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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Rip Van Winkle on January 14, 2020, 11:48:18 AM

Title: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 14, 2020, 11:48:18 AM

I built both of these at the same time.  The Nieuport 17 is an Eduard kit and the 21 is a Revell/Eduard kit bash.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 an 21
Post by: Dave Brewer on January 14, 2020, 11:52:44 AM

A very nice pair of Nieuports,I can't imagine working in 1/72 scale on such small aircraft.Well done!

Dave.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 an 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 14, 2020, 11:56:21 AM

First the Nieuport 21. Most of this was from the Revell kit scraps left over from my youth. Eduard kits provide an extra wing, cowling, machine gun and PE machine gun mount.  The engine came from a scrap Revell Morane Saulnier N.  Basically I did not have to sacrifice any full kits to build the Nieuport 21.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 an 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 14, 2020, 12:02:15 PM

Cockpit was scratch built. Seat was from blackbird models. Seat belts from Eduard. All struts were thinned down from the Revell kit. Rigging was Nitinol .059 wire. Decals are Print scale Russian aces of WW1.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 an 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 14, 2020, 12:11:49 PM

Model depicts aircraft of the 7th AOI Dobrovody AB Podhaice/Ukraine, Southwest Front May 1917.  I could have sanded down the wing ribs a bit more but overall this was a simple conversion. Some of the struts had to be adjusted. It was simply a model put together with extra parts.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 an 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 14, 2020, 12:26:43 PM

The Nieuport 17 was OOB Eduard. Vallejo model air Russian green and model air Armor brown were used for the wing camouflage. Rigging was with Nitinol wire.  Overall I enjoyed these two builds.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 an 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on January 14, 2020, 12:31:36 PM

Thank you for the kind comment Dave and I forgot to mention that the Window screen was PE on both kits.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: RAGIII on January 14, 2020, 11:52:26 PM

A terrific pair of Nieuports! Really great use of spares to build the Beautiful 21!
RAGIII

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: jeroen_R90S on January 15, 2020, 07:26:17 PM

Very nice work, this reminds me I still have the Eduard 1/72 Dual Combo Ni-17 that I need to finish someday -thanks for the inspiration :)

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: Syd Solo on February 02, 2020, 11:31:52 PM

Nice to see the classic scale getting some attention. A lot of work clearly went into these beauties. You really cracked the silver finish. How did you find the Print Scale decals? I have some, but have yet to use them.

Cheers

Syd

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on February 03, 2020, 08:12:22 AM

A little delicate but fairly good.  Many of the kits I have in the stash have deteriorated decals so I have lots of after market ones.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: lcarroll on February 03, 2020, 01:46:23 PM

    VERY nice work on the pair, brings back fond memories of when I could work comfortably in this scale a long time ago. I have to admit not at the level that you have done here. My compliments, a beautiful pair of classics!
Cheers,
Lance

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on February 04, 2020, 12:52:39 AM

Thank you for the nice comments. I will build in this scale as long as I can.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: lone modeller on February 04, 2020, 05:23:07 AM

How nice to see a conversion! And in the correct scale too. A super pair of models and beautifully finished too.

Stephen.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on February 05, 2020, 01:15:42 AM

Thank you everyone. More to come in a couple of weeks.

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: gedmundson on February 09, 2020, 05:09:27 AM

Nicely done - great work in that small scale!
Cheers,
Gary

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: dr 1 ace on February 11, 2020, 06:30:13 AM

Lovely duo !!

Ed

Title: Re: 1/72 Nieuport 17 and 21
Post by: Monty on February 13, 2020, 03:12:16 AM

Some lovely work there of one of my favourite aircraft! Well done! Marc.