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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Rip Van Winkle on July 14, 2022, 05:47:39 AM
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Just completed this one. Overall a good kit. The build was straight out of the box. The most challenging part was the rigging. I used .004 stainless steel.
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Very nice. I always liked this color and markings.
Paul
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I used Mister kit paints. Next time I will make my own aileron bellcrank assembly. The kit one was too thick. I had to add the outer strut striations by hand as they were not molded in the struts. My first SPAD in decades.
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Kit is the weekend edition depicting CPT Georges Guynemer S. 504 SPAD XIII. Weathering was done with graphite.
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Very nice! The Spad in this livery, on any collection of the Great War allied's aircraft, is great to show some variation on the camouflage pattern colors.
Cheers,
Claudio
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Lovely work and very impressive for 1/72nd, or any scale for that matter! One of My favorite SPAD XIII schemes!
RADIII
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Lovely work and very impressive for 1/72nd, or any scale for that matter! One of My favorite SPAD XIII schemes!
RADIII
Ditto my my amgos comments!
Ed
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Wonderful Spad XIII, RVW -
I've built the later version of this kit and agree with what you say regarding this one
Regards
Dave
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She's beautiful RVW, what a gorgeous build! Nice work redoing the aileron cranks! And that rigging...wonderful!
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A wonderful model in God's Own Scale! I take my hat off to you for making new aileron cranks - not the easiest of improvements to make.
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Nice one!
Sandy
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Am I the only one who pulled one of these kits out of their stash and moved it to the head of the que after seeing this? I also ordered some stainless steel wire. I think I'm going to bust out the Blue Rider Easter Egg decals for it.
Thanks for the inspiration RVW. You did an excellent job of it.
Stuart
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Stuart: The rigging dove me crazy. Be prepared for lots of aggravation. The wire is so thin that I believe there is more wire in my floor carpet than on the model. But of course I will build another.
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Am I the only one who pulled one of these kits out of their stash and moved it to the head of the que after seeing this? I also ordered some stainless steel wire. I think I'm going to bust out the Blue Rider Easter Egg decals for it.
Thanks for the inspiration RVW. You did an excellent job of it.
Stuart
If I had one in the Stash it certainly would have been elevated to the top of the pile. That being said, I may have something in the works :-X
RAGIII
Stuart: The rigging dove me crazy. Be prepared for lots of aggravation. The wire is so thin that I believe there is more wire in my floor carpet than on the model. But of course I will build another.
I have a spool of steel wire that I have never used for rigging. I just can't seem to figure out how "One Rolls it to straighten". It really would be handy to learn ::)
RAGIII
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RAGIII: I ordered my steel wire straight so I don't have to straighten it. It is trial and error to get it to fit. Anything with double flying wires is a challenge.
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Am I the only one who pulled one of these kits out of their stash and moved it to the head of the que after seeing this? I also ordered some stainless steel wire. I think I'm going to bust out the Blue Rider Easter Egg decals for it.
Thanks for the inspiration RVW. You did an excellent job of it.
Stuart
;D Haha - I know the feeling Stuart. I picked up a box containing 3 of these for the princely sum of £8.00 recently and I've just shuffled them nearer to the top of the waiting pile too. (Although I'll think I'll make up just one of them for now)
Love the pale scheme Rip Van Winkle which suits the aircraft very nicely and shows off it's lines to great effect. Coincidentally I was reading an old issue of Windsock with an article about the cannon armed Spad. The cover has a fabulous red painted one which would certainly stand out . . .
Paul
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Anything with double flying wires is a challenge.
In 1/32 I'm apprehensive. In 1/72 I'd have to be committed!! :o
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Slick little SPAD! Well done...Dan ;)
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Am I the only one who pulled one of these kits out of their stash and moved it to the head of the que after seeing this? I also ordered some stainless steel wire. I think I'm going to bust out the Blue Rider Easter Egg decals for it.
Thanks for the inspiration RVW. You did an excellent job of it.
Stuart
Stuart,
Do you mean the Starfighter "Eastah Aig" decals? That a/c, to the best of my knowledge the later type with the squared off wingtips, while this build is of the early SPAD XIII.
WD
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I was not aware of the difference between the early vs late version until I built this model. Good point WD.