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Guillows Series 800 - Sopwith Camel by Ken Shinn. Viewed 1299 times.
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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😄😄 |
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