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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: DaveB on June 08, 2022, 09:51:04 PM
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Dear all -
Just completed this KP kit today.
Very nice little kit comprising 26 parts on a single sprue. Fairly straightforward build although some careful assembly/alignment required installing cockpit; tailplane and main wings.
Built mostly OOB with the following small aditions/details:
Cockpit including bulkheads, ammo boxes and seat harness;
Cut and posed elevators and ailorens;
Sanded back the over promiment molded rib details;
Vickers MG belt feed added;
Wind driven fuel pump added to front port side cabane strut;
Open out the additional air cooling slots/holes in cowling;
Windscreen;
Control horns
Rigged using Uschi standard for bracing wires and fine for all control cables.
According to Wikipedia, the Russians ordered around 20-30 of this aircraft but replaced the engines with more powerful types to improve performance. I therefore used the Clerget engine supplied in the kit which is really for the Mark 2 version.
Painted in the colours/markings of 'Black 12' the machine used by Grigori E Suk (2 victories in this machine shared), Imperial Russian Air Force 1917.
(https://i.imgur.com/vYOKJcd.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qAO6i0T.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/zA67JDv.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fQXlCWJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/q2TNBr3.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GH5UI90.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/M9gFHKL.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/oh3Vm0x.jpg)
Regards
Dave
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What a cute little bird really nicely done,Bravo!
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Excellent work Dave! As always your paint work is awesome!
RAGIII
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Great work Dave on a not often seen bird. It is indeed a cute looking aeroplane! :)
Cheers,
BC
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Lovely work Dave - cute really is the right word! I'll have to show this one to my wife. I kinda want one now!
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Gentlemen,
Thank you all very kindly.
Regards
Dave
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That looks super Dave. It was quite a small machine and it is still a bit of a mystery to me why it was not adopted more widely for British use. The paintwork is as usual excellent , as is the rigging.
Looking forward to seeing this one close up.
Stephen.
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Looks great and what an unusual subject.
Kudos!
WD
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Wonderful job! I have one or two of these in my stash. Someday maybe.
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Thanks, chaps!
Regards
Dave
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Nice one Dave
A kit I've looked at a couple of times - chunky little thing in the flesh compared to something like a Pup, but I really like it (It must be said I have a fondness for the Junoesque like the Rata and GeeBee) ;D
Paul
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If the general public were asked, "Draw a WWI biplane", I bet it would be very similar to this. Very cool to see one built.
Stuart
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Nice one Dave
A kit I've looked at a couple of times - chunky little thing in the flesh compared to something like a Pup, but I really like it (It must be said I have a fondness for the Junoesque like the Rata and GeeBee) ;D
Paul
Agreed! :) Love to see a 1/48 version.
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Sweet!
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Thanks, folks!
Regards
Dave
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I love it. That big engine with the small airframe just makes the definition of "toy-like".
What paint did you use for the linen?
Rick in Seattle
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I love it. That big engine with the small airframe just makes the definition of "toy-like".
What paint did you use for the linen?
Rick in Seattle
Hello, Rick and thank you kindly.
The paint used is Revell aqua colour beige silk matt with a small bit of light grey mixed in to lighten the tone. The Revell aqua range work great for brush painting - at least for me anyway!
Regards
Dave
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Very neat little model. Congrats.
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Another kudu to add.
Ed
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I think maybe that it influenced Polikarpov with his designs. maybe not sure.
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Such a cute plane ! :)
Alexis
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Podgy describes this bird well. This is a lovely build but having spent a long time (prior to the release of this kit) hunting down the vac kit, I'll stick with that one!
Ian
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Thank you all kindly, folks!
Regards
Dave