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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Rip Van Winkle on August 15, 2025, 06:48:07 AM

Title: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on August 15, 2025, 06:48:07 AM

Just completed KP  Nieuport 11 that I built along side the HR model  Nieuport 10.  Overall a better kit than the Toko Nieuport 11.  There are some errors in this kit.  I sanded off the starboard side fuselage panel and replaced it with a scratch built one.  The landing gear is much improved over the Toko kit.  The windshield is useable but I should have used an extra from the Eduard Nieuport 17 kit.  Rear cabane struts were scratch built.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on August 15, 2025, 06:57:54 AM

I borrowed the gun mount from the Eduard PE kit.  Rigging was .004 stainless steel. The kit does not have the lower wing projections( fairings) that are typical of most Nieuport fighters. I had to scratch these.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Rip Van Winkle on August 15, 2025, 07:01:07 AM

Weathering was with graphite.  Model depicts that flown by Alvaro Leonardo Italy 1917.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: NigelR on August 15, 2025, 06:09:37 PM

Excellent work, and nice additions. I really like that colour scheme, it's great to see it built.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Will Levesley on August 23, 2025, 02:39:00 AM

Looks great in that colour scheme.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Brad Cancian on August 24, 2025, 08:53:53 AM

A lovely little build! Indeed a shame that KP got the model itself somewhat wrong, but she looks very nice none the less.

Cheers,

BC

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Dirigible-Al on August 25, 2025, 01:21:33 AM

What a lovely little Nieuport.
Alan.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Alexis on August 28, 2025, 12:27:37 AM

Love you tiny Nie !


Alexis

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Allan31 on September 20, 2025, 12:50:42 PM

Lovely job. Love the Italian colors.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Tim Mixon on September 25, 2025, 10:28:43 PM

Excellent work Rip. Thanks for sharing your experience with this kit. I will build the same scheme sometime soon. I believe that Alvaro Leonardo may have dueled with Gottfried Banfield in this aircraft.

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: Skyhook on October 02, 2025, 01:13:20 AM

Great work! It is a really tiny plane, but you have managed to get it look just right. Congratulations!

Cheers, Skyhook

Title: Re: 1/72 KP Nieuport 11
Post by: WD on October 14, 2025, 08:38:07 AM

A silk purse out of a sow's ear for certain. Nice work on a crappy kit.

Warren D