I have not spent much bench time on the SPADs this week but thought I would post a small update. First a little better photo of the SPA 124 bird. ( I haven't touched this one at all since the last update)
Now for the full story on the RFC SPAD. After successfully mounting the upper wing on the Lafayette SPAD I went to the RFC bird next. I used the same procedure but managed to break a couple of the cabanes loose. So I put some glue on them, got them aligned and tried again. The wing went wobbly and this time three struts detached. So I went back to the days of My Youth and figured I would add more glue. I let it (Dry) for an hour then tried again. Still wobbly so I , (yes you guessed it) added more glue. You have probably figured out that by now I had melted the attachment points on the fuselage and struts to the pint that there was nothing but a soggy area left where there was once plastic. I ended up removing the mess from the fuselage and now I am figuring out how to proceed. I also sent an email to Roden asking if I could purchase replacement cabanes. If I don't get them in a few weeks I will go back to scratchbuilding them. My own Stupid Fault!
I have No IDEA where the Roden Nieuport 28 came from
I ended up painting the fuel and oil tank on the 28 blue and added the PE throttle, and instruments from PART then added the bracing cables. Can't be seen at all
RAGIII
PS: The Peach Basket seat is Aviattic and the belts are made from paper and wire.