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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Pre and Early 1914 Aircraft Models => Topic started by: jessie_c on March 04, 2014, 10:28:39 AM

Title: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: jessie_c on March 04, 2014, 10:28:39 AM

Here's the ancient Monogram Wright Flyer
(http://aeroscale.kitmaker.net/photos/feature/4206/flyer_1.jpg)
(http://aeroscale.kitmaker.net/photos/feature/4206/flyer_2.jpg)
And posing with a more-or-less sort of in scale descendant
(http://aeroscale.kitmaker.net/photos/feature/4206/flyer_3.jpg)

Title: Re: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: Ernie on March 04, 2014, 10:02:09 PM

Nice models, Jessie...quite the advances in aviation in a dozen years or so.

Cheers,
Ernie :)

Title: Re: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: coyotemagic on March 05, 2014, 03:11:22 AM

Very fine work on the Wright Flyer, Jessie.  Nice to see this kit done so well.
Cheers,
Bud

Title: Re: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: WillScarlet on March 05, 2014, 12:13:24 PM

    There's a project for you Des, a scratch built Wright Flyer!      ;)

Title: Re: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: lone modeller on March 11, 2014, 03:26:47 AM

That is an interesting Flyer and very well constructed. It would certainly be an interesting idea for a scratch build.

Title: Re: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: xmald on July 14, 2014, 07:11:03 PM

Pretty nice! The kit be ancient or not but you have managed to build a really nice replica!

Title: Re: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: Nigel Jackson on July 15, 2014, 08:34:53 AM

Hi Jessie. Thanks for sharing this with us. That wright Flyer was certainly a big bird!

Best wishes
Nigel

Title: Re: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: miecio52 on July 20, 2014, 12:53:01 PM

(http://i.imgur.com/XKnGHkj.jpg) (http://imgur.com/XKnGHkj)
Company Historic Wings 1/72 first board aircraft Curtiss Ely

Title: Re: This is about as pre 1914 as it gets
Post by: RAGIII on July 25, 2014, 11:44:15 PM

Jessie,
A Terrific piece of Modeling on that old kit! Lovely results!!
RAGIII