| Image Comments |
| Ken Shinn | 09-Feb-14 19:36 |
| Sopwith Camel Topside view |
| JohnG. | 10-Feb-14 07:59 |
| I'd walk a mile for THIS Camel..... |
| jhuck-80 | 10-Feb-14 09:44 |
| Very nice work. I am in the middle of building a Camel as well. What did you use to make the instruments? |
| Ken Shinn | 10-Feb-14 13:20 |
| Thanks for the compliments on the Plane. I did not like the
paper printout for the instrument panel, so I cut out a piece
of balsawood in the shape of the panel. I then painted it in
a color that somewhat matched color of the instrument panels
on actual Sopwith Camels I saw on the Internet. I then cut out the dials from the Paper Panel and glued them to the balsawood Panel. I went to a craft store where hardware for
jewelry was sold and found small metal rings I used on the dials. I also found small magnetic necklace clasps that looked similar to the knobs found on a Sopwith Camel Panel.
I also found black stretchable line which I used for the rigging, and hardware that looked like turnbuckles. It's amazing what you can find at a craft store that will help in
building a model plane!
Thanks again,
Ken |
| John M Oshust | 10-Feb-14 14:30 |
| Craft stores, imagine that....thanks for the heads up:-) |
| David Duckett | 10-Feb-14 16:50 |
| Yeah, the same craft stores you've used for years building your models. |
| John M Oshust | 10-Feb-14 17:21 |
| I confess..I frequent craft stores. In my area unless you race cars or fly helicopters the LHS is non existent. On the positive side there are many women in the craft stores😄😄 |
