"3,000 Subscriber Celebration: Building and Covering My Full-Size Sopwith Camel!"
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- "Wow, we've reached 3,000 subscribers! To celebrate this incredible milestone, I'm taking you behind the scenes as I continue building my full-size 1916 Sopwith Camel replica. In this special episode, I’ll be fabricating and covering the wings and fuselage with authentic materials, giving this classic aircraft the look it deserves. Thank you all for your support and enthusiasm-it’s been an incredible journey so far, and I can’t wait to share more with you. Make sure to subscribe and follow along as we bring this iconic piece of aviation history back to life!"
Congrats on the 3000.
Awesome stuff!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
I was about to send out a search party!! Congrats. 🎉
Yay! Thank you!
Fan-bloody-tastic mate! 😄
Thank you! Cheers!
Congratulations to you my friend, always be successful
Thank you very much
Congratulations on your Scott.......carry on my friend. Can't wait to see her fly. Blessings
Thank you
Thanks Scott, another good episode and plenty more done.
Thank you
Looking great, nice to see the weather is turning to your favour.
What a magnificent flying machine it’s turning out to be.
Many thanks
Getting exciting. Can't wait for cockpit and forward!
Me too thanks
Bl**dy Brilliant Mate!! Love it!!
Thanks a ton!
Amazing work. Happy building! Cheers from the US!
Thank you very much!
Magical progress! Masterful work sir. Going to look and fly magnificently I think.
Many thanks!
Congrats on 3000! Camel is looking awesome!!
Thank you!
I can't believe how quickly this is lookng like an aeroplane! I love the struts - just like store bought ones!
Thank you
It''s just looking better and better Scott..........👍👍👍Can't wait to see how you do the wood finish around the cockpit area. You are building this project Aircraft to a standard of perfection the bulk of us can only dream about. Cheers Paul
You and me both!
Awesome mate! Isn’t it a funny feeling bolting stuff on for the final time! Isopropyl alcohol works well on removing goo off of the aluminium sheet. Squirt a bit on and wipe if off with a soft rag, going a tad gentle doesn’t leave too much of a mark on the skin. Also….Bowden’s Own Metal Polish works great. Then seal it with Fully Slick as a protective coating.
Good tips thanks Don
I'm glad I found your channel. You are doing a beautiful job !
Thank you so much!
Yep, keep going, Scott. You definitely have got it...your doing a fantastic job...😊
Thank you! Will do!
I love it.wish u had content everyday.just can't wait for the next one..God Bless
It would me lots of work completed.
@@scottmatthews5280 keep up the great work Scott
Great job looks really good. Thank you for taking time to post these videos. Inspiring.
Thanks for watching!
“Pretty stuff?” Crikey, I reckon that the wings will be as pretty as. When folks look at the finished plane, the bits which will be most noticeable will be the wings. Actually the whole ‘plane will be a real knockout. I hope that you bring it to the Tyabb air show next year, as I live in the Mornington Peninsula.
I would love to, big day out for this aircraft. We see what happens
Hi, Scott!
I like your system of setting the cotter pins while the cabanes and struts are on the bench, much easier that way.
It's satisfying to get a wing covered! For inventory control of the fabric use, I covered the 'other way round' on my SE5a: all four ailerons first, then did the wing panels proper.
I kept all the spent mandrels from the rivets used on the wing skin, to be a 'guessing game' for spectators and visitors in the future. The closest guess gets a genuine off-cut piece of aircraft aluminum or fabric, their choice!
Looking forward to your next installment, keep them coming!
John
SE5a
Love it.
@@scottmatthews5280
Just fyi... over 1200 rivets just to hold the fabric!
I can tell you want to get on with fiinish work to make her pretty, i feel the same way wanting to see her with more things going on. Got to work through the fiddely jobs. Thanks for sharing.
I totally agree!
Great covering job, cut the inspection ring opening to inner lip of plastic ring, snap in cover plate probably wouldn't fit if you don't. and would limit putting your hand inside. have a great day.
Good tip!
Brillant progress
Thank you
Scaffolders call them pointy hole finders podgers. They usually have a ring spanner of the appropriate size fitted to the other end. Handy.
Try Feast Watson stains with a minimum of three coats of UV resistant Urethane. That Cabots interior stuff won't last three months.
Thank you
Good to see the wings taking shape Scott.
Yes indeed
As you said "That's a wrap" 👍👍
Sure is thanks
Just love your attention to detail Scott. Another outstanding 40 minutes watching you bring this bird to life! Again, looking forward to your next efforts. At one point you mentioned that the undercarriage might be damaged as it seemed to not be sitting correctly. Did you discover if this was the case or is it okay? Cheers, John
I need to re.Check the undercarriage thanks
G'day Scott,
Yay Team !
It's all going
Swimmingly...;
Olde Bean,
Absolutely
Top-hole...!
If you're working up to decorating the Sky with an actually
Biggles-ish style of a
Gentlemans' Aerial Chariot ;
Then you might
Bally-well have to brush up on
The proper Patois - all the better to
Sling the (period-correct)
Slang...(!) ?
lol !
Keep on keepin' on,
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !
Thank you
@@scottmatthews5280
No worries...
I could nae resist...(!).
Have a good one...
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !
A question, Scott...
It's a good idea to have that "floor pan" of sheet aluminum, to protect against oil/fuel spatter. Are you considering a way to prevent or reduce "oil panning" noise from this relatively large, flat sheet?
I considered trying to flute this part, but it's likely to bend in odd ways, and opted to add some stiffeners of aluminum angles. Ideas from hangar mates included attaching wood strips, perhaps attached with double sided automotive tape. I might use more than one method.
Your project is looking really good!
John
SE5a
Not sure John, the floor pan seems okay
That’s incredible. The hours you have in one wing wow! I don’t get the drain holes? How is water, moisture? Going to get into the wing Thanks for the videos I can’t wait till the next one.
Condensation and also air vents. Maybe when it’s washed? Guidance I received was drain hole in every bay.
what's the powerplant?
Rotec 2800 thanks
Hi Scott
Just wondering what you are going to use to spin the fan on the front ?
Terry
Rotec 2800 is sitting on the floor
Hi Scott, I’d love to come and help you, but I am 84 and you need a chap with both arms and legs and all the bits in the middle working, which counts me out. I will have to be content with watching on UA-cam.
Hope you enjoy the videos thanks all the same