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Slight change of subject for me....



Won this yesterday at an IPMS event and Adam has convinced me to enter this into the GB. Will see where this takes me I guess

Gary

That is a seriously good camel Gary

Great prize, what did you win?

I shall watch closely, I might be able to "borrow" something for the "Old Dog" I have

Very nice one

Steve H

Nice choice, time to see if the legends are true that are told about these kits

Philipp

Decided to skip a few pages and kick off with the 150hp BR.1 (Bentley Rotary 1) engine which was the preferred powerplant of the Royal Navy.
A mere 16 parts for this 9 cylinder engine....



Just needs some ignition wiring....



Fit is pretty good though needs minor tweeking in a couple of places. Styrene is quite soft so care is required on thinner parts (snapped a push rod removing from the sprue)...



After a base coat of Tamiya flat aluminium....



.... bright silver and gun metal was added to appropriate parts, a manufacturers placard (decal) was added followed by various wahes and stains....



Back to the start. The cockpit frames have some annoying pin marks. Not sure what will be seen at the finish but filling them anyway to eliminate any suprises later on....



Gary

Nice start. Camel is a great kit, I enjoyed building mine. Most of the injection pins are hidden once everything is together. But its always better to play safe.

How are you going to tackle the wood grain?

Very nice work.....the engine looks brilliant

Philipp

Cheers guys.



Wood effect is essentially done with Vallejo Iraqi Sand base coat followed with Tamiya Clear Gloss. Once dry, I used either Burnt Umber (for dark wood) or Raw Sienna (light wood) by applying a blob onto kitchen paper for a while to draw out the most of the oil and then applying to the necessary part. A broad brush is then dragged over the paint to create the grain effect. I have a stock of poils but really need to strat using acrylics so I don't need to wait so long for them to dry!!!

The control cables are EZ Line I bought direct from Wingnut Wings here in NZ. I drilled small holes to thread the lines through to make it easier to fit. The rudder bar received the same treatment - requires a very small drill bit and a steady hand, but worth the effort.

Very impressed with the instrument decals - minimal carrier film makes application easy. I used Micro Kristal Klear to replicate the dial glasses

Gary

Very nice Do they include rigging diagrams in the instructions?

Chris

Excellent work, Gary.

Cheers chaps

Chris - no rigging included (ordered some direct from WnW) but full diagrams are included.

Anyone who has built a WnW Camel may have noticed the ansence of a seat from the framework. That is because I cut the original seat base out in preperation for one of these...



No contest really....



Careful cutting from casting base is require due to the fragile nature, but well worth the effort as it's a big part of what will be seen in the cockpit...





I like this seat cushion out of the two the best....



Needs a little minor flash removed before I can paint.

Gary