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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 3 2014, 10:42 PM (1,410 Views) | |
| DH764 | Jun 3 2014, 10:42 PM Post #1 |
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Totally Tonkas Bonkas !!
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One of Revells timely re-issues of a big scale WWI aircraft ....the other being the Spad. As you all might know I have an aversion to WWI aircraft and especially rigging ....but ....I like the look of this and its got a decal option for a 45 Squadron aircraft ( a former Tornado squadron whos badge is a winged camel which commemorates the squadrons use of the Sopwith Camel ) the other being the very brightly painted 10 Sqn kite as shown on the box art.Heres a link to the in box review .... In Box Review For a big scale kit , though admittedly a small aircraft , there are not a great deal of parts. Almost all of the parts are showing a bit of flash on them which is no surprise as a quick look over on Scalemates has this being first released in 1959 !! A look under the stabs show a date of 1981 which was the year of its 9th reissue. So how does it go together.....quite well actually ! Starting at stage 1 and 2 we have the first of a few stages that show where and how much thread is needed for the rigging (a spool of thread is included in the kit but I will be using Aeroclub Lycra thread near to the end of the build). The cockpit is quite basic for a large kit , chair , stick , control panel , rudder pedals and the engine exhaust but Im sure someone who knows better than me about WWI era aircraft could add a lot of extra detail. There is no colour call out for the interior so I opted for a Wood type colour ......should of maybe been a linen colour ....check your references , I didnt ...ooops ! I fitted most of the cockpit parts to the right fuselage half but fitted the instrument panel to the left side as this has a more positive fixing location for it. There is a decal option for the panel ....this is not shown very clearly on the instruction sheet in stage 4 ( just a "?" is shown but no mention of the decal ! ) You need to sand off the raised detail on the instrument panel before adding the decal which is actually quite effective . ![]() Back to the pit.....Make sure that part no 9 is facing the correct way with the hole at the front , that is where the prop shaft (part 16) will fit later. ![]() I closed up the fuselage with everything added and the fit was quite good ...a bit of filler is required but not a lot . Stage 7....I attached part 16 to the forward bulkhead (part 18) and then attached to the main fuselage. I just sanded the join and no filler needed. I then built up the engine ....not a bad representation and with some dry brushing it looks good although once the front cowl (part 26 ) is added a lot of detail is hidden. ![]() Ive added the top part of the front fuselage ...part 24 . At the end of the first session , about a couple of hours we have this..... ![]() More soon. Andy |
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| Cimmerian | Jun 4 2014, 06:30 AM Post #2 |
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Lt. Ken 'Albatros' Jeffrey
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Watching with interest. Been very tempted by this. Nice work so far. |
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| Olde Farte | Jun 4 2014, 08:05 AM Post #3 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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When ever I see these old biplanes I think of what the pilots went through and wonder whether they could ever envisage what their pioneering efforts led to. Meanwhile I will follow this because even though Biplanes scare me of I do love to see them come together and this is progressing very well. |
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| DH764 | Jun 5 2014, 05:28 PM Post #4 |
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Totally Tonkas Bonkas !!
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Thanks guys Its an oldie but its going together very well and if I can build it Im sure anyone can ! Bit more done today ... Lower wing was added. It will need a swipe of filler along the lower front and rear leading edges where it meets the fuselage......quite acceptable for a kit of this vintage. There are a couple of ejector pin marks that need filling on the upper surface but no major problems. I fitted the one piece tail-planes to the top of the rear fuselage , fit was OK but when I tried to fit the tail/rudder it left a large gap between the tail and the tail-planes . I found that removing the lugs on the tail/rudder gave a much better fit . ![]() More soon . Andy |
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| Mark M | Jun 5 2014, 05:51 PM Post #5 |
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Hawk T1
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thats looking FAB |
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| Simon G | Jun 5 2014, 06:44 PM Post #6 |
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heavy weatherer
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That is looking good . . , Si. |
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| DH764 | Jun 5 2014, 10:46 PM Post #7 |
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Totally Tonkas Bonkas !!
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Thanks Bit of useless info ......W.E.Johns the creator of "Biggles" was based at Marske Aerodrome which is (or was as its no longer there ! ) only 10 mins drive from where I live . Andy |
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| Cimmerian | Jun 6 2014, 06:40 AM Post #8 |
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Lt. Ken 'Albatros' Jeffrey
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I like it.
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| DH764 | Jul 8 2014, 04:28 PM Post #9 |
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Totally Tonkas Bonkas !!
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Its been a month since I last posted ..oops ! I primed the build using Halfords Grey primer , sanded it back a bit and then started to do a bit of painting...no airbrush for this one ....long live the Hairy Stick :) Front end was painted Hu 70 Brick red , looks close enough for me to the original. Once that had dried I painted the rest of the fuselage and the wing upper surfaces with the colour Revell recommend which is Revell Aqua 46 Nato Olive. I then dry brushed a slightly darkened version of this over the ribs to give a bit of a weathered look. While all this was drying off I made up the two machine guns which are made up of two halves each....I found I got a better fit by removing the locating pins as they cause the two halves to misalign . Used Revell Aqua 314 , Beige for the wing and fuselage lower surfaces , again all hand brushed. ![]() ![]() Im having a think on what reinforcement I can use for the wheel strut assembly as I very much doubt it will be strong enough to support the weight of the body/wings. Andy |
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| Mosquito | Jul 8 2014, 06:50 PM Post #10 |
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This is looking wonderful mate.
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| Olde Farte | Jul 9 2014, 08:08 AM Post #11 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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And there's me thinking you had got the 'hump' with the Camel and here it is looking very nice. |
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| DH764 | Jul 9 2014, 02:31 PM Post #12 |
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Totally Tonkas Bonkas !!
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Lol !! Another update.... The two Vickers MGs finished ....painted Anthracite (Aqua 9) and dry brushed with Silver . ![]() Now for a bit of artistic license shall we say......that wheel strut assembly needed some support so out with the alu tubing and hey presto.... Just dry fitted for now. ![]() ![]() Very simple job in the end as both locating holes are already drilled out on the parts...was there supposed to be an actual part ?? Next job was to paint the prop and the wheel assembly so out with some dark brown paint , ironic I know but I used Xtracrylix RLM 81 Dark Brown as a base then added Hu 29 Dark Earth and Aqua 82 Brown for the various shades to get a wood effect. ![]() Just about to glue the wheel struts to the main fuselage and then I'll Klear it ready for the decals Andy |
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| Mark M | Jul 9 2014, 02:36 PM Post #13 |
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Hawk T1
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this appear to say yes there was a part there![]() i think its a rigging wire
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| Simon G | Jul 9 2014, 05:06 PM Post #14 |
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heavy weatherer
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Looking really nice. Si. |
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| DH764 | Jul 9 2014, 06:26 PM Post #15 |
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Totally Tonkas Bonkas !!
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Thanks for photos Mark.....they could really tempt me into building more of these The instructions show the "part" as being part of the rigging set up , somehow missed seeing it before Thanks Si Now Kleared and ready for decals ....Im really enjoying this ![]() ![]() Andy |
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