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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: rfindley on November 17, 2020, 03:00:06 AM

Title: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: rfindley on November 17, 2020, 03:00:06 AM

Guynemer’s all-blue N.11 Bebe “LE VIEUX CHARLES”.  Finally broke in to my stash of WW1 kits.  My first WW1build was Richthofen’s tripe using the 1/28 Revell kit and a rattle can of flat red.  That was over 50 years ago so this is my second WW1 build. The kit is Eduard’s 1/48 Nieuport using Wonder Wire rigging, .010 Polyimide turnbuckles, Uschi stretch thread for control cables and finished in Humbrol 68 Medium Blue which looked close enough to Horizon Blue for me.  Tires are Vallejo Panzer Aces 305 Light Rubber with a touch of red, and the cowling is Floquil Platinum Silver which sad to say is almost exhausted.  Kit decals and kept weathering to a minimum.  Added the mirror as seen in photo and will probably replace the kit prop with a resin copy of the Roden N.28 prop.  For me this was a fun kit to build and am anxious to try the N.17.
Very special thanks to Ian Shippee for a replacement cowling decal after I destroyed mine.

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Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: Radarman on November 17, 2020, 03:15:12 AM

Very nice! You can never have too many Nieuports.
                                                          Kevin

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: lone modeller on November 17, 2020, 04:02:01 AM

Absolutely fantastic rendition of Guynmer's Nieuport.

Stephen.

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: Bluesfan on November 17, 2020, 06:06:53 AM

Superb tribute to the man. Lovely job!

Thanks for showing it here.

Mark

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: RAGIII on November 17, 2020, 06:49:15 AM

Lovely Nieuport! I really Like the Simple yet well done scheme. If decals were available in 1/32nd I would love to do this one and his Nieuport 17. Thanks for sharing your work!

RAGIII

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: Dave Brewer on November 17, 2020, 07:41:34 AM

Lovely clean neat build, very appealing.
Cheers,
Dave.

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: bobs_buckles on November 17, 2020, 08:16:22 AM

Lovely Noop!

A beauty and no mistake.  ;)

vB

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: Alexis on November 17, 2020, 11:04:18 PM

Now that is a really nice Nieuport !  8) :)


Terri

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: Borsos on November 18, 2020, 04:02:47 AM

A Nieuport — Always a great sight! Very nice one!
Andreas

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: Iancshippee on November 18, 2020, 07:53:45 PM

Gorgeous result!

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: macsporran on November 19, 2020, 12:03:53 AM

Le viellard est magnifique!
Chapeaux
Sandy

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: Monty on November 19, 2020, 01:39:51 AM

What a lovely model! A joy to look at and appreciate! Nicely done, Marc.

Title: Re: Guynemer's Ni.11 "Le Vieux Charles"
Post by: PrzemoL on November 19, 2020, 09:55:41 PM

Very neatly built! Now expecting more lovely WW1 birdies from your desk! I hope you are hooked... :)