Squadron/Roden 1/72 scale Sopwith Camel

I started this a few weeks ago and I am taking my time with it as the pieces are so tiny.


I bought this 20 years or so ago and lost the decals somewhere along the way. So, all the roundels and insignia will be painted on instead of decals. It is already painted. I found a plane flown by a Captain D’Urban Victor Armstrong, no 151 Squadron RAF. He survived WWI, but passed 2 days after the armistice in 1918 in an aerial acrobatics accident.



It didn’t come with instructions, but I found some on scalemates.com.


The first and third instructions are done in the two previous pictures.


The fuselage is together with the LeRhone engine attached. I believe that I have all the holes drilled for the rigging. I used a.035 micro drill bit to drill those out. I will be using some fine copper wire that I salvaged from an old extension cord. I will update more when I get more done.

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Ahoy Mageckman. Great start on your tiny Camel. Painting the markings is a bold move and I salute you.