2F1 Camel was the official name of the plane, but quite often it was simply called the 'Ship's Camel'. In October 1917 the production 2F1 started to appear in the fleet. Planes were transferred to the decks of cruisers such as HMS Manxman, and also the specially designed aircraft carrier HMS Furious, formerly a light battlecruiser; and some were based in coastal air stations around Britain. Overall, up to the end of the war 275 2F1 Camels were built; a small number in comparison with F1 Camel production. On July 19th, 1918 seven 2F1 carried out the first successful carrier based air strike: having taken off from the deck of aircraft carrier HMS Furious they destroyed German Zeppelins L54 and L60. Three weeks later on August 11th, Flight Sub-Lieutenant Stuart Culley shot down Zeppelin L53. After the end of the war the 2F1 very quickly disappeared from the decks of ships at sea. Some were presented to Canada, three more went to Latvia and one to Estonia, where they were used until early 1920.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s recommended colors. Roden recommends Humbrol paints for this kit, and you can find the full line by clicking here.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/72
Skill Level: 3
- Molded in high quality plastic
- Illustrated instructions
- Includes decals for four versions:
- Sopwith 2F1 Camel, N6603, HMS Pegasus, 1918.
- Sopwith 2F1 Camel, N6602, HMS Furious, 1918.
- Sopwith 2F1 Camel, N7149, Turnhouse Naval School, 1918.
- Sopwith 2F1 Camel, N7120, HMS Queen Elizabeth, 1918.
*Cement is recommended for polystyrene plastic*
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Paint Guide:
Aluminum
Matte Linen
Matte WWI Green
Matte Medium Grey
Matte Natural Wood
Red Leather
Gunmetal
Matte Dark Grey
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