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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: NigelR on February 07, 2025, 03:05:37 AM

Title: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NigelR on February 07, 2025, 03:05:37 AM
This lovely kit is finished. There's a few glitches in the build (which I've cleverly disguised with the photos) but I did rush this somewhat. Any issues are entirely mine, the kit engineering is superb.

The finish is based as much as possible on photos, which show the doped finish was not translucent, so no "showthrough" of any interior detail. But having that cream finish over all the aircraft made painting challenging, because any scuffs or dust were really visible. And those rib tapes.... :o

(https://i.imgur.com/fgsW0oN.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/s7jaYtx.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/oT7UX2j.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/KjKfp21.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/RwhJaAU.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/p3EvIVA.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/p119pW5.jpeg)
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: RAGIII on February 07, 2025, 03:22:07 AM
Lovely work! Very inspiring. You made Me put this on the top of My pile  8)
RAGIII
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Kreston on February 07, 2025, 03:22:54 AM
Nice work!  I particularly like your subtle weathering!

Kreston
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Radarman on February 07, 2025, 04:25:22 AM
Fantastic!
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: DaddyO on February 07, 2025, 05:02:31 AM
Sweet 8)

Look forward to running the eye glass over this one at the weekend  ;)

Paul
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Borsos on February 07, 2025, 05:28:03 AM
Fantastic, Nigel! I definitely need to get some modeling time soon again?
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: uncletony on February 07, 2025, 09:26:34 AM
Beautiful!
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Allan31 on February 07, 2025, 10:27:35 AM
Wonderful job on that Nigel !!
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Jorgo on February 07, 2025, 05:09:18 PM
 Congrats on this gem, Nigel ! Excellent in all aspects, gorgeous

Best regards
Joerg
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: macsporran on February 07, 2025, 06:03:52 PM
Beautiful model, Nigel.
Sandy
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NigelR on February 07, 2025, 07:11:58 PM
Thanks very much for the feedback everyone, this one did turn out better than I expected. I had some challenges with the paint job along the way (especially those rib tapes).

Lovely work! Very inspiring. You made Me put this on the top of My pile  8)
Rick, you definitely should build this one. It's a dream of a kit.

I particularly like your subtle weathering!
Thanks Kreston. I think we have a similar mi9ndset regarding weathering.... :)

Look forward to running the eye glass over this one at the weekend  ;)
Don't look too close, you'll see the booboos!

Fantastic, Nigel! I definitely need to get some modeling time soon again?
Borsos, this is a great kit to use some modelling time on, especially if you don't have much time available.

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Dirigible-Al on February 08, 2025, 02:58:58 AM
YET AGAIN you've put together a masterpiece. Well done Nigel.
Alan.
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Rafael Berlin on February 08, 2025, 04:16:32 AM
This little bird is soooo beautiful.  :D :D :D
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Vickers on February 09, 2025, 07:12:31 AM
Fantastic finish, NigelR! Your N.11 is just superb- well done!
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: DaveB on February 09, 2025, 09:47:40 PM
Nigel -

Your CSM N11 is wonderful and I like the weathered fabric look too.

I'm about to start my take on this kit and your one has been great inspiration.

Regards

Dave
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: petrov27 on February 10, 2025, 12:33:11 AM
Really nicely done - I do not see any glitches from here - great choice of scheme and you have pulled it off nice!
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: gedmundson on February 10, 2025, 04:31:51 AM
Fabulous work Nigel - saw it sitting next to David Lane's in the photos from the Bovington show today. I really like the scheme you picked, and your subtle weathering touches  ;)
Cheers,
Gary
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: PrzemoL on February 10, 2025, 05:05:12 AM
Beautiful.
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NigelR on February 10, 2025, 10:37:29 PM
Thanks very much Alan, Rafael, Vickers, Dave, Patrick, Gary and Przemo, I really appreciate your comments.

Fabulous work Nigel - saw it sitting next to David Lane's in the photos from the Bovington show today.
Yes, they looked good together and drew quite a lot of attention - David and I were doing our best sales job for CSM!
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: dr 1 ace on February 11, 2025, 01:58:16 AM
Ad my compliments to all the above !

Ed
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NigelR on February 11, 2025, 02:51:41 AM
Thanks Ed!
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Kreston on February 11, 2025, 05:25:50 AM
That's a wonderful build!  Nice work!

Kreston
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: KiwiZac on February 13, 2025, 02:05:23 PM
This is a gorgeous build Nigel! Beautiful work and I'm particularly fond of the weathering.
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NinetythirdLiberator on February 13, 2025, 02:45:33 PM
Dang, Nigel!  Put's mine to shame.  I really like the oil and dirt too.  Looks like castor oil for sure.  I'm trying to finish my gun set up.  Where on earth does the trigger cable actually go in the cockpit?  I have not been able to figure that out...

Lovely finish.  Congrats!

Dan a Fellow Nieuportophile
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NigelR on February 13, 2025, 07:25:32 PM
Thanks very nuch guys!

Where on earth does the trigger cable actually go in the cockpit?  I have not been able to figure that out...
As to where it goes inside the cockpit, I have no idea. There must be a trigger somewhere (on top of the control column?) and somehow it must link to that. But I didn't bother with that as it can't be seen.....

As for the external route, from what I can make out from photos the cable appears to pass into the cockpit via the right rear cabane strut, so I attached mine to the back of that.
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: DaddyO on February 13, 2025, 07:59:56 PM
Thanks very nuch guys!

Where on earth does the trigger cable actually go in the cockpit?  I have not been able to figure that out...
As to where it goes inside the cockpit, I have no idea. There must be a trigger somewhere (on top of the control column?) and somehow it must link to that. But I didn't bother with that as it can't be seen.....

As for the external route, from what I can make out from photos the cable appears to pass into the cockpit via the right rear cabane strut, so I attached mine to the back of that.

I may have got it completely wrong, but I thought the trigger cable was just anchored at somewhere acording to pilot preference near the cockpit end and pulling slack of the cable operated the trigger directly  :-\

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Mike Norris (UK) on February 13, 2025, 08:00:41 PM
Hi Nigel,
That's a great looking Noop.
Looks good on the SIG displays,

Mike
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NigelR on February 14, 2025, 12:36:33 AM
I may have got it completely wrong, but I thought the trigger cable was just anchored at somewhere acording to pilot preference near the cockpit end and pulling slack of the cable operated the trigger directly  :-\
I forgot we already had a good discussion of this here: https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=10091.0

Looks like it could just hang loose in the cockpit (seems dangerous to me, but then flying these things was inherently so.....)

That's a great looking Noop.
Looks good on the SIG displays,
Thanks Mike, it was nice having two of them side by side at Bovington. We were encouraging people to get the kit!
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Brad Cancian on February 16, 2025, 05:59:29 PM
I love everything about this one Nigel, a thing of beauty, sir!

Keep them coming!

Cheers

Brad C
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NigelR on February 17, 2025, 07:29:03 PM
I love everything about this one Nigel, a thing of beauty, sir!

Keep them coming!

Thanks Brad! Sadly there won't be any aircraft coming along for a few months as I am currently working on a diorama project which will keep me busy for at least a couple of months......
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NinetythirdLiberator on February 20, 2025, 03:14:49 PM
Don't mean to hijack...but thanks for all the input about the cable.  What a great group of people.

Course, it helps that it all started with a beautiful model, Nigel!


Dan
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: Syd Solo on February 22, 2025, 04:55:03 PM
Beautiful work! Stunning in every aspect. Weathered just the way I like it.

Cheers

Syd
Title: Re: CSM Nieuport 11 Early
Post by: NigelR on February 23, 2025, 07:22:21 PM
Thanks very much Dan and Syd!