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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: torbiorn on December 31, 2021, 07:19:12 AM

Title: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: torbiorn on December 31, 2021, 07:19:12 AM: Hello, though I’d share the latest from the work bench.

The Type D was a modified Morane Saulnier parasol, built on license but with a pirate-copied Le Rhone 9C engine. Two of them were donated to Finland during their civil war, and bearing the swastika emblem of their donor gave the forst insignia to the Finnish airforce. My model represents a Swedish machine: the S-mark was a short-lived insignia of the Swedish air forces used until 1915.

The model is scratchbuilt with a Smallstuffmodels engine. It’s miasing a Thulin decal on the cowl, but I have neither managed to source it or print my own.

(https://i.imgur.com/JkW2Run.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/as41mzc.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/8YzNfkP.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Km8RIxD.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/oE6b9bk.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/cbbe3wK.jpg)

For own reference: the cowling colour is German grey-green primer from Ak Interactive’s German WWI set. Thulin seems to have adopted this colour from an Albatros that got stuck in Sweden when the war broke out and ended up with Thulin.
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: Alexis on December 31, 2021, 02:00:37 PM: Outstanding build !

Alexis
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: DaveB on December 31, 2021, 09:01:02 PM: Fantastic! - even more so being scratch built

Regards

Dave
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: enathan on December 31, 2021, 09:07:00 PM: Beautiful model torbiorn! It made me search for existing Thulin kits. Omega Models have quite a few in resin - B, D, E, K and LA.
It might be worthwhile contacting Milan of Omega, he may be able to help with the Thulin decal.
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: kensar on December 31, 2021, 11:08:30 PM: A very nice model! The finish and detail don't let on that it's 1/72 scale or that it's scratchbuilt.
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: RAGIII on January 01, 2022, 12:26:50 AM: Lovely build and an interesting scheme. I like the look of the RLM grey. Excellent results overall.
RAGIII
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: Dirigible-Al on January 01, 2022, 03:44:16 AM: Brilliant!
Alan
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: herbarnold99 on January 01, 2022, 04:16:03 AM: Excellent! Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: lone modeller on January 01, 2022, 04:43:00 AM: A superb scratch build. It looks much larger than the True Scale - wonderful.

Stephen.
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: WD on January 01, 2022, 05:22:26 AM: Gorgeous!

WD
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: KiwiZac on January 01, 2022, 05:43:33 AM: Gorgeous is my word too, a beautiful build of a subject I'm not terribly familiar with.
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: bobs_buckles on January 01, 2022, 08:21:31 AM: Superb! :o
::) ::)

Bob
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: torbiorn on January 03, 2022, 01:09:41 AM: Thanks for all the kind comments, fellows, and thanks for the tip about Omega.
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: Stuart Malone on January 04, 2022, 05:18:01 AM: Very nice. I love seeing conversions, vacs, short runs, scratchbuilds of lesser known types.

Stuart
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: Bughunter on January 04, 2022, 07:24:18 AM: Very nicely done, especially in that small scale.
The genes of the Morane-Saulnier aircraft are clearly recognisable.

Cheers,
Frank
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: PrzemoL on January 12, 2022, 08:41:47 PM: Very nice model of a very neat aircraft. Hats off for scratch building it.
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: torbiorn on January 18, 2022, 02:02:39 AM: Quote from: Bughunter on January 04, 2022, 07:24:18 AM
Very nicely done, especially in that small scale.
The genes of the Morane-Saulnier aircraft are clearly recognisable.

Cheers,
Frank

Yeah, it’s not far from being a direct copy: the tailplane, wing, warping steering arrangement and landing gear are pretty much identical. The main difference is the fuselage forward of the cockpit (cowling, fairings, engine) and the wing does sit a bit lower.
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: FAf on January 26, 2022, 03:23:50 AM: Nice to see a Swedish plane among all of the "normal" ones we see on the forum! Beautiful build as well!
/Fredrik
Title: Re: Thulin type D (modified MS parasol) - 1/72
Post by: Wolf on January 31, 2022, 11:13:59 PM: Very interesting subject. It looks like a comercial model and not scratchbuilt. Could you utilize parts from other, models?