some fine work involved there. Mine will be OOB so unfortunately not up to your standards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 You are more adventurous than me, choosing a plane with rigging Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 7/19/2018 at 1:06 PM, Basilisk said: You are more adventurous than me, choosing a plane with rigging Cheers, Peter Many thanks, Peter. I just hope things turn out OK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Sprue shots taken so thought I'd post them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Hi Nigel. Hope you are well. Have you managed to get any work done on this yet? Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 7:36 PM, PlaStix said: Hi Nigel. Hope you are well. Have you managed to get any work done on this yet? Kind regards, Stix Hi Stix, All good thanks! Funny you should ask that question as whilst I’ve not started it, I have been considering it over the weekend. I tend only to ever have one model on the bench at any one time but I have thought about building this in parallel to the P47 and Lightning. Decisions, decisions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hi Nigel. I sometimes have a couple of kits on the go at the same time - sometimes I think it's a good thing - other times it becomes a bit of a pain. All depends on the models. Up until recently I have been trying to concentrate on just one at a time. In theory I have three on the go at the moment although I'm concentrating on only one at the moment. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 I am tempted Stix, especially now that the P47 is complete; which means it would be just the two builds in parallel. Anyhow, this one is now officially under starters orders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 First things first - ejector pin marks - there are loads of them! I'm only filling what will be seen but they are annoying to say the least; especially as this will be an OOB build. That said, it's for my Nephew's ceiling so shouldn't be an issue once hanging. Anyone building one of these for a shelf may want to consider an aftermarket seat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 More to do with these parts but it feels like a productive evening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 I've closed the fuselage up today. I'm sure there's lots that can be done with this (as per Hacker's post) but I'm settling for what's provided in the box 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 I had a go at the wood effect today. I'm quite happy with the prop but I'm hoping that once the cockpit area is masked and other colours are applied (creating hard lines) it will look better 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Very impressive progress Nigel and I don't know why you are concerned about your wood effect paintwork - it looks excellent from my side of the internet! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, PlaStix said: Very impressive progress Nigel and I don't know why you are concerned about your wood effect paintwork - it looks excellent from my side of the internet! Kind regards, Stix You are, as always, very kind, Stix. You'll have to let me know who supplies your Broadband 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 As the Mrs. is watching CBB , I thought I'd do a bit more. I now have the front end ready to be attached but I need some guidance re. the Vickers'. Are they upside-down or could they be installed that way?!?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 OK - So there was no way I could go to bed without knowing what the wood effect would look like with colour either side. I'm pleased to report that I quite like it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 That wood effect (and the metal areas) look great. Those vickers barrels do look upside down to me, the end of the barrel should be at the bottom of the cooling jacket. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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