| Project by George_SA | posted 07-14-2021 04:48 PM | 1323 views | 1 time favorited | 16 comments |  |
 |
This plane is for my eldest grandson. His brother who was born late June 21 got the Peterbilt, so I had to make something for him as well.
The Sopwith Camel is one of my favorite planes and hence I decided to make one. Yet again, this is not a model, but a toy that must withstands play. I try to make them as realistic looking as possible without going into fine detail that will break when played with. To that end I made a bit of an airfoil on the wings nd made the prop to look like a real one which will turn when held in a the wind of a fan.
As usual I started out with a Google Pinterest search for ideas and I eventually settled on a model plane that I used to draw a Sketchup plan. 
My good friend @htl reminded me with my Peterbilt post that I need to add more photos than the 6 at the top of the post. To that end here are a few more pictures from different angles:
Thanks for watching and as always your comments are welcome.
-- Sometimes life gets in the way of one's woodworking :)
16 comments so far
BB1
home | projects | blog
3323 posts in 2346 days
#1 posted 07-14-2021 05:48 PM
This is so awesome!! Love it and see many hours of flight in its future! What a great gift.
Dutchy
home | projects | blog
4399 posts in 3666 days
#2 posted 07-14-2021 05:49 PM
Prachtig
-- https://dutchypatterns.com/
BurlyBob
home | projects | blog
10810 posts in 3763 days
#3 posted 07-14-2021 06:33 PM
That’s really great! I can also hear the song, The Bloody Red Baron.
awsum55
home | projects | blog
1315 posts in 2006 days
#4 posted 07-14-2021 06:33 PM
Nice job!
-- "The Answer Is Blowin'n In The Wind" John D, OP, KS
PapaGary1
home | projects | blog
314 posts in 485 days
#5 posted 07-14-2021 06:42 PM
Good job. Keep them coming.
Gary
recycle1943
home | projects | blog
7087 posts in 3120 days
#6 posted 07-14-2021 08:37 PM
really nice playtoy and even nicer build
-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them
drewpy
home | projects | blog
1098 posts in 2855 days
#7 posted 07-14-2021 08:58 PM
Fantastic job. Love everything about it.
-- Drew -- "The greatest wealth is health".
rtbrmb
home | projects | blog
916 posts in 3886 days
#8 posted 07-14-2021 09:31 PM
Great job- love the details.
I am sure it will be cherished for year to come.
Thanks for posting.
Bill in MI
LittleBlackDuck
home | projects | blog
9456 posts in 2319 days
#9 posted 07-14-2021 10:48 PM
That is neat G-SA...
Sounds like your “naughty kids” might be keep you busy in the workshiop for some time to come.
Kudos for the SketchUp model…
-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
htl
home | projects | blog
5628 posts in 2657 days
#10 posted 07-14-2021 11:25 PM
Nicely done, WOW!!!
-- An Index Of My Model making Blogs https://www.lumberjocks.com/htl/blog/130264
Redoak49
home | projects | blog
5625 posts in 3486 days
#11 posted 07-14-2021 11:28 PM
Very well done !
Jim Jakosh
home | projects | blog
27829 posts in 4603 days
#12 posted 07-15-2021 12:17 AM
Very cool model ! Nice work making it like the original!!
Cheers, Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
George_SA
home | projects | blog
458 posts in 3711 days
#13 posted 07-15-2021 12:51 AM
-- Sometimes life gets in the way of one's woodworking :)
crowie
home | projects | blog
5535 posts in 3449 days
#14 posted 07-15-2021 05:45 AM
Absolutely fantastic especially the two tone fuselage along with the pilot, who doesn’t love Snoopy!
-- Lifes good, Enjoy each new day...... Cheers from "On Top DownUnder" Crowie
plistumi
home | projects | blog
5 posts in 788 days
#15 posted 07-20-2021 04:51 PM
Gorgeous!
View all comments »
showing 1 through 15 of 16 comments
Have your say...