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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Big Sky Modeler on June 10, 2024, 08:08:31 AM
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This is a 1/48 JMGT resin kit of a Spad XII. This Spad had one machine gun and a 37mm cannon inside the cockpit. The kit is old and I made a lot of changes to the inside and some to the outside. Tom's Modelworks plywood pockets are added to the wingtips. This is one on two Spad XIIs that Rene Fonck used.
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A few more. Here are some pictures of the inside before closing it up.
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You've done a great job on this one, superb detail and a very attractive and clean finish, she's a real eye catcher ....... very nice model!
Cheers,
Lance
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This is fabulous, wonderful work.
Hugely envious because I wish the SPAD XII was available in 1:32 scale. Loads of good schemes, flown by several notable pilots.
But not really a viable conversion from either the VII or the XIII. Despite similar appearances the XII had quite a different fuselage, wings too I think.
Nice to see that formidable cannon represented 8)
Congrats!
Mark
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That is Truly outstanding work! The JMGT kits looked fantastic but were more challenging than one would assume!
RAGIII
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That's a beauty. Would like to emulate it with the 1/72 kit.
Rick in Seattle
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Excellent work! How was the JMGT kit? I have their SPAD VII in the stash and it has some nice features but from test fitting it will need quite a bit of filler to correct some rather large gaps around the cockpit. Did this kit suffer the same problems?
Also, I like the camo colours you have used, what are your paints / mixes?
Cheers!
BC
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[Excellent work! How was the JMGT kit? I have their SPAD VII in the stash and it has some nice features but from test fitting it will need quite a bit of filler
to correct some rather large gaps around the cockpit. Did this kit suffer the same problems?
Also, I like the camo colours you have used, what are your paints / mixes?]
Brad,
This kit is different from the Spad VII kit in that it has two fuselage halves like most models. The two halves went together alright. I did use some parts for the cockpit but made others, as some of the kit parts didn't look correct. The struts needed a lot of work. The cabane struts were white metal and didn't fit, so I used brass tubes. I used the "H" struts but thinned them down. The outer wing struts are made from coffee stir sticks. Lots of other little tweeks which were time consuming compared to more modern kits. I have the JMGT Spad VII kit as well, and plan to build it someday. One thing I like about the VII kit are the wings, which show the ribs and riblets as well. The Special Hobby version does not have the riblets, but the smooth plywood leading edge.
The paints I used were mixes of Tamiya and AK. I can post the mixes if you or anyone is interested.
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Just caught this one since I was thinking of adding a Spad to the collection and yours is a beauty with lots of lovely detail touches - Well done all round 8)
Paul
ps - paint mixes would be good although I wasn't aware that Tamiya and Vallejo could be mixed together successfully
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Nice model, BSM, great detail work and colours. Nicely managed rigging cables too - the bit that always puts me off SPADs.
Great stuff.
Sandy
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Fantastic. Both, the interior and exterior look spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
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Brilliant job on your Spad XII and one not often seen in model form.
Regards
Dave
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Excellent job. Love the detail in the grill, cockpit, rigging...... I could go on but too many good things mention.
Alan.
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Lovely work on a kit that, in its day, was very desirable. Excellent work on the interior and the overall finish is really good.
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Very nice! One doesn’t see a XII too often…
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Here is a MS Word document with the color mixtures I used for my Spad XII and earlier Spad XIII. I used the WNW Salmson color guide as a starting point, and used articles from Lance Krieg and various articles from Alan Tolle to further guide me to the colors that looked "right" for me.
I used the AK aluminum as it seemed to be a finer pigment and a whiter aluminum than Tamiya. This gave the fabric colors a pearlescent finish, which I hoped reflected the "wet fish" look that Alan Tolle describes when referring to these colors. The pearlescence is hard to pick up on camera but does show in person. The Tamiya and AK mixed together, but they did separate if left for a long period, so I had to mix them before each paint job. Not sure if this was because they were two different brands or because the AK was a metal paint, as it seems to me metal paints (aluminum, brass, etc.) behave a little different from other colors. I sprayed and brushed the fabric mixtures with no problems. The Ripolin mixtures were sprayed. I used some retarder to encourage a smooth finish. I also used both Tamiya and AK thinner for each mix just in case the different brands needed some of their particular thinner.
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That looks very impressive. I did not know that there were canon armed aircraft in WW1 so something new. The rigging and interior are super, as is the overall finish.
Stephen.