sandbagger Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) Hi all, While I wait for some materials to arrive to finish the display for my Hansa-Brandenburg W.29, I thought I'd make a start on the Sopwith F1 Camel, Serial B6313, of the Canadian ace William Barker. As many of you will know, B6313 was the highest scoring Sopwith Camel of the war. William Barker scored his first victory in July 1916, whilst serving as an observer, when he drove down a German scout aircraft using his observer’s gun. In 1917 he began flying scouts and in B6313 scored a further 46 victories before moving on to fly the Sopwith Snipe, in which he scored his final 4 victories. Camel B6313 was extensively modified and by 1918 had been altered by having 4 extra cooling slots cut into the engine cowl, cockpit decking removed, upper wing see-through centre section widened and the linen covering to the rear of the centre section removed. It's this version of B6313 that I'll be modelling. Here's a few shots of the centre section changes, Mike Edited October 8, 2018 by sandbagger Model_Monkey, SapperSix, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Nice work so far. Looking forward to more! SapperSix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Hi all, Engine cowl extra cooling slots cut, Mike LSP_Kevin, Uncarina, Whitey and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Hi all, Here's the 'Clerget' engine, which is the kit supplied engine. I decided not to fit an aftermarket engine, because as is the case with most rotary engine models, not much of the installed engine is visible through the engine cowl. Now it's onto the cockpit, Mike Uncarina, KiwiZac, MikeC and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Nice work on the Clerget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 Hi all, Just a quick update. I decided to use the kit supplied modified centre section rather than the one I modified earlier. I've added the support hoop for the linen that was removed from trailing edge of the upper wing centre section of Barkers B6313, Mike Uncarina, scvrobeson, Model_Monkey and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Hi all, I'm getting close to completing the cockpit, along with replacing the kit molded pipework with copper wire, adding a lot of additional pipework, adding cockpit bracing wires and flight control cables (with turnbuckles) and engine fuel control linkage. Also modifying the cockpit forward decking and adding bracing to the tail skid bay. Hopefully I should be able to post some shots of the assembly before I close up the fuselage, when of course most of it won't been visible. Mike Uncarina, Winnie, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs Buckles Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 We look forward to seeing the cockpit, Mike! Cheers, vB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Hi all, Here's the cockpit left side frame, with bracing wires/turnbuckles, all new copper fuel supply and contents pipes, throttle control linkage and elevator control lines. I still have to add aileron control lines, the under shield with rudder bar with rudder and tail skid control lines and attach the two middle elevator control lines to the control column. Also add the trigger lines to the two Vickers machine guns. Then it's on to the cockpit right side frame with all of the fuel tank pressurization pipes. Mike Edited October 26, 2018 by sandbagger SapperSix, Jeff T, KiwiZac and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Terrific work, Mike! Seat belts look great. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Excellent work Mike! Cheer's, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapperSix Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Amazing work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Looking good. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 Hi all, I think that's about it for the cockpit. ‘Barracuda Studios’ Wicker Seat and cushion (BR32332). ‘HGW Models’ Sopwith Camel seat belts (132590). Copper micro-tubes for fuel supply to engine, main and auxiliary fuel tanks, fuel contents indicator and fuel tank pressurization. Brass micro-tubes for a pipe 4-way union, pipe connectors and fuel filter. Lead wire for gun trigger cables and engine ‘blip’ switch. Rigging wires with turnbuckles for cockpit side frame, under shield and floor bracing. Flight control cables with turnbuckles for Ailerons, rudder, elevator and tail skid. Micro-tube for throttle control linkage. Mike Trak-Tor, Out2gtcha, Kagemusha and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Brilliant! Exquisite attention to detail. You’ve brought that cockpit to life! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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