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Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Baracca
« on: July 07, 2015, 01:30:46 AM »
Hello everybody,

after more than a year I finally finished this little Bébé, it is the machine flown by Francesco Barraca, the leading italian ace.

Cheers

Ondra



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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2015, 07:36:51 AM »
Congratulations Ondra on completing this incredible model, you have done a superb job with all the details on the model and to do it in 1:144 scale is beyond belief, the sign of a true artist, well done.

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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2015, 09:12:30 AM »
Amazing work, Ondra!  Quite an eye-opener to see what can be
done in such a tiny scale with talent such as yours!

Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2015, 09:42:48 AM »
Truly extraordinary, Ondra!  The Bebe is tiny in 1/72 scale, but 1/144?!  Insane!  But brilliant!  Absolutely gorgeous.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2015, 03:51:03 PM »
Quote from: coyotemagic on July 07, 2015, 09:42:48 AM
Truly extraordinary, Ondra!  The Bebe is tiny in 1/72 scale, but 1/144?!  Insane!  But brilliant!  Absolutely gorgeous.
Cheers,
Bud

I agree with my Amigo 100%! Brilliant Indeed!
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2015, 08:51:15 AM »
Ondra, this really is something to be proud of. A wonderful model and a great example of the art of scratchbuilding. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing the photos with us. I hope my 1/32 Bebe turns out half as nice when I build it!
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2015, 10:12:40 AM »
Beautiful build! Hard to tell it's 1/144. Looks great!
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2015, 10:48:30 AM »
Man oh man.....wow...simply stunning, Ondra. Congratulations! Yes, it is a feat to do it so small but to do it so well....as Des says, that is the mark of a true craftsman and artist! I can't wait to forward this to some of my friends.

Cheers from NYC,
Michael
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2015, 06:45:10 PM »
What a little gem!
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2015, 01:25:22 AM »
Many thanks, Des, Ernie, Bud, Rick, KiwiZac, Mike, Big Mike and Thumbs Up for looking in and leaving these nice comments, I appreciate them very much.

I am still far from the degree of an artist, but I am happy to have the opportunity to learn from the masters posting their builds here in this great forum, which I am proud to be a member of.

Cheers

Ondra
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2015, 04:11:07 AM »
That has just blown my mind - I will take at least a week to recover! As a fellow scratch builder I can only write how utterly impressed I am with this - and in the truly teeny scale too! I could hardly see that even with my eye - loupe, never mind contemplate building one!

My sincerest and heartiest congratulations.
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2015, 06:23:22 AM »
this looks great ondra, very impressive what you do in such a small scale.
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2015, 04:49:36 PM »
Many thanks, Stephen and Scott, for your comments!

The result is not up to my expectations, but I assume at the moment I would finish a build and say "yes, this is perfect", I would have to quit modelling - there is no fun without looking forward to improvement on the next build. ;)

Cheers

Ondra
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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2015, 01:15:18 PM »
Multo Bene!  :) What a little cracker  ;) Well doen that man. Awseome.

Any more?


Cheers

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Re: Nieuport XI 1:144 scratchbuild - Francesco Barraca
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