Official Sopwith Camel painting thread.

[Oberst Hajj]

My initial go at RNAS 9.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8946&d=1297120203

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8947&d=1297120203

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8953&d=1297120203

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8955&d=1297120203

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8951&d=1297120203


I sold those off to another member and have just started to repaint them for my self with this guy...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46897&d=1338104156

[Niclas]

A non-historical scheme Camel:

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Guess this Kite is mine.



http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=36604&d=1331842826


Kyte.

[Boney10]

My RNAS 9

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8971&d=1297165775

and B 10

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=49342&d=1339520515

[Marechallannes]

Oberleutnant Otto Kissenberth's captured Sopwith Camel:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=134546&d=1401880165

Here a picture in fight at Prague Summer Con 2014.

To the left the Fokker Dr.I of my friend and wingman Andrzej.

[steel_ratt]

Donald MacLaren, C Flight, No 46 Squadron and a few of his mates. (Scratch built from balsa and card.)

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Nice looking flight you have there Jon.
All scratch built too!
Rob.

[Oberst Hajj]

They sure are! And that's a nice looking photo box you have there too ;)

[steel_ratt]

They sure are! And that's a nice looking photo box you have there too ;)

Improvised out of materials at hand. But the idea and design came from reading a very perceptive post on photographing minis. ;)

[144sram]

Lt Breadner´s Camel:
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SRAM resin kit

[Haystack]

These repaints are wonderful. So are the scratch builds. Beautiful. :)

[Haystack]

Oberleutnant Otto Kissenberth's captured Sopwith Camel:

Sven I like your repaint....but we may have to met in the skys camel to camel...she's flying on the wrong side. ;) Good flying

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Lt Breadner´s Camel:

SRAM resin kit

Very well done Michal,
I would have done that one myself but my last Camels got used up on Kyte and his Wingmen.
Rob.

[Boney10]

My Breadner, official camel using SRAM decals.
Lovely decals though delicate. unfortunately my set bled a bit when water was added, but I managed a repair .

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=65523&d=1352806747

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=65522&d=1352806731

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=65521&d=1352806716

[Boney10]

My latest Camels

C Flight Naval 10

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67649&d=1354623233

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67645&d=1354623233

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67646&d=1354623233

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67647&d=1354623233

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Congrats on your C Flight Chris. They really do look just the ticket.
I look forward to seeing them in the flesh as it were at some later date.
Rob.

[Vadasz]

After reading Keith's review and the following comments,
I made some quick touchups to my just delivered Elwood Camel.
Shaved and repainted the prop, drilled out the wing cut outs. Painted the cylinders a blacked steel.
Touched up the cut outs and the edges of the wings. Finally, I gave the silver guns a "Blued" color.
Took about 1.5 hours. Now its ready for a mission.

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Sorry the picts aren't better....darn technology

[David Manley]

Much better, well done!

[fast.git]

Nice! Great work... now I've got a plan for my Ellwood-repaint...

[Baron Rolf]

Nice Sopworth Camels guys top marks :thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

:clap:Yes! It looks a reall treat now Gyula. Top marks.:thumbsup:
Rob.

[john snelling]

All the Camels posted look very nice!!

[Womble]

3 Naval A and B flight Camels
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78223&d=1361716359

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51099&d=1340799290
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78209&d=1361711601

Close ups here.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?13846-3-Naval-A-flight-Camels

Ian

[greenalfonzo]

What a line up!

If only Ares was as prolific with great schemes as you are, Ian.

[David Manley]

re my earlier thread regarding Belgian Camels, Mantel's piece :) is now complete.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=102411&d=1375683798

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=102412&d=1375683848

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=102413&d=1375683905

[flash]

Tres jolie DM ;)

[Thomatchef]

Nice repaint DM! But now I'm tempted to repaint a Camel myself... Must resist...

[Flying Officer Kyte]

That sure is a colourful repaint Dave.
A very nice bit of work.
Rob.

[clipper1801]

The 1,000 Camel(s)!

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-09-02_17-14-59_591.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-09-02_17-14-59_591.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-09-02_17-16-26_545.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-09-02_17-16-26_545.jpg.html)

Up close and personal

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-09-02_17-16-15_920.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-09-02_17-16-15_920.jpg.html)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

:clap: I have not seen psycodelia like that since the 1960s Dave.:cool:
That is certainly a grand display of oneupmanship.
:DRob.

[MoonSylver]

The 1,000 Camel(s)! Up close and personal

Lovely job as always Dave. I went looking for paper models of this very scheme a couple of weeks ago to no avail. So if I ever do decide to do one up I suppose I'll have to make my own decals. :hmm:

[clipper1801]

Another fresh Camel color scheme. This one belonged to a flight instructor in England, colors from Squadron's #110 "Sopwith Fighters" I couldn't pass it up!

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-08-31_02-44-59_6.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-08-31_02-44-59_6.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-08-31_02-43-28_851.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-08-31_02-43-28_851.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-08-31_02-43-57_115.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-08-31_02-43-57_115.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-08-31_02-43-36_834.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-08-31_02-43-36_834.jpg.html)

More of a target scheme than a fighter . . . but it is real and it is cool!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Another very smart offering Clipper.
Are you using your sticky tape again? It just looks so crisp in its definition.
Rob.

[Sparky]

This my attempt at Capt C.M.McEwan, No 28 Sqn, 1918.
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=107904&d=1378318830http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=107888&d=1378306488http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=107903&d=1378318820

[Oberst Hajj]

This my attempt at Capt C.M.McEwan, No 28 Sqn, 1918.

Nicely done! This one has been on my to do list for a while now!

[Sparky]

Thanks Keith. :thumbsup:
Couldn't resist having a go at this paint scheme when I saw it.

Nicely done! This one has been on my to do list for a while now!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

A superb bit of painting Neil. I applaud your steady hand.
Rob.

[Sparky]

Hands are steady but I think the eyesight is shot now Rob :dazed:

Looking for my next plane to paint :hmm:

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Lt Breadner´s Camel: SRAM resin kit
What a fantastic repaint Michal, I especially like the playing card on the wing is it reproduced on the other wing too? Hard to tell from this angle.

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Neil, great job on Capt C.M.McEwan, No 28 Sqn, 1918. Hand must be very steady. wouldn't know where to start on that one.

[Captain Froggy]

Hello,

here is my version of the Camel of Lt Stuart Douglas Culley, based on a drawning in Osprey.

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and another view for see under the wing. The machine gun is a spare from a Nieuport found in the box of Lufbery's Nieuport when I bought it.

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Nice conversion there Roland. Did you know that people have been searching for that Ape all over the forum?:D
Rob.

[Captain Froggy]

No Rob, you learn it to me.

I have mine since 2 or 3 years. I have bought it on EBay.

After reading your post, I look at Ebay, and I find 2 complete sets with the 6 figures, but the price is awesome... :money:

But I have learn that I got the secret version...

[Captain Froggy]

I have find one set King Kong Konami on EBay ending in 2 days at a reasonneable price :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Konami-King-Kong-set-of-5-One-is-RARE-/161101356034?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item2582639c02

[Womble]

Nice repaint Roland. N6812 is one of the few remaining original Camels and it is displayed in the Imperial War Museum in London these days. It's on my repaint list to do one day. Its the 2F1 Camel that shot down Zeppelin L53 on 11th August 1918.

[Captain Froggy]

Yes, I have read his history, and seen few pictures of the exhibition in the museum. But I think it had been repaint, because there is a difference with the illustration in Osprey Air Vanguard 3 : the blue colour of the wings. And after my checking,I see that I have to add a little repaint on the main boddy, which is full brown...

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[mav1624]

I'm looking for custom camels to purchase since I do not have the time or artistic ability. Contact me if you have any available.

[Sulring]

Captured Camel, Jasta 23, flown by Otto Kissenberth.
This is a repaint from an Ares model (Elwood's), for one of my french teammates.
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Once stripped of their coat of paint, these miniatures are actually quite delicate, and a joy to paint.

Eric.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very neatly executed Eric.
I'm sure your teammate will be delighted to fly it.
Rob.

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Lovely job Eric, I have a couple of spare camels and now have some ideas of where to go.

[Flying Helmut]

Superb repaint - I must try that one myself!

[fast.git]

That's a great looking Kissenberth! *sigh* Makes me wish Ares had gone ahead with their original plans and given us his Camel...

[grumpybear]

2 Naval 10, B Flight Camels.
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[Flying Officer Kyte]

And then there was more!
I have the decals and the planes, but have not done my B Flight yet Darell. I just hope they look as good as yours.
Rob.:salute:

[Flying Helmut]

And then there was more!
I have the decals and the planes, but have not done my B Flight yet Darell. I just hope they look as good as yours.
Rob.:salute:

DITTO!

[Barkmann]

Amazing Camels guys!!:D They all look great, I cant mention one in special.:)
Thanks



Nick

[Captain Chum]

I finally got Donald Maclaren done.....top camel ace. He arguably should have been in the set.

Sopwith Camel F2137.

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This was a Barker repaint. I repainted the green with Humbrol 75 ( a tip from Nightbomber). I painted around the roundels so they are still original Ares decals. Also the bottom of wings, machine guns and wheels/supports are original Ares. The tail wing is also an Ares original with a little touch up of the red.
The rest of the decals (fuselage, letter "U" upper and lower and top of fuselage) I made. I did make a decal sheet including the upper and lower roundels and tail but did not need them.
With that said, using the Barker plane made this a fairly easy repaint. Since I make my own decals most of the time, that was where most of the hours were spent on this repaint.
I used mirco set for the first time when applying the decals and really liked the results.


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Even got a custom bio card done. Now if I can twist Mike's (OldGuy59) arm to make me a plane card it will be complete.:)

[Oberst Hajj]

That looks great! I should do up one of those as it would match my last name... Upton

[Captain Chum]

That looks great! I should do up one of those as it would match my last name... Upton

Ha, you should. :) ......Thank you Sir Oberst.

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

I have 3-4 Belgian Camels awaiting repaint. This could be a possible for one of them, thanks for posting.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Nice work Kelly.
What method do you use to obtain the white decals for the letters?
Rob.

[Womble]

Nice work Kelly. It reminds me of my laptop background:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=159144&d=1425780184

Ian

[Captain Chum]

Thank you Ian.....appreciate the rep points.

Rob, to answer your question I use white decal paper and "invert" so to speak the letter.
What I do is pick a color (using the paint program on your OS) and fill it in around the letter or image that is white. In this case I picked a color that was very close to the paint color. Once the decal is printed and ready to use, I trim out the white letter/image as close as I can.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Maclauren%20wing%20U1a_zpsdf6nvl9j.png (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Maclauren%20wing%20U1a_zpsdf6nvl9j.png.html)

After applying the decal/dries, I touch up over the decal and around the lettering.
Like I mentioned in my post above, I used the mirco set for the first time. This has made a big difference in my method. Before some of the decals I would touch up using this method would still show the line or layer of the decal. The micro set looks to have solved that problem for me.

[Captain Chum]

Anyone interested in painting up Maclaren's plane and print or want to try to print out your own decals, I uploaded the decal sheet I made up and used on this plane.
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=2120

[Flying Officer Kyte]

I have downloaded it for future use.
Thank you very much Kelly.
Rob.

[Flying Helmut]

Downloaded it too - many thanks!

Super paint job, and I'm really liking your pilot cards!

[Maverick]

You know how it is...

You wake up in the morning feeling decidedly under the weather
even if it is self induced from a previous night in the Mess!
Feeling a little down, soar head and possibly black and blue.....:sick:

So with SWMBO out shopping with step daughter...
yes I know it Sunday dear,....but never the less..... :waf:

I took a while to peruse some of the other forums on the
Aerodrome site and came across unique 'aircraft cards'
and well, it just had to be done........

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With this one and Maverick..
If I keep on like this very soon the Squadron
will be totally Multi Coloured !

Can't wait to see how they cope against the Hun
the Hun will be stuck as to which (Maverick or Blue)
to shoot at first!

Hope you enjoy the colour scheme....

Maverick :salute:

[Mad Charly]

Some repaint of Camel made by WoW minis:

Sopwith Camel - “A” Flight 10 (Naval) SQN RNAS
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Sopwith Camel - “B” Flight 10 (Naval) SQN RNAS
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Sopwith Camel – Otto Kissenberg Jasta 23b Epinoi April-May 1918
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Stay Tuned
Carlo

[Flying Officer Kyte]

True blue Simon.;)
Rob.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Splendid show Carlo.:clap:
Rob.

[Captain Chum]

Nice work again Carlo especially the Kissenberg crate.

[Schlonz]

Another Kissenberth-Camel (Nexus Barker repaint)

The hand-painted "eagle" was a rather poor attempt.
Hope to find an appropriate decal some times to replace it.

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[Captain Chum]

Nice plane Alex. A nice attempt on the eagle......heck some folks are terrified of hand painting and just use decals so hats off to ya mate!

[Flying Helmut]

Nice one Alex!

[Schlonz]

Sopwith Camel of Flt Sub-Lt Lawrence P. Coombes, 'C' Flight, 10 Naval Squadron, early 1918
(Nexus Barker repaint, decals from 1/144 Direct)

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And the first opponent for the upcoming Zepellin-Staaken
Camel 'Comic' Nightfighter, No 44 (Home Defence) Squadron, 1918
(Shapeways FUD by kampfflieger)

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Yet another very nice rendition Alex.:clap:
Rob.

[OldGuy59]

Sopwith Camel of Flt Sub-Lt Lawrence P. Coombes, 'C' Flight, 10 Naval Squadron, early 1918
(Nexus Barker repaint, decals from 1/144 Direct)

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...

I did up a card for this plane:
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Because I made this one from the late Zio Prudenzio's collection:
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PS: Very nice paint job, Alex!

[Flying Helmut]

Very nice pair of Camels there, Alex!:thumbsup:

[Nightbomber]

A very unique one and authentic.
K.M.Murray's personal plane. One and only Camel in Polish Air Forces in the war of 1920.
Chequers pattern on the upper wing is original and strange a bit, but a photo taken after the crash reveals it clearly.
Only idividual number code is missing on repaint, but who could have such small decals;).
Special thanks go to Zoe Brain, who provided me with excellent "Kościuszko" Sqn. insignia.

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http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=185097&d=1452510479

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=185109&d=1452510758

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=185108&d=1452510732

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=185099&d=1452510524

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=185101&d=1452510568

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=185102&d=1452510588

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Another cracking job Andy.:clap:
Rob.

[Flying Helmut]

Super Camel Andrzej! :clap:

[fast.git]

Super Camel Andrzej! :clap:

Agreed! Fantastic-looking Camel!

[Hedeby]

Wow Eric that is a masterpiece - well done sir.

[Jager]

Excellent job, Andrzej! :salute:
Karl

[flash]

... Only individual number code is missing on repaint, but who could have such small decals?).

You might find a suggested answer here Andy - http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?24014-Tiny-decals-needed-for-moranes-serials-RFC

[Nightbomber]

Thanks Dave!

[Marechallannes]

Nice Camel repaint my friend. :thumbsup:

[Captain Chum]

Great looking Camel Andy!

[Captain Chum]

Sopwith Camel of Ken Unger:
My Unger repaint was inspired not only that he was a US flyer (flying for the British) but the couple of scrapes he had with Fokker Dr.I Ace Josef Jacobs; who is one of my favorite pilots.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Madison%20Ace_zpsji2abwnd.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Madison%20Ace_zpsji2abwnd.jpg.html)
Above is a nice painting from O'neil Avaition Art of their dogfight. Their is a neat little story that goes with the painting.
http://www.michaelonealaviationart.com/madison_ace.html

Unger’s plane is a repaint of a Barker Camel which is the choice of Camel repaints. After prepping the airplane, repainted it with Humbrol acrylic #75…..painted around the wing roundels and tail marking.

Did not paint the underside, but did touch up under the upper wing at the wing struts with Humbrol acrylic #103.
Repainted the machine guns with aprx. a 3 part Vallejo white and 1 part Model Master gun metal. Repainted the prop with some mysterious brown I had mixed from another project. :confused: So wheels, struts and underside of plane are original paint. So, overall a fairly easy repaint.

Created a decal sheet which I have uploaded in the Hobby section. The decal sheet has all the decals needed including the roundels (upper & lower). I did not use all of them, as like I mentioned above I painted around the roundels and tail marking but for those that may not want to paint that close, I included them in the sheet.

For the white circle, I took a 3 ring paper punch and “Punched” out a circle of the white decal paper. It is the same size as the decal I created on the sheet. After applying the decal, and sealing it I noticed that the green bleed through in spots. Instead of trying to remove it at this point since I sealed it with the bonder, I put a coat of the Vallejo white on it, sealed it and applied another white circle decal over the top of it and resealed again. My fear was a build up would occur but it seemed to turn out good. I also use Mirco Set on all my decals now so that is a big help. If I had to do it all over again, I would have used the paper punch on some sticky label paper, took the label paper with the hole in it and used it as a stencil and just painted on the dot.
Overall, I liked how it turned out.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Unger1_zpsuc8deamd.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Unger1_zpsuc8deamd.jpg.html)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Unger2_zpsdzmlehc3.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Unger2_zpsdzmlehc3.jpg.html)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Unger3_zpsjy5njolj.jpg (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Unger3_zpsjy5njolj.jpg.html)

Some custom cards:

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/cards_zpszbgyrdl9.png (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/cards_zpszbgyrdl9.png.html)
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/moose7093/Kenneth%20Unger_zpsnzlj4nu4.png (http://s207.photobucket.com/user/moose7093/media/Kenneth%20Unger_zpsnzlj4nu4.png.html)

[Nightbomber]

Thanks for the story and posting the repaint hopw to:). Well done, Kelly!

[grumpybear]

Nice one Kelly

[gully_raker]

:thumbsup: Super job Kelly! You must be proud of that one.;)

[Franco Lucchini]

Amazing work Kelly!

[Stumptonian]

Nice job, Kelly. Been waiting to see how this turned out.
:thumbsup:

[Captain Chum]

Thanks guys!

I also forgot to mention that the roundel on the fuselage and the wing struts are factory finish.

Another thing was during the prepping; I used a sanding pencil and lightly went over The white bands that were on the fuselage to smooth them out a bit.

[Captain Chum]

Thanks guys!

I also forgot to mention that the roundel on the fuselage and the wing struts are factory finish.

Another thing was during the prepping; I used a sanding pencil and lightly went over The white bands that were on the fuselage to smooth them out a bit.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Good job Kelly, and the potted biography added a lot to the interest factor.:clap:
Rob.

[Guntruck]

Thought I'd put these in here already...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=190808&d=1457987698

[Boney10]

Nice, like these, good to see some Belgians

[Stumptonian]

Nice pair there, Steve.
:D

[Captain Chum]

Nice pair Steve, like the tail work. :thumbsup:

[brdavis]

Here is my first Sopwith Camel repaint, in the scheme of Otto Kissenberth. It was formerly a Roy Brown model, the decals are home printed.

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[Captain Chum]

Nice Brian, you have been very busy with the brush. :thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Another very neat job Brian.
Very tasty.
Rob.

[Marechallannes]

Nice work, Brian.

The decals are awesome.

[Flying Helmut]

Love that one, Brian! Very well done.

[grumpybear]

Well done

[Willi]

I have never seen a Camel with the Cross. Very interesting.

[Willi]

I could not find a reasonably priced Arthur Roy Brown Camel so I made my own!204871204872204873204874204875204876204877

[Captain Chum]

Very nice work William! Striping looks good.

Maybe I should work off of a calendar and then I could keep of better schedule of my hobby. :)

[flash]

Decided to do something with my spare Ellwood Camel's and having found some pics of markings in a very old Military Modelling mag I opted for a couple of Camels from B Flight of No 3 Sqn RFC / RAF:

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B Flight had white painted wheel covers and numbers to identify the individual machines. A & C Flights had letters with red and blue wheel covers respectively.
Number 7 is the machine of George Raby (aka Jack) Riley MC DFC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._Riley) 13 victories and a well known ace balloon buster. Not sure of 8 but that could be be Lt J.A McDonald's (https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wZrgAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT96&lpg=PT96&dq=LT+J.A.McDonald+3+sqn+rfc&source=bl&ots=JTlexbZk_Z&sig=8TAygGOtztswfTXL5ZrntruJ-pQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiT9drf9_zOAhWQF8AKHSaQDJQQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=LT%20J.A.McDonald%203%20sqn%20rfc&f=false) he had 5 victories I think I read somewhere.
3 Sqn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAF)were in the same Wing (13) as 56, 60 & 87 sqns so a good pick as it turned out; it was also where McCudden started his career.

Incidentally, I found that Revell 42 Yellowish Olive a good match for PC10. Comes as acrylic & oil paint.

[LOOP]

Nice :sAprvd:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Incidentally, I found that Revell 42 Yellowish Olive a good match for PC10. Comes as acrylic & oil paint.

Very useful info Dave, and also two very good looking machines.

Rob.

[BobP]

Nice job on the repaints. :sAprvd:

[Captain Chum]

More nice work Dave..deserves a double :sAprvd::sAprvd:

[Stumptonian]

Very nice, Dave.
I need to start making my duplicates look at least a little different.
:thumbsup:

[OldGuy59]

Anyone up for a painting challenge?

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[clipper1801]

There you go Mike, now the elves are digging through the box-o-extras . . . . thanks, it does look cool!

[clipper1801]

Okay, so now the elves have some questions . . . according to your original graphic, they see a different color of blue for the wide diagonal stripes - a dark blue - (upper left wing) instead of the insignia blue radiating off the roundels and alternating with the white thin diagonals on the right panel . . .

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/2013%20new%20wow/Camels/20161107_154410_zpswtidihd6.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/2013%20new%20wow/Camels/20161107_154410_zpswtidihd6.jpg.html)

Is the leading edge on the lower right wing as my sketch shows, a different brown or dark blue for the triangle adjacent to the white stripe and the diagonal a PC-10 brown or is the triangle shape PC-10 and the wider diagonal dark blue as it is on the top right wing??

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/2013%20new%20wow/Camels/20161107_154354_zpsutatuenj.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/2013%20new%20wow/Camels/20161107_154354_zpsutatuenj.jpg.html)

You started this . . . : )

[OldGuy59]

Okay, so now the elves have some questions . . . according to your original graphic, they see a different color of blue for the wide diagonal stripes - a dark blue - (upper left wing) instead of the insignia blue radiating off the roundels and alternating with the white thin diagonals on the right panel . . .

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/2013%20new%20wow/Camels/20161107_154410_zpswtidihd6.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/2013%20new%20wow/Camels/20161107_154410_zpswtidihd6.jpg.html)

Is the leading edge on the lower right wing as my sketch shows, a different brown or dark blue for the triangle adjacent to the white stripe and the diagonal a PC-10 brown or is the triangle shape PC-10 and the wider diagonal dark blue as it is on the top right wing??

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/2013%20new%20wow/Camels/20161107_154354_zpsutatuenj.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/2013%20new%20wow/Camels/20161107_154354_zpsutatuenj.jpg.html)

You started this . . . : )
More of a challenge than I thought.

My take on the colors, after a bit of research...
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Sample images from model kits:
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Not complicated, at all.

PS: Some images from this site: Aeroscale.co.uk - Dazzle Camel (http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=83683&page=1)

[matt56]

This Camel looks absolutely spectacular, Mike! What a great find...it would be equally splendid on the gaming board.:sAprvd:

All the best,
Matt

[OldGuy59]

This Camel looks absolutely spectacular, Mike! What a great find...it would be equally splendid on the gaming board.:sAprvd:

All the best,
Matt

Matt,
Royal Naval Air Station Eastchurch was a training school, so this plane was never on the front line.

The powers-that-be in the British air services of WWI were adamantly against any personalization or extravagance in paint schemes on the front lines. Even the color striping on engine cowlings of the No. 10 RNAS Camels was ordered off within weeks of appearing, regardless of how popular the scheme is now.

Being that it wasn't ever in combat, Ares would be unlikely to produce it. Clipper, though? All bets are off.

[clipper1801]

Like that has slowed me down before . . .

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-08-31_02-44-59_6.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-08-31_02-44-59_6.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-08-31_02-46-54_981.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-08-31_02-46-54_981.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-08-31_02-43-51_389.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-08-31_02-43-51_389.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-09-02_13-40-54_41.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-09-02_13-40-54_41.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-09-02_17-16-43_795.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-09-02_17-16-43_795.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-09-02_17-16-26_545.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-09-02_17-16-26_545.jpg.html)

: )

[OldGuy59]

Like that has slowed me down before . . .

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/Camels/2012-08-31_02-44-59_6.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/Camels/2012-08-31_02-44-59_6.jpg.html)

...

: )
Another training aircraft. And I haven't done a card for this?

Something I found looking for better drawings of the above plane: RAF Museum - Concealment, Illusion and Manifestation/ (http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/concealment-illusion-and-manifestation/)
Weird stuff on this page.

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[OldGuy59]

Sorry if this is a repeat, I can't find it...
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[clipper1801]

Very nice! Thank you!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very stimulating chaps.
I will have to look out that spare Camel when I get a bit of spare time.;)
Rob.

[matt56]

Perhaps it could 'fly in anger' in a Home Defense role, Mike?;)

Nevertheless, it really is quite lovely - almost a shame the dark 'base color' isn't a fresh coat of PC10 rather than black - I think that would look even neater in the color mix.

All the best,
Matt

[Zoe Brain]

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[brdavis]

Here's my recent repaint from flight C - this was formerly a Nexus Elwood model, paint by Vallejo and decals by 144 Direct.


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[Flying Helmut]

Lovely! :clap::clap:

[OldGuy59]

Here's my recent repaint from flight C - this was formerly a Nexus Elwood model, paint by Vallejo and decals by 144 Direct.

And there is a card for that plane... OldGuy59's Zio Prudenzio Paper Plane Cards (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=3149&attachmentid=148022)

Very nice paint job, though!

[brdavis]

And there is a card for that plane... OldGuy59's Zio Prudenzio Paper Plane Cards (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=3149&attachmentid=148022)

Very nice paint job, though!

Nice! Thanks for the card Mike!

[Stumptonian]

Brilliant!
:thumbsup:

[matt56]

Three pictures of my recently-completed Raymond Collishaw Camel, flown by him as leader of the Seaplane Protection Squadron. It's a pretty straightforward complete repaint of Barker's Camel, with Collishaw's initial painted on in the appropriate spots.

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All the best,
Matt

[Jager]

Again, I admired this at Origins, Matt. I might have to look into this squadron if I keep attacking shipping ;)
Karl

[mikeemagnus]

The road to rocky ruin - my first repaint, with thanks to Oberst Hajj. Needed another RAF Camel for the OTT Mission 12 scenario. Decided I wanted a 209 Squadron aircraft, but had difficulty finding very many references for them. Settled on this "Brown" repaint as Oberst Hajj posted a very nice and useful photo of it, right at the beginning of this thread. If anyone has any information on more, different, designs for this Squadron, either as 209 or RNAS 9, I'd be grateful for a look see :)
Mike

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

PM sent Mike.
Rob.

[brdavis]

Here's my latest repaint - a flight 'B' Camel. Formerly was an Ares Elwood model, with Vallejo paint and 144 direct decals.

https://vgy.me/jQa6y9.jpg
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[Stumptonian]

Nice work, Brian.
Looks terrific.
:thumbsup:

[fast.git]

Great looking repaints, Brian. Very nice. :thumbsup:

[mikeemagnus]

RNAS 9 - an addition to the flight. Shall add more at some stage. Info for this one comes from Cross & Cockade Vol 45/1 Spring 2014.

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[Aardvark1430]

Today I present you with ….

The simplest of all Sopwith Camel repaints …

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But .... it is not just a another Camel ....
It is the Camel flown by the Baroness Petra “Chérie” De Karlowitz during 1917.
Not possible ? You don’t believe me ?
OK, here’s the story as given to me by the famous Italian historian Dr. Attilio Micheluzzi.
Petra (“Chérie” as she was known to friends) was born in 1894 as the daughter of Baron Jan de Karlowitz (born in Krakow, 1849 – died in Paris 1912) and his beautiful wife Eliane (born in Paris 1884 - died in Vienna 1909).
Jan De Karlowitz was a very successful businessman owning banks and insurance companies in the Far East, rubber plantations on Borneo and Sumatra and also a large trading house in Hamburg.
After his death his beautiful, young, intelligent, enterprising and non-conformist daughter took care of his various businesses, although only 18 years old. Already early in 1913 she learned to fly (please note: there were at that time only 4 women in Europe with a pilot’s license !) and soon she honed her flying skills to perfection.
When war in Europe broke out in 1914 Petra was in the Far East attending to her late fathers business in the Chinese province Canton. During the first years of the war she stayed neutral until in late 1916 she started to favour the Entente (esp. the Italians and the Brits). Later asked why, Petra answered that she had nothing against the Germans or the Austrians and actually admired them. Her choice, so to speak, was based on nothing more than a feeling.
In 1917 she was living together with her Chinese manservant in a mansion near Sluis, a small village in the utmost South West of The Netherlands, close to the Belgian border and the North Sea. Through ways as yet undiscovered she had acquired a Sopwith Camel and painted it an overall “fog grey”, with no national or other insignia at all.
With this Camel she flew quite a few missions … going out over the North Sea and coming back over the flat countryside of Belgian Flanders. She endeavored to come to the aid of entente airmen being attacked by German planes. After her actions (which brought her several aerial victories, enough to make her at least a double ace !) she would disappear as quickly as she had appeared into the grey clouds, which made her "fog grey" Camel almost immediately invisible...
Both the German High Command as well as the British were baffled by what was happening. Whatever they tried, they never found out. Nor did the Dutch ever find out that from their neutral country a ghost plane was involved in the war.
Later in the war Petra was active in and around Venice and Istanbul. But alas, the last she was heard of was when she boarded a train in Istanbul to travel to Vienna. The most likely reason she never was seen again is that the train en route through the Balkans was attacked by armed bands … one can only hope she died fighting ...
And so ends the story of a remarkable woman … One can but wonder what would have become of her if she had survived the war …

To add to the credebility of this story I must tell you that it was none other than Andrea Angiolillo who first told me this story and who put me into contact with Dr. Attilio Micheluzzi …

In memory of Petra "Chérie" De Karlowitz :salute:

cheers
Guus :salute:

[gully_raker]

:thumbsup: What a terrific Story Guus.
Many thanks for that as I had never even heard a 'sniff" of that amazing tale before.
Rep inbound if Guns NOT Jammed!
Guus this story should be repeated down in the Officers Club where many more will see it!

[Teaticket]

Thanks for that great story Guus.

[Angiolillo]

Great post, Guus!

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[greenalfonzo]

Great post, Guus!

Great story, where's the movie?!!

[Boreas]

Only one word...

NIIIICE!

[Aardvark1430]

Thanks Peter, Barry and Steve for the REP ! Appreciated :thumbsup:
cheers,
Guus :salute:

[OldGuy59]

Good story, and plane, to draw in more ladies?

[Aardvark1430]

Hi Mike,
yes, that sure would be a nice side-effect :D
Any chance of you making a card for the plane ?
I can supply you with a picture of Petra "Chérie" De Karlovitz for the back ...
cheers,
Guus :salute:

[mikeemagnus]

I'm hoping someone on the forum can answer something that is bugging me.

Looking back at my post, showing the RNAS 9 "B" flight paint conversion: Cross & Cockade printed the design I have tried to copy (a cross made up of white, light blue and dark blue bands), but they do say that interpreting the "colours" from black and white photos is very difficult.

I see elsewhere on the forum, a very similar design, but with a central red stripe in the cross, rather than blue. Can anyone tell me a) are they two seperate aircraft, both from "B" flight and if not which is correct? b) Where can I obtain information on the aircraft with the "red" cross, if they are the same aircraft and the blue cross is incorrect?

[flash]

That's a question better asked in its own thread in the main Hobby Room Mike...

[mikeemagnus]

OK :)

[Walter Nowotny]

I saw some photos of a model entitled "Ship's Camel" on the Web and liked the paint scheme so I duplicated it. I stripped the model first of all paint and airbrushed and brush painted it.

[matt56]

Lovely work on the repaint, Jim - it's neat to see the Camel 'broken' into its constituent parts! And it looks splendid sitting next to your redone Fokker DVII:sAprvd:

All the best,
Matt

[ArkansasChuck]

Jim, excellent work there! How did you take it apart without breaking/cracking the wings?

[Walter Nowotny]

Jim, excellent work there! How did you take it apart without breaking/cracking the wings?

I soak them in 91% isopropel alcohol for at least 24 hours to get the decals and paint off. Then I ever so gently give the parts a wiggle to break the glue bond. I work the fuselage bottoms with an exacto knife like a pry bar, very slowly and evenly. The parts eventually pop off. I have had one that was stubborn and broke, but that was one out of about 15 I have done and was easily glued back together. I am now working on a DR1...

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Tyhat pair are more than impressive Jim. Excellent work.
Rob.

[Teaticket]

Great looking pair of planes Jim. I have never tried to disassemble a Wings plane. :eek:

[Flying Helmut]

I have only removed the upper wing and undercart on a single Wings Pfalz D.III, use the freeze/boil method. The wing popped off quite easily.

The lower wing and tail refused to budge, so I left them in place for the repainting process.

[Aardvark1430]

Wow Jim, that's a beauty !!
And REP for describing the method to get rid of paint and decals and the short tutorial on disassembling the plane itself :sAprvd:
cheers,
Guus :salute:

[Captain Knowitall]

Yours looks cleaner than mine Eric. I didn't strip mine. Perhaps I should seriously think about stripping them prior to repainting.

[Captain Knowitall]

Adding to the "Captured" Bird theme of things... My version of Otto Kesselberth's captured Sopwith Camel
Now, one thing that I have always wondered about... Did the Pilots have the guns swapped out for German Spandau's???
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I've fixed the side fuselage decal since this photo was taken. Just haven't had the opportunity to re-photograph it yet.
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[malachi]

My first repaint: Lt Emile J Lussier No73 Sqn RAF from a nexus Barker. Most successful American camel pilot for RAF.

Also my first ever decals. From miscmini.com and homemade (what font does everyone use for plane #? I went with Stencil and seems ok).
I messed up the port side "D" but will let it live in infamy. The tail is a bit wonky on this one but not as noticeable in person, let's call it battle damage.

And there is always some random piece of lint that shows up in camera lol.

Big thanks to Teaticket (Peter) for sending scans of C deck alt cards - they turned out great and I appreciate it!

Osprey A/C of the Aces #42, American Aces of WW1

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[Teaticket]

Nice 1st repaint. We rarely hear about the Americans in RFC/RAF units.

[camelbeagle]

Really nice! I love the stripping. Tried to a nieuport with some white stripes and I ended up with a disaster!

[malachi]

I can't take credit for the striping, Dan. That's why I chose Barker lol - just painted over the rear 3 stripes with vallejo german camo dark green 70.979. :p

[Flying Helmut]

Very nice result! :clap:

[Von Scharf]

Really, really nice first go! Impressive

[Flying Helmut]

Fictional Belgian Camel, to be a wingman for Olieslagers....

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'Nexus' Sopwith Camel "Olieslagers"), bought ready repainted from ebay as a German captured plane.

Undersurfaces repainted with a 50/50 mix of 'Vallejo' "Orange Brown" and "Pale Flesh Tone"
Upper surfaces 'Vallejo' "German Camo Dark Green"
Personal scheme triangles "Ochre Brown"/"White"

All other colours 'Vallejo'.........
engine "Oily Steel", inked "Black", highlighted "Silver"
prop "Dark Earth" with "Dark Sea Grey" tips
struts "Leather Brown"
tyres "Cold Grey"
pilot "Leather Brown"

Decals - "Games Workshop" zig-zags already in place on model
'1/144 Direct' roundels and tail stripes.

tail stripe decals went on crooked (!) so I overpainted them with 'Vallejo' "Black", "Moon Yellow" and "Vermillion".

[Flying Officer Kyte]

It's so good I can smell the Castor Oil from here Tim.
Rob.

[malachi]

Beautiful :clap:

[camelbeagle]

Awesome job, I love the triangle details on the wing and engine cowl!

[mikeemagnus]

Yet another awesome paint job Tim - Love it :) Have some rep.

[flash]

:thumbsup: A surefire bullet magnet for FC when it happens Tim ! :thumbsup:

[camelbeagle]

Having been inspired by Flying Helmut's Belgium Camel I had to do one as well. Thanks for the advice Flying Helmut! Ares plane with decals from Misc Mini, Valom kit, and I-94/Decal Details. Came out pretty good.

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[malachi]

Looks great, Dan! Love the look of those. I just acquired a 2nd Olie yesterday after seeing Tim's so am looking for ideas :p Enjoy :thumbsup:

[Teaticket]

Nice work Dan. The Belgians don't get enough attention. Tim and now you are making up for it.

[Flying Helmut]

Very nice Camel! :clap:

Glad it turned out so well for you.

[Von Scharf]

Here is my very first attempt at repainting Ares planes. All were transformed from Kissenberth Camels. RNAS 9 Sopwith Camels captured my imagination from the first one I saw.

B7202 Pilot: Unknown
B3905 “Muryel” Pilot: Flight Lieutenant Charles Anstey Narbeth
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B6327 “Maude II” Pilot: Flight Sub-Lieutenant Harold Francis Stackard
B6381 “Daphne” Pilot: Flight Sub-Lieutenant Merrill Samuel Taylor
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B3884 “Dorothy” Pilot: Flight Sub-Lieutenant Arthur William Wood
B3898 “Doris” Pilot: Flight Commander Joseph Stewart Temple Fall
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Decals by Larry Gill
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I learned so much on this forum to guide me in my first ARES repaints…
• Teaticket’s sharing of his painting techniques and general encouragement
• ReducedAirFact’s PC10 color guide that informed me that RNAS Camels were a bit greener than the rest
• Flying Helmut’s recipe for applying decals AND for listing out the paints used on his awe inspiring creations – I no longer fear any decal and my order for Vallejo Brown Violet is in
• Mikeemagnus for early help in research – I now have a subscription to Cross & Cockade International because of their 23 page article on RNAS 9
• Oberst Hajj for the spinning props which go on Camels like… stink on a camel

And in the process of all this… I made another new friend. Special thanks to Larry Gill for working with me on development of an incredible decal sheet to match my interpretations of RNAS 9. The level of detail and perfection from Larry was so over the top - down to different fonts for the aircraft names that match the actual photos. He made two versions of the “X” on the fuselage for B3905 “Muryel” because he noticed the angles in one photo were different than another – so he did both! He even threw in bonus colors for some aircraft markings where the photographs made us doubt – is it red rather than blue? He threw in an additional non-RNAS 9 marking just because he thought I might like to try it.

And yes he plans to sell these decals as soon as he gets his printer repaired. I'm why he can't have anything nice!

[Boney10]

Great looking camels, I look forward to seeing the decals from Larry.

[malachi]

Those are awesome Camels, Jeff! Very nicely done. Now Larry can devote more time to my Seefrosta project :p

[Von Scharf]

He mentions his “other” projects and I can almost always deduce who he is working with!
Oh, you're making those for Chris or Peter or …. Catches him by surprise each time.

[Stumptonian]

Those look awesome, Jeff.
I might be looking for some of those decals myself.
(I really don't need 5 Brown and 4 Barker.)
:thumbsup:

[Guntruck]

Really nice work Jeff!

[Boreas]

Stellar job!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

You have done a sterling job on those aircraft Jeff. Rep worthy.:guns:
Rob.

[camel crew]

brilliant work Jeff:sAprvd:

[Teaticket]

Excellent work Jeff. A flight anyone would be very proud of. Thanks to working with Larry to make RNAS 9 decals. Look forward to getting some when Larry can produce more.

[Flying Helmut]

Magnificent Camels! :clap::clap::clap:

Rep! :guns:

I must get in touch with Larry about my next fiendish project...

[camelbeagle]

really good job with those decals! Look great! The Vallejo Brown Violet is the color to use for Camels!!!

[milcoll73]

lovely flock of camels jeff! who says entente aircraft arent colorful? well, other than me lol.

[schoon]

Those are beautiful. Kudos on the excellent work.

[Vagabond]

Very nice looking camels, the decals are perfect and you've made a top job applying them.

[Brak Morn]

Just seeing these today. Probably the most colorful camels I've seen thus far, and thank gawd for Larry Gill! Just beautiful mate.........

[mikeemagnus]

A bit late to see this one, but what a great job on 9 Sqdn RNAS. Congrats Jeff.
:)

[malachi]

I realized I never posted my Belgian Camels here, only in the squadron thread. As I'm uncertain of the etiquette, you're forced to enjoy them again :p

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[Teaticket]

Very nice Chris. Why don't you also put them on the workbench too?

[malachi]

lol, the September one I started or the August one that keeps getting used in September? :p

[Teaticket]

lol, the September one I started or the August one that keeps getting used in September? :p

Heck, why not both?:hmm:

[Hu Rhu]

Very nice herd of Belgian Camels. :clap::clap:

[Mike George]

Great work to all you repainters.

[brdavis]

Here are my latest repaints. These were all previously Roy Brown camels. Paint by Vallejo and decals by 144 Direct and MiscMini.

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[Teaticket]

Very nice Brian.

[malachi]

Excellent Camels, Brian!
REP

[camel crew]

great work Brian

[Stumptonian]

Well done, Brian. I have been meaning to do something similar with some of my duplicates.
Can you give me the Vallejo number, please?
:thumbsup:

[CrashCraig]

Great work Brian :sAprvd: Rep inbound.

[flash]

Very nice job on them Brian :thumbsup:

[Flying Helmut]

Super Camels, Brian! :clap::clap:

REP! :guns:

[brdavis]

Well done, Brian. I have been meaning to do something similar with some of my duplicates.
Can you give me the Vallejo number, please?
:thumbsup:

On these four I used 70.887 (US Olive Drab, aka Brown Violet) which is what I prefer using to represent PC10. However, I've found that 70.975 (Military Green) is a very close match to the green that Ares uses, so if I were painting to match, I would use that. For the blue color I used 70.965 Prussian Blue.

In this photo (another recent repaint), I used Military Green because I wanted to color match the Roy Brown camel next to it. It has a little bit shinier finish at this point because I hadn't yet applied the final coats of matte varnish, but you can see the color is very close.

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[Baron Rolf]

Very nice Sopwith Camels Brian :sAprvd:

[camelbeagle]

Very nice! Very clean and wonderful work!

Thanks for sharing this. Hope they shoot down lots of Germans!

[Stumptonian]

On these four I used 70.887 (US Olive Drab, aka Brown Violet) which is what I prefer using to represent PC10. However, I've found that 70.975 (Military Green) is a very close match to the green that Ares uses, so if I were painting to match, I would use that. For the blue color I used 70.965 Prussian Blue.

In this photo (another recent repaint), I used Military Green because I wanted to color match the Roy Brown camel next to it. It has a little bit shinier finish at this point because I hadn't yet applied the final coats of matte varnish, but you can see the color is very close.


Thanks for getting back to me with that, Brian.
REP sent.
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[Guntruck]

Nice Camels Brian.

[brdavis]

Here are a couple more - one from 9 RNAS (pilot unknown?) and one from 209 Squadron (Francis Mellersh, who was also involved in the MVR/Roy Brown dogfight)

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[malachi]

Great additions to your Camel collection, Brian :thumbsup:

[Teaticket]

Really nice Camels Brian. I hadn't seen the red checker tail before. Looks very sharp!

[camelbeagle]

Really awesome job!

[Flying Helmut]

Great stuff! :clap: