Thread: Sopwith Camel, 1:16 Scale, Model Airways by Script

Originally Posted by artme

Wonderfully fine work there old son!!

Your eyesight must be a bit better than mine!!!

Thanks artme....

As for eyesight, I'm blind in one eye....toxoplasmosis scarring...but the other one is okay. My inspection magnifier at least makes all the parts big enough to see....

My issue is nerves that pick the wrong times to twitch.....

But that's okay.....it's still a lot of fun and it's nice to hear that people enjoy seeing the progress.

Cheers,

Jim

Fancy that Jim. I lost my left eye when aged 6. Have no idea what it is like to
have binocular vision. 3D Movies are a pointless exercise for me.

I wear graduated multi-focal glasses and sometime find fine work a pain. I also
have the beginnings of macular degeneration but I'm on top of that.

Funny thing about being one eyed - the bloody opthalmologist doesn't give a discount!!!

Phew there certainly a lot of ribs Jim the wings are taking shape just great, will not be long before you start the main fuselage

Hi Jim,

Just followed you over from MSW to watch this build. Looks like you've made some great progress.

What glue did you end up using on the engine parts?

Cheers,
Grant

Originally Posted by gjdale

Hi Jim,

Just followed you over from MSW to watch this build. Looks like you've made some great progress.

What glue did you end up using on the engine parts?

Cheers,
Grant

G'Day & Welcome to a top forum "Grant''.
There are quite a few members in and around Canberra.....
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes; just like Jim's very fine build.
The toymakers and scale modellers are a top mob of blokes from across the globe.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork/toymaking/scale modelling ...
Cheers crowie

Artme, I know what you mean about the optho.... We should pay half price!
i couldn't build anything without my magnifier......

Dalboy, Thanks! I probably won't be ordering 'ribs' for a while....

Grant, Glad you found your way...lots of nice folks here as we'll. Not the numbers like MSW but fun just the same and for my sake, all the non-maritime builds now have a home.

The glue I used for the engine is called GS hypo cement. It is used for jewelry and such. It has a set time a bit longer than most of the other glues but once it does dry, it holds about anything....I had considered epoxy as the recommended CA just didn't work very well. But the GS worked fine.
Welcome to the site!

Thanks for watching , crowie!

Cheers,

Jim

Thanks for that Jim.

By the way, I just found your Stage Coach log as well. That's a mighty fine little project too - might have to investigate one of those............

Yep, I'm still plodding along......

The bottom wing woodwork is complete......or so I thought....

After setting the leading edge, adding the nose ribs and then giving it a coat of shellac, I was ready to start installing the compression bars.

After drilling the 42 holes in the compression bars and then starting to lay them out for attachment, I noticed on the drawing that I had missed some bracing on the bottom wing. Oh well, I decided to finish the compression bars and then go back and install the missing braces. It may turn out to be a positive as the wing bracing cable threads through and around all the stuff so I'll be able to see what clearance is necessary by the braces.....(Good rationalization of a foul up, don't you think! )

So I'm thru with the bottom wing compression bars......now to the top wing.....

Be sure to read each section thoroughly before starting it.....some of the parts go one way on the top wing and the opposite way on the bottom wing.....haven't goofed that up......yet......

Cheers,

Jim

The fourth pic is my most important tools to this point...not counting the magnifier!

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Looking good Jim. Always good to "challenge" yourself by deliberately leaving parts off until later.

Your "rationalization" only proves that it was a worthwhile deviation!

Really enjoy watching this thread. Some very nice work. Reminds me of the days I use to build RC planes for my sun to fly when he was a kid. I never got good a flying them, so I build he flew.

Grant,

It turns out that my 'mistake' should be part of the instructions. I had to remove some of the bracing form the top wing when I started installing the compression bars.

Build Note: Install the compression bars after all the struts are in place and before adding any wing bracing.

Pld,

Welcome and thanks for the comments. It's always nice to know someone is watching!

Artme,

This pic is for all of us one eyed builders....I doubt that I could do much of anything in scale without my magnifier......

I've started installing the bracing cabling and turnbuckles....

Cheers,

Jim

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Not sure how well this pic conveys the magnification but it works for me.......

Not a bad looking magnifier, Jim. I should buy a similar one myself. What's the focal length?
I use a pair of high-magnification eyeglasses in conjunction with table lamps, but they only have a focal-length of about 8", a bit close for some things, like lathe work.

Boy, those wings must be driving you crazy - so many tiny little bits and pieces. Looking forward to seeing the bracing cables & turnbuckles in place. (I'm sure that you are too.)

Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the heads-up on the wing build sequence Jim - duly noted.

Hermit,

I did a focus test and have about 18"(inches) of clear focus. I've had the magnifier for a long time and don't remember the specs. It also has an add-on lens for real, real, real small things that I've not used......
The small bits on the wings better not bother me too much as they are a pretty good sampling of the remaining detail..........

Grant,

Thanks for the visit. Another note...

Build note: Be very aware of wing orientation.......when I started installing cables and turnbuckles with the wing held vertically in the vice I failed to recognize that I was looking at the reference drawing of the wing with the leading edge up while holding the wing in the vice with the leading edge down...

Fortunately I noticed my 'slight error' with only a few turnbuckles installed......it could have been a disaster if any glue had been used.......

Cheers,

Jim