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3 July 2008, 07:47 AM
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Sopwith Camel 1/15th Scale
Here are a couple of pictures of my scratch built Camel that was commissioned by Fine Art Models and is now public. I built two brass engines, one in the plane and one for display on stand since cowl hides most of the detail.
 Here is a close up of the cockpit, for an idea of scale the pocket watch face is 1/8" diameter. All control surfaces work off the joystick and rudder bar. The front wheels and rear skid are working suspensions with scale bungee cord.  This shows the right side exposed(uncovered) to see the construction detail. An upper left side view shows the finished plane; while the lower right view shows it uncovered to see the detail. My wife Gretchen hammered the cowl out of .020" dead soft aluminum. She has a BFA degree in Silversmithing and taught it for 10 years. Nice to have a skilled wife.  This shows an "In progress" build picture while under construction. The lettering on the tire is laser etched and paint filled O-ring. Yes, an O-ring can be laser etched.  For some reason I never got around to posting finished pictures sooner. There are pictures of the engine in a earlier post. Ken 
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3 July 2008, 11:39 AM
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An amazing model. The metal work is so good I get nauseated looking at it! The engine..........
The beaten aluminum cowl your wife made......stunning. Robert Karr OLD BIRDS STAYING ALIVE - THE AVIATION ART OF ROBERT KARR |
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4 July 2008, 04:25 AM
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Thank you for your kind words.
To see many more build pictures a details of bulding components follow the link below. This site also has some other WWI planes I have built.
Everyone have a great day! Ken  Ken Foran : Sopwith Camel F1 |
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4 July 2008, 06:31 AM
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Ken,
Your Camel looks fantastic! I first saw your work on-line years ago when you were working on the Salmson. This latest work is, if possible, even more of a masterpiece than that one! Regards,
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4 July 2008, 12:00 PM
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Ah, of course. Well, Jim's work is pretty fantastic too.
 Thanks, again for showing your photos! Regards,
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