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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: mentaldental on February 26, 2025, 02:13:34 AM

Title: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: mentaldental on February 26, 2025, 02:13:34 AM

Apologies if you've seen this before on FB, some of you may not, so.......
Very easy build. Added extras used were the resin carburetor pipes, map board, engine, mirror, clock and seat back.
MRP bleached linen with some yellow added for main doped linen. Kit decals. Gaspatch turnbuckles and Model Kasten rigging.
Figure from CSM is a 3D print painted in oils



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Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: Jorgo on February 26, 2025, 05:21:07 AM

A really great piece of work. You have found a good colour tone for the fuselage and wings with subtle shading and weathering. And the pilot and his dog are excellently painted. Congratulations on this work of art!

Best regards
Joerg

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: mentaldental on February 26, 2025, 05:24:25 AM

Glad you like it.......difficult to get the colour right as there's so many descriptions.I settled on a pale creme brulee!

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: DaveB on February 26, 2025, 08:15:36 AM

Lovely!

Great details added and very well set off on your base with pilot figure and dog - well done!

Regards

Dave

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: PrzemoL on February 26, 2025, 07:12:53 PM

Very nice, very subtle, pure essence of Nieuport... Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: NinetythirdLiberator on February 28, 2025, 05:56:09 AM

Wow.  Just...wow.  Love the inclusion of the wonderfully painted figure too.  Amazing presentation.
Dan

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: xan on February 28, 2025, 05:14:27 PM

wonderful job .
perso I would have done the cream color lighters, almost wite, to make clearly diference with fabric apparence, but it is clearly at the taste of each one. the only information we have about this dope, except the W&B pictures is the Lafayette pilot Chapman sentence: "My plane is cream color"...
The figure is really awsome, very impresive... 

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: NigelR on February 28, 2025, 07:46:51 PM

Lovely work on this one David. As I've said elsewhere, I think you've handled the fabric surfaces really well, some subtle variations and emphasis of the rib tapes but nothing over the top.

Quote from: xan on February 28, 2025, 05:14:27 PM

perso I would have done the cream color lighters, almost wite, to make clearly diference with fabric apparence, but it is clearly at the taste of each one.

Personally I think this colour is pretty good when looking at the photos. It's a light cream/off white and that fits nicely with Chapman's description. But as you say, it's down to personal choice.

I also liked Chapman's statement that when painted in the cream colour, his aircraft got dirty and needed to be washed daily. Some evidence that these aircraft were looked after and not left to get filthy.....

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: RAGIII on March 01, 2025, 12:23:40 AM

Beautifully done and Lovely figures and base.
RAGIII

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: William Adair on March 03, 2025, 06:31:08 PM

Congratulations on this, it?s a fantastic result. I feel absolutely spoilt for choice with so many beautiful Nieuport 11s to admire at the moment.  ;D

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: ModelCellar on March 13, 2025, 06:52:11 AM

And ANOTHER beautiful model.

Paul

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: Dirigible-Al on March 14, 2025, 04:26:20 AM

Truly wonderful. It has also convinced me to include a dog in a future build.
Alan.

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: Alexis on March 15, 2025, 05:20:03 PM

Now that is very sharp looking



Alexis

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: dr 1 ace on March 18, 2025, 12:56:52 AM

Wonderful in all aspects !

Ed

Title: Re: CSM Nieuport XI: Paul Tarascon 'Zigomar'
Post by: lone modeller on March 18, 2025, 08:02:59 AM

The subtle tones on this model are wonderful. The figure and dog are a real bonus.

Stephen.