US Navy Sopwith

[JohnReid]

Mike Robinson has a very nice Sopwith F1 over on the ARC site for those interested.Cheers! John.

[Lugarno67]

Originally posted by JohnReid@May 2 2004, 05:39 AM
[b] Mike Robinson has a very nice Sopwith F1 over on the ARC site for those interested.Cheers! John.

I searched ARC high and low, and could not find this Camel?

[Ross_Moorhouse]

Its in this link....

CLICK HERE TOI SEE THE NAVY CAMEL Its a very neat build too.

Greeting everyone,

Thanks for posting the link and the kind words John and Ross. Seeing as you already have the link here, I will just add a few of the photos posted at ARC so far. If you have any questions feel free to ask. In a nutshell, it's a model of the Camel on display at the US Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Florida. I'm not sure if the actual Camels aboard the USS Texas were finished like the Museum's example, as most photos I have seen show them as OD over NDL or possibly Light gray, but the Museum's Camel is just so darn pretty with the polished aluminum, dark stained woodwark and light gray overall color, that it just begs to be built. I am also building a 1/48th scale 14 Inch Gun Turret, with the platform atop it, to display the model on. I think it'll be a neat display.

Enjoy the photos.

Cheers
Mike Robinson

both halves, engine, and cockpit floor(?) assembly, early stages.

The kit engine. I used .005 music wire for pushrods, as opposed to the kit supplied PE pushrods.

The kit panel looks great OTB, but I added some gage bezels from Fotocut to add some dimension.

kit panel, Take 2.


lets try the panel with the picture attached this time...

Only changes I made to the kit seat was making the seat frame from copper wire, as the plastic frame was a tad too thick for my tastes. I also sanded off the molded straps and substituted tape straps with PE buckles.

[Ross_Moorhouse]

Originally posted by Mike Robinson@May 3 2004, 06:03 AM
[b] The kit engine. I used .005 music wire for pushrods, as opposed to the kit supplied PE pushrods.

I found that when I tried to cut out the push rod assembly the push rods broke. So will also being using wire.