RalphSarc

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 :-)

Oh where did you get your stand?

That's going to be a pretty aircraft when finished. Nice job so far!

Nicely done. Like the simple diorama base.

Amazing!!

Holy wow!!!

My next Ju88 build I'm ordering aftermarket landing gear and wheels!! Thanks for the review Ben!

More seam work and installed the inlets today!

Started seam work yesterday!!! Did I say I hate seam work!!!

Wow pretty cool!!!

It's a Bird?? It's a plane?? No its a yard dart, lol!!!

How much weight did you put in the nose?

Rainy day in Georgia just perfect for gluing up the F-106 fuselage!

Thanks Earl! It's a tiny plane in 1/48 but should be great practice. I watched Flory's videos on Biplane building so looking forward to trying the new techniques.

Got this oldie but goodie off eBay to practice wood graining and rigging techniques. I want to grow up to be a WingNut modeler, lol!!! Love the original price!!

The things they come up with, lol!!

So very nice to see you work here!! I agree with Matt the detail is fantastic for 1/72!!! Wonderful work!! Ralph

You know every time I see you and Jim build I’m reminded of how far I’ve come since joining LSM however I’m also reminded that my modeling journey has just barely begun. I will follow your He-219 and Jim’s Ju88 builds with great interest. Ralph.

The paint shop crew sprayed all the newly install parts with a coat of white primer followed by a coat of zinc chromate. Hopefully the engine shop will finish up the afterburner section for installation today allowing for the fuselage sections to be joined!

Yay!!!

Nicely done. Really like the washes on the wheel hubs! You detailing on the engine is so lifelike that it looks like it was just running!!

I had problems a few months ago due to the switch in the upper left. Vert frustrating little switch!!

Revell 1/48 F-106 Update. So far so good but a bit fidgety! Lots of great gear and weapons bay parts with nice detail for sure.