VV builds a Comic and a Barker **Finished**

Says it all - one of the best known aircraft of the Great War, not to mention the favored mount of Snoopy! Any kit, any scale, any markings.
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Phew; another one saved!
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I was pretty stunned that I managed to recover that and especially that I retained the double rigging under the right tension.

It took all the patience I had.....
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Ready for decaling.

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I still have to print the tail decal for the Barker Camel. How I will do so is not certain since the printer is on the fritz...
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Another near disaster - I managed to knock the undercarriage off the Barker camel. Gah! Ithink pulled the double rigging loose too. I was able to repair it but it's slightly skewiff now. Not happy....
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that's a shame....this seems to be a recurring theme for you!
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It is a bit. I'll soldier on regardless.

Printing a decal for the cupid heart on the final of the Barker camel was a failure as the red was invisible against the black of the tail. Instead I have cut two 4mm wide heart stencils and painted it instead. I don't want to talk about the experience.....

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The original tail is preserved in a museum for reference. I will need to paint on the arrow in white, probably using a pin.

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Things are at the supremely fiddly stage - adding control wires and final tidying up. No photos just now since they barely look any different to the last shots. I'll be away for a day and then I'll aim to get em done Tuesday if I can.
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Well, Tuesday came and went and I'm still mired in fiddly attachment of control wires. I also still need to attach the Lewis guns and wingtip lights to the Comic. This is bound to go through to the end of the week. Such a marathon to get the last details done!
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Only small tasks to finish it off, but each takes time to set before moving on to the next. This is where I lose a bit of patience and tend to rush it :-|

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Same! I'm resisting those urges on this one though.

They've both sprouted butt-whiskers....

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One finished!

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The other almost done.

Better pics later.
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Looks good VV; looking forward to the glamour shots!
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Looking good VV

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Thanks chaps.

The comic is finished too now.

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I will be out all tomorrow so the glamour shoot will have to wait til after.
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Right, finally managed to get some decent pics.

William Barker's Camel B6313

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"Comic" Camel night fighter

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And the two models displayed with the other WW1 builds in the increasingly crammed display space (I *really* need to add a new shelf....)

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