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Been a bit behind schedule on the F-106 due to the group tank build on "The Basement Air Force". We've been having great fun!! Finally got the primer down and the panel lines highlighted.

Looking good! I would leave the chipped paint as part of your weathereing affects!!

I really like it Wayne. I use it for freehanding panel lines and camouflage work. Really does a super job and easy to clean. My Iwata Neo is still my go to all weather airbrush, lol!!

Wow great mancave!! Looks like a great place to work and enjoy modeling in!

Thanks guy I appreciate that!

I have this kit and I'm looking forward to building it. Practicing on a Revell 1/24 Sopwith Camel first!! Wonderful job!

Okay here we go!! Ready to practice wood graining!! Wood grain supplies!!! Priming and base coat for parts to be wood grained!! Wood Graining 101, lol!!

Well I'm no longer a armor virgin, lol!! Really enjoyed building my Tamiya 1/35 Panther Tank. Scratch built my own side armor! Used shading techniques on the hull, turret and side armor. Freehand camouflage scheme. Paints and airbrushes I used. Drive wheels were fun, lol!! Oh and painting and weathering tracks was fun too! Before decals and wash! Done!

I don't have one or a signed copy of the Spit build, :-( so so sad, lol!!!

Yea I was going to say backflow/bubbles in the cup is indicative of a leaking O ring or something not tight! Be careful changing the nozzle tip on a Iwata as they are easily crushed!!

Great review Mike!! I might have to look into this!

Fantastic build!! Just got this kit and looking forward to modeling Ltn. Carl Degelow's Fokker D VII.

Wow you've been busy, lol!!! Great weather to stay indoors and build!!

Nicely done!

Oh very very cool!!!

That's what I ended up doing and its worked great!

Nice job Johann.

I really enjoy the how to sections of reference books!! They are always loaded with useful techniques!!

Well it's true what all the forums were saying about the intake fit being so bad but a few days of seam and gap work has solved that problem! A few touch ups, some sanding and I'll send it down to the paint shop guys, lol!!

Just have to finish my Revell F-106 and I'll be ready to start!! Keep watching :-)

Very nice detail!

LOL yea I was going to post this, my first review, in the review section but could access that thread!!! My goal is to be able to build a WingNut kit so I'm going to use the Revell Biplanes to hone my skills. I also have a 1/48 SE5A kit but its really small!!

Revell 1/28 Sopwith F.1 Camel History An agile, highly maneuverable biplane, the Sopwith Camel accounted for more aerial victories than any other Allied aircraft during World War I. Credited with destroying 1,294 enemy aircraft, it was called the Camel due to the humped fairing over its twin machine guns. Much like a real camel, this aircraft could turn and bite you. Noted for its tendency to kill inexperienced flyers, many pilots feared its vicious spin characteristics. Until sufficient speed was developed during takeoff, Camel pilots maintained full right rudder to counteract the torque the rotary engine. Failure to do so often resulted in a ground loop with the Camel crashing on its starboard wingtip. During World War I, 413 pilots died in combat and 385 pilots died from non-combat related causes while flying the Sopwith Camel. The Kit This is one of three newly reboxed models by Revell of its tried and true 1/28 scale originally manufactured in the early 1960's. The other two were the Fokker Triplane and Spad XIII. Several years ago they did a Fokker D.VII but much to the chagrin of modelers everywhere, it turned out to be a real dog mostly having to do with a very poorly manufactured upper wing. Anyway, Baby Boomer modelers have built at least one of these three planes. They were fun because they were large and because they had cool box art! The kit itself has soldiered on rather well over the years. There are the usual problems with ejector pin marks in all the wrong places that will require some time to remove or fill.Thanks to its size, there is a pretty good amount of detail. Actually, WWI planes can be well detailed because there isn't that much in the way of lots of bits. The kit comes with a full rotary engine and a nice pilot figure to pose rakishly leaning against his plane. There is a removable access panel to look at the back of the engine. Another nice option is that all the holes for rigging have been drilled out already. One only need to run the thread through them. The Instructions The instructions are what I call Euro-instructions. That means no written information and only drawings. The 10 construction steps are more than adequate and they also show specifics on rigging the plane as one goes along. Watch for the start of my Sopwith Camel build in a week or so :-)

Love a succesful Saturday visit to HobbyTown USA :-)

Thanks so much for the tip. I ordered one this morning :-)