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Eduard 1/48th Camel
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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 09:24 AM UTC
Dear team,
Just about to embark on Eduards 1/48th scale Sopwith Camel. I am modelling Roy Browns camel and I need help regarding which is the right cowl to use.

Is it C9 or C10 in their instructions as the instruction.are as clear as ****.

Anybodys help would be gratefully received!!!!!!

Cheers
Martin
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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 02:50 PM UTC
Eduard 1/48 kit #8057 has instructions a bit fouled up. The one to use is C 10 but don't drill a hole in the cowling unless you are doing a LeRône powered version. The timing exhaust was different with that motor. Sopwith Camel F.1 B7270 was Capt Roy Brown's of course, RAF 209 Sqn, Bertangles, France, April 1918.


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". . .There is also a choice of two cowlings. One for a Clerget type rotary (PP C 9) with a small vent and one for the LeRhône type rotary (PP C 10) with out any vent. In scale drawings the Clerget adds about 1 3/4" to the overall length of the standard F.1 type. Later many of the LeRhône cowlings had additional vents added to their 4 and 5 O’clock positions due to the exhaust valve opening later in the cycle than the Clerget that had the single vent at the 7 O’clock position. Check your references. The instructions try to simplify the concern and show C 10 as one you can modify to a Clerget type if you drill your own hole. Also, the Clerget cowling fillet ( B 6) doesn’t fit well with out some sanding of its mating surfaces for the Clerget cowling (PP C 9.). . ."
oldtimer
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Posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 08:52 AM UTC
Dear Stephen,
Many thanks for the information so generously given.

I hope it will help me produce a better model.

Once again my thanks

Martin
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