Sopwith Camel...dean of the shelves

Sopwith was the most important aircraft design and manufacturer company in Great Britain at the beginning of the Great War. Its Camel (F1; F for fighter) design was one of the most successful of the war and flown by every allied ace in British service.

Was a difficult plane to fly, but its inherent instability saved the life of many average pilots because it was difficult to aim for the opponents pilots. For the same reason, this aircraft become a true killer just under talented and experienced hands.

In the British memorabilia this plane is in the Olympus of the indigenous flying war machines design. So much so, that this machine was one of the first Airfix plastic kit ever produced. 

This project was made at the beginning of the nineties with a kit produced at mid seventies...was noticeable yet the wear of the molds. Moreover, the decals appears with a strong yellowish tint and extreme fragile. In despite of that, the final result is totally acceptable even by today standards. The only replaced decals was the serial numeral of the plane by Letraset.

After home movings and other disastrous facts, actually this model is the oldest kit in the showcase... and proudly represents my collection as the dean of all of them.