Mini Sopwith Camel / se5 facelift

[Michael G]

Started work on my sop camel facelift.
First week was spent drawing and making templates. They are crude and untested and incomplete without the turtle deck but I'll post them anyway. The model uses most of the wing parts from the se5 & landing gear parts from the dr1. My next post will have assembly photos.

 

[Michael G]

This week I refined the plans a little bit and started building the fuse. Here what I built so far I will post the final plans after a maiden.

 

[Michael G]

 

[Michael G]

 

[Michael G]

 

[buzzbomb]

Impressive! That's some precision design and execution. The locking former on the nose is particularly slick. I am very much looking forward to further updates!

 

[FDS]

You have my attention too. Might have to add to my WW1 fleet.

 

[Grifflyer]

This is going to be so cool!!

 

[Michael G]

You guys might want to keep all these assembly photos in a file for later here's some more.

 

[Michael G]

 

[Michael G]

 

[Michael G]

And that's what I got so far.

 

[Michael G]

Impressive! That's some precision design and execution. The locking former on the nose is particularly slick. I am very much looking forward to further updates!

Thanks I'm trying to get this in the asap. Would be awesome to know others were flying it too.

 

[Michael G]

That's for the great feedback. I'm trying to make the camel go together as much as the se5 & dr1 but I'll fill you all in on any special build info especially when it comes to the cowl.

 

[Michael G]

Ok here comes the the motor & cowl assembly.

 

[Michael G]

 

[Grifflyer]

What is the cowl made of? It looks really nice. Is it 3D printed?

 

[Michael G]

 

[Michael G]

What is the cowl made of? It looks really nice. Is it 3D printed?

What is the cowl made of? It looks really nice. Is it 3D printed?

It's the bottom 1 1/2" of a 1.5 litre of smart water.

 

[Michael G]

Just winging it