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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: coyotemagic on July 21, 2012, 03:37:28 AM
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Yes, I know, I'm supposed to be working on the Hannover Cl.IIIa, but I needed to whip up something quick and easy to keep my enthusiasm from waning. As many of you know, I'm well into the Koster kit for the Old Kit GB and it's not a simple build. First vac I've done in over 20 years and, although a lot of fun, it's also been a lot of work. I'm also about to start the Copper State Nie. 6H for the Float Plane GB over on GWITA and it has some unusual contruction procedures and considerable scratch building involved. So, I've decided on alternating days to work on this little thing to keep it fun.
I'm building Eduard's excellent Nieuport 11 Profipack. Not much scratch building required and the fit is superb.
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I've decided to go with the markings of the first aircraft assigned to Cpl. Gervais Raoul Lufbery when he reported to N124 as a replacement pilot in May, 1916. Although this aircraft has previously been depicted in a grey-green and brown two tone scheme, I've chosen to go with the revisionist rendition by Bob Pearson in Albatros Productions' excellent Nieuport Flyers of the Lafayette by Jon Guttman.
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'Copyright Albatros Productions, Ltd.-used with permission'.
Got most of the fuselage interior done rather quickly. Just a few more details to add.
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The kit engine is really nice and pretty simple. all I added were plugs and wires.
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Hopefully, I'll have her all closed up before the weekend's out. Thanks for looking in.
Cheers,
Bud
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Bud,
I'm looking forward to seeing you work your magic with the Nieuport 11 my old friend. Excellent progress to date.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Thanks, Gregory! I'm actually really excited about this one and I can feel it spreading to the others.
Cheers,
Bud
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Very nice little one you've got going there.
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Looking good Bud. Are the markings your going to use in the kit or after market?
Andrew
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Very nice little one you've got going there.
Looking good Bud. Are the markings your going to use in the kit or after market?
Andrew
Thanks, N and Andrew. The markings are from the kit, Andrew. There's a really nice selection of subjects on the sheet.
Cheers,
Bud
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Nice job so far Bud, this is a great subject and the scheme you have selected will look excellent, also a brilliant looking engine.
Des.
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Thanks, Des. Greatly appreciated, mate. Have you gotten started on your Taube yet? I'm really looking forward to that one. I know you'll do a bang up job on it.
Cheers,
Bud
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You have quite a production line going there Bud. I don't know how you do it. I have a hard enough time working on one model at a time. One thing is for sure, and that's that this will turn out to be another beauty when you're done.
Cheers,
Chris
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Nice work on a pretty bird!!
Steve
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Thanks, Chris and Steve.
The size of this kite makes the production line possible, Chris. Takes up almost no room at all on the bench.
Cheers,
Bud
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Got a little more done today. If I just stayed on this and let the Hannover wait a bit, I'd have her done by the end of the week. ;)
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Got her together. Don't worry. I straightened that wonky wire before closing her up. The engine and cowling are just resting in place. Gonna have to thin that cowling down a bit.
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Cheers,
Bud
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Bud,
Excellent interior my old friend. Love that wood work.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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looking mighty fine there - hard to believe this is 1/48 and not 1/32 with all that detail
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wow!! Quick and very nice. Fit etc is good?
Steve
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Thank you, Gregory, Patrick and Steve.
The kit detail is nice, but nothing like the detail you added to your 17, Patrick.
The fit is perfect, Steve, but tight. You have to make sure that all the paint is out of the locating holes for the floor piece. Once you've done that, you'll have absolutely no gaps in the fuselage. The only place I used any putty was at the wing joint and I didn't really even need that.
Cheers,
Bud
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Well, now that the Hannover is finnished and I'm back from vacationing in Puerto Rico, I can finally get back to this one. Got the Ronny Bar/Bob Pearson revisionist scheme on her. I used Misterkit French paints and they went on nicely.
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Cheers,
Bud
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Ooooooh that's pretty. I want to hear more about the revisionist scheme...
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I just "won" an Eduard's Nieuport 11 Profipack kit on e-Bay. Your excellent build wll be apsiration for me when I get around to building mine.
Personally, I may go with the CDL as depicted on the box art as it's simple (easy) and IMO, looks great also. :)
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Bud,
You didn't hang out at boys town did you? I hope you enjoy Puerto Rico my old friend. Now on to the main topic,excellent camouflage.Those Misterkit Paints are just awesome aren't they. Looking forward to seeing more Top Shelf works.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Ooooooh that's pretty. I want to hear more about the revisionist scheme...
Thanks, Tony! I first saw this scheme on Albert Ball's Nie.16, modeled in 1/48 scale by Tony Sherry. The instant I saw it, I liked it and felt that it looked right. I've since picked up the Datafile Special, Nieuport Flyers of the Lafayette , with Bob Pearson's profiles and, after comparing the profiles to the photos, I'm convinced the sceme is correct.
Cheers,
Bud
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I just "won" an Eduard's Nieuport 11 Profipack kit on e-Bay. Your excellent build wll be apsiration for me when I get around to building mine.
Personally, I may go with the CDL as depicted on the box art as it's simple (easy) and IMO, looks great also. :)
Thanks, Joe. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the Bebe. I was torn between an Italian cdl scheme, Roderic Dallas's Nie.11 with 2 guns over the wing and this one. I didn't actually decide for sure until I started painting. I'll probably do another in cdl. It's a great little kit.
Cheers,
Bud
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Bud,
You didn't hang out at boys town did you? I hope you enjoy Puerto Rico my old friend. Now on to the main topic,excellent camouflage.Those Misterkit Paints are just awesome aren't they. Looking forward to seeing more Top Shelf works.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
Gracias, amigo! But what on Earth are you talking about? Boys town? Puerto Rico has the hottest women on the Planet, yet I somehow mannaged to keep my focus on my lovely wife. And the food.
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And the old forts, del Moro and San Cristobal. 500 years of history. Pretty damned awesome.
(http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af342/coyotemagic_photos/Puerto%20Rico/DSC01083.jpg)
Cheers,
Bud
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Nice plane and the rule is-our wife is the hottest woman on the planet.
Steve......on hottest woman on the planet #3........
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lookin super bud. i like the 11 better than the other noops, something about the shape.
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Nice plane and the rule is-our wife is the hottest woman on the planet.
Steve......on hottest woman on the planet #3........
Thanks, Steve. You're so right about that rule. Third and last for me, as well.
Cheers,
Bud
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Ooooooh that's pretty. I want to hear more about the revisionist scheme...
Likewise. Tell us more...
Thanks, Red. Unfortunately, I don't know any more than what I told Tony. No color notes in the Datafile Special. Maybe an inquiry to Ronny Bar or Bob Pearson will yield some answers. I'll have to check into it some more.
Cheers,
Bud
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lookin super bud. i like the 11 better than the other noops, something about the shape.
Thanks, Scott. I agree. The Bebe's my favorite, although I do like them all.
Cheers,
Bud
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Bud,
Really nice work. Are the diagonal striations on the cockpit walls molded in the plastic or did you add them? If you added them, how did you do it? I have used a pencil to draw them on in the past with less than stellar results and I am looking for a better method. Perhaps scribing (one of my least favorite modeling activities).
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Bud,
Really nice work. Are the diagonal striations on the cockpit walls molded in the plastic or did you add them? If you added them, how did you do it? I have used a pencil to draw them on in the past with less than stellar results and I am looking for a better method. Perhaps scribing (one of my least favorite modeling activities).
Thanks, Rob. As you probably know, Nieuports 11 through 23 had their forward fuselages contructed with diagonal ply strips. Unfortunately, non of the Eduard kits depict this very prominent feature. I tried all sorts of methods to recreate the planks without much success. I ultimately just scribed them with a #11 blade. It turned out to be easier than I thought it would be.
Cheers,
Bud
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I've got her decaled and the top wing is on. I'll have her rigged today (not much to do, there), then, hopefully, I'll have her finished tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Bud
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Bud,
Joined in late on this one, mate - sorry I missed this one.
Your N.11 is looking great so far - look forward to seeing the end result.
Best regards
Dave
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That is one pretty little airplane.
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Many thanks, Dave and Tony. I really appreciate your encouragement.
Cheers,
Bud
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She's looking well turned out Bud, very neat.
Andrew
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Thank you very much, Andrew!
Just got the rigging done and now I'm about to get her on her legs. More photos when that little task is accomplished.
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Cheers,
Bud
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Wow!!! Pretty on the top side,uuuuugly (in a good way) underneath!!!
Steve
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Agreed. What paints did you use for the topside camo and the flying surfaces edging?
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Wow!!! Pretty on the top side,uuuuugly (in a good way) underneath!!!
Steve
Thanks, Steve! It'll get even uglier once the legs are on. I had the great pleasure of watching Javier Arango's Le Rhone engined Camel in flight, then taxi in at Paso Robles this past October. As the engine cooled, I was able to observe oil running down the legs and belly. I had no idea these things made such a mess. I've used that experience and the photos I took as inspiration for every rotary engined model I've built since.
Cheers,
Bud
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Agreed. What paints did you use for the topside camo and the flying surfaces edging?
Thanks, Rob. I used Misterkit French colors: FR05 Chestnut Brown, FR08 Medium Brown, FR11 Dark Green and FR12 Light Green. For the edging I used Model Master Intermediate Blue.
Cheers,
Bud
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Class paint work my friend. You've been doing the wing edging great.
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Class paint work my friend. You've been doing the wing edging great.
Thanks, Nigel! The edging isn't as tight or as neat as I would've liked. I used the kit supplied masks and they are way too small, therefore the edges are too large, but I'm not going to repaint it. I'll have to learn to like it. By the way, have you noticed my schemes are becoming more flamboyant?
Cheers,
Bud
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Class paint work my friend. You've been doing the wing edging great.
Thanks, Nigel! The edging isn't as tight or as neat as I would've liked. I used the kit supplied masks and they are way too small, therefore the edges are too large, but I'm not going to repaint it. I'll have to learn to like it. By the way, have you noticed my schemes are becoming more flamboyant?
Cheers,
Bud
I had to chuckle
Bud, my next ones gonna be Turquoise, and I've found the paint!
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YAY!
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She's on her legs and the prop is hung. Now, to mount the gun, windscreen and aileron actuators. Next post will be in Completed Models.
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Cheers,
Bud
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Nicely done Bud, I especially like the colours. Clean, crisp, and a pleasure to view.
Cheers,
Lance
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Thank you, Lance. This kit's been a pleasure to build.
Cheers,
Bud
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Bud,
Holy cow! I'm not around much for a few days and look what I find. Outstanding project Bud. Love her paintwork and weathering. Especially the oil staining.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Thank you, Gregory. I've been away for a few days myself. Took the family up to Yosemite, so didn't get a chance to finish her. Hopefully by the end of today.
Cheers,
Bud
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Yosemite? I hope you didn't run across any deer mice. The model is looking better every time I see it. Thanks for sharing the photos.
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Thanks, Rob. No deer mice, fortunately, but we did come upon a doe and her two fawns.
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We were only 12 feet away from them and they didn't spook. Yosemite is an amazing place.
Cheers,
Bud
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Mounted the gun and installed aileron controls last night. She's now in the completed models section.
http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=852.msg12752#new
(http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af342/coyotemagic_photos/Bebe/DSC01255.jpg)
Cheers,
Bud
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Very, very pretty!!!
Steve
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Very, very pretty!!!
Steve
Thank you, Steve. In my eagerly shared and far from humble opinion, all Nieuport 11's are pretty, so I had a head start on this one.
Cheers,
Bud
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The edging isn't as tight or as neat as I would've liked. I used the kit supplied masks and they are way too small, therefore the edges are too large, but I'm not going to repaint it
Oh on profipack the mask for edging are included..hmm..I am going to do the Italian one from weekend edition and wondering how to do that part of job properly as the contrast between the canvas and edging will be clearly visible
Nevertheless I really enjoy your beauty.
Regards
K
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Thank you, K! On the next one, I intend to trace the outline of the wings onto masking tape and cut my own masks. Those provided in my example were really too small and not the proper shape.
Cheers,
Bud
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you did a wonderfull work, congratulations!
it's the first kid I see painted acording to Toelle'interpretation of 1916 comouflage in four colors and not two as usual...
I agree with this theorie and I will paint the next Navarre's nieuports folowing this way...
Xan
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Thank you so much, Xan! It's always good to find someone who agrees with your theories. Lately, I've seen too many photos where there are clearly more than two upper surface colors to believe otherwise.
Cheers,
Bud