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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Specific Aircraft Build Links => Topic started by: Mike Norris (UK) on April 12, 2021, 08:23:27 PM

Title: Show us your Bristol M1.C 'Bullet'
Post by: Mike Norris (UK) on April 12, 2021, 08:23:27 PM

Hi all,
Bristol M.1c ‘Bullet’, Serial No. C4907 of No.150 Squadron operating in Macedonia during 1918. This aircraft was flown by Lt. K.B. Mosley.

Mike

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Title: Re: Show us your Bristol M1.C 'Bullet'
Post by: RAGIII on April 27, 2021, 12:41:15 AM

Nicely done as always Mike!
RAGIII

Title: Re: Show us your Bristol M1.C 'Bullet'
Post by: Allan31 on July 29, 2025, 05:55:46 AM

Blue Max Bristol M.1C, 1/48 scale.

Fun old kit of a cool looking airplane. Intended to build it completely out-of-box but some drama prevented me doing so.

Build log here:   https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=15062.0

The bottom shot.

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Decals were old and cracked but I saved most. The tailskid was half the size it should be and the kit wheel/tires looked small. I scratched a new skid and resin cast some wheels from an Eduard Camel and used those. I added missing oil and fuel caps and I was able to splice together the correct serial number from the kit. My own recipe for PC-12.

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I replaced all the control horns and rigged with E-Z Line fine. I somehow lost the kit machine gun and replaced with a Gaspatch 3D printed version. I added 3D printed rivets around the metal fuselage and Quinta 3D linen lacing.

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I enjoyed my first "Blue Max" kit and will be building more of them.

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But really, where could something as big as the machine gun have vanished to......