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Sopwith Camel 1/48, all three GB companies.....


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I'm so glad I discovered this GB. This website is so vast and filled with all sorts of excellent topics there are so many I miss.

 

Perhaps a good thing I discovered this late, I have dozens I could have submitted, especially all those old Revell fighters...

 

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As an indication of the madness, I have 64 images like this in my album,....insane...

 

Anyway, after a couple of days with this GB simmering on the back burner and poking around the stash to listen to what would be calling me I remembered this old kit in a bag. After just completing the Monogram SE5a, I was looking for an excuse to build this and here you are.

 

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I'm sure there are others here but it occurred to me this kit answers to all three companies in the GB, Aurora, Revell and Monogram all made this kit.

 

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In the spirit of the GB building older kits, I will not go crazy on this as I did the SE5a, no real need to anyway. I will tweak it a little here and there however.

 

I've always wanted to do Brown's aircraft in the generally excepted scheme it wore when he engaged Richthofen on his last flight.

 

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Thanks for this GB !!!

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Starting with the cockpit, I used the only two parts they gave me, a seat and joy stick and added the rest I needed for some interest.

 

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I faked a wicker seat, not much to be seen down that little hole. Seat cushion made from putty. I will add belts.

 

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I sanded away the raised ailerons and then scribed them, I sanded the heavy ribbing back to something less toy like.

 

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Everything is almost ready for a coat of primer, I'm hoping I get to some color this weekend.

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As with the Monogram SE5a, the struts were very thick. I thinned down the cabane and interplane struts with a sanding stick.

 

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A final fitting of everything and seems we're ready for primer to see were we stand.

 

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I have one last seam I spotted on the fuselage but we're ready for colors.

 

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Sadly a hard stop on this for a couple of weeks. One of my other passions calls me away for a week and then another passion calls me away for week after that. Camping and canoeing first, then auto racing second for our almost final race of the year.

 

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See you all in a couple of weeks !!! Enjoy this super fun GB !!!

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It's a sickness.......
I should be loading canoes, packing backpacks, tying flies and instead I'm painting a Camel.
I'm fine.....

I sprayed on a coat of Vallejo US flat Brown, 71.026.

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I dry streaked on some Mahogany, 71.036. I think I will try black next time...

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I then mixed the Mahogany about 50/50 with future and laid that on until I liked it. I think I went one layer too many.

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It's is there but I think a little too subtle. I am experimenting with a new recipe for my PC-10. The cherry red is Vallejo 71.102.

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Now I'm going to load....

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  • 4 weeks later...

Glacial progress but progress.....

I took my PC10 and added something to lighten it for the ribs. I then masked the ribs and added the PC10 full strength.

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I know it's very contrasty but I like the control for toning the ribs down later.

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I took my PC10 and cut it with about a 50/50 mix of Future and toned down the ribs. This allowed me to heavy up the leading edge with PC10 more solidly and fade out the ribs. I was finally able to get to the decal stage. The AeroMaster decals went on great with no problems.

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Later today a coat of Future over everything and hopefully some weathering with oils and other grungy stuff tonight.

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Hi Allan,

this Camel is shaping up very well indeed.

It will look great when all the bits and pieces have been added to each other.

I have this kit and for some reason I lost interest very quickly...

Well done so far.

 

JR

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Finally got some time to finish this up. Glad I made the deadline.

Some scratched bits, no aftermarket. Vallejo paints with E-Z line rigging.

Sorry about some of the pics, I think my white balance in the camera is screwy.

 

The ubiquitous bottom shot.

 

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I did Roy Brown's aircraft in what seems to be the generally excepted scheme on the day he encountered von Richthofen.

 

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Another oldie I did as a kid redone with AMS.

 

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Thanks for looking....

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