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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Jan K on February 02, 2013, 06:31:33 AM

Title: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Jan K on February 02, 2013, 06:31:33 AM
Few pictures of my Nieuport 11
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: pepperman42 on February 02, 2013, 06:33:49 AM
Very nice work and well photographed!!

Steve
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Jan K on February 02, 2013, 06:34:20 AM
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Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: bobs_buckles on February 02, 2013, 06:35:00 AM
Beautiful finish - well done!
vB
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Jan K on February 02, 2013, 06:40:15 AM
Very nice work and well photographed!!

Steve
:) thank you, I'm just sorry I cannot attach larger images here.

Here is larger resolution available.(Czech language only)
http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=51719&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p1014601 (http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=51719&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p1014601)

Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: GAJouette on February 02, 2013, 06:42:13 AM
  Jan,
Well done my friend. I very much like your choice of markings. Is there a build thread posted somewhere?
Highest Regards,
Gregrory Jouette
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: coyotemagic on February 02, 2013, 06:59:15 AM
Super-fine, Jan!  She's absolutely stunning.  I love the scheme.  Did you use Misterkit paints?
Cheers,
Bud

PS- Jan, you should post this one here, as well:
http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=812.new;topicseen#new
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Jan K on February 02, 2013, 07:03:49 AM
  Jan,
Well done my friend. I very much like your choice of markings. Is there a build thread posted somewhere?
Highest Regards,
Gregrory Jouette

Hallo GAJouette,
the build thread starts here

http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=51719 (http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=51719)

The only major bug to fix is wrong number of ribs on the upper wing (one rib more than expected on each side).

Some old pictures here
http://www.wbhaviland.org/le002.html (http://www.wbhaviland.org/le002.html)

Super-fine, Jan!  She's absolutely stunning.  I love the scheme.  Did you use Misterkit paints?
Cheers,
Bud

Thank you :),  I used  Tamyia acrylic color mix - random stuff, what was available.
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Epeeman on February 02, 2013, 08:42:24 AM
Excellent workmanship, Jan.

What are these kits like? - do they fit together well, etc?

Regards

Dave
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: PrzemoL on February 02, 2013, 08:47:58 AM
Very, very nice! Especially the blending of camo colours and delicate fading is my favourite. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Jan K on February 02, 2013, 06:07:30 PM
Excellent workmanship, Jan.

What are these kits like? - do they fit together well, etc?

Regards

Dave

Thank you for not seeing all the small mistakes. ;) The kit is definitely not coparable with the WNW, but not hard to build either.
Anyone even without previous experience with limited run kits can build it. There are just 2 issues to solve.
Lower wing has to be attached to fuselage on printed plans to assure proper geometry.
All the joins (lower wing - fuselage, wing struts, control surfaces) needs to be strengtened by wire inserts.
The kit has only one inaccurancy - the  upper wing has one rib more than expected on each side (the kit was based on old Windsock drawings) - an easy fix: sandpaper, tape +surfacer.
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: ALBATROS1234 on February 06, 2013, 04:40:57 PM
very nice finish on your nieuport 11. your airbrushing skills are excellent. i like that the scheme had camo on most but then a replacement lower wing and elevators in the linen finish. i didnt realize that they had used a four color scheme on the 11. but i am not an expert on nieuports.
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Jan K on February 06, 2013, 07:04:03 PM
Hallo,
to be honest I have to say now I'm not fully convinced about this four colour scheme. Today I'd say that most of the camouflaged Nieuports had 2 color, some of them 3 color camo similar to the attached image - the only color image of a Nieuport 11/16 I had ever seen.
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Des on February 06, 2013, 09:19:58 PM
Very nicely done Jan, your painting skills really stand out with this model, the colours look excellent and your rigging is superb, very well done.

Des.
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: ALBATROS1234 on February 07, 2013, 10:55:11 AM
well the model looks very nice how its painted. i dont know if it was correct but in many cases we have to just use judgement and paint our models how we want to to make them look good. it is so hard to get colors from old ortho film. so what can we do but enjoy our hobby. i think it looks great like this.
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Dal Gavan on February 07, 2013, 04:03:18 PM
That looks very nice, Jan.  I've been looking at this kit and the AModel one.  I think I'll get this one, as yours turned out so well.

Cheers.

Dal.
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: Jan K on February 07, 2013, 10:02:28 PM
That looks very nice, Jan.  I've been looking at this kit and the AModel one.  I think I'll get this one, as yours turned out so well.

Cheers.

Dal.

:) Thank you.  I have never build the A-model Nieuport,  but joining lower wing to fuselage seems to be much easier.
Amodel has the same problem as the Special Hobby - wrong number of ribs on the upper wing.
I fixed it using sandpaper, tape+surfacer and HGW ports.

http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=51719
Title: Re: 1/32 Special Hobby Nieuport 11, Sgt Lawrence Rumsey
Post by: mgunns on February 08, 2013, 12:16:52 PM
Hello Jan:

I think it turned out great.  It isn't the easiest kit to build and you did an outstanding job.  I wouldn't sweat the paint, you did a noteworthy job on it.

Best

Mark