After I visited the ALPA stand at the Photokina 1998 in Germany.
I decided to build a camera like the ALPA 12wa, with a Rodenstock 4.5/55mm lens in a focus mount.
In December that year I bought a second-hand Horseman 6x9 120 filmback ($100) and started with the design and building of the camera. Al parts are of beechwood, aluminium or brass.
The camera is not a copy of the ALPA but a new design and is only for Horseman filmbacks.
The lens-boards will be fitted with screws at the four edges but can easily been changed. (The same way as the Horseman SW612 camera)
| The handgrips are made of beechwood (part of a pallet). The main modeling is done with the milling-machine. 
The fine work is done with a chisel, rasp and sanding-paper. | Four brass dowels with M3 thread are glued in the top and bottom of the handgrips. 
The bottom and top plate are made of aluminium and are exactly alike. 
The second handgrip is also ready. |